The Artists

One of the greatest attractions at the Embrace Fashion Show was the art gallery consisting of fine artworks from many talented artists. Jorge Rivas (right), the head of the art department and Josaphat Zelaya (left) did a wonderful job setting up the art exhibition. There was so much positive feedback and admirations for all the unique artwork that we showcased. Great job artists and artisans and thanks for your contribution!

The Art Gallery

These are just a few to mention...

The names of the fine artists along with the models...

Kimberly Owen at Nerd with Heels just did an editorial about the fashion show on her blog. I met her at the fashion show and she is such a sweet gal. There are some new pictures and videos on her blog so make sure you check it out here.

Love,
Athena

fashion ♥ past ♥ present ♥ love it!

Trust you all are having a great weekend so far. Hope this video makes it even better. I love it! Enjoy!

xoxo,
Athena

one year anniversary

Hello! My husband and I just celebrated our one year anniversary of marriage - last weekend, Sept 24th. I am so happy to be married to this man and I would totally marry him again in a second :) My husband planned a wonderful day out at Stillwater – a place next to a beautiful lake with a strip mall full of vintage shops. We had lunch and dinner together and the day turned out awesome!

Sweet and short memory lane in pictures...
2011 - in San Francisco - Alcatraz is behind us

the wedding - 2010

2010

2009

2008
XOXO,
Athena

Time to breathe

Hello...I've been in California and just got back home for almost a week already. As much as I love California and miss it, it always feels good to be home with the hubby :) Sorry for our absence couple weeks ago...we were super busy bees getting the fashion show together. Now I'm just playing catch up with things around the house and with work...and finally have some room to breathe :) Above is one of the pictures from the backstage after the fashion show with the models and the runway coach. I'll be back with some more pictures from our trip. Just wanted to drop in to say hello.

So happy the weekend is near! Have a good night!
♥
Athena

Embrace Fashion Show Video

Don't feel bummed out if you missed the Embrace Fashion Show. The video is here! Of course seeing it live is a better experience then seeing it on the screen but at least you'll have a taste of how it was like. We have to say the show was beyond what we expected. We had so much fun and we're so happy with the result!

Did you see any pieces of clothes that you are dying to have? If so, don't forget to check out our Shop in October for some of the items from our Vintage Love and Vintage Glamour collections. These are all unique, vintage clothes that you cannot find anywhere else and there are only one of each so you want to be the first one to grab it :)



Have a great week!

XOXO,
Embriven

2011 Embrace Fashion Show

Embriven hosted our very first fashion show Embrace to showcase our vintage line as well as educate and show awareness towards human trafficking.



Weeks before the actual show, the models had to go get their fittings as well as practice practice pratice.


8:00am call time! The production/stage team worked their butts off to get the venue to look like this!

Models arrive at 12pm for rehearsals, hair and makeup.

While the models are getting prettied up, our Creative Arts Director and his team were setting up the art exhibition in the lobby.

6:00pm and the show is ready to begin!





The show was an overall success and the most important part was... we all had lots of fun!



Photos by: Basil Sar and Aaron Olson
Hair: Shampoo Dolls
Makeup: Christine Pacifico and Linh Troung

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Vintage Fun

The husband and I went out for lunch this weekend and guess what we spotted? An antique store! It was amazing!

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There were so many vintage things there that I wanted everything :) I didn't buy everything but I did come home with a dream come true item...

A Tom Thumb typwriter and it's green! Yes, I've been searching and searching for a green vintage typewriter and I finally got one and it still works. All I got to do is change the ribbon. I was the happiest gal this weekend :)

Hope your weekend was fantastic too!

♥♥♥
Athena