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I mentioned in my previous post that i received a phone call at the start of the week letting me know that my 'order' was waiting and ready to go. What was it, you ask? After taking over 5 weeks to produce it seems quite surreal that it's finally here. Introducing, the 'AKIRA SKIRT', my very first design for gary pepper's ready to wear collection for 2010!
Aren't they perfect? Completely versatile and made from a cup full of pretty, a slight dash of sweet, a teaspoon of cute, a hint of feminine with a touch of sophistication, and three quarters love, the akira skirt flatters every body shape and will last season after season. I think a skirt like this is one of the main basics every girl should have in their wardrobe, so simple yet effective. I chose the name 'akira' as it means 'bright' or 'shining' in japanese. I liked the thought of every one of you radiating exuberance and elegance when you wore this, and also because it's unique, quirky and used as a common boys name, just like gary when she was first born, and pays tribute to my japanese heritage. Plus, it sounds really pretty and i like it :) It is available in three different colors, black, grey and a beautiful apricot silk, and I will be listing them on ebay tomorrow night, friday the 26th at 7pm at a starting price of only $12.00!
It seems that i'm quickly ticking things off my project list but adding more even quicker. I listed some things on gary pepper pieces the other day but they went within a couple of hours, literally! Am i listing everything too cheap or do you guys just actually love gary pepper that much? Either way, it's wonderful and over whelming and i love each and every one of you. These feathered shoulder pads will be hitting GPP tomorrow.
I've attached a strip of velcro so you have the choice of adding them to your favorite jacket, top or leotard and can easily remove them when you have to wash your garment, simple! I'm not sure whether to make colored or patterned ones so please let me know what you think, i'm open to all suggestions! I'm also busy making some amazing feathered necklaces that you all saw on the cover of our lookbook, and aim to have them up by the end of the weekend :)
Click here to shop gary pepper vintage.
This weekend i did a handful of things. I quickly went garage 'sale-ing', found an amazing hand beaded vintage scarf from the kindest old lady, stayed up late with an old friend, said goodbye to another, relaxed on the balcony and wiggled my toes, bought a kilo of m&m's and fell asleep on my bean bag, danced in a room full of fairy lights and fell over, twice. All in all, a very good weekend :)
Our new collection for febuary is now in store plus the 86 items that went missing two weeks ago. I have some jewelry i will be posting on gary pepper pieces, hopefully on wednesday, i'm just struggling to find the time to do so! I also received a phone call on friday to inform me that my 'order' was ready to be picked up after weeks of anticipation so i will be announcing those arrivals in just a few days! I've also just done a quick interview with 'walk of fashion' which you can read here and started my second blog on tumblr, which you can follow here. My tumblr blog is just purely random and i'm going to try and post something every day that inspires me, whether it be a photo i see, a quote from a friend or even a big blue sky. It'll be interesting to see in a few month time if i have a reoccurring pattern of things that inspire me, i've always been a sucker for open grass meadow shots and beautifully lit afternoons...
Sorry for the quick post tonight. It's way past my bedtime and i have nearly 100 more items to list tomorrow, in 37 degree heat it seems almost impossible! Here are some of my favourites this week.
IN STORE NOW:
1. Vintage cut out slip dress.
2. Vintage neon checker button dress.
3. Vintage red bow anna dress.
4. Vintage two toned bow tie dress.
5. Vintage black mesh batwing sleeve dress.
6. Vintage abstract printed jacket.
7. Vintage green lace boho dress.
9. Vintage nautical sailor jacket.
10. Vintage floral metallic blue jacket.
11. Vintage CUE black tassel jacket.
12. Vintage purple metallic high waist shorts.
13. Vintage high waist leopard print skirt.
Click here to shop gary pepper vintage.
INTRODUCING: GARY PEPPER PIECES!
