Posts Tagged ‘fashion’
Buying Time
Saturday, August 20th, 2011Where can you find 850 brands at the same place? At asos.com! It’s my new favorite fashion website discovery!! Here’s a few things on my wishlist for fall!
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I love this fresh take on the traditional bow blouse. Perfect for a casual office look!
I’m a “coat freak”! I wish I lived in a climate that I could wear one more often. I love this camel swing coat with a fold-over collar…
Color blocking is back and you can do your own version by mixing and layering colors like this!
Everyone needs a great school-girl satchel for fall.
They’ve got a great selection of shoes too! Let me know what you find!!
Proper Dress Required
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Shirt To Flirt
Friday, August 5th, 2011I love Facebook! It’s so much fun to connect with childhood friends…and that gives me that warm fuzzy feeling. Cathy Bradshaw Hooper, one of those sweet FB childhood friends, just shared a really cool DIY that she found at Chictopia! Thanks, Cathy!!
I have the perfect denim shirt to try this look this weekend! Can’t wait!! I think the key is using a shirt with a thin lightweight fabric so you don’t get too much bulk…or either being bone thin…which I am not…
Find much more info on how to put together this look here.
What do you think? Would you try use your shirt as a skirt?
(all images via chictopia)
Just Shoe Me
Thursday, August 4th, 2011I will always blame my desire to have more shoes than I need on my parents. They owned a shoe store in East Texas…Henderson, TX, to be exact… when I was a little girl and I had every color and style made! So basically I was brainwashed…or would that be “footwashed”…at an early age…
Mad About You
Friday, July 29th, 2011I’m pretty excited about Banana Republic’s Fall line designed by Mad Men’s costume designer, Janie Bryant.
Hot, right? What’s your favorite look?
That’s A Wrap
Friday, July 22nd, 2011Everyone needs a simple black dress that can take you from the office to a night on the town. This Old Navy tie-front wrap dress ($29.50, only on-line) is a dead-ringer for the Diane von Furstenburg version sold at Saks which retails for $325.
Simply change your jewelry and add a sexy heel and this dress is perfect for day and night! Wallah!
Fair Leather Friend
Saturday, July 16th, 2011I’m really picky about leather goods, so that makes this recommendation just that much sweeter! HarLex is divine!
This Hong Kong-based husband and wife duo get it right by personally hand-crafting down to the hand-stitching… This camera strap is one of my favorites of the collection!
Don’t you love the simple way that they personalize everything? Small initial perfection! This luggage tag would be a perfect gift for anyone at just $28!
Their nude leather choice is so great for summer!
Harlex, I officially heart you!
The Princess Bride
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011I hope Prince Albert has truly seen his final days of “shenanigans”…I think the new Princess Charlene looked beautiful in her Armani gown, don’t you?
via mailonline
My List Revealed
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
When Ronda Carmen described her friend, Malcolm, as “one of the most stylish people that I know”, I knew I had to find out more about this former Houstonian! What I found is that he has an impressive list of clientele from around the world and draws much of his inspiration from nature. His designs are deep…as he takes the relationship with his clients and their surroundings very seriously. I’m thrilled to share his “hidden list” with you. Malcolm says, “My Hidden List does not feature things that are all that hidden. Anyone who knows me well would know that these are my staple items that get me through the day, any given day, any and all seasons. Sometimes the hidden list is the obvious list!” Malcolm – You’re spot on!
Native Houstonian, now living in New York City and spending a lot of time on airplanes.
Studied Liberal Arts at Kenyon College, where I discovered my lifelong love for reading and writing, narrative and storytelling.
Graduate degree in Media and Theory at University of Sussex in England, born out of my wish to explore more vehicles and means of expression.
Studied design at the Inchbald School of Design in London, in order to combine expression and aesthetics, and to tell stories through spaces.
Select recipient of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
Principal of my own design practice for fifteen rewarding and expansive years.
Wonderful clients in various states and countries. Projects run the gamut: townhouses, farmhouses, lofts, apartments, beach houses, modern glass boxes, urbanite crash pads, reclusive writing cottages, expansive compounds.
Published, filmed, and featured in various print, video, and online publications
Lived and worked back and forth between London and Key West for twelve years.
Best of both worlds.
Wanderlust runs deep. Thirty-two countries on five continents and counting.
Meissen Ming Dragon coffee mug. ” When I moved to New York four and a half years ago, I bought this single Ming Dragon mug as a sort of housewarming gift to myself. Amongst the many things dragons symbolize in Chinese mythology are supernatural wisdom, the spirit of change and also the rhythm of Nature and the doctrine of emergence. They stand for the sun, light and the virile force of yang. This mug references my love of travel and insistence on adventure, reminds me of the presence of higher powers, and is without question a beautifully wrought and executed design. I can never commit to a favorite color, but when pressed, I always default to green. It’s no surprise that the Chinese regard green as the color of the spring, when life is full of vigor and vitality, and aims for longevity and harmony. I’ve had my coffee out of this mug every morning for four years.”
Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Classique fountain pen in black resin and platinum. ”I like the Oblique Broad nib and I do use the cartridges (and change the ink back and forth between black, blue-black, grey, and violet). I remember that my sophomore English teacher in high school, Mr. Hawkins, used fountain pens. I thought they were so cool and I immediately started a collection that is now quite expansive. But this is the pen that I carry around with me everyday and use all the time. I sometimes just write words and numbers on blank paper with it.”
Moleskine Classic Squared Cahier notebooks. ”I carry one of these everywhere. They are great for note-taking, sketching, floorplanning. Sometimes I just checkerboard pages at a time in a variety of patterns…I love doodling! A glimpse inside my notebook would show alternating pages of lists, plans, sketches, notes, and random doodles!”
Canon EOS 60D camera. “I recently bought a Canon EOS 60D with a variety of lenses. I was increasingly frustrated with how awful and untrue my pictures looked. I use a camera not just for keeping a photographic record of my work, but also for taking photos of references, inspirations, and observations. I did a lot of research and asked a lot of people. I went to B&H Camera in NYC six times and stood at the counter for about an hour each time. A purchase well-considered is a purchase well-made. I am convert and now I am one of those people in airports who has the annoying camera bag….”
Book bags, or tote bags as they are more widely called. ”I can’t get enough of them. The LL Bean canvas “Boat and Tote” monogrammed with my MJK is an old standard: (I have it in black on black, brown on brown, camouflage, navy on white, red on white); a Bottega Intrecciato tote in brown leather with black handles was a gift from a friend years ago and I never stop loving it. I also love the old YSL Tanger Tote Bag in black. I’ve had mine for eight years and it still strikes that perfect balance between old fashioned book bag.”
Malcolm, I share your love of totes! Do you store your totes in your totes like I do?
Thank you so much for sharing those every day things that you love. Your designs inspire us and we love the intellectual approach you take to your work. XO!
