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I Miss the ’90s

Posted on March 22, 2013 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

Tagged with: 1990s, 80s child, 90s, clothing, clueless, flashback, grunge, music, nirvana, retro clothing
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Pants Re-do

Posted on February 9, 2013 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

I bought these Talbot’s pants at a thrift shop a few months ago because I liked their odd fabric and thought I could turn them into something better. They sat in my drawer for a while until this morning,when I…

Tagged with: alteration, brooklyn, custom fit, custom pants, fit, pants, pants tailoring, pattern, re-done, redo, restore, seamstress, tailor pants, talbots
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, vintage clothing, womens clothing

A Year in Furs

Posted on January 21, 2013 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

Call it winter blues, call it writer’s block, I have been been working less in the last month after the holidays than usual. These moments of less activity kind of bum me out, but I think I am winding down…

Tagged with: acting, actor, actress, americana, brooklyn, desirapesta, fashion, indie fashion designer, nyc, sag, vintage
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, sixties, vintage

Dresses REMADE

Posted on December 31, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

I have always loved giving vintage garments new life with a modern look and I have been re-doing a lot of vintage dresses over the holiday. Here’s the first one, now available in my etsy shop

Posted in clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, shop, sixties, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing

Kollaborating With Kollabora

Posted on October 7, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

So I have been involved with the great company Burdastyle since 2007, working for them & with them and am so proud of how huge the site has become. Check it out, if you haven’t already. Nora Abousteit, (one of…

Tagged with: black and white, black white and red all over, blouse, cotton/silk blend, diy, dots, fabric, handmade, handmade clothing, kollabora, mood fabrics, polka dots, red, sewing, sewing project, shirt, silk, sleeveless blouse, top, tops
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, for sale, gift ideas, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing

S/S 2013 Show // Photos Galore!

Posted on September 29, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

Tagged with: 1960s clothing, brooklyn, brooklyn designer, collection, desira pesta, desirapesta, desiree pesta, handmade clothing, nyc indpendent designer, retro clothing, retro fashion, retro inspired, s/s 2013, sixties clothing, spring 2013 collection, vintage inspired, wfw, williamsburg fashion weekend
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing

Duvet & Flange Are Strange Words

Posted on August 7, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

I moved into a new place June 2nd and have been obsessively sewing for home, as opposed to my usual fashion/accessories endeavors. I just can’t stop! A few months ago I made a duvet cover for my comforter out of…

Tagged with: at home, blue, brooklyn nyc, brooklyn seamstress, custom duvet, custom pillows, desira etsy, desira pesta, desirapesta, desirapesta etsy, diy, do it yourself, duvet cover, etsy shop, flange pillow sham, flange sham, handmade, handmade housewares, home decor, home decorating, interior decorating, interior design, interiors, nyc seamstress, pillows, robins egg, seamstress, sewing, sewing projects, striped fabirc, striped fabric, stripes
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Vintage-a-palooza

Posted on August 4, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

and more in the shop

Tagged with: 1970s, 70s, antique shop, brooklyn, clothing, desirapesta, dresses, handmade, one of a kind dress, picnic, pink, purple, retro, retro dresses, RUFFLES, seventies, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, vintage dresses, vintage shop
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Nearly 43 Years Ago…

Posted on July 30, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

Woah, I had not blogged for three weeks and interestingly enough, I have been working every day for three weeks. Second day off is today and my flu or whatever it is is narrowing. —————————————————————————————————————– Some words from Woodstock’s 2nd…

Tagged with: 1969, 2012, brothers, caring, conservation, family, free love, hippies, living naturally, love, loving, people, population, sharing, sisters, woodstock, words for today, words of wisdom
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself

C’mere, Gorgeous!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by desira pesta — Leave a comment ↓

W o m e n o f t h e 2 0 ‘ s . . . Mae Murray: Billie Dove (best name ever): Marion Davies: Lilian Gish: Greta Garbo: Louise Brooks: and who could forget, Clara Bow: Gorgeous,…

Tagged with: 1920s, 20's, desira pesta, desirapesta, film stars, movie stars, roaring twenties, silent film stars
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing

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