Drumroll please… The latest Fashion Loves People ♥ Kirk design, Seeing Dots, is now available in our online store! And possibly even more exciting is that for the launch, I’m lucky enough to be collaborating with four of my favorite jewelry designers in the world: Alyson Fox, Manimal, Early Jewelry and Adoura Demode. Limited-editions and pre-releases of [...]
Two very exciting sales happening through July 31: All Osborn Design handmade shoes are 20% off with code SUMMER, and all reMade USA upcycled leather bags are 20% off with code SUMMERLOVE. Almost sounds like they called each other. :) reMade USA sale via Green Grechen.
Earlier this year I bought the best-fitting pair of jeans I’ve ever owned: “The Legging” by AG Jeans. They are a perfect summer-weight denim with a sheen and a hint of stretch (though not the super-stretchy denim that the term “jegging” might conjure up). All stitching is dark, the same color as the denim. One night [...]
This weekend I got to stop in at Eco Citizen, a fantastic eco boutique in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. These silk dresses by Josh Podoll caught my eye, and store owner Joslin Van Arsdale said that they’re designed and manufactured right here in the Bay Area. I wish you could see the detail on the [...]
New additions to Alyson Fox’s A Small Collection! I got to see a handful of Alyson’s new necklace designs at her Spartan trunk show in May and am glad to see many of them available online now. They’re a steal at only $30 a piece. But the best part? That the colored beads are those [...]
After helping announce the launch of Bright Young Things earlier this month, I got to catch up with designer Eliza Starbuck for a quick email interview about how her fashion label is doing things its own way. FLP: I read on your blog that at the time you met Sheena of The Uniform Project, you [...]
Remember The Uniform Project? To raise money and awareness for the Akanksha Foundation, Sheena Matheiken wore the same little black dress every day for 365 days, styled as creatively as imaginable and photographed daily. Today, the designer of that little black dress is doing something truly disruptive in the fashion industry: Eliza Starbuck is releasing her [...]
Earlier this summer while browsing the racks at Buy Definition with Grechen, I saw several underwear styles in the T by Alexander Wang line and thought, “Huh?” I didn’t understand them, but I didn’t think too much about them, either. But since then I’ve seen Esti Choi, the adorable and discerning owner of Buy Definition, [...]
Have you seen Samantha Pleet’s Sun Suit? Incredible. Available now at Beklina. And for a look at where its inspiration came from, Susie Bubble got to visit Samantha’s studio in Brooklyn recently and posted lots of pics. I think the two of us would be very kindred spirits! The pops of vintage red… Quirky with a [...]
CLAREVIVIER La Tropezienne, eco tanned Italian leather, $320 CLAREVIVIER Messenger Tote, Nubuck leather with detachable leashed clutch, $345 CLAREVIVIER Remake Clutch 11.5″ x 11.5″, remnant leather, $149 The design goals behind CLAREVIVIER, designed by former French journalist Clare Guerrero Vivier, are described as “timeless style over trend, quality over hype, and progression over abstraction” — [...]
Austin is officially winning me over, and fast. Tonight I’ll be heading to Spartan, where Alyson Fox will be showing off limited editions of her work from 6-9. Yes, Alyson Fox, of Mociun collaborations and A Small Collection, plus countless features in design media like Domino, NYLON, Design*Sponge, Daily Candy and more. The Spartan folks sound pretty fantastic, [...]
If I had a few hundred extra dollars lying around, I would love to spend them on these Riina boots from Penelope & Coco, designed by Marisa Spinella. Each pair is handmade in Marisa’s studio in LA, and each of the collection’s five inaugural styles are a variation on the same boot shape. “We value the [...]
I recently wrote an article for KCFreePress.com about eco fashion in Kansas City, spotlighting three fabulous Kansas City brands. Today, a closer look at Early Jewelry. Kylie Earlene Grater grew up on a small Kansas farm, but rather than leave those roots once and for all when she moved to Lawrence in 2001, she has [...]
Stewart+Brown just released their Spring 2010 line, along with a fun behind-the-scenes video at their latest photo shoot, and as a bonus, the brand’s biannual closeout sale will start Thursday at noon PST. For access, sign up here. Happy shopping from one of the most enduring and pioneering ethical brands out there. Via Ecouterre and [...]
I had such a nice Christmas this year. It was a whirlwind of Midwest roadtripping (to Colorado, then to Oklahoma), but we were fortunate to avoid any snow-sasters, such as is covering Kansas City right now. There’s a foot of snow on the ground, and today’s high is FOUR! And the city can’t handle all [...]
Sustainable fashion line Thieves is SO speaking my language. Designed by Sonja den Elzen and in its sixth season, I can’t get enough of these incredible silhouettes! Leather Warrior Jacket Siberian Top Wide Leaf Belt Thieves is sold through Thieves Boutique, an online boutique whose vision is to sell not only its house line but also goods [...]
I love ponchos, and I love belts-through-slots that make baggy things look fitted, and I love trench coats, and I love Built by Wendy. So obviously I love this piece of outerwear. But you would never guess the coolest part about it — Wendy designed it in collaboration with 1800wheelchair as a coat that is easier [...]
The beginning of this month marked the bazillionth-ever Paris Fashion Week, and along with it, the sixth-ever Ethical Fashion Show. I was flattered to have been invited to judge this year, but alas, I was not able to make it to Par-ee. (One of these days…!) The show looked and sounded truly amazing, and Ecouterre posted [...]
This leather trench-inspired onesie is awesome. Per-fect! Samantha Pleet’s Fall 09 collection is her first of the eco-friendly persuasion, made in NYC at a wind-powered factory and including some organic pieces. Also, I want that rug very badly. Via Starre at Eco Chick
After losing one of my old suede Manimal earrings a few months ago, I ordered a new pair this month. (Visiting the site was what inspired my “thank you” post a few weeks ago.) I placed my order for the $20 earrings and exchanged a few emails with super-sweet designer Kristen Lombardi, and when I [...]