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ME & Blue
meandblueinla.blogspot.com
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Musings, design ideas and inspiration from M.E. Ster for ME & Blue. ME & Blue is a bungalow style boutique in Venice, CA featuring LA designed styles by M.E. Ster for ME and Blue. Browse in this fun bungalow at 566 Rose Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 and check out the 70s inspired boutique. Also featuring hand-picked vintage goodies, up and coming designers, and fabulous prices, too.
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My 10 year old self is my current style icon...

I love this photo of me with my dad and brother.  It was taken circa 1973 in Cherokee, Oklahoma      outside of my Grandfathers farm.  I grew up in warm weather climates, so ...

28 apr 12

Keeping it together...

Today my husband & I celebrated the 6 month birthday of our little girl, Bonnie-Blue Sunshine.What a whirlwind life has been over the past year and half... marriage and a baby to a 40-something w...

03 apr 12

Just call me the Instagram Mam...

Ive been loving the Instagram app on my Iphone and find it to be aneasy way to capture beauty in my everyday life. I love it so much that I like to sing this song along to the tune from "Rubber B...

28 feb 12

Inspiration LA, vintage style at the Queen Mary

I first found out about the Inspiration LA Vintage show last year when I picked up a postcard at Animal House, a cool vintage clothing store near my boutique in Venice. It immediately caught my atten...

13 feb 12

my new obsession ...

I finally started using my Pinterest account and I cant stop. Somebody please save (or join and follow!) me.XO, M.E.

06 feb 12

aaaah....

After an intense last few days of our winter sale, its was a day to refresh & renew.The sale signs were scraped off the window bins were organized, and the store refreshed & ready for spring....

02 feb 12

I needed a good laugh today...

I love this! I have lived LA for 5 years. I love the part where she talks about driving directions. So funny.XO, M.E.

31 jan 12

Sale-o-rama and sunny days.

I take my spring cleaning seriously, and the stockroom was getting just too crowded.So I decided to have a "flash" sale. $9 on all of the older vintage pieces, inspiration items, samples, and...

29 jan 12

spring cleaning!

Oh, how good it feels to clean up & move into a new season. After 2 1/2 years of business, this has been our biggest sale so far. Oh, how it will be fun to have a cleared out stockroom and to see...

26 jan 12

Pretty in Pink...

I used to dress in pink all of the time. Now you find me most of the time in black... a throwback to my days of living in NYC. Its so much fun to dress little Bonnie-Blue Sunshine. She is now 3 1/2 m...

24 jan 12

Movin out the old!

The Wonderful Winter Sale is still going on. We splashed the windows with crazy paint and I keep digging treasures out of the back room. I did some overproduction of styles this past season (oops!) a...

20 jan 12

oh so chic...

I love this! Tom Ford rocks!OWN: Tom Ford Visionary Documentary from Tuan Metta on Vimeo.XO,M.E.

30 dec 11

30% off til the 31st

XO, M.E.

27 dec 11

I finally get grunge...

As a new mom, I am juggling staying at home with the baby along with keeping my business running. Netflix and Hulu have become my new stay-at-home friends to keep me entertained while nursing. And wi...

27 nov 11

30% off all sale items!

woot woot!I got a bit nuts the other day with the red pen and did a ton of markdowns. Plus, to kick off the holidays, take an additional 30% off. Have a fab thanksgiving! XO, M.E.

23 nov 11

Our 3rd Annual Holiday Soiree... and my thoughts for the holidays...

One of my favorite events is the holiday soiree that we do at the boutique.This year, were doing it on Thursday, 11/17 from 6 to 9 PM.We bring out our signature apple cider, bling out the store with ...

10 nov 11

Jazzy Jane sweaters...

Every season, I like to design new styles that reflect my ideas of what I would want to wear this season.The Jane sweater is my perfect "throw on and go" style... flattering, off the shoulder...

20 oct 11

Getting Cozy this October!

This is the best time of the fall... when the weather turns a bit crisp and we like to cozy up... We had a recent photo shoot in the hills of Topanga with Betty Kim. What fun as we went from a hot da...

07 oct 11

Hello Sunshine!

Bonnie-Blue Sunshine came a few weeks early. Welcome to the world!4 pounds, 1 oz. 16" long. Born 10/2/11And whats up with her name?Bonnie is the name of Daves late mother.Blue is a family name (M...

03 oct 11

autumn inspiration...

I figured out the other day that for the past 6 weeks, I have been out of town for 4 of them. Wowza. With a baby due in a month, fall upon us, and me working on current designs as well as spring 2012...

18 sep 11

Billy goat, lovely lambs, and the county fair

Last week I got to spend some quality time with my family after my grandfather had passed. In the small town of Cherokee, Oklahoma, the Alfalfa County Fair is a big deal.I had already established my ...

13 sep 11

this and that, prairie style...

Ahh, what a few weeks it has been.In the midst of ME & Blue launching its fall collection at the Magic show in Las Vegas, I got word that my 100 year old grandfather was nearing the end. Off to C...

08 sep 11

I see orange, Texas Longhorn orange, that is...

I got a special order from an account in Texas for their favorite color - orange. But not just any orange, University of Texas orange. Adelante of Austin is getting ready to kick off football season ...

25 aug 11

Wacky windows!

Dave and I got a bit shopped out on our recent trip to London. Of course, I need to stop and take photos of anything that inspires me... and these fun, colorful windows at Selfridges did the trick. T...

23 aug 11

OOOHH klahoma!

Last week my brother, Donald and sister, Blue joined myMom & Dad for a few days in Oklahoma. They all got togetherto visit to our 100 year old Grandfather to the small town of Cherokee, OK where ...

19 aug 11

fabric, fabric everywhere!

As the ME & Blue collection has grown, so has my assortment of fabrics. I used to house my fabrics in a couple of round bins and have a few in the stockroom of the boutique. Then I grew to rentin...

18 aug 11

brainwashed...

I dont get too excited about most celebrities, but I felt a bit silly recently at the Rose Bowl flea market. I spotted Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta) at a nearby booth. Immediately I took out my phon...

15 aug 11

Bedlam in London...

Dave & I are safely back in the U.S. and loved our recent stay in London. Our friend, Caroline Butler recently opened up a groovy store called the Earl of Bedlam. I asked her, "Why Bedlam?...

12 aug 11

Victorian graveyards, Abney style.

Ahh, how I love lazy days in London.Our plans to visit Stonehenge didnt happen when we overslept. It was better this way. We got to see my longtime friend, Vivienne. Vivienne & I met 16 years ago...

04 aug 11

Tube rides, Spitalfields, Rough Trade, & phone booth kisses

Oh, how I love a good Sunday in London!Sundays at Spitalfields Market are the best. We were there a couple of years ago and had to go back. And off we went via the London Tube...Aah. Its worth everyt...

01 aug 11

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