The Sunset Sessions: June 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

▲ FRINGE FEST ▲

Frantically flying about in fabulous fringe is about one of the most fantastically fun endeavors one can have while wearing classic vintage leather jackets.
The Sunset Sessions takes pride and passion in collecting truly stunning, one-of-a-kind and rare leather goods from 60s-90s era, including incredible fringe leather finds.
The collection is going FAST but there are many more new incredible fringe treasures coming back to the shop soon!
Today, our last available fringe jacket in stock is available for a fabulous special price of $79!
Get it while you can HERE

Plus, massive storewide 25-50% OFF SALE going on NOW!

SHOP The Sunset Sessions vintage SALE HERE

Photography by graphicsdiva.com

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

▲ ENDLESS SUMMER ▲

The Sunset Sessions had an epic classic surf-inspired adventure along the Central California coast with amazing and beautiful ladysliders, Farrah Kemp and Kyra Joseph. Farrah and Kyra are two fabulous competitive surfers from Santa Cruz who possess some pretty timeless style and radical classic longboarding skills.

I'm proud to feature the most recent collection of rare and unique original 1960s vintage swim bathing suits from The Sunset Sessions' latest swimwear release—modeled by both of these two fabulous ladies.

This shoot took place on a very misty and overcast weekend along Coastal Santa Cruz County; the moody environment and lighting helped set the tone for the photography x art direction style which was inspired by classic 50s and 60s swimwear shoots as well as vintage pin-up style fashion. The idea was to fuse these earlier cultural fashion & photography style references with current contemporary poses and perspectives of fashion (more specifically, swimwear) shoots. In the interest of The Sunset Sessions' values of sharing true authentic and original curation—having the wardrobe modeled by real badass lady surfers who possess natural beauty, style, and character was another mandatory...Farrah and Kyra totally rocked it, bringing these amazing suits out from the closet and into the spotlight.

All featured wardrobe items from this shoot are now open to public sale:

SHOP sunset-sessions.com

Featured items from shoot (including items pictured above) are ALL available for sale at The Sunset Sessions HERE for a limited time

Credits:

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

photography & art direction: http://graphicsdiva.com/

photography & production assistant: Ocellus Photography
model: Farrah Kemp, Kyra Joseph

Friday, June 14, 2013

▲ STYLIN' SUMMER SWIMWEAR ▲

All new rare 1960s women's vintage swimwear & surfwear additions just arrived at
The Sunset Sessions!

INCREDIBLE vintage swimwear collection from 1960s now available HERE

Plus, massive storewide 25-50% OFF SALE going on NOW!

SHOP The Sunset Sessions vintage SALE HERE

(Models featured above: fabulous Santa Cruz longboarders Kyra Joseph and Farrah Kemp)
Photography by graphicsdiva.com

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

▲ SWIMWEAR IS BACK! ▲

SO, who's ready for Summer??!!

All new rare 1960s and 1970s vintage swimwear & surfwear additions are hitting The Sunset Sessions this week!

First Instagram-only sneak preview starts tomorrow;
then all items avail in shop FRIDAY!
(To follow early sneak preview of items coming to shop,
follow @TheSunsetSessions on Instagram)

SHOP The Sunset Sessions vintage HERE

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

▲ SALVAGED STYLE ▲

The Sunset Sessions has had the fortune to cross paths and work with some fantastic jewelry designers lately, and is proud to feature the most recent collection from IADORNU designed by Mary Beth Heishman in latest lookbook "Hot Mess."

Mary Beth Heishman is a fantastically talented young woman based out of Las Vegas, NV who creates jewelry from recycled vintage materials and incorporates a bit of old classic nostalgic finds from past—fused with modern embellishments.

Her latest collection(featured above in images from The Sunset Sessions latest lookbook) includes a convergence of used .357 shell casings with shiny rare crystals and beautiful old chains from old vintage metal antiques. They are incredibly eye-catching, magically unique and convey a fantastic design aesthetic which merges both an old & rugged style with contemporary elegance and femininity.

This shoot took place in a very dry and desolate rural Valley setting in East California, including an incredible location at an old salvage yard. I felt these locations (as well as the wardrobe) would allow the model, jewelry and wardrobe/styling to become immersed in the background environments and further become a representation of the elements which represent Heishman’s jewelry & brand aesthetic. The wardrobe was a combination of old original 60s & 70s California ranchwear vintage leather clothing as well as delicate crochet knitwear from a limited-edition collection from Australian designer KIVARI.

All featured wardrobe items from this shoot are now open to public sale:

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Featured items from shoot (including items pictured above) include:

Rare 1970s original authentic vintage brown leather & suede cowboy boots: http://ow.ly/lgb91
Rare 1960s grey suede fringe leather Boho style jacket http://ow.ly/lgbiG
Original handcrafted 1960s multicolor women's fashion clutch: http://ow.ly/lgbuF
Authentic 1980s women's fashion Black leather vintage motorcycle pants: http://ow.ly/lgbp1

Credits:

Jewelry by: IADORNU.net (designed by Mary Beth Heishman)
wardrobe/styling: The Sunset Sessions (wardrobe) http://www.sunset-sessions.com/

photography & art direction: http://graphicsdiva.com/

make up & hair: Adela De La Cerda

photography & production assistant: Ocellus Photography
model: Carmen Yvette

Sunday, June 2, 2013

▲ L.A. LOVE ▲

This month's social cause/non-profit organization selected to receive 10% of all JUNE 2013

sales from sunset-sessions.com shop as part of #TheSunsetSessionsCARES contribution program is:

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank - www.lafoodbank.org

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is a nonprofit charitable organization that has been serving the disadvantaged in the Los Angeles community since 1973. They are at the heart of a charitable food distribution network that includes over 1,000 charitable agency sites throughout Los Angeles County. A voluntary board of directors provides guidance and oversight for Food Bank activities.

For every 1$ donated to this organization, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank distributes enough food for 4 meals to those hungry in Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is also a partner with Feeding America. Feeding America is the nation's largest non-governmental, domestic hunger relief organization. As a partner, we follow the guidelines put forth by the network and are subject to monitoring. Los Angeles Regional Food Bank upholds the highest standards of charitable food distribution. We are also connected to and cooperate with food banks throughout the country.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you have a fabulous week ahead...