sayonara summer

seems like summer just came and went with the blink of an eye right? we LOVE summer more than anything in the whole wide world so its always hard to say goodbye....but every year we end up welcoming fall with open arms thanks to the OVERWHELMING hype of new fall fashion everywhere. With that being said, we've already started packing away sandals and dresses and bringing in the boots and sweaters.

With fall fashion in mind, we decided to start making sweaters. We found some awesome open knit sweater fabric and whipped up a few pieces.
Currently we are LOVING wide and cropped sweaters. They are the perfect addition to any outfit, and they are surprisingly flattering.
We've had a lot of fun working with these open knits...so there will DEFINITELY be more to come.

Heidi wearing dark gray crop sweater by Rainbows Noir

 In other news...

here are a few photos from HARD summer music festival in downtown LA. We were both proudly sporting Rainbows Noir that night. Heidi wore a black open knit cropped sweater layered over a gray burnout backless jersey dress with an extreme hi-low hem. The pictures don't do the dress justice, its a pretty awesome dress... we will post better pictures another time.
Nissa was wearing a Rainbows Noir kimono in a sheer tie-dye silk with crochet trim

Heidi wearing black crop sweater and Nissa wearing tie dye kimono

backless gray burnout jersey dress with hi-low hem

PC: Bebe Zeva for Buzznet. view the post here

If you are interested in ordering any of these items, please email Heidi at heidiangelika530@gmail.com 
Please allow at least 4 weeks for completion of order, since everything is handmade - it takes time.


More fall fashion posts coming soon!

xx
Heidi and Nissa

hi low

Hello friends!

we are BIG fans of the maxi dress/ maxi skirt trend - and most currently, the "midi" length trend as well. These trends have played a key role in a large portion of our designs lately. For us, comfort translates into confidence which easily translates into sexy. That's why we adore the "maxi" and "midi" so much! we cant stop making dresses and skirts in these fantastic lower hemlines! (plus they're totally comfortable and you don't have to worry about accidentally giving anyone a peep show when you get out of the car (a la Brit Spears)

 The following photos are from a recent Vegas trip. Nissa and I went against the grain of typical "clubbing" style, and opted for MAXI'S instead! Nissa on the left is wearing a Rainbows Noir - Chantilly lace cropped tube top in black paired with Rainbows Noir - silk chiffon maxi skirt in a burnt orange abstract leopard print.

Heidi is wearing a Rainbows Noir - backless maxi dress with overlay ruffle top, and asymmetrical hem (It's the same dress in our previous post being modeled by Emily)- and we are both wearing Jeffrey Campbell platforms - OF COURSE!!

The following photos were taken at our best friend, Jessie's, wedding rehearsal dinner.

Heidi is wearing a Rainbows Noir - low back, midi / asymmetrical length dress with ultra skinny straps which cross and tie at back - in a black rayon vintage floral fabric. This dress is similar to the black maxi dress which Nissa is wearing in the pictures, in that it has the cropped ruffle overlay as well.

Thanks for looking!

P.S. If anyone is interested in any Rainbows Noir designs you've seen on our blog, just email us and we will happily create a custom piece for you! Heidi can be reached at: heidiangelika530@gmail.com, and Nissa can be reached at nisskittin@gmail.com

P.S.S. we're totally affordable too...

xx

summertime

Hey guys! sooo a local blogger, Briana Garcia from Brianaissance.com recently contacted us about doing a "Summer Swimwear" shoot promoting a local bikini shop in Ventura. She was envisioning some of our Rainbows Noir tunics / tops / dresses being used for the shoot....so naturally we were HONORED, & of course we said yes!

Briana is seriously HILARIOUS and was sooo awesome to work with....please enjoy the video below that she posted on her blog featuring designs from local swimsuit designer, Boys + Arrows, at Tiki Girl boutique, featuring RAINBOWS NOIR!!!! Local Photographer, James Scolari also shot still photography.

....eeek so fun! P.S. the owner of Tiki Girl, Leslie, is BEYOND awesome and sooo sweet! Check out her shop on Main Street in Ventura, CA.....and also keep a lookout because she will be carrying Rainbows Noir someday soon!!

