Last week I posted an invitation that I loved. My friend Anne (of Annechovie) sent me the name of the illustrator.
Caitlin McGauley has a lovely little blog connected to her website. She calls it My NYC Sketchbook and updates it a few times a month. Here are some of the images.
See more HERE.
We’re driving to Cleveland for a wedding this weekend, so I pulled this little gem from my file.
How about this muse board from Wedding Cabaret?
I love the feathers. Not sure about a feathered wedding dress off the runway… But for small details like shoes and headpieces, and of course for the ancillary events like the rehearsal dinner – I love it.
I’ve had this picture in my files for a while. Thought I might do a post on blue rooms.
But today I came across the designer, Bryonie Porter’s site (and I can’t for the life of me retrieve the source…sorry!). Here are some other great pieces.
Either of the two grey ones with flowers would look great in a white room.
If you’ve ever considered wallpapering furniture – here is your starting point for inspiration!
If it comes on little cards like this? I’ll take it!
Saw these on coco + kelly last week. I think they were part of an invitation – but I’d frame them! Adorable.
I keep seeing these edible works of art – so I finally started following the blog, SweetAmbs.
I don’t know if I want to eat them or frame them…
1. Have children under the age of 18.
2. Have grandchildren.
3. Have friends with children.
4. May possibly have a child in their house for more than 10 seconds.
5. Sometimes have grandma come to stay.
6. Indulge in a drink every once in a while.
7. Wear socks around the house.
8. Wear heels.
9. Like to slide down the bannister (does anyone ever do that anymore?)
10. Want to sneak up on an intruder in their living room.
11. Experience extreme paranoia about weight gain.
Okay – so the list can go on…but seriously, it’s just an accident waiting to happen.
Nice to look at though.
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Did somebody say shots…?
I’ve always loved beautiful handmade dolls – but I especially love the creative displays that some of the artists I admire put together.
A recent discovery for me is Tiny Concept, a line of lovely cloth dolls by Kristina Snerling.
While I was initially charmed by some Tiny Concept dolls I saw featured on various design blogs, I was utterly enchanted by Kristina’s own blog and the pictures featuring her work.
Um – I’d wear that dress. And I know that my daughter would be dazzled by this “princess.”
After reading this first post, I had to see more and scrolled through the entire site. Here are some of my other favorites:
And best of all? She uses real style icons for inspiration. Like Audrey Hepburn…
…Dior…
…and Jackie (then) Kennedy.
I’ve subscribed to the blog so I can see what she comes with next. You can find her blog HERE and her shop HERE.
These crib shoes from The Baby Gardner almost make me want to have another one…
….ALMOST! (but not quite)
In my daily style blog perusal, I came across a lovely little confection of a dress on Ada & Darcy. Having never heard of the designer before (fashionista wanna be’s do not fashionistas make), I checked out their site.
Camilla offers a line of fanciful dresses and tops inspired by kaftans.
Here are some of the images that initially caught my eye:
Ethereal is the word that comes to mind…
I’m also crazy about these little tops:
The drama of these shots makes for some of the most artistic fashion photography I’ve ever seen.
Like the clothes or not (and I’m on team “Like”), you can’t dispute that they look beautiful in the photographs.
Some of the models actually look like butterflies:
But I have to admit that a few looks and their styling was a bit out there for me.
There were some pieces that pushed the envelope of “conceptual”…
I’m not exactly sure what this looks like when you don’t have one arm extended at a 90 degree angle while trying to yank your pony tail off the top of your head with your other hand…
Then HELLO! it’s Hammer Time:
Quite honestly, I’m a little perplexed by these diaper pants. I can’t think of anyone other than Denise Huxtable circa 1984 who would wear them. Although I’m sure that if such a buyer exists, she’ll be featured on The Sartorialist.
Finally, I’m left speechless by this one:
Okay – I’m not. I do have one comment. I think they look like back up dancers from the cast of Staying Alive.
So there were a few misses for the sometimes a-little-too-conservative DC Miss (who would be me). But – final verdict? The flowing fabrics are gorgeous, the diaphanous silhouettes are like something out of a dream, and aside from a few Tropical Barbie pieces (that could appear that way due to styling/photography), I’m utterly enchanted.