On a whim, I decided to check out the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center's holiday gift show. I had been to one before and there were a couple of interesting designers....and since I had missed Appel & Frank the week before, I wanted to take a peek at some local design. My absolute favorite was a delicious orange leather "coffee clutch" by Lulu and Mac, $164. The … [Read more...]
vote LITTLE BLACK DRESS
I started with over 150 little black dresses then chose 33 to feature INDEPENDENT DESIGN GUIDE // holiday 2009. Now you get to vote for your favorite Little Black Dress in the guide. The designer with the most votes will get a special feature on the blog. Check out the GUIDE and then VOTE! … [Read more...]
back to black
Whether you are celebrating Halloween, in mourning for the economy - or like me - just afraid of too much color...then take a peek at these best of black designs from independent designers. FEATURING (clockwise): + Keep Calm Poster, $20, cut paste print + Sevilla Noir Bag, $398, sabrina love + Planet Bracelet, $22, chocolate cake jewels + Little Black Dress, $89, just … [Read more...]
fashion MONSTER WEAR
Want to keep Halloween low key? Well, check out these monster tees - perfect for the all year halloween fan! FEATURING: + Hipster werewolf tshirt, $28 CAD, crywolf + HELP I CAN'T FIND WHO DESIGNED THE ZOMBIE HOODIE :( + Frankenstein Mens tshirt, $24, Vortex Trading Company … [Read more...]
the ceramics boutique
I'm sure you'll eventually get bored of all the British design on this blog - but I still have a lot of designers that I want to tell you about. I came across the Ceramics Boutique a couple of days ago and just loved the diversity of work coming from this boutique collective in London. Pieces are available online, or if you're in the East Dulwich neighbourhood, you can see … [Read more...]