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Check out the latest LAB Magazine, issue 01 which has an interview with me from back in Feb where I talk about Coquette and my work on CRAFT with writer/crafter Leah Peterson. This is a great new online magazine that covers everything from art, design, and crafts. You can also order a printed version of the magazine through lulu.com. Thanks Leah and LAB mag!
This Les Femmes Dish Set from Delight.com is the perfect set of plates for all you fashionistas! I've seen many fashion style plates before but these ones take the cake for the beautiful vintage style fashion illustrations and the french typography. Oh la la! Serve your special appetizers when the girls come over for wine or use the plates as artwork on your walls. Only $26.55 until 11:59am CST, May 31st but still a deal at $29.50 everyday. Hurry up before time runs out to buy these stylish plates.
Here's more fashionable stripes at Shopbop:
LaRok Striped Baby Doll Tank ($138.60 on sale)
Young Fabulous & Broke Stripe Cardigan ($119)
Splendid Shadow Stripe ($64)
Joie Hampton Jersey Stripe ($74)
Marc by Marc Jacobs Maya Stripe Cover-up ($188)
I love London. In fact, through my old job I used to go there for work and almost moved there, that is until I met my future husband here in San Francisco. I loved that I was the one with the "accent" and that thanks to my gay friend Paul, I learned the ins and outs of faking a true British accent as well. We'd run to Stella McCartney's botique at lunch or I'd hear the latest gossip about Becks and Posh shopping somewhere around town. At work, I had a view of the London Eye and the Thames river. I also passed Buckingham Palace on the double decker bus as I rode into work. How fun is that?
Of course, London is expensive! I shopped at Top Shop at the recommendation of Paul's boyfriend who told me it was THE place to shop for young women. I entered the Oxford Circus store with the blasting sound of Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" and realized that I was in LOVE with Topshop. There it was, lots of floors of trendy affordable fashion in a very unaffordable city, I was hooked. For some reason, I remembered that the store was interested or is going to have a store in San Francisco. (Did I dream this?) So when I looked it up on Google, I ended up getting a link to Topshop's San Francisco Collection and saw there version of Bohemian Hippies which in some cases looks more Kate Moss than some of the pieces in the Kate Moss Collection.
Here's some of the pieces I would love to snatch up! (I've converted the £ to $.)
K Jean ($79.26)
"K" for Kate? These look just like Kate Moss' jeans posted here!
Placket Cami ($49.54)
Embroidered Vest ($39.63)
Ra Ra Tree Print Sundress ($63.38)
Pointelle and Lurex Cardigan ($69.34)
Pleated Smock Coat ($158.48)
High Double Buckle Shoe ($108.98)
It's been a crazy week for me recovering from Maker Faire. I had a blast meeting with all the crafters who came out and found out many of you read Coquette! Merci beaucoup! You can read the recaps on the CRAFT blog or check through my flickr photos to see what happened. I am in desperate need of a little R&R this weekend so Coquette will be back up in full swing on Tuesday next week. Have a great holiday weekend!
Something I'm really excited about is the launch of Stylehive's new Style Communites. I worked with them to get the Craftzine Community set up. (Thanks Stephanie!) If you're a member, take a look and join the Craftzine Community to get the latest craftzine news and crafty picks by moi!
Other things that are happening this Memorial Day weekend:
Fellow fashion blogger and friend Nichelle at 55 Secret Street and Anovelista will be on XM Radio on Cocoa Mode airing at 1pm EST (10am PST) and repeats Sunday at 1am EST (10pm EST). Yay Nichelle!
Bay Area fashionistas can take a visit to Hayes Valley in San Francisco on Sunday for the Capsule Design Festival where you can shop for Kris Nations jewelry at booth #66, as well as 140 other clothing and accessories designers. Hours are 11am - 6pm on Octavia between Fell and Hayes.
If you want to see more inspiring photos of my grandmother, read my previous posts on Coquette about her and see more photos on flickr.
If you're tired of looking like every other girl in your city, check out the fresh one-of-a-kind print fashions by Snoozer Looser on Etsy. I found her while surfing for news on the Stationery Show in NY and came across the Oh Joy! Blog. Don't you just love how the Internet works your brain sometimes? Her designs include hand printed fabrics in a variety of designs and fresh colors. Perfect for taking on the city in hot weather. I love The Amelia top ($110) that's hand printed on delicate silk toile with cute gold antique buttons.
More Snoozer Loser favs:
The Amy Grace ($110)
The Lizzy ($110)
Panama Top ($85)
Birds of Paradise Top ($80)
It's that time of year again to wear your summer whites. Even as we are seeing in recent trends that you can wear white year round, I still haven't been able to wear my white pants without feeling a tinge of fear. Thankfully, there are lots of great things in white to choose from like this JCrew Pilar Dress ($175) that's perfect for beachy getaways, an outside BBQ, or dinner at an outdoor restaurant. (Then pair up your looks with some clear jewelry.
Here are more summer white picks:
Emmeline Blouse ($78 at JCrew)
Smooth Talker Tunic ($98 at Anthropologie)
Daylily Skirt ($88 at Anthropologie)
Bop Basics Crop Sash Pant ($139 at Shopbop)
Goldenbleu Mini Parker Patent Leather Tote ($500 at Shopbop)
Marc Jacobs Christy Calfskin Hobo ($995 at Saks)
