Rainy Day

Girl with a book by Alexander Deineka 1934 via labellefilleart

Winter Daydream

Isabel Marant for H & M sweater

Leah cutting thistle, 1975 Ilka Hartmann via gravelandgold

via now-anywhere

Flashback:: Sixties Spirits

Jerry de Wilde's sixties photographs via itsnicethat

Into: The Present

Kathleen Whitaker small dot earring (sold individually for mixing and matching or on its own)

Beatrice Valenzuela botin bootie in navy

vintage St. Edmonds sweater (love the label!) from The Lower Lodge


A week ago we went to a really cool (literally and figuratively!) event called Deck the Halls, hosted by our friends Kenny and Chris of the Ojai Rancho Inn. Each little room was filled with delights from designers and crafts people, mostly from southern California but some from Northern as well. Here are a few of our picks and things that would make for special presents...an earring from Kathleen Whitaker, a bootie from Beatrice Valenzuela, and a one-of-a-kind vintage sweater from the Lower Lodge.
Music from Little Wings (Kyle Field) ended the day on a high note - Sorry pun intended :)

Teen Spirit

Monday Obsession: Vintage sweatshirts

Not an obsession just today but really excited about this new old find. Not only cool because it's our Dad's alma mater but also has a lion AND a horse on it and it's for the equestrian team. Need we say more?

Tuesday Tea Leaves

A favorite fall outfit + a favorite ritual. Outfit details: vintage ramie cotton sweater, Acne "Pop" jeans, Isabel Marant Dicker boots (again!)

Monday Inspiration: Weekend Souvenirs

From left: vintage flannel and Chivas Skincare's Hefeweizen goat milk soap from Summer Camp and vintage bandana from Mate Gallery

It helps to have a few mementos from the weekend to ruminate on when it's Monday. Discovered some great new shops: Summer Camp in Ojai and Mate Gallery in Montecito. Already looking forward to going back!

Sweater Girl: Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot '60s

via Neira

Monday Mood

Penelope Tree in Capri 1968 ph. Slim Aarons

Louis N. Cannizzaro/Instamatic, 1994

Krazy Kat (s)

vintage Indian blouse, Acne Pop jeans, Illesteva Frieda sunglasses

Just as sometimes you can judge a book by its cover, you can also say that about the label on a piece of clothing. While looking for a vintage Indian shirt on Etsy, we stumbled across this oldie but goodie. The label was a huge selling point (for the cat crazy girl)! Not to mention the amazing bird print and colors, burgundy and indigo. Finding shirts like this isn't getting easier and you're definitely going to pay for condition. When you find them, however, they are worth every penny.

PS - Happy World Cat Day!!!

The World According to Tavin - Chapter 1

Erin Tavin in one of her Afghani dresses (all are unique and embroidered! This one has mirrors, incredible)

Perfect Victorian dress

"Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order." Virginia Woolf

Love this case, a microcosm of a little desert landscape filled with cacti and turquoise (and sand!)

Our eyes went directly to this rack that had vintage blouses and dresses from India and Mexico

This blouse would look perfect with army pants or slouchy jeans

Even the tags are unique in the shop, and has Erin's writing on the back (one of her hobbies)

Lovely purple vintage Indian dress

No corner is left unturned...this book caught my eye

Why didn't we get this?! Lovely South American vintage textile bag

Adore this purple embroidered dress from Mexico

Always good to see vintage YSL

There are incredible textiles in the shop like Bolivian frasadas (pictured on the left)

There is a lot of jewelry throughout - this case was filled with some of our favorite jewelry from the Navajo

Best soap: Big Sur Country Soap

Antique library card catalog drawers filled with belts, books, et c.

"Laura in the field Laguna Beach, CA 1969." Absolutely love this picture!

There are people who have style, and there are people who live it. Erin Tavin is a very charming example of the latter, and her wondrous boutique Tavin (on one of the coolest blocks in LA, Echo Park Blvd) is an emporium of fantastically edited (Erin is a talented stylist) and expertly curated vintage and recent covetable designer finds. Shopping at Tavin is a truly special experience -- your eye travels the world from Afghani and Indian dresses and Navajo jewelry to Thai cotton skirts, delicate Victorian frocks, Sonia Rykiel and YSL gems, books from local authors, and aromatherapeutic soaps and herb bundles from Big Sur.

 

Erin and her husband Nathan are soon embarking on a shopping, camping, and hot springs road trip in the Pacific Northwest, starting in Seattle. We can't wait to get back to Tavin to see what treasures she brings back.