A House Becomes a Home

Boy have I had a busy weekend!! This whole past weekend I was busy busy busy! Starting Friday I helped out my boss pack up and load for the Vintage Fashion Expo, but I'll talk about that later. So soon after I went to help out my Uncle and Aunt move into their first ever home!! It was so exciting to see it since they live literally about maybe 50 feet away and plus it was built in the 1920's!! The house was soo beautiful I loved it! And I couldn't resist snapping some photos, I was also one of the first people to see it! (aww) I'm so excited for my Uncle Oscar and Aunt Susie to create some new memories in their new home.

My Uncle and Aunt's new home ( I believed built in 1926)

The spacious and lovely back yard

Who does'nt love a little white picket fence?

I'm loving the color of trim and all these windows!

Garage Window

A view of the living room

Built in shelving!

The great front door!

One of the rooms; a closet door with antique rack

I just adore the bathroom!! Sink, mirror, paint, window, etc.

The kitchen dinning room, definitely a room with a view (haha)

My favorite part of the house. Antique door knobs and key holes!

Lovely light fixture

Porch plants

My Uncle Oscar and Aunt Susie (Boy was he tired haha)

Some awesome gifts I got to keep from cleaning out the house from my Aunt Susie! A picture frame, really really awesome Loteria fabric, a sewing and embroidery book, beaded handbag, candles and more!

(All photos by Victoria Inez Rivera)

Happy Birthday Bettie Page

April 22, 1923 Birth of the Ultimate Pin Up Queen Bettie Page. We will miss you Bettie. Thank you for helping the movement of the Sexual Revolution, Bondage Style, Good girl/ Bad girl looks and manorisms, Fashion, and the Bettie Bang! But most of all thank you for letting the world take your picture. We will always adore you the sweet and beautiful Bettie Page, may you rest in peace. Happy 88th!

Today I wore some Classic Bettie Bangs as a tribute to the Pin Up Queen.

With Love, Victoria

Weekly Style & Snapshots

I've kinda been lagging with the blog lately, but a good college girl must get an education above all things! haha Here are some pics of my weekly outfits from last Wednesday to this past Monday. Plus a couple of random shots during those days till this afternoon.

WEDNESDAY

Can you say Rosie the Riveter? haha I was defintely feeling like a WOW (that's a Woman Ordinace worker during WWII)! Wearing my thrifted blouse, my vintage 1960's flea market brooch, my dollar store red bandana, my 40's style slacks from Ross, my royal blue hand me down sweater from my grandma and my canvas shoes from Target.

FRIDAY

Check it out it's my Target $1 scarf!! I say this is a more modern Rosie look, a little more rockabilly. I was totally loving this outfit! The simplest thing black shirt and jeans dressed up with accessories and cheap but awesome accessories too! Wearing my pink leopard/ lip scarf from Target, fabric flower pin from outlet fabric store, handmade heart cat earrings by artists Cojoco, hand me down grandma sweater, my favorite 50's/ 60's style glasses from Forever 21 and Target shirt from the 99 cents store.

MONDAY

My casual outfit. I Love this dress! I can wear it everyday! It's so comfortable plus it looks great! It was a surprise find for me, while running errands at Walmart  I found this, I never buy clothes from there but I had to have it! That's my everyday school bag from Target found on the clearence rack for $7.95 reg. $32. You can't really tell but I have a flower barette in my hair homemade birthday gift from my friend Tiffany.

RANDOM SNAPSHOTS

One of my cat's, Friskie, staring outside.

Gates at the California Market Center at Downtown LA's Fashion District. They remind me of the 'M' for the band Depeche Mode's 2009 album artwork. Just thought I should say this, Depeche Mode is my all time favorite band. The artwork is by artist Anton Corbijn. He's one of my favorites too.

The Orpheum theatre signs shadow on the Platt Building. 

A building in Downtown LA's Historic Core District. 

 I want this car so bad!! Spotted in West Hollywood on Melrose.

Pins on my thrifted green sweater. 'Pee Wee Herman Show' button, gift from The Pee Wee Herman Stage Show from my Uncle Oscar. Iggy Pop 'Lust For Life' button, bought at Venice Beach Boardwalk.

Yesterday Morning from my porch. "Blue skies, smilin' at me nothin' but blue skies do I see" - Frank Sinatra "Blue Skies"

6th Street Bridge

I like this giant chicken, the color of the building, the font and painted livestock that are buchared and sold here. On Whittier Blvd.

Whom ever said East LA was ghetto and tacky obviously never passed by this house. Some fellow East Angelino has some mad style!! I want this home to be mine! I think it screams me : Mexican, colorful, East LA, vintagey!! I wonder how it looks inside? I need to compliment the owners sometime. Home on Kern Ave. (All photos by Victoria Inez Rivera)

3rd Annual Los Angeles Heritage Day Festival

This is a pretty late posting of an event I went to about 2 weeks ago. But I just had to post it was just too pretty an event not to post pictures! The LA Heritage Day Festival presented by the Los Angeles Conservacy and the Los Angeles Heritage Alliance had a day filled with history at  LA's Heritage Square in Highland Park, CA. with booths from historical orginizations, some performences and tours of Heritage Squares historically preserved homes. Even though the day was gloomy and I thought it might rain I slipped on my $2 late 40's early 50's style dress and my favorite 40's style black patent leather heels and headed out! I recieved many a wonderful compliment that day. I met plenty of wondeful people also, especially from the Los Angeles Art Deco Society. I'm quite familar with LAADS, but have yet to join, maybe in the near future? Anyway, there were plenty of stylish people in vintage attire, the flowers were in bloom and the homes were simply gorgeous!!

Heritage Square Church and a Home

My Favorite Heritage Square Home and a Neighboring Home's Garden

Automobiles and Steering Wheels

If I was traveling I would use these. And if I had my own kitchen this would be in it.

 

Vintage Style : Some lovely people and their fabulous outfits!

Rory from the LA Art Deco Society

The lovely Sharlene from the LA Art Deco Society

 I'm not sure what this man's name is but I think he's a doorman at the Cicada Club?

I don't know the name of this handsome fellow I wanted to take his picture only but somehow I ended up in the photo? Not that I minded he was very sweet plus he reminded me of Johnny Depp!!

Beautiful Blossoms

And Finally some pictures of yours truly!

With Love, Victoria
(All photos by Angel Rivera)