Milena Silvano S/S 2013

Have you seen this lookbook for Milena Silvano's spring/summer 2013 collection?  The designer started her eponymous line in 2010 but I am just discovering her work.  She is based in rural England, grows and forages dye plant to use on her fabrics and takes field trips to faraway places such as India to work with local artisans on techniques like block printing.  The result is a collection that truly has a worldly, artisanal feel.  You can follow her adventures on her blog.  I loved seeing the process of a large swath of fabric from its beginnings being printed, dyed and finally turned into a wearable dress. 

Secret South: The Traveller

Since it seems that we're stuck in a never ending not-quite-spring pattern, I don't feel quite as guilty as I should in posting a fall/winter collection in the middle of April.  There are plenty of pieces in Secret South's newest collection that would be appropriate to wear right now.  I'm not usually a fan of orange but I think the orange print is my favorite. Although I'd find a spot in my closet for any of those little dresses. 

Etsy Update: Festival Collection

I'm miles away from any sort of hoping-it's-summer already music festival activities but the photos from Coachella and the like have taken over the internet this week.  There are no festival plans in my future but it's fun to think about what I would wear if there were.  Lots of soft gauzy fabrics, maxi dresses, embroidered blouses, floral prints and hippie sundresses.  I've added my favorite festival picks to the Etsy shop...

Necklace Collection

In the not-too-distant past, if you'd asked me about necklaces, I would have responded that I'm not much of a jewelry wearer. But lately, as my outfits have become simpler, I've been reaching more more jewelry, in particular necklaces.  I've been searching them out on my thrifting trips; multi-strands of brass chains, tassels, carved stone, geometric wooden beads.  I've amassed a bit of a collection and these are a few of my favorites.  I've been pairing them with skinny black jeans, a silk blouse and a pair of ankle boots. 

The National - Demons

Oh so very excited about this!  We're already planning a road trip in June to see them in Pittsburg. 

Etsy Update: Spring Things

A collection of vintage pieces has been added to the Etsy shop.  Mostly in shades of red and blue!

Osei-Duro

I discovered Osei-Duro via their Made in Kind collection at Anthropologie.  I loved the prints on the simple garments so I decided to take a look at the entire collection.  I ended up really loving most all of the pieces.  The simple tanks in bold prints and the dresses especially.  Oh, and if you fall in love with the Aetsas Summer Dress for $128 in the Anthopologie collection like I did, you can get the same dress directly from the Osei-Duro site for $92!