Project: M.I.S.S. Editorial: Office Tramp “Roses Aren’t Red” Look Book
Role: Art Director & Producer
Notes: Office Tramp asked me to produce the look book for their “Roses Aren’t Red” Collection

Here’s the final Women Making History series round-up! All 27 ladies ladies in one post. If all these ladies ever got together in one room, heads would explode, our minds would be so blown!

Thanks to everyone who read these features on the daily, posted about the series in their blogs, everyone who left lovely comments…you’re all appreciated!

Here’s a recap of the last 4 features, March 29th-31st:

• Saturday, March 24- M.A.F.I.A of Sneaker Freaker
• Sunday, March 25 - Linda of Burton/Lovemade
• Sunday, March 26 - Tammy of Lovemade
• Monday, March 31 - Gabriella & Liz, Founders of M.I.S.S. Crew

The ladies of weeks one, two, three and 4—after the jump!

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Another week of our M.I.S.S. Crew exclusive Women Making History series to recap:

• Monday, March 10 - Mitra of Blood is the New Black
• Tuesday, March 11- Karen Jane aka KJ of Not Bad For A Girl
• Wednesday, March 12 - Nicole of Nicacelly
• Thursday, March 13 - Una Kim of Keep Company
• Friday, March 14 - “Gina Valdez” of Office Tramp

If you’re new to M.I.S.S. Crew or missed week 1 of our month-long series, see the ladies we featured for that week after the jump!

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Office Tramp by Gina Valdez is collaboration between two college friends that became the quintessential Office Tramps after graduation and moving to San Francisco to begin their “professional careers.” After a year of working in the corporate world, they got bored of their 9 to 5′s and needed a creative outlet to maintain their sanity! But having to live in one of the greatest (but most expensive) cities in the world, they needed to keep workin’ hard for the $$$! Girls’ gotta eat right? Bored not only from their jobs, they were bored of their standard mundane, blend in with the walls, work attire, so they took matters into their own hands and started making pieces for themselves. In their case, boredom drove them to insanity which spawned creativity and Office Tramp was born!

The ladies wanted to create accessories for girls like them who aren’t afraid to mix glam with a little bit of humor, kitsch, and of course bling. Office Tramp has been alive and breathing for 3 years now and even though they’re now trampin’ it in LA and the Bay, they hope to be around for more years to come!

Who is Gina Valdez? Are you an Office Tramp?! Get the answers after the jump!

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