November 19, 2008

ATTENTION…. PLEASE FOLLOW LINK TO THE NEW GAGAVIDA SITE! THIS PAGE IS NOW INACTIVE… NEW LINKS IN POST BELOW!

HELP BELOW: For all visitors attempting to reach GaGaVida

www.xxoogagavida.com

  • Please follow links to our current (and permanent) site location.
  • This blog will no longer be updated or checked for comments, etc.
  • (Its only purpose is to re-direct visitors to the correct website address.)
  • Please update your bookmark to the new site: www.xxoogagavida.comit is now the only web address you need to remember for all things related to GaGaVida.

All shop links, new blogs, model pages & portfolios, press pages, store info pages, contact info… and more!

OLD PROBLEM: While our new stores and blogs may have been created to making shopping easier for you – there is nothing easy about trying to remember a list full of links…
SOLUTION: Now, inn order to truly make shopping easier – along with other functions associated with GaGaVida – we put everything you need to find, or to know into one central GaGaVida site!

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September 14, 2008

UPDATE!

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Just a general update… currently, I am working to update all site, blogs, etc. associated with GaGaVida.  I am reviewing my roster of active models – adding a few names, and retiring a few names, etc.  Once that list is up to date, I will then convert to new model pages… I will be sure to fix all links, etc. so that they can be found easily.

Once all changes are final, I will post updates here so that you can get to where you need to go!  Remember, in the meantime, you can always visit the big site - or, you can contact me via email for information!

Thanks!
GaGaVida!

MODELS – AN ANNOUNCEMENT:

The benefits are being upgraded as we speak for active GaGaVida models!  If you are a model, make sure that you contact GaGaVida ASAP to mark your place on the active model roster – otherwise, you could be retired from the site… make sure to keep in touch! :)
The benefits for modeling are taking a change for the better… so, sign up for a shoot and get your perks!  Thanks!

May 2, 2008

So much to do!

So, on top of the big website launch coming up – for those that don’t know: I”m getting married in one month!  So, a lot is happening!

Just a reminder out there in GaGaVida-land that I also have a wedding blog, for those that are interested!

Vintage Wedding

April 28, 2008

Any day now…

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I will get back to you with dates… promise. :)

April 23, 2008

Film Icons & Influence… “Cry Baby”

So, it has been soooo long since I watched “Cry Baby” & I was lucky enough to catch the second half of the John Waters classic… the perfect combination of vintage & over the top “fantastic-ness”… ! I love it!

It got me to thinking about the modern 50’s twist of vintage wear, along the lines of Rockabilly… I used to rock the style for a few years when I was in college. I hate most pictures of me during this time, however, so I will spare you a look at that. Plus, I could have never pulled it off as well as some do – and of course, as well as the costume/makeup people pulled off such amazing work on this film!

So amazing… those shots of Traci Lords leave me thinking about how the hell they got lipstick so damn perfect, every time I see them!

Plus, let us not forget – a rockabilly, 50’s Johnny Depp… oh, yeah.

But, anyway – on to topics that have more to do with this blog… the fashion! Yeah, you can find rockabilly wear all over… but, there are a few choice options out there on the good ol’ net:

Those extremely hot pinup dresses can be found at Baby Girl Boutique – along with a lot of other hottie attire.

Sometime you can wear it so much simpler, however… I mean, who could get by without a pair of black Chucks, and dark rinse, cuffed denim?

The good news? You can still find those shoes everywhere… they are made by Converse, of course… but sold so many places.

So, this is my gab on vintage style that comes from watching a “not-yet-vintage” movie… if you have no idea what I’m talking about – I suggest that you go out and rent “Cry Baby.”

And, if you don’t like it, then you can at least get an eye-full of the fantastic clothing, hair, and makeup.

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So, to sum up the point of this post, allow me…

Here is my “rockabilly crash course:”

1) Tattoo

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2) Pinup Fashion

Plus, 3) Some cool kids to hang out with at your local Rockabilly bar

Plus, 4) Any “Cramps” album

Plus,

5) A case of PBR

Equals… something – at least – close to pulling it off….

(Although, a little “Reverend” doesn’t hurt either.)

