Author: nora minassian

  • Mixing My Vintage Jacket With Something Modern

    Mixing My Vintage Jacket With Something Modern

    Mixing My Vintage Jacket With Something Modern As a fashion designer, I am always looking at different sources for inspiration to come up with new jacket silhouettes for the next season. This process is part of my daily lifestyle. Inspiration can come from anything around me, from shopping stores or watching how other fabulous women…

  • Shopping Abbot Kinney In Venice California

    Shopping Abbot Kinney In Venice California

    Shopping Abbot Kinney In Venice California I hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July weekend. We had a low-key and relaxing weekend, which included a nice dinner and fireworks at a friend’s house on the Fourth, then shopping and dinner by the beach on Saturday, and going to the movies on Sunday. On Saturday…

  • Make Your Favorite Women’s Classic Blazer Fun And Sexy

    Make Your Favorite Women’s Classic Blazer Fun And Sexy

    Make Your Favorite Women’s Classic Blazer Fun And Sexy I have been looking for the opportunity to do a blog story about wearing a blazer over a dress and the opportunity finally presented itself last weekend when we were invited to a cocktail party.  Most of us wear cocktail dresses to cocktail parties and we…

  • A Casual And Stylish Look For My Visit To The Griffith Observatory

    A Casual And Stylish Look For My Visit To The Griffith Observatory

    A Casual And Stylish Look For My Visit To The Griffith Observatory The weather has been great in Los Angeles lately. We have not yet experienced the unbelievable heat that often hits us at this time of the year. Last weekend we decided to visit the Griffith Park Observatory, which is really close to where…

  • Take Another Look At The Beverly Jacket

    Take Another Look At The Beverly Jacket

    Take Another Look At The Beverly Jacket A couple of months ago I featured my Beverly jacket, which is one of our best sellers, as my intro jacket for spring. I think one of the main reasons that it sells a lot is it is so versatile. It is a great spring jacket for the…

  • The Modern And Unexpected Business Suit

    The Modern And Unexpected Business Suit

    The Modern And Unexpected Business Suit In the last few seasons, I have been seeing more and more sleeveless and short sleeve womens blazers on the runways. Long or short, fitted or oversized, single breasted or double breasted, they have been popping up everywhere. Personally, I have always been a big fan of sleeveless or…

  • Connecting With Amazing Women

    Connecting With Amazing Women

    Connecting With Amazing Women A few weeks ago my husband and I were invited to an open house and art tour of the Eastern Columbia Building in downtown Los Angeles by Mary Fagnano of Downtownboomer.com.  I met Mary at the Unique LA show in early May where we talked about my Jacket line, downtown Los…

  • Visiting The Los Angeles Art District In My Avery Jacket

    Visiting The Los Angeles Art District In My Avery Jacket

    Visiting The Los Angeles Art District In My Avery Jacket My husband and I are always looking for new locations to use for our blog shoots and when we do find a great location we try to make a day out of it and explore the area. Last weekend we decided to go and see…