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



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?


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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And the vintage Retrofit Republic handbag goes to…



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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