 

In the video:

Stylist - Bettina - is wearing  Rainbows Noir - lace bell sleeve dress in cream and Heidi's personal Jeffrey Campbell platforms

Producer and blogger extraordinaire - Briana - is wearing Rainbows Noir - black lace caplet kimono

Model - Emily - is wearing Rainbows Noir - patchwork silk chiffon cocoon jacket

Model - Ryanna - is wearing Rainbows Noir - silk chiffon deep V tunic with asymmetrical hem in orange leopard

Emily is wearing - Rainbows Noir backless maxi dress in black

 PC: James Scolari

Emily is wearing - Rainbows Noir backless maxi dress in black & Jeffrey Campbell shoes

 PC: James Scolari

Our BEAUTIFUL friend Emily is wearing Rainbows Noir - silk chiffon tunic

 PC: James Scolari

Emily modeling Rainbows Noir - patchwork silk chiffon cocoon jacket

 PC: my trusty hipstamatic!

Emily modeling Rainbows Noir - silk chiffon deep V tunic with asymmetrical hem in orange leopard

 PC: my trusty hipstamatic!

Thanks for visiting our blog!

xx

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crop it up

Yay for summer! (...if we ever get nice weather!), nevertheless, yay! for summer time wardrobes! One particular trend we have found ourselves embracing quite frequently this spring/summer has been oversized/crop tops. They are a perfect wardrobe edition for this time of year being that you can pair them with maxi skirts, shorts, and high-wasted bell bottoms without looking like a total sack of potatoes. and keeping the crop top a bit over-sized prevents you from looking like the hoochie mama's you see workin the boulevard downtown.

Nasty Gal - crochet crop tee

Eyelet top with crochet detail at Shopbop

Obesity and Speed - Black net crop trapeze top at Pixie Market

Over-sized crochet top at Free People

Eyelet cropped cami at Free People

Anywho, we whipped up this lil crochet/lace number, and are quite pleased with the result. We used a soft cotton black lace/crochet-ish fabric, cut over-sized and cropped with elbow length bell sleeves which are adorned with black crochet trim. enjoy rainbows noir's latest creation :)

We have TONS of new pieces we can't wait to show everyone. Stay tuned!!

Have a great day!

xoxo

Viva Las Vegas!

We are happy to say that we have officially just finished working with our very first (paying) client! Haha. We've made lots of clothes for friends and family in the past, but they have mostly been gifts - so it doesn't count! Haha

Anyways...a friend of ours, Shannon, approached us about making her a dress for her upcoming girls weekend in Vegas. We were thrilled and honored that she asked us, and happy to help! I (Heidi) took on the project.  Shannon wasn't sure what she wanted the dress to look like, so she left it up to me to come up with some ideas (we have similar taste, so it was a cinch) I showed her a few different style ideas that I thought would look great,  and we took a trip to the Fabric Store - where we found the most amazing "Vegas-y" looking fabric -a sheer black chiffon lurex jacquard with bronze and black metallic zebra print (subtle zebra, not too showy)

I designed and sewed the dress, with one fitting in between, and the dress turned out PERFECT (I kinda wanted to keep it for myself!) We went with a caftan style/ tunic dress with a deep V neckline, deep scooped back, "cold-shoulder" cut out details on sleeves, and the hem was cut short and sexy with a "high-low" hem (a bit longer in the back)

Shannon was really happy with the result, and in turn I was equally as happy!

Here are a few pictures I snapped of myself in Shannon's dress (It's WAYYY too long on me btw. Shannon is much taller than me!)
I will add pictures of her partying it up in her dress when I get pictures :)

Shannon's custom dress - final product

umm don't look at my rat's nest/post-workout hair please!

again, someday we will invest in a nice camera - we need to sell some more clothes first! haha!

Thanks again to our first "paying" client!

If anyone is interested in a custom piece by Heidi and Nissa - we would be MORE THAN HAPPY to do so! Just email us or call us!

xoxo

super size me?

If any of you know us, you probably are aware of our unhealthy OBSESSION with over-sized shirts. On any given day you can pretty much guarantee one of us will be sporting any of the following:
a kimono, a caftan, an over-sized sweater, an over-sized tee-shirt, a poncho, or anything else large and baggy. (except pants!!) ....and come summer, we will be sporting oversized dresses/ and maxi skirts galore...but for now, we are obsessed with all tops BIG. aaaaaand some pics for some over-sized inspiration....

Stone Cold Fox

Purse n' boots blog

 

American Gold

American Gold

Winter Kate - Spring 2011

Winter Kate

Planet Blue

Nasty Gal

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Purse 'n boots

Planet Blue

Spanish Moss

Style Stalker

Purse 'n boots blog

Stone Cold Fox

thus brings me to....

Here are some pictures of Heidi sporting a poncho/tunic she made yesterday. The fabric is a gorgeous nude lace, with an off-white crochet trim. Were trying to bring some "early spring" into our wardrobes...so this is one of the first spring items we've made this year.... It turned out ADORB! were totally gonna make these in like every color possible - espesh black - our fave color!!!!