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I am currently packing for my vacation (yay!!) and I have tried on every suit at least sixteen times. I am tryinggg, emphasis on trying, to limit myself to packing two suits. The Hayley suit is already packed because we are going to Disney and it reminds me of Minnie mouse. The other suit that made the team is.......drum.....roll.....please................THE JOY! I wanted to bring something that I could get more of a tan in so I knew I wanted a bandeau top. The orange and green looked best against my, now semi-tan, skin and I also thought it was cute to wear oranges on my bikini while in Florida. Can you tell I'm excited for some R&R? You can keep track of my adventures & sunny beach days on insta :) 

 

We are what we make is something Cheryl & I really feel in our hearts. Alsoooo if we didn't make things we would go insane.  p.s. we don't just make swimsuits. Crafting/art/DIY/whatever you want to call it is part of our everyday lives. Cheryl makes pretty things like baby shoes, and flower crowns, and little dresses. I like to paint pretty pictures, decorate my little home, and make weird accessories. I got these cutie little pencils for Cheryl on Etsy.com. 

Yep. Cheryl and I had breakfast with Mayor Tom Henry. (Woo hoo!) It feels great to live in a city where a small, 100% women owned business has a voice. It wasn't quite like an episode of Portlandia but we still had a lovely time.

As are working on the 2014 line, we keep catching ourselves looking at the fab suits of the 50's & 60's and the strong women who wore them. They didn't just lay by the pool in their suits, although that's nice too, they had adventures filled with freedom and fun! I can't help but be inspired by their tenacity and value of silliness, adventure, and fun.

Happy Summertime. Let's have adventures.

peace&love,

-O

Adam Meyer of COYA creative and I put together an impromptu photo shoot for an impromptu snowfall. The girls were great sports and we all had a ton of fun.

Beach ball party!

Peace & Love :)

At one point she said, "It's not even cold".

Keegan likes to ham it up.

Mia is such a babe.

Showing off the mix n' match with the Mae top and the Lilly bottom. <3

The Hayley top with a furry leopard coat was an obvious choice.

Great friends deserve great swimsuits.

Peace & Love,

O

 

 

 

 

Just because the beautiful weather was short lived, doesn't mean we have to be sad. I rounded up the best and brightest winter coats to cheer you up and put pep in your snowy steps. Tough to choose but my top three are navy blue, polka dot, and cropped red. What do you think?

 

Spenci and I went on a road trip this weekend with Heaven's Gateway Drugs in the name of fun and adventure. We had a great time.. but you can see for yourself.

Last week we sent suits out to Denmark, Spain, and Australia. Excited to become a jet setting retro swimwear company!

We want to go camping and look as cute as Suzy! She balances her cute-as-a-button style with a tough-as-nails attitude that makes her irritably charming. Break out the Sunday school shoes and let's have an adventure!

 Forzieri Capaf Wicker Barrel Bag- $534, ferzieri.com; Crosley Cruiser Portable Turntable- $90, brookstone.com; La Perla Charming Flowers Triangle Bra- $78, journelle.com; Ray Ban RX5121 2000 Wayfarer Glasses; Aioty Peter Pan Dress, gilt.com; Sky Capers Coat- $135, modcloth.com; Fossil vintage revival camera case- $78, fossil.co.uk; Women's Saddle Oxford- $20, payless.com; J.Crew Globe Trotter suitcase with wheels- $1,750, jcrew.com; Noir Cosmetics Ultra Rich eye pencil in rich black- $16, beauty.com

As lovers of all things mod and retro we can't help but jump for joy that the Twiggy lash is back!

Get the look: Going solo lash- $15, benefitcosmetics.com; Topshop Eyelash curler- $8.08, johnlewis.com

All the recent buzz about peter pan collars and ladylike sweaters got us thinking.... Millie Kentner is a style icon! Cult followers of Freaks and Geeks may not have dreamed of being more like Millie while watching her champion the mathletes of McKinley High School but the more we reflect on her style, the more we want to bust out the cardigans and contour clips.

Get the Look: Pastel contour clips- $5.18, diva.net.au; F&F Embellished blouse, clothingattesco.com; Edrem Scarlett Hounds tooth Sweater- $594, mytheresa.com;  Tigi Bed Head After Party Smoothing Cream- $27, asos.com; Marni Iris Blue A-line Skirt- $920, modaoperandi.com; Mop C-System Straight Smoothing Shampoo- $23, thehut.com.

Okay, you know we're a fan of a bold lip and sky high lashes (who isn't). But we're taking it to a whole.... nother.... level... in 2013. Here's a list of must haves.

Giorgio Armani Shine Lipstick in Frozen Rose- $29, giorgioarmanibeauty-usa.com; Jemma Kidd makeup school mascara- $28, zalando.co.uk; Beauty is Life Lipstick in Red 13 w-c -$28, barneys.com; MAC False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara- $20, nordstrom.com, NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square- $24, barneys.com; NARS Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara- $25, beauty.com; Lips in Rio Rio- $16, topshop.com; MAC Plush Lash Mascara- $15, bloomingdales.com; MAC Lipstick in Blankety- $15, nordstrom.com

Pull that LBD out of the closet this NYE and pump it up with some punchy accessories...  extra points for the velvet blazer.

Bardot Hart Cutout Dress- $135, bardot.com.au; Jacquard knitted dress- $137, tedbaker-london.com; Black Sheer Mesh Front- $24;Shiny Metallic Lace Mesh- $52, choies.com; Structured Dress- $195, celebboutique.com; Jingle Bell Dolly Platform Pumps- $884, mytheresa.com; Sabine Faceted Statement Ring- $14, piperlime.gap.com; Freda Velvet Blazer- $704, matchesfashion.com; Talullah Tu Baroque Purple Clutch- $120, talullahtu.co.uk

 

The perfect last minute gifts for the beauty lover in your life... even if that's you.

MAC pro long wear blush- $31. MAC pro long wear foundation- $30. NARS semi-matte lipstick in Heat Wave- $24, Bobbi Brown Lash Glamour Extreme Lengthening mascara- $24. Stila Jewel Eye shadow- $20. Comme des Garcons Play Limited edition- $260 for set of 3. MAC 150 large powder brush- $42. MAC 215 medium shader brush- $25.

We turned OFabz suits into Halloween costumes and had a party!

Her name was Lola... no, it's Joy! She's a fruit hat wearing showgirl for Halloween! Even her OFabz suit has fruit on it!

Here are the necessities to make your own Copacabana costume this Halloween:

The OFabz Joy suit (It has fruit printed on it... obviously a necessity)
Fruit hat (glue a Styrofoam cone to fabric, stick a variety of fruit into the Styrofoam)
daisy chain anklet
one big gold hoop earring (we just glued one to the fabric on the hat)
cape (we used velvet Lycra and hologram and feathers for the collar...because we had it laying around the house already)

 

 

 

 

Hayley is the happiest mouse on earth this Halloween...and the cutest!

 If you're wishing on a star to be Minnie too here's what you'll need:

The OFabz Hayley suit
black unitard (or black leggings and black shirt)
mouse ears
white gloves (we painted three black lines on each hand)
black face paint for your nose and whiskers