April 18, 2008

Pre-Launch Promotion… Cha-Cha-Cha…

So, as you’ve heard many times, I’m working away at getting the new site up and running… and, of course, there will be a big HURRAH when we have the official launch!


So far, I’ve got a few things planned for the initial launch online party:

  • Product Giveaways
  • One-Day Discounts
  • Plus, of course – more new items than you can shake a stick at …. duh. :)

To get in on the festivities, get on the list to be notified about the launch party date! Just by joining that list, you will automatically receive a discount code applicable to your first order from the new site!

So, don’t miss out on the private discount & giveaways... email: info@xxoogagavida.com and tell us that you want your discount!

Can’t wait to hear from you!

XXOO -

GaGaVida

April 11, 2008

Phew… these listings are rough!

Building the website was one thing… but oy… each and every listing! I’m working to get it done, though… don’t worry!

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April 9, 2008

New Jewelry and DIY Vintage Purses Added…

Get over to the handmade store at Etsy… many new things! Check them out below – let me know what you think!

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So… any thoughts?

April 8, 2008

Brand New Hottness…

The new photos are on their way out for all to see… keep your eyes peeled, the site is close to launch!

Remember, to stay updated on the launch date, sales, etc…. join the list by emailing info@xxoogagavida.com ASAP!

Here is a preview to keep you on the edge of your seat… this preview features my most recent shoot from this weekend – 2 new girls, 1 that you will recognize…. look for the new girls to have pages within the next week!

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This is only the tip of the iceberg, folks…

March 23, 2008

The new site is so close… shoots happening right now!!

The GaGaVida Vintage & Handmade site is within weeks of launching – photo shoots are taking place as we speak, tons of new vintage is just waiting to be displayed for all to see… it’s an exciting time!

I’m also getting married in two months… can you believe it?? So, as you can imagine – it’s busy!

The GaGaVida store on Etsy is holding all of the current listings – for those looking to find them… I posted a several vintage pieces, along with my candles, and newest product – reconstructed/handmade vintage handbags…. they are fantastic! Currently, I am just producing them as custom orders (you can find it at my Etsy store!) However, I am working on several new designs that will be “ready to wear” – or I suppose “ready to carry” is more appropriate! I’m also working to get a few of my little things in local stores… we’ll see how that goes.

What you are looking at here are two custom bags that I just recently made… one is a small silver pouch, and the other is a fold-over top brown leather clutch. Everything you see added, put together, etc. is done by hand, by me – I also had to make repairs to the original bags before I could start. The pictures with a heart, and initials – those pictures were taken of the inside of the bags… I attach hearts with screened initials to the inside… this way, you don’t see any trace of where I was attaching/sewing all of the outside elements. (Tres tricky… oui?) :)

I’ll keep you updated on the launch date, etc. Until then, just visit GaGaVida on Etsy!

March 5, 2008

New Site On Its Way!

It’s nearly there… the brand new site!!!  I’ve been working like crazy to get it done – hopefully, it should be any day now that I will be rolling out the news of it’s completion!!

February 22, 2008

One update down, much more to go!

Well, I think that the first update is quite obvious (to anyone that has visited this blog page before!) I did an overhaul of the GaGaVida blog page leave me comments and let me know what you think! Is it easier/more difficult to navigate through? Does it look better? You tell me!

The vintage shop is still empty, but that is due to yet another change that is happening…

The handmade shop, however, is full of new designs – and, in the next few days, I will be announcing a new series of candles that everyone should love! Yay!

The shopping links are right up top now… just click on “SHOP” up top there – and, then you just choose which store you want to visit! Easy as pie!

*More updates to come!

February 17, 2008

What’s Happenin’ Around These Parts…

Well, everyone… there are some changes in the works!  First of all, if you visit the GaGaVida Handmade store hosted on Etsy.com, you will see a handful of new candle designs that I just posted tonight!  There are also some exciting new collections to come!

 If you have been to the vintage store on eBay, you will see that there are no listings… well, I’m not very happy with eBay currently… I was going to fix the listings and pay to have them listed again, but I think that an independent site would be much better to deal with…. so, I’m figuring out that whole mess.   But, you can bet that once it is figured out, there will be many pretty, new things to look over!   So, I’ll do my best to make it worth the wait!

Don’t forget to head over to GGV Handmade in the meantime – links are always at top left – and support the handmade side of GGV!

