Any one who follows this blog may know that I love taking color and style trends from one industry ( fashion/home/beauty/garden/design/art -you get the picture) and mixing them into another.
I tend to find most of my inspirations this way. Whether its something I wear or buy or even a color I might suggest to a [...]
So now that I had my inspiration- an iconic Chanel Camilla flower (catch up on part 1 here), I needed to consider how I was to go about creating the look.
As classic of a pairing as these two are, black and white can be a bit tricky for a wedding. The last thing I wanted [...]
I just returned home from an eight day excursion through Paris and Normandy. The occasion: the nuptials of two amazingly awesome friends whose love shines as bright as the City Of Lights itself!
As chic and continental as this all sounds, there were a few American missteps- my traveling companions and I found ourselves locked out [...]
pillows and fabrics from Calico Corners
The addition of fleshy golds and fresh greens warms up classic blue and white in home, in fashion- add in a touch of dingy gray, coal black and metallics ( either gold or silver would work) and you’ve got a look that’s totally futuristic boho.
Diane Von Furstenberg Resort 2010, Marni [...]
What is it in our psyche that makes a fireworks display so very exciting? Is it the combination of explosive danger and burst of bright, beautiful color? Is it symbolic of human emotions…like a feeling of excitement so overwhelming you feel as though you might burst at the seams. Is it the tingly feeling of [...]
I love to be inspired by films. The sets, the costumes, the makeup…even the movie posters outside of the theaters intrigue me.
Every film has a palette, the set designer, costume designer and cinematographer all work together to create it. A well designed palette helps the viewer in their journey to ’suspend ‘ belief- if not [...]
In France they have a saying ‘en avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil’ which basically means- in April, don’t put your umbrella away. It’s sort of on par to our ‘April showers brings Mays flowers’ idea… but somehow said with a French accent the sentIment just seems so much more sophisticated.
Umbrellas from Alexandra Sojfer… [...]
Christmas is a time for believing that all of our wishes can come true.
The windows of Lord and Taylor in New York City capture the fantasy with a scheme of yummy gingerbread and confectionery colors.
At Macy’s the colors are
As if this orange coat from JCrew isn’t fabulous enough on the outside check out the lining details.
The bias stripe binding is gorgeous in the lining seam and the two tone purple detail at the waistline is just perfect. It makes it hard to decide if I like it better on or off.
What brilliant [...]
