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Archive for July, 2011
Shoe Stories: Mom’s Black Flats
Posted in Fashion, Mom's Closet, Vintage, tagged Mom style, mother daughter, mother son style, vintage fashion on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Tote Bag a Week: Balenciaga
Posted in Fashion, tagged Balenciaga and Spain, style, tote bags on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This unusual tote was calling to me at the San Francisco de Young Museum’s Balenciaga and Spain exhibit. Made in the USA from coated canvas, it’s strong, easy to spot clean, and oh-so-chic. The iconic image printed on both sides of the bag is Balenciaga’s 1967 black silk evening dress and a stunning wrap made from gazar. With that image the tote is an [...]
Statement Coats for Fall 2011
Posted in Fashion, Vintage, tagged 1920s style coat, custom made, fall fashions, outerwear, Theresa LaQuey on July 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The July issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine covers what’s up for fall, including Statement Coats. Houses such as Alexander Wang, Dior, and Nina Ricci are showing big silhouettes in bold colors for fall/winter outerwear. Well, I got my own Statement Coat in the works and it’s sayin’ 1920s. Designer Theresa LaQuey has been building a coat for me based on a 1920s version [...]
A Tote Bag a Week
Posted in Fashion, tagged handbags, tote bags on July 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I don’t recall my mother ever carrying a tote bag, except perhaps to the beach. I, on the other hand, carry one just about every day. In fact, on the rare occasion I’m not toting a tote, I feel something is missing. Hectic lifestyles call for carting around a lot of stuff. I have my daily tote, which [...]
Sarah Jessica Parker and Halston Break Up
Posted in Fashion, tagged Halston, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vogue magazine on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Jessica Parker once again graces the cover of Vogue (August 2011). She looks fab, of course. But what’s more interesting is a little tidbit that was glossed over in the feature article – she is no longer working with Halston. SJP had been hired last year as president of the less expensive Halston Heritage line. At the time she [...]
European Shopping Spree with Tyese Cooper
Posted in Events, Fashion, Vintage, tagged Tyese Cooper, vintage shopping on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tyese Cooper and I have crossed paths several times at local fashion shows. Stylish and friendly, I always enjoy seeing her. Tyese runs her company Tais Elyse out of Oakland and stays busy working as a fashion designer, stylist, and personal shopper. Speaking of shopping, now through August 7th Tyese is hitting the shops and markets in Paris and [...]
Fashioning Seeds
Posted in Arts, Events, Fashion, tagged Cries of San Francisco, Lea Redmond, Leafcutter Designs on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How fabulous is this? Artist Lea Redmond of Leafcutter Designs sported seed packets for the recent Cries of San Francisco. Cries of San Francisco is a public art event honoring the historic tradition of peddlers selling their wares on the street. Held at the Mint Plaza in San Francisco, the event invites local artists and craftspeople to create [...]
Skylier Wear Opens Fashion Production Studio in West Oakland
Posted in Fashion, tagged clothing, fashion production, Skylier Wear on July 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It was such a pleasure to spend a recent Saturday afternoon with Skylier Blanchard in her new fashion production studio. Skylier has opened Skylier Wear in West Oakland. I learned so much from Skylier that day. I had never stopped to think about how much it takes to produce clothing. Design is just the starting point. Then there are patterns to make; sizing to [...]
C is for Catherine: Duchess of Cambridge
Posted in Fashion, Vintage, tagged Catherine Middleton, jewelry, Mom style, monograms, mother daughter, Princess Diana on July 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last week while on an official visit to Canada, Catherine was spotted wearing a single charm on a bold link bracelet. Turns out that was a wedding gift from her step-mother-in-law, Camilla. It’s reported that the disk charm has a C on one side for Catherine and a C on the other for Camilla. It [...]
