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Celebrate Retrofit Republic’s 1 year & new lookbook on 9.10.11

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Julia



We’re turning the big 1! Join us on 9.10.11 for our 1 year anniversary party and the launch of our most innovative Lookbook yet: the Community Heroes edition. Continue reading →

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2.26.11 – Step HEAVVY 1st Year Anniversary + Website Launch Party!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Genevieve Wong



If you’ve never seen the work of Step HEAVVY, a San Francisco-based hair and makeup artist duo, you’ve obviously never seen urban beauty at its finest. Back in December, Retrofit Republic had the privilege of collaborating with Viet-Thi Tha and Geneive Jamarilla, the fiercely talented founders of Step HEAVVY – and we were beyond impressed with their edgy style and class act professionalism. Even with a jam-packed schedule, these ladies managed to style every last one of our models + extras in our Spring 2011 look book, and brought the Retrofit Republic outfits to life with their hair and makeup expertise. Check out their work here. Continue reading →

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CONTEST: Who’s the Best Dressed?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Genevieve Wong


Holy. Calamity. When we told you guys to bring the heat last Friday at our 1st ever trunk show and video look book launch party, you guys brought it. We spent hours pouring over the 600+ (yes, 600) photos for the Best Dressed contest with tears in our eyes from laughing hysterically. Who knew there were such hams and divas in our midst? Continue reading →

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What to Wear When the Giants Win the World Series: A Tutorial

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Genevieve Wong



Unless you’ve been living under a rock/despise sports/live in Siberia, you’ve probably jumped on the Giants World Series bandwagon pretty hard if you live in San Francisco. We jumped, and we usually just go to baseball games for the garlic fries.
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CONTEST #2 – Win Retrofit Republic’s Men’s Vintage Plaid Shirt, Tie, and Cardigan

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Genevieve Wong



In honor of Day 2 of our blog launch celebration, Retrofit Republic will be giving away the highly coveted vintage plaid shirt, navy skinny tie, and wool cardigan set from our look book.

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And the vintage Retrofit Republic handbag goes to…

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Genevieve Wong



It was a close competition. Out of many compelling responses and style pairings, the Retrofit Republic team ranked their favorite responses and in the end, we had a frontrunner.

The winner of the first Retrofit Republic giveaway goes to an individual who is sending waves of envy because of her current getaway location in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Continue reading →

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