June 30, 2012
Audrey Hepburn Photographs 1953-1966 | By Bob Willoughby

“I could never have guessed this when I first photographed her at Paramount Studios in 1953. The new girl in town. She had just completed the filming of Roman Holiday, and was at Paramount in Hollywood for publicity photographs.

I really didn’t know what quite to make of Audrey when I first saw her. She certainly was not the typical image of a young starlet, for that was what I had been sent to photograph. I watched her across the room as she was being photographed by Bud Fraker, and she did have something… but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it until I was finally introduced to her. Then that radiant smile hit me right between the eyes, warming me inside like a shot of whisky. That amazing instant contact she made, a remarkable gift that everyone who met her felt. She exuded some magic warmth that was hers alone.

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Happily our lives would intersect many times over the years we knew each other. Our first born would celebrate their first birthdays together, and I would photograph her in so many different places as you can see from this collection.

While many of these photographs of Audrey are well known, they have never before been seen together as a complete collection. I would like this book to be my salute to that magic sprite. A forest creature who, before one’s eyes, could transform herself into a princess. A rare human being, whom I respected and loved.”

Bob Willoughby: Audrey Hepburn. Photographs: 1953-1966 is published by Taschen.

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June 28, 2012
Yay, today is my birthday! And to celebrate I wanted to post just a few of the vintage dresses that will be available in the new shop A | V launching soon!

vintage 1940s vivid floral dress | CASSIS ET VIOLA DRESS
//: vintage 1940s vivid floral dress | CASSIS ET VIOLA DRESS

vintage 1940s grey filigree lace dress | RUE DU RUNARD DRESS
//: vintage 1940s grey filigree lace dress | RUE DU RUNARD DRESS

vintage 1950s rose pink taffeta dress | CECILE WAS NEVER LOVELIER DRESS
//: vintage 1950s rose pink taffeta dress | CECILE WAS NEVER LOVELIER DRESS

vintage 1960s green rose wiggle dress | GAINSBOROUGH GARDEN DRESS
//: vintage 1960s green rose wiggle dress | GAINSBOROUGH GARDEN DRESS

vintage 1950s green roses dress | AMBROSIAL MOMENTS DRESS
:// vintage 1950s green roses dress | AMBROSIAL MOMENTS DRESS

vintage 1950s scenic sundress | LAKE MONTMARTE DRESS
:// vintage 1950s scenic sundress | LAKE MONTMARTE DRESS

vintage 1920s peach flapper dress | FLEUR DE ORANGE DRESS
:// vintage 1920s peach flapper dress | FLEUR DE ORANGE DRESS

vintage 1950s ruffled white wedding dress | SWAN LAKE WEDDING DRESS
:// vintage 1950s ruffled white wedding dress | SWAN LAKE WEDDING DRESS

vintage 1920s pink cotton dress | LYCHEE ROSE DRESS
:// vintage 1920s pink cotton dress | LYCHEE ROSE DRESS

vintage 1950s velvet top party dress | SPARK AND GLIMMER DRESS
:// vintage 1950s velvet top party dress | SPARK AND GLIMMER DRESS

vintage 1970s island print halter dress | PACIFIC COASTLINE DRESS
:// vintage 1970s island print halter dress | PACIFIC COASTLINE DRESS

vintage 1930s hollywood starlet dress | BROADWAY MELODY DRESS
:// vintage 1930s hollywood starlet dress | BROADWAY MELODY DRESS

June 27, 2012
Today I had to call a showroom owner to get some marketing/merchandising advice (for my day job, not A | V) and was introduced to this brand called Haute Hippie. I think somewhere along the time of me living in LA I've heard of this brand but never really cared to look it up until today (since I had to, for research)

I saw these AWESOME photos of their stores in New York and I am totally completely in love!

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This is definitely the direction I want to go in for ADORED VINTAGE when the time is right. For now, wishful thinking and dreaming...but always nice to have something to work towards and look forward to.

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So on Friday I am picking up some new industrial clothing racks for my vintage atelier! I'm getting a deal on them from one of the showroom owners I know here in LA. Yippie skippie! At first I was only going to buy 1 since I only have space for 1, but I figured they're such a steal I better buy all she has!

I think over the summer I'll really put some more effort into decorating my work studio. I've been liking the layout for the most part right now, but I know there has to be a different way of placing things so the space is utilized in the best way.

Right now it's just mostly a really pretty storage room...
June 26, 2012
So the new website design is actually close to being finished. There's my perfectionist side that wants to really get all the details DOWN, but I suppose a lot of people won't even notice those.

So, now I am just focusing mainly on getting all my vintage inventory photographed for the new of ADORED | VINTAGE website.

So the past couple of weeks my friend and I have tried different ways of photographing vintage, so I thought I would share side by side comparisons...

STUDIO LIGHTS vs NATURAL LIGHT


The vintage 1920s flapper dress on the left side was shot with two studio lights and a light overhead (so 3 total) during the evening. The 1920s flapper dress on the right side was shot with natural light (shot during the day time). Clearly I love natural light more as I feel it adds more dimension to the product. I know there is a way to position your lights to get the same effect, but natural light just has so much more feeling. So much more emotion. And vintage clothes are very emotional for me.

NATURAL LIGHT VARIATIONS


Both of these dresses were shot with Natural Light during the afternoon. The one on the left was shot pulled away from the wall and the one on the right was shot right against the wall. I prefer the one shot against the wall as it creates shadows along the right side of the dress which makes the dress "pop" more.

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So for all of you vintage sellers out there, hope this post was helpful! I know not everyone has access to great natural light...but IF you do, by all means always choose it over Studio Lights. But then again, I'm being biased as I really prefer natural light photography over studio light photography to photograph my vintage clothes. If anyone has tips/advice or recommendations I would be happy to hear them!
June 24, 2012
I spotted these vintage Montgomery Ward catalog scans from 1961 on flickr and I had to share! The summer dresses are oh so pretty and I just adore all the charming prints!

Vintage Montgomery Ward Summer 1961 Catalog


This is the cover of the Summer 1961 catalog and I just love these colors together! But then again, peach is one of my favorite colors! It looks so sweet paired with the mint green, don't you think?

Which of these vintage dresses would you wear this summer?

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src: // capricornevintage on flickr
June 23, 2012
I had a really lovely weekend! Some things were scheduled and other things we left it up to chance and it all worked out in the end. I've been spending a lot more time with positive and uplifting people which has really been good for my health and my soul.

So why the dark colors? I suppose I'm being a little dramatic, but over the weekend at Church we talked a bit how the way to see the light is to experience the darkness. So without further ado...

Here are a few of my favorite dark pieces in the ADORED VINTAGE etsy shop right now...


vintage 1950s | ACROSS THE NIGHT SKY DRESS


vintage 1950s | ABERNATHY LACE DRESS


vintage 1940s | NOTHING LIKE THE PRESENT PLATFORMS


vintage 1940s | MIDNIGHT GLIMMER DRESS


vintage 1950s | CORNFLOWER RUSTLE BLOUSE


vintage 1940s | SWEPT SECRETS HAT


VINTAGE 1950S | LILY OLENA PURSE


vintage 1940s | MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING DRESS


vintage 1970s | SUMMER AL FRESCO SUNDRESS