February 8, 2008

Wow… major updates to some blog pages!

Phew! 

I have been messing with this blog all evening… you can now see updates to the pages of GaGaVida Girls: April, Erin, Meghan, and Jessica R.

You will also find a new subject page for “Retired GGV Girls” – so far, just one retired smart & foxy lady: Jessica S.  But, I have the feeling that we may lose one more here real soon…

Of course, you know that means that we get even more NEW ones!  

So, not all is lost… but, I will miss Jessica S. very much!  She was very helpful, and I thank her very much for all of her contributions to GaGaVida Vintage! 

February 5, 2008

Wanna grace the pages of the GaGaVida Vintage store?

MODELS NEEDED!! 

 

Hello out there…

For anyone that follows the model pages, you know that I am losing a few of my infamous “GaGaVida Girls” (aka “models.”) So, this means that I am on the lookout for a few new models that want to wear the label of “GaGaVida Girl,” too!

Obviously, you would need to be in the Denver area – and I need models of all shapes and sizes… anywhere from a size 2 to a size 12!

If you are interested, or you know somebody that is, please email me at: abbyeliselehman@gmail.com

Au Revoir!

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January 31, 2008

Oh my god…. IT’S COOKIE TIME!!! HOLLA!

I just found out through the grape vine that I can start chomping down of box-fulls of Girl Scout Cookies right now! Yay! Girl Scout Cookies are one of those traditions that I have had around since I can even remember… and, god those things are good.sd

Here are some cookie links for y’all…

To find out where you can buy cookies locally, go here.

And, if you would like to indulge in some “cookie personality identity” exercises, you can go here. (Find out what your personality traits are based on the cookies you love most…)

According to that thing, I’m many things – but one of them is popular. So there.

XXOO – GGV

January 31, 2008

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New Items are Up!!  Get on over to GaGaVida Vintage & check out some of the goods… another shoot going down tomorrow, so, even more goodies to come! 

New markdowns by the end of this week!

 

XXOO – GGV

January 28, 2008

Part Une de la “Shoot” – finis! (That can’t possibly be correct.)

Translated – very loosely to begin with – “part one” of the current shoot finished today! I’m not done – I’m still trying desperately to work with several of my models to come by tis week and do some quick shots for me… pretty, pretty please? :)

Part One went extremely well – I did the ghetto-rig on the lighting, but somehow I made it work… and, we started late in the day, which was very bizarre for me – it messed with me, as I am used to starting at 8AM, and getting those girls out of here by the time the sun goes down at latest! So, it was very weird to be prepping still as the sun was fading… but, I made it… of course.

I had two lovely assistants today – well, three if you count Smidgen…

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If you do not count Smidgen, of course – because her “helping” was really just barking at the doorbell, napping, hamming it up for attention, and then vomiting on the rug due to the excitement of the day… I mean, the doorbell thing was really only useful when the hair-dryer was going and I couldn’t hear someone at the door. But, I guess that she helps in her own way. It was helpful that she didn’t take a dump in the middle of the set-up, right?

Back to reality, my lovely two helpers today were Ms. Meghan (returning for another round of smart & foxy pics) – plus, a new addition to the GaGaVida Girls! Yay! Her name is Jessica R. (as you know, we already have another Jessica… so, the veteran Jessica will be Jessica S. and our newest Jessica will be Jessica R! Did I make that sound really confusing?)

I should have her blog page up very, very soon – maybe even tonight if you’re lucky. But, if your luck is cold, I’ll make you feel better about it by getting up that new blog page within the next few days at the most. Also – a bonus – Meghan will also have some updates to her page as well! Hurrah! Life is a blog page! I guess.

I’ve also took an informal polling today, and I have decided upon two new changes that will be effective almost immediately! Numero Une – I will be opening up access to the GaGaVida Girls to be able to go in and work on their page themselves! So, you should see some personalities coming out as you follow the re-designs of each page – I think it will be fun! Now, numero deux – I will be coming alive once again via MySpace – say a little cheer. I recruited a new “page-master” to take care of my shit over at MySpace, and to make sure that we are always much cooler than Donna Martin. (It’s a 90210 reference… I couldn’t think of anything else. But, for those of you that know the reference – “Donna Martin Graduates!!” That’s all.)

