Showing posts with label update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label update. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Shop update : party dresses!

Hello darlings!

  

... after two long nights and a weekend of stolen photo shoots, they're finally HERE! 

The first batch of dresses of course!

I have changed things around a little, but these beauties are ready to find new homes!

There's enough sparkle and glamor for all you creatures of the night out there.



 

I feel like it's best to let the film speak for itself in this case; it's a short little gem!
Also, this lady from Amsterdam has a lovely post about the film on her blog!


... obviously the Warhol movie, not the Shirley Temple one. Here's a nice shot of the infamous duo. And if you brave the crappy youtibe quality, you can watch the movie here.



 ...and one of my favorite scenes from this amazing movie




I guess this one doens't need much of an introduction, as you've probably all seem Whit Stillman's brilliant Last Days of Disco, at least as a Chloe Sevigny and disco fan.

If you haven't, this memorable sequence might win you over.

Make sure to check back for a selection of summer and sun dresses on Thursday!

bisoux,
Sandra 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Late bloomers

Hello darlings!




 I wish I could simply say ''oh, it's been a while'', with whimsy nonchalance while smiling awkwardly and playing with my hair, only after going on a 4 months hiatus announced, I feel like a little more elaborate explanation is expected.

 Only I don't have a stellar excuse to throw at you, much less a logical and valid explanation; let's just call it hibernation. Yes, that's a pretty name for it. Daria of Kittenhood used the term in a previous post of her own.

 I must confess I've been going through some dark stuff; some may call it depression, other white people's problems or other mumbo jumbo term for simply feeling down for a while. In my case, however, it's been going on for more than usual and I haven't really been able to shake it off, but I'm still trying. Baby steps my dear, baby steps.

If there's any consolation, the weather hasn't really been on my side either. I know it might sound silly to complain about the weather, but this continental nightmarish grey can do more harm than expected. Every year since I moved to Paris I kept complaining about the lack of sunshine and how we didn't get a proper spring. Well, I must say this year has been the worst so far -we got more snow in March than during most of the winter, we had a few sunny days in April but the rest of the time it's been just overcast, rain and drizzle and they predicted hail this weekend!

How can one think of frilly dresses and sandals with these chilly winds howling? I haven't even put away all my winter coats and I still prefer wearing tights with my skirts.

However, one thing that kept going despite my sheer neglect has been my little etsy shop. that's why I figured maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to try and start adding all the stuff I've adding to the ''to sale'' pile.

I must thank everyone who helped support my business, all the lovely people around the world buying stuff and all of you leaving nice comments and adding stuff to treasuries and pinterest boards, it really means a lot to me!

 It's so rewarding to get nice feedback and hear that someone is happy with the stuff you found!

So thanks again, everyone (especially a few lovely ladies from Australia who saved my broke ass a few weeks ago) and please bare with my flaky self in the future!

To end on a better note, here's a little taste of what's going in to be in the shop in the next few days! I have a lot of lovely dresses, cute cardigans and waaaay too many white blouses and shirts. Mostly 70s and 80s stuff with a hint of 50s and 60s marvels.

Stay tuned!

*Update* - these are now online! Click on description for the shop link


                                                     '70s Le Rayon Vert maxi dress


                                                        '70s Scarlet Empress blouse


                                                       '70s Damsels in Distress dress

Keep your eyes also on Twitter and Pinterest for more updates!


  bisoux,
Sandra

Saturday, January 12, 2013

The amazing Guy Laroche jacket

Hello darlings!  


Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season! I've been pretty busy and sick as every winter, so I kept away from blogging and most internet activities.

What I'm really happy that I managed to do though is FINALLY finishing an old roll of film and getting it developed and scanned!

I shot these before opening the Etsy store in order to have a nice film lookbook, but seeing how hard it was to finish the damn roll I just kinda dropped it.

This lovely Guy Laroche jacket was one of the items I photographed in particular and the results are pretty stunning.

I was lucky enough to find this beauty at the Montreuil flea marker last year and even if I like the idea of owning a piece by a famed French designer, I feel like it didn't get as much wear as it should have.

For those who don't know Guy Laroche he was a French designer that started his line in the '50s and was most known for minimalist, practical couture styles. Orange and burnt earth tones were his signature colors.

You can learn more about the house history on his website.








bisoux,
Sandra 

Sunday, December 9, 2012

More more more!


...I know everyone's been shopping shopping shopping but there is still more shopping to be done?
So play a happy platter on the gramophone and... check out all these NEW goodies in the boutique today!


Holiday Look book preview



Man, yesterday was SUCH a crazy day!

It started off with an afternoon-long photo shoot with my lovely friend Zhen who's a very funny and quirky Chinese photographer.  He's working a lot for Elite doing model portfolios, mostly.

Viktorja was down with a cold and had a mild fever, but still did an excellent job!

I'm really happy with the results and hopefully we'll collaborate again! These beauties will be in the shop later, stay tuned!
















Saturday, December 1, 2012

Weekend Update Preview


Hello darlings!

Finally! Been working all week hunting for a little sunshine before going in to work in order to update the boutique and make it ready for the holidays! 

Treasures include a maxi high waist blue velvet skirt (yes, like THAT Lynch movie), baroque paisley corduroys, a full '50s tartan pleated skirt, a magic jewels sweater and a 70s grid blazer.

Keep your eyes peeped for these beauties and more this weekend all through Monday evening.

  bisoux,
Sandra

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Latest photoshoot - me and Viktorja part II

Hello darlings!


I know I keep feeding you old news, but these photos were just too ridiculously goofy to pass...

You may remember that post about our photoshoot with Viktorja on one of those days it was supposed to be sunny but got suspiciously dark right when we were ready to start?

What can I say? We were lucky enough it didn't rain!

These are a few quick shots we took right before leaving while Viktorja was getting ready... The skirt and blazer should be in the boutique next week!

Don't mind the retarded Halloween pumpkin that was actually starting to get gross...



So, if this was a pre-shoot, you could call this series a post-shoot as by the time we came back to the apartment from the nearby piazza we were shooting, the sun was ready to set, the sky still overcast and we kinda had to resort to a few tricks to make it work: let's call them mr. long exposure and mrs. discreet artificial lighting.  Might need to plan things out better next time...

A la prochaine?

 bisoux,
Sandra 



Friday, November 16, 2012

A very late shop update...

 Hello darlings!








Still finishing the shop update started this week... Here you have a lovely bullet bra, a darling 70s suede skirt, a sassy perfect cognac-brown pencil skirt and the most amazing pair of skorts! That are Karl Lagerfeld on top of everything!

Preparing more sweet blouses, dresses and sweaters for next time! Stay tuned!

bisoux,
Sandra