The Sunset Sessions: October 2012

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

▲ HOWL AT THE MOON & LET YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL FLY ▲

In the spirit of Halloween, I felt compelled to share this amazing series of images from "Monsters" by Angus Stone which I saw posted by Lovely Boheme. Really evokes a sense of of magic and mystery;

I absolutely love the styling and mysterious, ethereal energy of this shoot.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

.´Sparks fly from her finger tips. echoed voices in the night
she´s a restless spirit on an endless flight.
see how high she flies. the moon in her eye´.

...............................

via Lovely Bohemia

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

▲ SUNSET BEACH ▲

The Sunset Sessions has got you covered in authentic styles which will still keep you warm

on chilly nights at the beach in one-of-a-kind vintage knits handcrafted in the 60s & 70s.

Fabulous custom, wool and cotton hand-knit designs including ponchos, knit tops, as well as leather additions have just arrived at the sunset-sessions.com

All Featured Items above are available at The Sunset Sessions

Credits:

styled by: The Sunset Sessions (wardrobe) http://www.sunset-sessions.com/

photography: Ocellus Photography

art direction x retouching: Graphicsdiva http://graphicsdiva.com/

hair+makeup: Alexis Ellen http://beautybyalexis.com/

model: Defne

Friday, October 26, 2012

▲ EXCITING NEW ADDITIONS AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS... ▲

The Sunset Sessions is proud to have recently been approached to help style a photo shoot for upcoming custom leather & accessories designer, Ocellus Designs.
A team of great talent came together on a really fun photography shoot to produce the brand library for Ocellus (as well as some lookbook additions for The Sunset Sessions) styled in wardrobe which included some of the new Winter additions soon to be added to The Sunset Sessions collection online.
Product highlights to watch out for include some very rare, unique, one-of-a-kind vintage leather jackets circa 1960s & 1970s as well as a couple designer knit & vintage casual pieces from the 70s and 80s.

(The above snaps were taken with Instagram by http://ink361.com/#/tag/graphicsdiva )
More photography from shoot to be released soon!
*You can also follow The Sunset Sessions on Instagram @TheSunsetSessions

Featured Items above coming soon to The Sunset Sessions
as well as custom recycled vintage leather goods, accessories from OCELLUS DESIGNS

▲ STAY TUNED for these additions as well as the launch of new OCELLUS website!!! ▲

Credits:
models: Katie, Drue, Daniel

photography: Ocellus + Graphicsdiva // The Sunset Sessions

hair+makeup: Adela De La Cerda

styling wardrobe: The Sunset Sessions http://www.sunset-sessions.com/

Thursday, October 25, 2012

▲ R.I.P DONALD TAKAYAMA - REFLECTIONS ON A SURFING LEGEND ▲

Legendary Hawaiian surfer and master craftsman, surfboard shaper

Donald Takayama passed away this week on October 22nd at age 68.

Takayama was equally at home in the water and in the shaping room, creating designs that were as timeless as they were functional. He will live in all the waves of surfers who appreciate him and his boards.

RIP Donald. We´ll all miss you.

Surfline.com has the full story: click to read

Takayama in shaping room - photographed by Thomas Campbell

Amazing wet plate photograph by Joni Sternbach of Takayama with Kassia Meador and Jen Smith

Photo by LeRoy Grannis, Hermosa Beach Pier, 1965

Photo by Steve Wilkings, Hermosa Beach, 1966

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

▲ 2 BANDITS SPRING 2013 LOOKBOOK ▲

The 2 Bandits has a new Spring 2013 Lookbook posted

which I'm drooling over this morning.

I love the natural feel to this fashion shoot. The styling and wardrobe feels so complementary to the beautiful woodsy setting; the jewelry is really eye-catching as well—without being over-the-top for this setting. Makes me crave to be romping around dusty trails in flannel up in the mountains...

The 2 Bandits Spring 2013 Lookbook
Ph: Zoey Grossman, Stylist: Ashley Glorioso, Hair & Make-up: Stacey Tan, Model: Taylor Warren

via Purse 'n Boots

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

▲ VINTAGE TEE MADNESS ▲

The Sunset Sessions now has so many unique vintage tees in stock—it's crazy.

From one-of-a-kind ringers to old rock tees to authentic random and funny retro screenprints, there's something for everyone to wear to the party. There's nothing better than a great day at the lake or beach with friends rocking it casual fun style in rock tees and cutoff Levi's.

So come grab a tee and rock out...

