Alexandra discovered this spectacular embroidered vest at a vintage store in Houston, just as she was checking out. “I was checking out at a vintage store in Houston and I saw this vest peeking out from a rack of pieces that needed to be repaired—I had to have it!” she recalls. Determined not to leave it behind, she purchased it as-is and later had it restored by her seamstress in Mexico City. A riot of color and texture, the cropped vest features vibrant floral embroidery in shades of turquoise, yellow, pink, and lavender against a brilliant orange ground, with multicolored rhinestones and gold-toned trim tracing its edges. “I love it so much,” Alexandra says, though she never quite found the right occasion to wear it. “I think it’s chicest over something really simple.” Ultimately, she decided it deserved more time in the spotlight. “Maybe she needs another home where she can shine.”