Last Thursday I decided to pack up some of my vintage wares and sell them to the public at a little place in Hollywood called Space 15 Twenty for a pop-up shopping event called "Midsummer Night Sample Sale" hosted by Racked L.A. and DNA Designers & Artists.

This was the first time I've ever done anything like this, so I was a little nervous about making sure it looked great and people would get the Adorevintage brand. I forgot about signage until a couple hours before the event so I quickly crafted the chalkboard sign with a blank canvas, chalkboard paint, and some dried flowers from last week's visit to the farmer's market on Larchmont. Not too shabby...or actually it IS shabby but it's suppose to be! ^_^

I have to admit, I think the crowd at this venue probably prefers more "urban vintage" (as in 80s & 90s) while I tend to favor all things lacey, polka-dotty, and in general older. I still had so much fun chatting with everyone though and meeting a few fellow vintage sellers and fashion bloggers.




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This week's collection has a rose and floral theme. Floral print 1970s maxi dresses, vintage rose earrings, a gorgeous beaded bag with large blossoms. It's been a lovely month so far, I'm definitely seeing the world through rose colored glasses (even though sometimes I really shouldn't). Sometimes I have a bit of a hard time with "reality", I tend to enjoy living in my little make believe world where everything is coming up roses. That's not bad, is it?

Flowers, so many lovely flowers! I love the tone and subject of this photo series by German photographer Amira Fritz. A bit melancholic, don't you think? The photos selected here are from the Alle von Denen project + Spaziergang im Käferwald project.

At an antique shop today I happened upon two very lovely silk flower wreaths from the 1920s which I'm so excited to use for an upcoming editorial shoot for Adorevintage. I did a little searching on Etsy for more crowns to supplement the photoshoot and happened upon the gorgeous creations of Emily Zych of Which Goose. In Emily's own words... "I am a 28-year-old gal who left my "real job" to make crowns and other pretty things"


Aren't they all so pretty? You can purchase them at Which Goose.

Guillaume Henry of Carven likes to work, he likes to create, and he likes to drive himself to come up with clothes that girls will feel cool, and offhand, and kind of naughty/sweet/sexy in—the prim pinafores slashed to the thigh, the curvy jackets that give the most delicious décolleté, parkas cropped to hit the waist. - VOGUE.com



Fantastic color palette, adore the big bows on the heels, and so in love with the shapes of this collection, a little tiny throwback to retroville. Some may beg to differ, but those with an eye for vintage will definitely see what I'm talking about. The red sweater, blue collared shirt, splatter paint skirt, and dark navy coat is my absolute favorite look out of this entire collection. So inspiring.

Image credits: All images from VOGUE.cm

About a year ago I was at a little bookshop in Hollywood for a friend's book reading and when all was said and done my eye caught the cover of the book "Bonjour Tristesse" (Hello Sadness) by Françoise Sagan.


The book opens with "A strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow." and I remember thinking, well, that sounds lovely.

I just saw the screencaps for the movie which was released a few years after the book was published. I hadn't realized it had been made into a film and it stars Jean Seberg and Deborah Kerr! After you read the book you will realize the movie is perfectly cast!


A definite must read and definite must watch! The fashion is fantastic (late 50s French riviera) and the movie has amazing scenery.

Image Credits: Lovely Pieces Design, movie poster here

I love vintage photographs and when I am at a flea market or antique mall I can never pass up the booth that has bins and bins of old photographs. Here are a few fantastic vintage photographs showcasing real life fashion and style from the 1940s and 1950s.



(All from Flickr found and scanned by others who peruse those bins just like me)