About Me
Hi! My name is Jessica Maria Montalvo. My vintage style obsession began when I was a very young person who grew up watching classic movies from the 1950’s and 60’s, admiring the beautiful fashion of Old Hollywood. Throughout the progression of my life, the style and aesthetics of the fashion became something I would embody. I then began to embrace every aspect of vintage expression and through my love of wearable art, began making vintage inspired accessories that would pivot from beginning as a hobby in 2011 to the brand name LLC that you see today. My flair brand has become a way of self-expression and identification and is accessorizing women all over the United States from Los Angeles to New York, and my hometown. Flairware Boutique is a brand for those who appreciate vintage and vintage inspired fashion. I do not classify myself as a craft artist. I am a creative storyteller that likes to use various mediums to express myself. I take my Mexican heritage to translate the essence of my work by using beautiful vibrant fabrics to make hair flower art. Like Frida Kahlo painting flowers into her artwork to demonstrate their eternal life, I pay homage to her legacy to demonstrate that my hair flowers are also eternally alive and tell a story of classic beauty every time they are worn.
I'm obsessed with saddle shoes, poodle skirts, and wiggle dresses. The classic lines of this era in fashion are timeless. I wanted to bring accessories as a rich companion to the style. The first step is admitting the classic iconic styles of the time are amazing. The second step is to finally embrace it, right?!?! RIGHT! Bring on the Bettie Page bangs!
Brand information: Flairware Boutique, LLC specializes in providing handmade vintage inspired accessories highlighting popular esthetics from the 1950's pinup girl style.
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Jessica Montalvo is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Indiana University, and from Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne with her teaching Certification for Secondary Education. Later she earned a Master of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. Montalvo has dedicated her life to the diverse field of education for over 20 years. She knows the importance of cultural inclusivity and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a part of what she stands for as not only an educator but a life-long learner as well.
Her passion for service has translated to her involvement in creative projects which include various roles within musical theater, and producing two film shorts, "Grummy", and "Bodies Will Tumble and Roll." She is a producer for the series, "Tito’s Barrio Chino," which is currently streaming on A+ (A Plus), the premier streaming service dedicated to bringing high-quality, English-language content that resonates with the American Latino audience, and has partnered with Bien Calle Media, LLC. She is also the CEO and owner of Flairware Boutique, LLC and a published author of the book, “Surrender to Rise.” Her greatest work of art is when she became a mother in 2020 to her beautiful baby girl, Lara Juliana Montalvo.