1000 years of Vietnamese Clothing

One of my favorite parts of working in wardrobe is learning the history of it.  I guess it has always intrigued me as a child but I never thought I could pursue a career in it. Watching period films is one of my favorite things to do.  I guess that's how I fell in love with wardrobe.  When I worked in a costume house, I would wander around the place admiring all the great pieces.  It was SO cool.  It was super dusty and I would have allergy attacks almost every day but it was so worth it.  Working at a costume house is hard work, but everyone I worked with was so warm and kind and being able to work with all the beautiful pieces was something I'll always remember.
In growing up in the states, I know much more about the history of costume of western civilization than of my own culture.  So in honor of Tet, (aka Chinese New Year), here are illustrations of the history of Vietnamese Fashion.  I love this so much, I think it's beautiful.  Thanks to my mom for sending this to me.

Disney Channel Holiday Promotion

I got the opportunity to style Olivia Holt of Disney XD's Kickin' It for this Disney Channel Holiday promotion.  I love working with Olivia; she is sweet and loves pretty much everything I bring to her.

We wanted to do something Holiday-esque without being too dressy or too literal.  I love metallics during the cold months, something about sparkle when it's cold outside is so fun and lively.  I love this golden color because it can be worn from fall through the winter, it's very warm and looks good on most skin tones.

Styling Olivia is fun because she let's me put a twist on traditional outfits. For example this one here: it's a button front shirt with a pullover sweater but the shirt has a flowy draped effect and cool studs on the collar, sweater has a great stripe texture, not your traditional solid. Pair this with her awesome colored jeans, they have a waxy red finish and front ankle zippers! I topped it off with a few small gold accessories and pearls, Olivia's own black booties and we have her complete look!

Doesn't she look great? I love this outfit!

Check out the video below...more videos on my website.

Top: Jessica Simpson | Sweater: Bar III | Jeans: J Brand

Behind The Scenes

What I'm Wearing

Antanice took this picture of me when we were wedding planning...I don't accessorize much but have a mint bangle to represent one of the colors for her wedding.

This is basically my uniform...legging pants, a flowy top, a chambray shirt and my Marc by Marc nylon satchel.  I just got these dunks and I love them (they have a hidden wedge)! =) I have been wearing them with everything. 

Shirt: Bella Dahl Top: Wilfred Pants: Free People Shoes: Nike

Warby Parker Home Try On

I've been wanting to get a pair of Warby Parkers for a while now but didn't need a new pair of eye glasses or sunglasses until last week...I lost my Ray Bans...It was a very sad loss...I've had those sunnies for over 2 years. =(
But thank you to Warby Parker Home Try On...I have a pair coming to my home very soon.
The Home Try On is wonderful: 5 pairs, 5 days, all shipping included, and it's FREE! There's no obligation to buy! 
I received the package within 2 days of placing the order.  The glasses came protected and labeled so I know exactly which pair to order. 

Warby Parker Home Try On Box

Comes in this cool box

Warby Parker Options

My 2 favorite from the bunch

Free People for Hurricane Sandy

My favorite line is doing something great for the victims of Hurricane Sandy and for those of us who love Free People.  Everybody wins! Thank you Free People.  Even if you don't want to shop, all donations help.

Photo:Free People

Culture Swimwear BTS

Our friends at Culture Swimwear shared this today...We had a friendly fluffy visiter on our shoot.  He's coordinated with our model. =)

Sparkly!

Saw these on instagram today...how fun would these be for the holiday season? I love them!
Wear the set together or separate...there are lots of options for these.  I would certainly wear sparkly hot pants with matching bralette.  These are from Motel Rocks.

Photo: Motel Rocks

The Voice Season 3 Live

Have you all been watching?  I have the amazing opportunity to work on this show recently and it has been so much fun!  All the contestants are very talented and everyone on the crew is great to work with!  I am having a blast.
Did you catch the live shows last week?  It was my first time working on a live show and those 2 hours go by very fast.
Here are a few pictures from my first night doing a live The Voice show (Monday, November 5th). 
More pictures can be found on the website at THE VOICE website.

 Photo Credit: nbc.com/thevoice, Trae Patton/NBC

Welcome!

Yay! My site is almost launched!  It has been a long time to get all the pieces together... On the website you'll be able to find what I'm currently working on and lots of pictures of my work.  On the blog will be things I see and want to share with you...from pictures at work to any other interesting things I see in the streets.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you come back!