ABBA TO ZAPPA

I asked our wonderful intern Olivia about the neatest book she purchased this past summer... in Paris!  xoxo... Jessica of the WanderersEarlier this summer, I did like the Parisians do and bartered with a French man who was posted along the Seine for this awesome book. The majority of the books he was selling were quite, how should I say this, risque. I was about to walk away when I saw the white lettering "ZAPPA" out of the corner of my eye. I turned around, grabbed the book out from the plethora of lewd literature, and immediately began flipping through the pages. It was an amazing book filled with incredible photos of the greatest rock and roll artists includingJimmy Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Mick Jagger, Janice Joplin, and Jerry Garcia! It's not just an ordinary book either, the pages are all different types of sizes. Some pictures are full page whereas some are just a horizontal sliver. The design keeps it interesting and fun to look at. Even after looking through it 100 times, I know something new will surface the 101st time :)

olivia igoe, olivia igoe photographyCheck out the sweet costumes in Abba's "Dancing Queen"!

September Style : Palka

Good morning,  So let's all put on our imagination hats and pretend I posted this yesterday like I was suppose to for What do you Think about Wednesdays lol.  Palka just sent this to me and even though we are in October now I couldn't resist sharing her story.  Not everyone flies half way around the world to find the perfect dress.  Palka and Hrishi had a beautiful fall wedding spanning several days at the Rancho Bernardo Inn.  I can't decide which gown I like best, they are both so dreamy.Happy Wednesday,

xoxo suzanne 

How I found my dress...hmmm.  Well we had gone to India to do the shopping for the weddings (two - one in SD and one in Bombay)  and I had to have new and different outfits for each and every event (9 outfits...ugh).  Was extremely painful shopping for so many outfits.  But we went to this boutique in the back of a lady's house that someone had recommended to us in a city called Ahmedabad.  She had beautiful outfits that used vintage lace from old Indian saris that she would find in old villages all around the country and re-made outfits for different occasions. A bit of modern and vintage together.  I just fell in love with her style.  But she didnt have any "wedding dresses" so we just created one together!  I found a top that I loved (and were the right colors for an Indian bride - white and red).  And then we created the skirt and the wrap with materials and some vintage borders and a few weeks later I had my dress!

xoxo Palka