Luxirare

Todays’ outfit: Customized shirt, a pair of old skinny jeans, Luxirare cage purse, and a new belt I just designed (inspired by seatbelts).

Still very hot (in the 90′s) but you know I’m not really one of those people that strips down because the temperature gets high…. and I knew the restaurant would be very cold (which it was, had my leather jacket half on the whole time). Now I am done with dinner, in …

Every time a new design gets released through the shop I’m always humbled and surprised when people like something enough to buy it. What’s more interesting is why certain items do considerably better than others. I like to analyze everything in my head in a logical way but in the end there’s no definitive answer. [...]

Went on a little vacation, completely emptied out my bedroom (threw out everything except for the extreme essentials) and because of the heat wave this past week I lost 10 lbs by default-I’m feeling very light. It’s been so hot that the thought of eating anything grosses me out, which is why I couldn’t even [...]

Using this bag I designed a while ago as my makeup bag right now. Two new additions to my very concise collection of beauty products, giorgio armani foundation and blushing fabric.. This foundation by Giorgio Armani has been around for a while now and several people I know raved about this stuff but I thought [...]

Outfit above: Luxirare quilted leather jacket, Luxirare jumpsuit. Outfit above:: Purple and black neoprene dress by Lisa Marie Fernandez. Outfit above: Shearling capelet by Luxirare, mesh top from AA, and Luxirare cage bag. This shoot was very casual, it was literally the three of us just roaming around downtown. Ms. Chesky with her camera, me [...]

Jefimija wears Luxirare jumpsuit in black. All photos by the talented Julia Chesky. Check out some of Julia’s work on her website. Wish I had time to do a proper 4th of july food post or something , are you guys doing anything fun for 4th of july? Because I’m working… but I’m so glad [...]

My obsession with Leopard calf hide will never go away. Leopard print is like Bacon or something. Sadly, the only thing I have left from all of these designs is the leopard coat with the hardware. This material is definitely my favorite to work with. I hope there will be more designs to come, here [...]

(Outfit: Leather striped top from Luxirare, Leather pants from Luxirare, and model’s own black converses), photos by Julia Chesky Yesterday I prayed Jefimija wasn’t so thin that these leather pants would end up being too loose- it would look so weird to safety pin or clip anything, only had 1 sample that fit me pretty [...]

Ha, no I didn’t bake this jacket, but actually… in a way …I did. One of the finishing touches to leather working (this technique is used for bags) is to literally blow dry the bag. This melts all the loose stitches. Of course one does not use a hair blow dryer, there’s a special heat [...]

Currently at the studio, finishing up batch #1 of jumpsuits and about to continue a quilted jacket that I started a month ago. Such a gorgeous, hot, day out. I’m indoors, on my 2nd redbull of the day! Love quilting on leather. About to start a whole series of jackets on quilting and padding. …

Luxirare cage bag, ray bans, and fage total yogurt with honey + vitamins.

I had to see my friend about a month ago and suddenly there it was, a challenge. When you lose your dressing ‘game’, you really lose it…This design was not going to be the kind where I ‘explore my creativity’ but rather..it was going to be a precise solution to my summer dressing issues…. again, [...]

Inspired by Helmut Lang (late 80′s to 90′s runways referenced below..I think) right now. Everything looks fresh, still. Nice little article by nytimes here. Loving: The leather trim on the mock neck shirt/turtleneck in the first picture The lack of accessories or purses The cigarette box/wristlet purse thing with the …

This is a very accurate/truthful view of my makeup/skin routine. I’ve accumulated so many beauty products over the years but after all this time these are the only products I’ve remained loyal to- This post will just remind me to get rid of everything else, just feel so guilty throwing it all away. There were [...]

Can you believe I bought these shoes in highschool? I never sold them or got rid of them because I just knew…KNEW that I’d wanna pull them out from my dusty closet again. My favorite are these gucci loafer mules from…2002…haha. Brown snakeskin pointy toe heels, YSL. Leopard ankle boots, vintage. Loafer mules, Gucci. Pants, [...]

Keeping it simple today, wearing my Jil Sander double breasted double slit blazer just closed up as a shirt, nothing underneath. Today’s outfit: Luxirare leather pants, vintage platforms from Etsy, Jil Sander blazer.

I designed the leather pants  and the shirt in this post, just really really wanted a pair of leather pants customized with all the details and embellishments exactly as I imagined them, and I took a lot of inspiration from the pants below, you can see the yolk integrated at the thigh and the knee [...]

I am so picky about skirts. They need to be slightly a-line but I hate anything that’s too a-line (then you just look like a trapezoid)..For my new a-line leather skirt designs I decided to use a comfortable stretch twill for the back side so that when you sit down there is some give and [...]

Can you see rocky’s little frog toy under the couch? I wanted to do a post in my studio, there are so many things + little gadgets I want to share, but I decided there are some things I just want to keep to myself. Initially I wanted to do it to show just how [...]