Fur

So my grandmother wanted to buy me a fur coat for Christmas. But she wanted me to pick one out so ever since Christmas we have been scavenging for a nice coat. My grandmother thinks fur is necessary for winter to keep you warm and sees fur as something you can wear everyday. Where as I think of fur as something you wear to be stylish and only on special occasions.
I never considered owning real fur, until she suggested it. She just decided this year she was buying everyone fur for Christmas!
My two aunts and my two cousins all have their own furs now. My mom and I are still trying to find furs that look good on us and fit!
For now, I am learning a lot about fur and feeling like a queen, trying on all of these luxurious fur coats. When you try them on you can't help but do the classic fur coat pose- like Marilyn Monroe.

I know I want a fur that is a deep brown color, and that hits a little below the butt, and fur length that isn't too long.
Other than that I have no clue!!!
We are searching at thrift and vintage stores and they only have a small selection so I don't know when to settle because I don't know what else is out there.
But I feel like I have been learning a lot just by trying on all of these furs.
So far I have learned that beaver is incredibly soft but not so pretty. It is too shaggy for my taste. Mink is very soft as well but in a different way. It is silkier, beaver is plusher and fuzzier in some way.
I like fox but only when it is short fur.
Rabbit is really silky too but it doesn't seem as heavy as mink, and feels like it won't keep you as warm.
I really like the look of the Persian lamb, but my grandmother doesn't think it is youthful enough for me.
And that seems to be all I can remember right now.


For now the search is still on, but I will definitely be posting pictures when I finally find one!

Speaking of Shoes!

Our boots have been featured on this blog!

Here are some favorites from the blog:



And her is her esty shop!
And some from her shop:



She's got a ton of stuff! Check her out!
With shoes this nice how could you not love them!
Vintage is so much better!

(Enjoy the meteor shower tonight!)

junichi nakahara

Almost every Japanese girl had a piano lesson when they were little.
I'm one of them. But I used to hate piano lessons with passion, because I was sort of forced to do it.
Lessons were so strict and boring, and it was just painful.
I used to be super ADD when I was little so I assume that also caused pain.

I had two different piano teachers in my life.
Since I moved, I switched my teacher and she used to make me sit down with her after the lesson to have a cup of tea with her.
Her intention was to make me a better girl (I believe).

Once time she told me that I look like a girl in Junichi Nakahara's illustrations and I am beautiful.
When people say things about you, if you are smart enough, you should be able to tell if that person really means what he/she said.
Usually people don't meant it. They are just saying stuff for sake of saying stuff.
But, this was one of the only time someone really meant to say I was beautiful.
At least it meant something for me and other times I don't even remember.
I was really happy and curious to discover who Junichi Nakahara is.

Junichi Nakahara is a Japanese illustrator, designer, and puppet maker from 1940s - 1970s.
Right after world war II ended, he founded several magazines for women and girls promoting beautiful way of living life (teaching mannerism and interior design, providing clothes patterns and cooking recipe etc...).

Girls he drew are so delicate, stylish and dreamy.
I was even happier when I learned more about him. Even though I'm probably opposite of delicate, stylish and dreamy and I don't really look like the girls in the illustrations, I am still very happy that my teacher said I look like I just came out from Juichi Nakahara's illustration.

Now I think of it, my style preference is heavily influenced by his style.
When I'm searching for a good vintage piece, I'm dreaming to look like his illustration.

When I left Japan to do one year study abroad I quite my piano lesson.
Once I quite I started to love playing piano.
I only love it when I can play all alone whatever I wanted to play.

MAD MEN and high waisted skirts!

Needless to say, high waited skirts are back in style and MAD MEN is the best show on TV right now.

I've started watching MAD MEN just like everybody else in the United States since last weekend and completely hooked by its great script and production design (Plus the director of photography on this show, Chris Manley is Temple's Film School graduate, just like me, so that helps me feel more connected to the show also).

I don't really watch TV.
I don't like the wavelengths that TV creates and the doing of watching TV screen. It makes me dizzy sometimes.
So it's rare for me to being obsessed with any TV show at all.
TV shows I've learned to love were legendary drama Twin Peaks and reality TV show Project Runway (I missed the new season premier yesterday!).

I'm sure millions of people have already talked enough about MAD MEN and 50s/60s fashion but I can't help talking about it because it's so great.
The keen attentions to details in costumes, props, and sets are tremendous and just amazing.
I can't imagine how much work are into that show.

Quick summary here, MAD MEN is the second-year AMC drama — earned 16 Emmy nominations and made history as the first basic-cable show to win a top drama-series award. It takes place at a New York advertising agency in the early 1960s.

So you get to see the end of 1950s fashion and transformation to 1960s fashion.

Who wears more 1960 forward fashion and who wears still 1950s fashion show each character's personality and life style.

It's really well thought out and delivered. The Costume designer Janie Bryant has done amazing job. 

This show is so successful because these small details really matters and important part of storytelling.

Here is a still from the show: Peggy Olson, one of the main character in the show (Elisabeth Moss is nominated for Emmy this year). Just like her character in the show, her fashion is kind of dorky, old-fashioned, and school-girlish. I kind of like that though. It reflects her character really well. She is innocent and new to the world, so she has a lot to learn. 

I'm excited to see how her style changes as the show continues. 

She is Julie's favorite character. 

My favorite female character is Joan but I'll talk about her in another time!

Julie found this 60s retro black long shered sleeved dress in the beginning of this summer.

We just posted on our Etsy store. The cut and the ruffled detail reminded me of this Peggy's look on the picture. 

I love the color and pattern on this dress though, it's perfect for Peggy.

So back to high waisted skirts. 

Watching MAD MEN just reminded me how excited I am about all the high waisted skits we found!

We have so many of them and all of them have different personalities just like the characters in MAD MEN.

Most of the items are available on our Etsy store or Market Publique.

Peggy in high waisted skirts:

Office ladies and Joan in high waisted skirts:

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