It's easy to talk the talk, about environmental this and energy efficiency that. Sometimes it isn't so easy to walk the walk. Living in the Bay area, but out of the fog bank, there is plenty sun to power my whole life through solar energy. Cost is a factor, and a big one, but a bigger factor is laziness. Today was a mini breakthrough, I put my laundry out to dry in … [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...]
designer LITTLE ODD FOREST
There are some things that are so adorable that my voice reaches a level that only dogs can hear. This doesn't help me much. Then when a website offers "you might also be interested in..." well, those dogs came running! It's the simple things - and these silly characters from Singapore based Little Odd Forest are simply lovely. Check out more at the Little Odd Forest … [Read more...]
designer TUPSY TURVY
Nice girls don't wear hats like these! These hats are as delicious as they are dramatic and would fit nicely atop a Madame Bovary, Bettie Page or Lady GaGa. Oakland designer, Kim Brown-Dye, makes each one painstakingly by hand using traditional millinery techniques. Check out the Eyespy Films "handmade portraits" for behind the scenes peak at her work - it is truly … [Read more...]
go east
Amid the bric-a-brac stalls and cheap imorts, I found some wonderful designers at Spitalfields Markets in Londons' East End. At the moment, the East End is THE place to see independent designers and Spitalfields is a great starting point. My next stop was supposed to be Brick Lane, however I got horribly lost - but luckily ended up outside a tube station, so I hopped on a train … [Read more...]