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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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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
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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

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from 1969

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

I haven’t blogged in like months. Wow. Well, the holidays came and went and for the second year in a row, my family, bo and I visited the Bethel Woods Center, the museum and venue which now stands on the…

Tagged with: 1969, bethel woods, festival, jack Kerouac, jefferson airplane, jimi hendrix, Kennedy assassination, lost generation, love, Muhammad Ali, music, new york, peace, politics, Richie havens, sixties, social change, technology, Vietnam, woodstock
Posted in desirapesta, sixties, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage 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

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
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, for sale, gift ideas, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing

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

Womanhood

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

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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

vintage shoes…yeah…

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

SHOES SHOES SHOES…but VINTAGE ONES! click for shoes shop! and a video to put you all in the mood for a fun summer…

Tagged with: 1960's, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, antiques, character shoes, colorblock, comfortable shoes, designer vintage, desira pesta, desirapesta, etsy shop, ferragamo, heels, metallic silver, midcentury, pumps, retro shoes, size 8 and a half, size 9, suede, unworn ferragamo shoes, vintage heels, vintage shoes, vintage shop, womens shoes
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, for sale, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing

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