Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Don't Drink the Tap Water


Ever wondered what's in your tap water? If you live in Los Angeles, this is it!

One of the fun parts of my job includes steaming every garment before it gets modeled. What you're looking at is what sifts out of less than a half gallon of Los Angeles tap water once its been distilled. Seriously... gross.

Sometimes when I'm at a friend's house and they offer me water, I detect a hint of judgment when I ask if it's bottled. "It all comes from the same place," they'll say. And maybe they're right. But I'm pretty sure if you poured Arrowhead through a steamer, it wouldn't look like a fistful of beach dirt.

All this boils down to: don't drink the tap water, hippies.

xo,
Sabrina London

Friday, June 3, 2011

For Nava-Ho's


Pretty much fell in love with these on sight. Someone buy $150 worth of clothes from me so I can own these stat.

By the way, this "Navajo Tribal" look, which is engulfing Urban Outfitters right now is something we've been touting for months. I'm wondering how long before they steal our maxi skirt-to-dress idea.


Trend-settin', bitches.

xo,
Sabrina London

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Vintage Alameda Vintage


Remember the ol' porch days? I found this photo and it reminded me how much I loved modeling in daylight with the beautiful Los Angeles sun and air. I'm pretty sure it was freezing when this photo was taken, but even dramatic temperature changes made the challenge of outdoor modeling that much more interesting. Braving the cold, facing the elements! Those were the days.

Lots of exciting things on the horizon for this kitty cat. The improv practice group I'm in is going to enter a 36-team tournament, in hopes of winning a weekly show at UCB for the month of July. Our fledgling improv troupe, Last Call for Tacos, is really progressing and I can feel us improve with each rehearsal. I don't know what our chances are, competing against 35 other amateur groups but I feel confident we have a really memorable bunch and some funny, funny peeps on our team.

As you might have already figured out, the blue merle chihuahua puppy of my dreams worked out and he's sleeping on my arm as we speak. We named him Rocket, and he's the fucking man. It's only been a week, and I already love him so much. Picture update coming soon.

Our cumulative 3 screenplays are complete and submitted in competitions, so we're taking a break from writing and putting all that energy towards improv. Even without writing, I've never felt so busy between UCB classes, the puppy, and the store. But it's a good kind of busy. Rewarding and full of promise.

xo,
Sabrina London

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Memorial Day Vintage

Happy Memorial Day Weekend. everybody! Want to save 10% on your next purchase with us? Here's how!

Right now we're having a special offer and it goes like this: if you can get 10 of your vintage-lovin' friends to "Like Us" on Facebook, we'll give you 10% off an item of your choice. It's just that easy! Steps:

1) Spread the glory of Alameda to 10 friends who "like" us.
2) Leave a note on our wall announcing when you're done.
3) We'll send you a message to confirm.
4) 10% super exclusive coupon! Amazing!

We're trying this out over the holiday weekend, so don't diddly-daddly! :) You can find our Alameda Vintage Facebook here.

And now, here's the latest summer romance pieces in our collection at Alameda Vintage:












xo,
Sabrina London

Monday, May 23, 2011

Auctions Ending Wednesday!

School's out for summer, if you're still part of the at-risk youth with your MTV's and your Twitters and your sexting. Celebrate good times!

Here is our latest collection of vintage summer wares - lots of '60s and '70s dresses this week. I hope you're being good and wearing sunblock, at-risk youth. The sun is dangerous!



















All of these items and more end on Wednesday night, starting at 7:30 (Pacific Time). Fun fun fun (fun).

xo,
Sabrina London

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Domo Arigato


Puppy update coming soon! There have been some exciting developments. :) In the meanwhile, have you gotten yourself over to Alameda Vintage? Auctions end TONIGHT, including this super rare 1960's polka dot midi dress from JAPAN. That's right. We found Japanese vintage.

Place your bids and for every dress sold, I guarantee a little puppy gets a treat. :) Which puppy? Stay tuned!

xo,
Sabrina London