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NEW BAGS @ STASH COUTURE ON MONDAY.

Really proud of this latest batch. Luxe. Rich. Cool.

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Wanderlust

 

And finally sharing the inspiring images of Tamara Lichtenstein discovered on Summer Teeth.

Have a great weekend,

Captains of Industry

Found this very inspiring.

"In a time when most are feeling the economy's crunch, fashion's best entrepreneurs are using extraordinary effort and ingenuity to grow their brands. Take a few lessons from our top ten hardest working designers in fashion!"

Have a great weekend,

via pipeline.refinery29.com

Seneca Rising

Love the aesthetic of Seneca Rising by Andi Ballard. Here is a bit more on the brand...

Seneca Rising. A collection of perfectly worn-in pieces, softly printed and even lovelier layered together than they are alone. Inspired by those favorite tees and sweaters that go from worn–to–wash and back again without ever seeing the inside of your closet. 

As a young girl designer Andi Ballard combined delicate thrift store finds with her older brothers hand me downs to create the girly tomboy aesthetic that is the backbone of this collection. Named after the street in Virginia that Andi grew up on, the collection is brimming with nostalgic details that characterize her history, and no fuss silhouettes she swears by today.

Peace,

Mile High

via vainandvapid.blogspot.com

Those boots must be nearly a mile high and I love them. 

Did You Know...

...the Olympic Torch gets to surf along the way? Here Surfer Raph Bruhwiler lights his torch from Ruth Sadler and surfs the flame along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park outside Tofino, British Columbia. The torch was on the third day of its 106-day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Learn something new every day. And brrrr.

 

photos from Reuters Pictures

Needle Girl in a Haystack World

"You're a needle girl in a haystack world.'

These were the first words I heard from Switchfoot and I was hooked. 

My musical taste is a wide range. Some days you need to jam. Some days you need to chill.

With Hello Hurricane, you can expect to jam. 

Great photography as well.

Busy day today. Back tomorrow with more.

Mister Freedom

via www.misterfreedom.com

We are always researching finishes and closures and construction in studio for my bags. And I find menswear and accessories inform my design process just as much as women's. 

It has been two long months since I gathered these photos with intention to post. And the Butcher of Blue post reminded me of them. So since we are having a run on good stuff for boys to wear, here they are. I've been very inspired by the work and concepts of Christophe Loiron, the French expat and mastermind behind the brand  and store concept, Mister Freedom based in LA.  

Love the pockets and plackets and closures.

From the detailing on their hand-printed tees to the stitching and tagging of their denim.

 

via www.cottonduck.net

Peace out,

Butcher of Blue

Cool denim specialty store in the Netherlands. Butcher of Blue. And we must be on a similar wave length because we both posted about Johnny Cash this week. Which only makes me love the store a little more.

I don't usually like to post video but these are too cool not to post. First video is the store setup for RRL release party.

Second video is the party they hosted to introduce RRL into the shop. Complete with custom tattooed boots. I love it!

Have a great day,

Magical Realism

Normally I feature photographers because most often that is what I find myself browsing for study and inspiration. I first discovered the work above as album art for Relient K, Forget and Not Slow Down.

Would you believe that these are oil paintings by the Maine-based American artist, LInden Frederick? And the reason this work was on the album cover is because Frederick is the uncle of vocalist, Matt Thiessen.

He is known for his night and dusk paintings of small-town America.

I love the magic of his realism. 

Enjoy,

Eye Candy

I nearly swooned when the J Crew winter catalog (with the "Life Imitates Art" feature) fell out of my mailbox. You just have to see it in person. I've seen nothing online that really captures the catalog featuring Ryan McGinness/Chris Dorland/Glenn Ligon/Vito Acconci/Lucien Smith/Billy Sullivan/Steven Shore.

And now J Crew has signed up Alex Carleton from Rogues Gallery to create several limited run tee-shirts and bags for their Liquor Shop store. 

Plus there are so many delicious options at J Crew for the boys this spring. Hard to pick a favorite but I settled on this one (above). 

via www.thepursuitaesthetic.com

Liquor Store

Liquor Store is a vintage-inspired menswear store in Tribeca for J Crew. Fantastic concept.  From the displays to the merch. Like menswear meets your favorite antique shop. 

Not only is the shopping experience within the store rather unique, they also offer products not found in other J Crew outposts. For example, the Rogues Gallery tees are exclusive to the Tribeca store. Cool. 

 

Unique Closure

Two new bags posted on Stash Couture site. One is a cousin of my personal bag that someone bought right off me this weekend at Urban Market. And sadly, this one - TriTone 535 - is the final bag from that particular pelt.

Also, I am very excited to offer a striking deep brown/red peppered bag (above) - Redhead 28 - with a two-toned pebbled leather strap. The best feature of this bag is a very unique closure fashioned from a WWII-era German clip and antique brass chain with a hand-stamped "Stash Couture" tag. Not something you are going to find at Target, to say the least.

Check them out. More wristlets coming soon! 

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Stripped

Chris Martin and the guys of Coldplay recorded a stripped-down acoustic set at Capital Records back in July. You can enjoy this over at ihearthradio. I'm enjoying it right now.

One other interesting point. If you go to the Coldplay website, you'll notice a piece of art rather than the band plastered all over. They say they are in the studio at the moment and they've given their space over to fans to post their art, etc. 

You can submit animation, graphics, home video, claymation, illustrations, paintings, photography, music videos, short films. They will pick one new piece of work every weekday to go up on their homepage. Then all pieces will go into the exhibition room archive.

What a breath of fresh air. A band that isn't all caught up in themselves. 

That is just cool. 

Have a great day,

Mothology

Enjoy this new discovery - Mothology. So much vintage-inspired goodness. The science of style indeed. I've been looking for unique lights and these mercury pendants (above right) are brilliant and reasonably priced.

 

I have a thing about magnifying glasses so this one struck me as postworthy. And those bowls! Is it me or does that look like rusty nails to you. Very interesting!

Peace,

via Di @  designersblock.blogspot.com