And not just because my fashion trend ‘Spidey sense’ is telling me that African prints are going to make a comeback real soon.
I just love the bold, defined patterns and colors. I once stitched a grocery shopping bag out of batik mudcloth, and I swear that thing could hold a baby grand piano. Sturdy like [...] [...more]
When I stumbled upon the Revamp Productions web site, I thought I’d died and gone to vintage handbag heaven.
The designs range from small quantity runs to one of a kind, with each purse being individually numbered on a silver plate to insure authenticity.
Some of them are kitsch. All of them are foxy. My order is [...] [...more]
For the past three months my daughter has been drawing up a storm. She wakes up, pulls out her little notebook, and starts to scribble before she even goes to the bathroom. Now that’s devotion - especially at the tender age of four.
I can only hope that she’ll turn out to be the next Chandra Michaels, [...] [...more]
I like black clothes.
But I heart black clothes with design work. (And by design work, I mean arty screen printing, NOT t-shirts with sayings like “Mrs. Timberlake” emblazoned across my bust.)
Right now I’m diggin’ on the Chrysanthemum T-Shirt Dress by Orange Button. It’s a simple cut… nice clean lines.
Paired with some black leggings, it reminds me [...] [...more]
I was in Aldo the other day buying a pair of silver ballet flats.
The saleswoman brought over a silver bag to match the shoes. Sure it was cute - (NOT to wear with the shoes though). But I ended up not getting it because it didn’t have a zipper. I rarely buy handbags that don’t [...] [...more]