All featured vintage tees and Levi's denim above are available at The Sunset Sessions

Current tee promotion is still going on through 10/31 - here's a discount code "SUNSETHALLOWEEN1"
for 25% off all items in TEES section in store to use at checkout
when shopping http://sunset-sessions.com/ store...Enjoy!

Credits:

photographer: Angela DeCenzo http://angeladecenzo.com/

art director: Graphicsdiva http://graphicsdiva.com/

styled by: The Sunset Sessions (wardrobe) http://www.sunset-sessions.com/

hair+makeup: Nikol Elaine http://nikolelaine.com/

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Friday, October 19, 2012

▲ TWITTER TRIVIA GIVEAWAY! ▲

Happy Friday!!

Today, The Sunset Sessions is hosting a #Twitter #Trivia Giveaway!

You can follow on Twitter at:https://twitter.com/SunsetSess

I'll post a specific trivia question on Twitter today — any follower who is the 1st to tweet me

the correct answer & use hashtag #SSgiveaway will win this FREE "Born To Skate" vintage trucker hat!

Thanks in advance for participating and GOOD LUCK!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

▲ ROCK OUT WITH YOUR SCISSORS OUT ▲

From now until October 31, 2012 take 25% of ALL TEES at

The Sunset Sessions — sunset-sessions.com

Enter code “SUNSETHALLOWEEN1” at checkout

▲ HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ▲

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

▲ SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT'S IN STORE... ▲

This weekend was a very exciting one for The Sunset Sessions - a team of great talent came together to shoot the latest lookbook featuring some fabulous designer vintage swimwear as well as Fall/Winter additions which will soon be added to The Sunset Sessions collection online. Product highlights to watch out for include some very rare, authentic Gottex swim ensembles circa late 70s and early 80s as well as a few hand-knit and suede vintage casual pieces handcrafted in the 60s and 70s.
(The above snaps were taken with Instagram by http://ink361.com/#/tag/graphicsdiva )
More photography from shoot to be released soon!
*You can also follow The Sunset Sessions on Instagram @TheSunsetSessions

Featured Items above coming soon to The Sunset Sessions

▲ STAY TUNED!!! ▲

Credits:
model: Defne

photography: Ocellus + Graphicsdiva // The Sunset Sessions

art direction: Graphicsdiva http://graphicsdiva.com/

styling wardrobe: The Sunset Sessions http://www.sunset-sessions.com/

hair+makeup: Alexis Ellen http://beautybyalexis.com/

In appreciation for blog readers - here's a discount code "SUNSETLOVE1" for 20% off entire store products currently in stock to use at checkout when shopping http://sunset-sessions.com/ store...Enjoy!

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BLOGLOVIN' | TUMBLR | INSTAGRAM | PINTEREST

Friday, October 5, 2012

▲ THE SUNSET SESSIONS SUPPORTS B4BC ▲

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Sunset Sessions

will donate 10% of all merchandise sales from sunset-sessions.com vintage store

during month of October directly to Boarding for Breast Cancer Org. — b4bc.org

Additionally, The Sunset Sessions will match all donation revenues generated

from these fundraising sales to donate to B4BC as well.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

▲ ZEPPELIN TEE GIVEAWAY ▲

The Sunset Sessions is hosting a special Friday Vintage Tee Trivia today!

TODAY'S QUESTION:

Janis Joplin & Tina Turner gave an iconic live performance at a Rolling Stones concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on what date in history? (Please include Month, Date, Year in answer)

PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS/RULES:

Please email ONE answer to hello@sunset-sessions.com with title "Friday Trivia" in subject line.

The first person to EMAIL the correct answer to (hello@sunset-sessions.com)

will win this awesome black Led Zeppelin tee* pictured above.

*Tee is sized to fit about a women's Large or men's Small.

The Sunset Sessions will be reviewing all incoming emails received after 10am PST Oct 5th.

The email received with correct answer to the trivia question and dated with earliest time stamp will be responded to via email as the winner. Winner will be notified directly via email and if winner desires―their name will be announced on The Sunset Sessions' Blog, Facebook and Twitter pages. (Winner will receive the black Led Zeppelin tee as a prize for sharing the first correct response.)

Thanks in advance for your interest in participating!

HAPPY FRIDAY and GOOD LUCK!!!

*Note: the email address you provide as a response to this trivia challenge will not be used to auto-subscribe you to mailing lists and your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever. If you decide to opt-in to our mailing list, you will receive future emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.