How to Style Vintage with Retro Reload

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Kimono: Retro Reload

Mandarin Collar Coat: Retro Reload

Cream Circle Shaped Earrings: Retro Reload

Gold Bauble Earrings: Retro Reload

Woven Basket Belt: Vintage 

Cream Croco Print Belt: Retro Reload

Brown Bag:Vintage 

Pants: La Bijou 

Leather Flap Bag: Tano

Boots: Donald J. Pliner

Bamboo Sunglasses: Gucci

Pink Sunglasses: Dior

Photography: Franz Swantko

Makeup: Elizabeth Jones

Eye Shadow: Anastasia Modern Renaissance Palette

Hair: Drybar

Hello!  How are you doing?  Today, I want to talk with you about How to Style Vintage Clothing with Retro Reload.  I have been shopping at Retro Reload for years because everyone there is always so friendly and helpful.  A good chunk of my vintage wardrobe has come from there as well. This is a special collaboration post that I am excited to be a part of because it allows me to share how I style Asian inspired vintage clothing with modern pieces as well.  And did I ever tell you that I am part Asian myself? Well, now you know:)

What's nice about Kimonos and Mandarin collared coats are that they have luxurious fabrics and can be worn with great versatility and can be dressed up or down.  

In the first set of photos, I chose to style my lovely kimono as a dress (but you can also wear it as a top or loose coat) and added a neutral belt to give it a waist. I paired it with knee-high Italian stretch suede boots with a stiletto heel from Donald J. Pliner.  Then, I added a brown vintage bag and Gucci sunglasses to match my shoes.  Additionally, I found these beautiful cream circle shaped earrings with a pretty design on them almost like a picture (featured in a close up photo above).  As  you can see, Retro Reload has quality unique pieces of clothing and jewelry.  Just another reason to love them so much:)

In the second set of photos, I chose to style a beautiful cream Mandarin collar brocade coat with fringe tassels. This material is so luxurious and has some shine to it, so you can choose to dress it up with a pair of slacks or with a skirt and heels.  Today, I chose to style a more casual look.  I added a neutral belt to give it a waist and some matching accenting pieces in gold, blue, and pumpkin to bring out the details in the coat.  These pants are from La Bijou and fit snug like a legging (but with thicker material) which fits perfectly with these brown boots.  I also added an earthy pumpkin colored leather flap bag from Tano and these gold bauble vintage earrings to bring out the pumpkin and gold in the jacket. Lastly, the pink Dior glasses add that extra pop!

If you are looking for a pleasant way to spend your day, plan a visit to Retro Reload where they have a wide selection of unique vintage pieces and dazzling accessories to make your outfit pop.

Retro Reload isn't just another shopping destination, trust me, it's a Memorable Shopping Experience:)  

Address Here: 

Retro Reload

24630 Narbonne Ave., Lomita, CA 90717

Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am-7:30pm, Sundays 11am-5pm

Throwback Thursday New Year's Eve Style

Dress: Vera Wang

Bracelet/Headband: Deepa Gurnani

Shoes: Saint Laurent

Bag: Zac Posen

Earrings: Vintage

Makeup: Elizabeth Jones

Photography: Franz Swantko

Hello!  How are you?  What did you do to celebrate New Year's Eve?  I usually enjoy events and then post them afterwards.  How about you? These photos are from New Year's Eve, so I thought I'd do a Throwback Thursday post to show you what I wore.  We were able to snap some photos a little before the celebrating began at our beautiful local Renaissance Hotel.  This was the night to wear sparkly attire, so I  pulled out this beautiful gold/ champagne sequin and black lace dress from Vera Wang that I purchased at Saks.  I was waiting for an event to wear this dress, and New Year's Eve was definitely it. It was raining a lot that day so my hair developed flyaways, but oh well...what can you do about the rain right?  

This bracelet I am wearing is from Deepa Gurnani, a brand I recently discovered and I have to tell you that I am in Love with their work.  This piece was originally a headband, but I thought it was so pretty and matched my dress perfectly, so I wrapped it around my wrist a couple of times and made it into a bracelet accessory.  

What do you think about wearing highly embellished headbands also as bracelets?