What’s Up Philly

Oh yes, one night in Philly, and it feels like an entire week. Dylana and I always know how to make the most of our weekends together. Whether it be coming up with design ideas or songs, everything’s easier when we’re together. This time, we went all out, along with the whole hippie Free People gang, for a night of Philly bar-hopping and dancing. Always everything seems to revolve around this hat. You won’t believe how many times creepy old dudes had a story about my hat…”you sure aren’t from around here.” uhhh, yeah. I guess my hat does all the talking! Philly will always remain that crazy city that will always keep me curious. The walls are covered in graffiti, and you can go a day without really seeing anyone on the streets…well, in Fishtown anyways.  It’s great anyways when you’re just with good company. Again, I overpacked for my night stay with blouses, and dresses. Oh, and it’s the first time taking our leather Modern Vice JETT MESSENGER for a spin. I grabbed a sample from the showroom for the weekend…this baby’s too good not to take on a roadtrip. 

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Recording in Session

Yep, I’m in the middle of recording songs for my latest project with DKNY Fragrances as their Core Girl, and this is just one song I threw into the mix. It’s a little bit love, it’s a whole lot of sexy, and for being recorded in one afternoon, I say we did pretty good. Here, I was in Brooklyn jamming with the incredible Scott Seader of The Sinclairs!! He’s so rad! And he can really work that killer electric guitar! I’m devoting this year to more and more music, and I’m taking everything I’ve written in my notebook from the years…all the little things that inspire me, and throwing it out there. Music has always been something so personal and secretive to me. Now I finally have it in me to begin sharing. I hope you love it!

Take a listen to my first ever original track, FACTORY, and follow my Soundcloud for more updates on my music. And you can now download as well!! 🙂
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The Making Of

Spring with the JETT MESSENGER

Here’s a little into how we made the bag in the Modern Vice factory! Sometimes the little details on a bag are my favorite….from a tiny piece of hardware, to the lining. With our Modern Vice JETT MESSENGER, we went with a bold, luxurious, red suede lining. It feels so rich, and I love that beautiful contrast. From finalizing our sketch, to perfecting the pattern, to making the first bag in the sample room…everything was done by hand. It’s really the only way to do it when you want to make something so gorgeous, and see it get done right in front of you. I’m currently already dreaming of sporting it this Spring, biking down the Lower East Side, in nothing but a short floral frock, floppy hat, and distressed vintage boot. This bad boy slung over my right shoulder. Talk about perfection.

And thank you NYLON mag for the killer review!
See more and shop on my Polyvore 🙂

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Say hello to the “REBEL YELL”

And here, we have another “Natalie + Dylana Suarez x Modern Vice” exclusive,
 We’ve had this gorgeous Italian leather American Flag leather around, and always, it was in the back of our minds. We wanted to do something with it. A bag, a backpack, something. It wasn’t until my distressed denim jacket was literally falling apart, and I had to take it in to the MV factory for some repair, that we came up with one of our favorite products. First, I ended up having the team patch up existing rips with leather. We then found rolls of our distressed flag leather back in the leather room, and found ourselves taking the perfectly sized flag, and having it cut, and stitched beautifully down it’s entire back. Talk about wicked. Yep, here in the Manhattan MV factory, we can do just about anything, at anytime. I cannot live without an oversize denim jacket, especially come Spring. I’m pretty proud of this denim/leather beauty!
Our custom vintage denim jackets are now available to purchase HERE on ModernVice.com, next to our JETT boot collection!
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