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Sarah K. Benning
How darling are these embroidered works of art by artist Sarah K. Benning? Inspired by the outdoor landscapes and indoor gardens in Menorca, Spain, where she recently relocated from New York, Sarah starts each piece with…
Joseph Pre-Fall 2016
Creative director Louise Trotter, the woman responsible for injecting a heavy dose of coolness to Joseph‘s storied sophistication, has killed it once again with the British label’s pre-fall collection. Menswear inspired silhouettes, like slouchy cardigans and baggy trousers, are…
Erdem Pre-Fall 2016
Leave it to Erdem Moralioglu to breathe such refined beauty and modern romance into demure silhouettes inspired by the Edwardian era, flowers as basic as carnations, and something as overplayed as ostrich feathers. Everything he touches turns to pure gold. If only my…
American Textiles
I’ve always been fascinated by the manufacturing process – the maker in me has an obsession with seeing how things are made. Christopher Payne‘s photographic series Textiles gives us a rare peek inside the few remaining textile mills in America’s…
Annie Costello Brown
It was a pair of oversized, oxidized blue earrings that first drew me to LA based designer Annie Costello Brown‘s warrior-like earrings. Each piece is hand cut and hammered out of burnished brass and silver…
Layered Rugs
I’ve amassed an excessive collection of small Turkish kilims and ethnic, handwoven rugs over the years – all of which are just piling up in a storage closet. I can’t help it, I’m addicted to textiles! And now that…
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday! I’m personally looking forward to turning off my computer for the next couple of days . . . so we’ll catch you next week. xx
N°21 Pre-Fall 2016
It’s all about an unbridled masculine elegance in Alessandro Dell’Acqua lastest collection for N°21. Sweet lace dresses, prim pleated skirts and feminine floral prints are styled so brilliantly with super slouchy silk trousers, oversized wool…
Becca Stadtlander
There’s something about Becca Stadtlander‘s illustrations that seems to fit in so nicely with...