So – models running their own pages on this very blog, and a newly appointed MySpace Administrator – our own GaGaVida Girl, Meghan, will be taking that job! Based on age alone, her cool factor is far superior than my own anyway. So, I won’t fight it. I’ll let her take this one. :) Can we get a quick graphic to go along with this announcement?

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There we go. Now, just mentally put the title, “MySpace Administrator” right there underneath, and we’re golden!

What else, what else… ah – the listings from today will definitely be commencing very, very soon! As I do the individual parts to this shoot, with different models – I will just be posting as I have them ready, and not all at once. But, remember – because you read this blog, you get a peepshow of the new items before they list! So, those will probably be up by the time you wake up on Monday (tomorrow!) morning! Then, once you get an eyeful, you can get ready to grab up the things that you love!

Don’t forget – new items, plus MARKDOWNS STARTING NEXT WEEK FOR ALL FIXED-PRICE ITEMS!!! The markdowns won’t last forever, so make sure to get them while you can! There is some pretty amazing shit available for fixed-price currently… for starters, that amazing faux fur jacket that I adore is up there! Scoot yourself over there and make a smart decision to buy it! Hell, I would… I did! :) And, if it fit better, I wouldn’t be mentioning this at all, come to think of it.

By the way…. for all of the skimmers out there – I will be posting a very short outline of this article’s main points in the following post. It’s minus the bit of humor that I know you’ll miss… but, you’ll still get the point, I suppose. :)

I recommend reading for review – this post has become a bit watered down if you ask me….

Kisses! XXOO – GaGaV.

(Don’t forget about the peepshow when you wake up tomorrow!!)

January 28, 2008

All things exciting right this second… an outlined review of the previous post for the “skimmers” out there.

In order to not compromise the message included in the previous post – I present to you a (less humorous) more skimmer-friendly review of the previous post…on to the bullets:

  • The current stock of new items was broken into several different shoots, in order to accommodate the models’ busy schedules… today, “Part Une” was completed! I will be posting new items as they are shot, so you should see new items consistently scattered throughout the week… plus, you can always get a blog reader’s preview of all items photographed – the wonderful, “Product Peepshow” (tab above) is updated within 24 hours of the shoot, and let’s you take a peek before everyone else!
  • So – starting Monday – check the peepshow tab (top of page) as well as the eBay store for all new vintage items throughout the next few weeks! It’s fun all the time! Markdows start Monday also!
  • I had two models today – veteran Meghan returning for another shoot, and a brand new GaGaVida Girl – her name is Jessica! (You may notice that we now have 2 Jessica’s…. so, the “veteran” Jessica will be “Jessica S” – and, the brand new Jessica will be “Jessica R.” Dig?)
  • Look for Meghan’s profile to be updated, and for Jessica R. to have her page appearing very soon!
  • I decided to open up the blog to authorized users… i.e. the GaGaVida Girls! They will have the chance to create and redesign their own pages! So, look out for that – I’m pretty excited to see them, actually… much more interesting than my blathering on, and on…. moving ON!
  • Meghan is also our new “MySpace Administrator” – she will be taking over the currently dead page that I started a long time ago and forgot about on MySpace… so, now I can depend on her for my “cool!” That – is a relief. :)
  • Don’t forget to check out the Etsy store also… I added new candles, and spruced it up a bit. Actually, both stores are looking pretty fine right now – so, you know… do yourself a favor! :) I kid… good night!

PS - For all questions regarding “cool” – you can contact Meghan. For all other questions – I guess that I will do… if that’s okay? :)

Enough of my antics… bookmark GaGaVida & keep coming back for new additions and updates all the time!

Bye lovelies – kisses to my skimmers out there… these bullet points were SWAK!

XXOO – GGV.

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January 25, 2008

Shoots this weekend! It’s about time, right?

Good news everyone… looks like I will be able to shoot the new merch this weekend! This means – bonus for you – new listings up by the end of the weekend, and first thing next week!

A little warning for you all also… there will be MARKDOWNS on all fixed-price inventory in the GaGaVida Vintage store on eBay!! So, start looking for some cheap deals on markdowns next week! Yay!

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Remember – links to both stores are upper left on all blog pages! (Including this one!)