Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Anomaly.

Just got some new jewelry from one of our oldest pals, Anomaly Jewelry.  
These are our favorite pieces, so these are the ones we stock.
Obsessed with the rifle necklace, I have owned and worn mine for 7 years now!
WHOA.
For more on these pieces visit our website.




New Arrivals: For the Fellas

We've just started carrying Altamont!  Super affordable stuff that we are selling super fast, so get in now if you want the Skatebird shirt or shorts, people are freaking out about it!  We will have it out in Black for the weekend!

As always, peep the New Arrivals for everything new.  DUH!











New Arrivals for the Gals!

Super excited about all this lovely new stuff! 
Check out the New Arrivals section on our website or pop in one of our shops.







Tuesday, May 14, 2013

8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party

What's more fun that dressing up in your best vintage attire, spending some time outside with your friends and listening to jazz? Pretty much nothing. So, I am super excited to have learned about The Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor's Island yesterday. For two weekends this summer Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra will be performing and hosting the Jazz Age Lawn party. June 15-16 and August 17-18 head out to Governor's Island and channel the prohibition era with a group of your friends. This event has become a bit of a cultish event for vintage enthusiasts and jazz lovers so I am looking for ward to seeing what all of the fuss is about. You can purchase tickets here for only $7! Here are a few photos from the past years:







Saturday, May 11, 2013

Altamont

I am super stoked to have Altamont finally arrive in the shop. I found these guys on Instagram and loved all their stuff. When I showed Tiff the website she was dying over the skateboarding babes button down and I have to admit it's one of the best shirts I have seen in a long time. Altamont is a west coast skateboard culture label that's goal is to inspire the youth to do bigger things. Pro skateboarder Andrew Reynolds is the head designer and brings his LA background and world travel to his designs. Altamont likes to include all genres in the design process, from painters, graffiti artists, motorcyclists, and even the band Panda Bear has designed for Altamont. These guys are truly a collective and a bunch of free riding, rock n rollin dudes I would hang with any day.. 

Perennial Shirt $60

Skateboards shirt $60

and matching Skateboard short $56


Heart burst tank $34

A. Reynolds Signature short $62





Friday, May 10, 2013

Just in...

We've got some new arrivals in the shop that are pretty amazing for spring...
First up the Neuw Daphne dress I know some of you have seen it in the sunflower and now we've got it in charcoal stripe as well. This dress is tailored perfectly and real brings out those sexy curves. Neuw is definitely becoming one of out store favorites because their dresses are just so feminine and look awesome on the body.

Daphne dress $128

We also have two new styles from SugarHill, the hot air balloon dress and bumblebee sweater. SugarHill is super sweet and really affordable. Their prints just put a smile on your face and the fabrics are nice and breezy for the spring/summer.

Hot Air Balloon Dress $84

Bumblebee Sweater $62

Last but not least the Edina dress from Piplette by Alice Ritter. Piplette is inspired by the cult film Cleo de 5 a 7 and gives us some Parisian chic here in NYC. As Alice Ritter's diffusion line, Piplette offers the chic and well made garments that Alice is known for at an amazing price. The fit of this dress is great and the hemline is great, still sexy but long enough that you feel comfortable. 

Edina dress $106


Monday, April 29, 2013

Psyche Semantic Collection

I'm sure most of you know that besides being a shopgirl at Old Hollywood I am also a designer of a jewelry line called Psyche which is carried at both stores. I can get a bit shy when it comes to talking about my work in the store so I'm excited to show you guys a few pieces from my new collection called 'Semantic'. The idea for this collection began as I was listening to an audiobook about Greek mythology and it's effects on modern literature. At some point the author mentioned a language called Linear B which I had never heard of and off I went to the NY Public Library to investigate what this language was about. As I began to research, I learned that Linear B was the first known and deciphered form of Greek and was mostly used for trade reasons. Linear B consists of over 200 symbols and took nearly 50 years to decipher. These symbols radically impacted Greek culture at the time because it offered a widely accepted language that began to be learned by many people allowing people of the lower class to rise up as opportunities for trade arose. As I looked at the symbols from the language I was really drawn to the shapes that I saw and decided to interpret them into a modern way for my next collection. The word 'Semantic' is defined as the study of meaning and this is exactly what this collection and my design process is about.



Friday, April 26, 2013

Aryn K tribal tank gets it's 15 minutes

Parks and Recreation is one of our favorite shows, so we were total stoked to see Aubrey Plaza wearing her recent Old Hollywood purchase on the show last night. This Aryn K tribal tank is only $78 (we also have a matching dress for $120) and is the perfect easy top to go out in. Aryn K is known for their unique prints and soft silks and this top is a no brainer.