ReVamp is the brain child of Annamarie von Firley and Autumn Carey Adamme. Created in 1998, the two teamed up to create reVamp, fusing an abiding interest in swing dance and the always superior styling of vintage fashion. Centering on clothing inspired by designs from 1910-1950, reVamp offers all the elegance and beauty of bygone eras in clothing that can be worn comfortably in a contemporary context.
Parting ways after their first productive, yet exhausting year, Annamarie von Firley is the exclusive owner of reVamp. Autumn Carey-Adamme has returned her complete attention to the growth of her successful custom corset company, Dark Garden.
Annamarie von Firley, a designer with a passion for collecting and wearing vintage clothing, received her first degree from Hampshire College with a Bachelor of Arts in Wooden Toy Design and Construction. She moved to San Francisco nearly seven years ago to earn her second degree from California College of Arts and Crafts and graduated with honors with a BFA in Furniture Design. She formerly was the Product Designer and Operations Manager for Grandiflorum Perfumes. Annamarie is also a professional dancer working with three local companies. In her spare time, Annamarie is an accomplished flying trapeze artist. A member of the Art Deco Society of California, Annamarie has amassed a growing collection of vintage clothing, catalogues, movies, music and art from 1890 to 1950.
Photos:
Left, Annamarie von Firley and Autumn Carey-Adamme
Below, Annamarie von Firley
Designers:
All designs are by Annamarie von Firley, except for Swing Collectibles and Daywear Collection, which are by Jane Barnes, Autumn Carey-Adamme and Annamarie von Firley
Sammy Primero, Alex Salmona, Jeff Spangenburg and John Carey
Models:
Leah Slyder, Ann Marie Vargas, Pamela Rousseau, Leah Krieger, Alexandra Garner, Summer, Meleksah David, Autumn Carey-Adamme, Annamarie von Firley, Robyn Cohen, Kiva Dawson, Esther Tailor, Joya Balfour, John Carey, David Butler, Tanoa Stewart, Johnny Lee, Rio Diaz, Dawn Cody, Kristen Finley, Sherri Snyder, Basil.
-In the Press-
● reVamp on CNN news!
● You can see
reVamp's handiwork on Bryce Dallas Howard
as well as many extras in the movie "The
Loss of the Teardrop Diamond" in 2008.
● reVamp will be featured in the
February 2008 issue of
Paper Magazine.
● Annamariewas in the trapeze episode of
"Girls Next Door". She will also be in
Bridget's birthday episode to be aired January 27, 2008
as she made Bridget Marquardt's
outfit and taught her to do her hair and make-up 20s style.
● reVamp was featured in the
December 2007 issue of
Lucky Magazine.
● You can see reVamp on
Selma Hyak, John Travolta and
James Gandolfini in the movie "Lonely
Hearts" in 2007.
● You can see reVamp's handiwork in the
compound scenes in HBO series "Big Love" Episode
"Reunion". The "whites" that are worn by 175 extras
were stitched here at reVamp. Also pieces were made for
Chloë Sevigny and
Mary Kay Place.
● Annamariewas in the Mardi Gras episode ("Heart to
Heart to Heart") of "Girls Next Door"
as she made Bridget Marquardt's
outfit. You can also see custom reVamp on Bridget in the
Christmas Eve episode. reVamp also did
her New Years Eve ensemble
and the 4th of July sailor bathing suit. Annamarie will be in another episode
involving the flying trapeze this summer.
● reVamp was featured in the
February 2007 issue of
Fortune Small Business.
● reVamp was named
"Best in LA" by
Los Angeles Magazine for
"Vintage Beauty" for our Vintage Hair
and Make-up Series in their Best of LA issue - August 2006.
● reVamp's Bathing Suit Fashion Show was covered by
Apparel News, June 30 - July 6,
2006.
● reVamp's Lexy was featured in a bathing suit layout in
Lemonade's June 2006 issue.
● reVamp's Billie bathing suit was used in the "Gothic
Beach Party" photo spread in
Bust Magazine's June 2006 issue.
● reVamp's Lexy bathing suit is featured in the
"In Stock" Section of
Flaunt Issue #74 - June 2006.
●
Two of reVamp's designs will be seen in the 50th Anniversary episode of "As
the World Turns" which aired March 31st, 2006.
● reVamp designed 1950s suits for
Korn's 2006 tour.
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A few pieces in reVamp's collection will be in the opening scene of the upcoming
movie "Crazy" in 2005.
● reVamp redesigned and rebuilt the wedding dress on a
upcoming episode of "For Better or Worse"
which was aired early in 2005 on TLC.
● Annamarie wearing reVamp clothing will be in an episiode
of "Ten Years Younger" on the
TLC in 2005.
● reVamp can be seen in Season 2 of HBO's "Carnivale" 2005.
● reVamp designed and built the wedding dress for the Swing
theme wedding on "For Better or Worse"
which aired March 2004 on TLC.
● reVamp is listed as a classic clothing source in the
November 2003 issue of Los Angeles Magazine.
●
Organizer of the Fashion Walk, an Open Studio and Sample Sale held at 819 Santee
Street, reVamp was covered by both Noho LA
Sept 4-17, 2003 and Apparel News
Sept 26-Oct 2, 2003.
● reVamp's Burlesque Fashion Show was covered by
Apparel News June 20-26, 2003.
● reVamp's Zelda was featured in
WWD Los Angeles Supplement, July 2003.
● reVamp and Lucy B.'s clothing was featured in an article
reviewing our December 9th fashion show in
Apparel News
January 3-9, 2003.
● reVamp clothing used in the television show Ed was
pictured in
US Weekly issue
#410 December 23, 2002.
●
Our December 9th burlesque fashion show was given a rave review in
NoHo Magazine December 19, 2002.
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You may have seen reVamp custom creations on Carlene Mendieta, San Francisco Bay
Area aviatrix who has recreated Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight. She has
been seen on CNN, the Discovery Channel, as well as the Jay Leno Show.
● reVamp's clothing was shown on the program "Shecommerce"
on the Oxygen Network.
● SF Chronicle featured an
article on reVamp in the Datebook section on November 14, 2000.
● reVamp is featured in a 2 hour documentary on
Swing called "This Joint is Jumpin'"
aired on the Bravo Channel. We will also be included in the companion book of
the same name.
● Annamarie, owner of reVamp and 2000 Miss Art Deco, was
cover girl in the Weekend Section of the
Marin
Independent Journal on May 4, 2000 for a story called
"Playing with the Past."
● SF Chronicle featured an
article on reVamp in the Datebook section on April 18, 2000.
● reVamp has been included in the Schiffer book
Swing Style.
●
You may have also caught Annamarie's name mentioned in Degen Pener's
The Swing Book.
● reVamp fashions can
also be seen on the staff at the Henry Ford Museum
in Dearborn, MI.
