DIY Pearl Choker & Rings

Karl Lagerfeld turned up the ol’ pearl game about 100 notches with ginormous pearl necklaces, bracelets and rings for Chanel‘s spring collection. Costumey, over-the-top and DIYable . . . I was sold. Next came the…

Bimba & Lola Spring 2014

Bimba & Lola turned to surrealist painter Maruja Mallo, one of the most significant visual artists of the Spanish avant-garde movement, for inspiration this season. Her 1952 painting Mermaids influenced the different materials used in the collection:…

Factory Living

Everything in life needs space. Space to create, breath, and room to grow. This factory turned home, by Australian fashion designer Lee Matthews, might be the absolute perfect space. What once was the headquarters for Lee’s…

Valentino Spring 2014 Couture

Let’s all take a moment and swoon over the fantastical couture magic, inspired by the Roman Opera, that Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have created. Have your jaws dropped yet?! The usual, romantic lace and chiffon affair (the…

Hotel Endémico

Scattered among boulders above the wine region of Valle de Guadalupe, just one and a half hours from San Diego, is Hotel Endémico. Each of the twenty eco-loft rooms have their own private terrace with a chiminea,…

Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Spring 2014

Its hard to believe Ulyana Sergeenko is only on her fourth season as a designer. Feels as though we have loved her forever. It’s her old-fashioned and wonderfully over-the-top looks she ever so perfectly achieves…

Ter Et Bantine Pre-Fall 2014

Never before had I heard of Ter Et Bantine until this mohair-like, floral printed jacket caught my eye. It’s stunning. And so is the rest of the collection with its wearable array of outerwear, skirts…

Road Trippin’

Canadian artist Amy Alice Thompson has won me over with her Roadtrip series. It doesn’t get better than classic cars and campers out on the open road. So inspiring and so lovely to look at – I’m looking…

Color Crazy

J.Crew is for crazy for color. And we are totally grateful for...

The American __tier

In his newest series The American _tier, artist Shawn Huckins explores 19th century American...