things that happened

i finally invested in a fake christmas tree.

we had a holiday party.. fully stocked with cocktails stolen from the Death and Co menu.
philippa introduced me to roasted chestnuts!

i make bread now, every day. how does an entrepreneur like myself have time to make fresh bread everyday? well, let me tell you how. john's mom bought me this book. here's my first special loaf.

i started a vegan diet a few months ago and i've been eating the tastiest meals i've ever had, to go along with the fresh bread. please someone tell me about a vegan red wine that doesn't taste like vomit. until then, vegan minus wine (and alcohol. god i love a good drink)

why eat vegan? because i love animals and it's a step in the right direction to help them out. plus it's easy as shit, which i didn't realize until now. in hopes that it might show someone else just how easy, delicious and healthy it can be, i'll be doing some vegan cuisine posts.

nova and pizza are super into it.

CLOAKS

lindsey thornburg cloaks added to the collection, just in time for winter solstice! these aren't cheap, but they have been voted most likely to stay in your closet for eternity.
rationalize. 2010: the year to make smart purchases.

jesus christ

i've got a serious case of holiday cheer. i love christmas! click below for delivery cut off dates.. free gift wrap.. and click here for perfect gift ideas.

the lindsey thornburg dresses

we just received the dresses! i added some detailed photos of the fabrics as well as size charts.. these are truly lovely and so comfortable. the lovely lady herself:

THANKS

we decided not to murder a turkey this year for thanksgiving, and instead had a cocktail party.

the two cutest dudeswith the perfect pairs of shoesthe rattrays were killing itphilippa wore a perfect silver combination of unearthen, pam love, and iosselliani

hannah in the sylvie dress and pamela love rosary worn backwardstwo of my very favorite people having a laugh

lois in the fancy bliss lau shoulder necklace. have you seen this girl skate?? me either but apparently it's tight.

christina in mid dance with unearthenrachel wore a clover bracelet with stacked erica weiner rings and the new palace pinky ring

happy friends named casey and danny

giving thanks to friends and flair. we made a tofurkey the next day, it was delicious.

all for the mountain

all for the mountain is carly margolis and matthew morgan: jewelry, furniture, art. we just added their jewelry to our collection.. some from the new sacred mountain collection, and some of the older staple pyramid pieces. each design is hand carved by carly in wax and then cast in bronze.

mara hoffman pairs perfectly with all for the mountain:

the cuff is probably my fav:

fishtails, stripes and lace

new arrivals: three dresses by with hearts in my eyes
plus, those perfect lace flare pants in a new burgundy fall color.

track 1 - don't throw me away

collecting songs for the bona drag mixtapes is a rewarding but very time consuming project... i have to find the perfect band, select the perfect song, email a hundred people and wait a hundred years for it to be approved, where approval rate is at about 10% since most labels have a no gratis policy. it could be a lot easier, but i don't want to settle with putting crap songs on the mix tape.
so i really love it when friends named peter mcbride help out with the initial process by emailing me lists of new bands to start listening to.
the mumlers were at the top of his list. fortunately the band and label were both super down to be a part of the compilation, cause i fell in love with this band and particularly this song. at first listen i thought for sure it was a cover written 50 years ago.. but no, it's an original, and timeless.
turns out, the talented peter designed the cd booklet. another cool thing about peter.. he made this tiny paper cut out collage of our cats, nova and pizza.
you can listen to the track "don't throw me away" on their myspage page here.
it might melt your heart.

diamond hunter

we just added some new stuff to the shop, my favs being this diamond hunter scarf by mary meyer (a great gift for anyone : co-workers, aunts, babies, gays)
and this perfect new t-shirt by Society For Rational Dress. it's soft and thin and has an open back held in place by a thick brass chain.
the faithful pantsuit is back with a belt!

THE BONA DRAG MIX TAPE - volume seven

the next mixtape is finally done! It will start shipping with all orders placed today. detailed track list coming up.