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
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Dresses REMADE
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S/S 2013 Show // Photos Galore!
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
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
C’mere, Gorgeous!
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
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Womanhood
Tagged with: actor, desirapesta, girls, ladies, nyc, nyc actor, perio, period, pms, sag, time of the month, womanhood
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, in the kitchen, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, in the kitchen, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Easy Peazy
I started making these pouches a few months ago for myself and have decided to start offering to the good people of Etsy. Fun and bold patterns on Michael Miller oil cloth for just $10. A nice big size too.…
Tagged with: cheap inexpensive, handmade brooklyn, independent designers, indie designer, michael miller, michael miller fabric, nyc, oil cloth, printed oil cloth, toiletry bag, zippered pouch, zippered toiletry bag
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Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, in the kitchen, shop
Pic-a-nic-Basket
It’s beautiful outside these days! There is a cool breeze and yet it’s sunny and the flowers and plants are springing up from the depths of the earth! I started sifting through designs I had in my studio, either unfinished…
Tagged with: desira pesta, desirapesta, picnic
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, shop, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, shop, vintage clothing, womens clothing
I LOVE New York, but…
There are so so so many drawbacks and pitfalls to being a NYC resident that tv shows and movies just do not portray. They glamorize our lives, our apartments, our run-ins with the rich and famous; and make living here…
Tagged with: city life, complaining, desirapesta, i hate new york, i love new york, mta, new york, new york city, new yorker, nyc, subway, the city
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Posted in desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy holidays, for sale, Uncategorized
Fashion Divorce, Fashion Make-up & A Pilot!
February 2010: Myself and my amazingly talented and devoted intern, Bethany, killed it and made an amazing collection to show for Fashion Week. I did my biggest fashion show to date, it got rave reviews from the crowd and some…
Tagged with: acting, actor actress, agent, ann marie, ashley greene, autumn 2010, casting, desira pesta, desirapesta, desirapesta fall2010, drama, dramatic, fashion design, fashion designer, fashion designer /actor, fashion drama, fashion industry, fashion pilot, hard work, new york, nyc, perserverance, philip noyce, pilot, sag, SAG ACTOR, seeking representation, sewing, tv show
Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale
Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale
Hitting Multiple Birds
I haven’t had a day off in THREE WEEKS, but that isn’t stopping me. I have eleven orders to make tonight and I have a big audition on Saturday, so I am making myself something sweet and new to wear.…
Tagged with: acting, actress, audition, clothing, clothng, design, designer, designing, desirapesta, etsy designer, fashion designer and actress, handmade clothing, indie designer, nyc designer, vintage style, womens clothing
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Blue & Striped
New belt, yo! Lula, named after David Lynch’s Wild At Heart character
Tagged with: brooklyn, color blue, corset belt, corset belts, custom made to order, desira pesta, desirapesta, elastic belt, etsy seller, etsy shop, hook and eye, nyc, stripes striped, vintage, vintage elastic
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
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