I am so excited i can finally reveal to you one of my mini projects i have been working on! After receiving so many emails and inquiries about the jewelry, hats, glasses, bows and every accessory i use to style my shoots, i have decided to help you all out and give you easy and immediate access to all my little finds. My second store 'gary pepper pieces' will purely sell 'bits and pieces' of what i find along the way, some vintage, some not. I want to focus mainly on accessories from every era, think chunky costume jewelry, belts, bags, shoes and scarves. You'll also see items from my personal collection like shoes/tops etc as well as cute little things that i often make myself like my big black bow i use in my shoots. Just another outlet to help keep my creativity alive :)
For now, i have listed a ton of vintage jewelry that i've collected over the past few weeks, all at buy it now prices, all extremely affordable and available right now here. I will be listing more items frequently, if not daily, so be sure to 'follow' gary pepper pieces to make sure you don't miss out on some amazing vintage finds. First in, best dressed.
Here is a preview of what you can find in store now. Let me know what you guys all think, i love hearing feedback whether it be positive or negative, nothing like constructive criticism. I hope you all like it :) 
{www.garypepperpieces.blogspot.com.}
If you haven't noticed by now all of our active listings have disappeared! I thought i would let you all know that ebay has replied to my email and are yet to conclude what exactly has happened to my 86 items and said they will be refunding all of my listing fees. This has happened at the worst possible time, the day before my auction was scheduled to close and i have no idea how to feel about the situation. I would like to think i am a very optimistic person so i have taken this all in my stride and looked at it as a blessing in a very ugly disguise. I would never willingly take any time off unless it was forced upon me and with so much going on right now with college going back this week i am thinking of taking it 'easy' over the next two weeks after i get my head around re listing all of the missing items. Ah, i want to cry.
But please don't stress, this store is my life and i have our next febuary collection all prepped and ready to go with photos being uploaded tomorrow night which you can see a sneak peek on our gpv facebook page :) I have 100+ new vintage pieces that i will be re listing with our 86 missing items so expect a HUGE STORE UPDATE in the next two weeks! I'm thinking of taking a road trip down south next week to scope out some untouched opshops in the middle of nowhere and return with even more amazing gems! See, when in the world would i have been able to do that, blessing in disguise?
oh, and the surprise i was talking about in the previous post will be up tomorrow! i cannot waittttt :) Here's some pieces that will be listed soon as well as this super cute dove i found and made into a hair clip. He'll be making a lot more appearances in the next couple of shoots :)
{Green jacket/stripe shirt/floral cropped jacket: vintage & all available in store soon!}
For what i did today i can't believe how much i enjoyed it. I woke up earlier than usual, quickly went to the shops to get more supplies like tissue paper & ribbon, started over locking, hemming, sending out over 45 items and constantly replying to emails. My wonderful friend amelia came over and we curled ribbon, ate purple zooper doopers, talked about how quickly summer passed us by, told secrets, laughed and literally ran to the post office only to throw three plastic bags of parcels at the postman as he was leaving on his 5pm curfew. I even had time to watch the news and enjoy the most beautiful afternoon i've seen all january, and to top it all off, the boys and i made fresh salmon with dill sauce on a bed of mashed potato and wilted bok choy for dinner. Talk about the simple things in life :)
89 new listings are also in store as of last night! I found some boho pieces that i really adore and thought i'd show you a couple. I'm making a trip up the coast tomorrow with pretty much my sister in law to scope out some new op shops and hopefully find something a little bizarre and different. I'm starting to get sick of the amount of floral dresses i see every week and the op shops around here are starting to run a bit dry, perhaps due to it being holidays, and i feel it's time to start venturing out. Road trip, anyone?
IN STORE NOW:
1. Vintage white lace off the shoulder dress.
2. Vintage black crochet summer dress.
3. Vintage cream canvas cut out button dress.
4. Vintage polkadot batwing dress.
5. Vintage knitted boho jumper with pink crochet detail.
6. Vintage pink mini jacket with scalloped lapels.
7. Vintage boho crochet batwing top.
8. Vintage white lace summer tee.
9. Vintage white high waist sailor shorts.
I've attached a strip of velcro so you have the choice of adding them to your favorite jacket, top or leotard and can easily remove them when you have to wash your garment, simple! I'm not sure whether to make colored or patterned ones so please let me know what you think, i'm open to all suggestions! I'm also busy making some amazing feathered necklaces that you all saw on the cover of our lookbook, and aim to have them up by the end of the weekend :)
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