90's VINTAGE BLUE

I have to be honest. I'm not a huge fan of the Lita boot. But when I saw this distressed blue color, it all made so much more sense. This color is pretty insane.
Peep them here.

BLACK = MORE JEWELRY

It always seems easier to pile on the jewelry when you're wearing black. I can't get over how great these jewels look on jenny. Click the images for more detail.
Especially the pairing of the Pamela Love star bangle and the Aesa freshwater pearl cuff! Unexpectedly stunning.
Dresses by Mara Hoffman.

INTRODUCING MARA HOFFMAN SWIM

Featuring matching cover-up dresses for each suit. And yes, you are allowed to where bangles at the beach. Just like you're allowed to wear mini dresses in the winter in Milwaukee.

THE THREE QUARTER LENGTH.

Hannah just whipped up a couple new skirts in a great 3/4 length. She already fixed your "what can I wear under that sheer skirt" problem and attached built-in little shorts! Available in white crochet or black burnout paisley velvet. Both fabrics are very limited.

SILVER THREADS

The lovely artist and music lover Jess Rotter made some Linda Ronstadt wood burn pieces exclusively for us! She made a series of these pieces in collaboration with Nightwood. Read more about the original sinette here.
Here's Jess surrounded by wood at her opening installation at the Nightwood pop-up shop.
Here are some photos from a 2004 Architectural Digest article I recently came across about Linda's amazing pink Mediterranean style house in Tucson.

HAPPY 2011

We spent the holidays with friends and our new disco ball.
Our family portrait before New Years Eve dinner:
My top 3 2011 resolutions:
1) buy a house
2) learn piano again
3) stop cutting my hair

NICOLE TRUNFIO

Introducing Nicole Trunfio jewelry. We received the very last pieces that were made for this goddess jewelry collection, so quantities are very limited. I spotted one of these necklaces in New York last year and almost died holding it up to myself.. it made the most amazing jangling sound (I'm actually louder than Hannah's bangles when I wear it). Nicole is also an Australian supermodel..here she is modeling that amazing Alexander McQueen snake dress.

And in her own designs:

See the whole collection here.

I NEED THE DARKNESS

I didn't know how much I loved Arcade Fire until I saw this video of Regine performing the fuck out of this song! Please watch it.. it will really get you into the spirit of all the right things.
SHE IS KILLING IT WITH THOSE GLOVES! Holy crap.

PAMELA LOVE SS11

Introducing the new Spring 2011 collection. Lots of great little affordable pieces.. perfect timing.

ANTIQUES OF THE FUTURE

Introducing Aesa's 2011 collection, Hesperides. Named after the mythical island of Hesperides where nymphs guarded a garden of infinite possibilities. In ancient Greek mythology, Gods and Goddesses would visit the island before they had to preform a new feat, to be bestowed by the nymphs with new powers to help them with their task.
Hand carved sculptural forms, romantic pearl clusters, and ribbon-like medallions and rings. And our favorite, The Medusa Necklace.
Greek mythology is filled with stories of tragic fate and mortals receiving the wrath of the gods. Similar are the stories behind Medusa, one of the most recognized mythological beings. She was said to have originally been the most beautiful woman of ancient Greece whose crowning glory was her long magnificent locks of golden hair. One day while the beautiful virgin was worshiping at the temple of Athena, Poseidon found her and ravished her. Athena, already jealous of Medusa's beauty, was outraged that her sacred temple was violated. She punished Medusa by turning her beautiful hair into slithering snakes and made her into an ugly monster that could turn men to stone with one look. Medusa became famed as the creature that, if killed, would denote the murderer a hero. Many attempts and stone corpses lay in ruins where she lived. Finally, after visiting Hersperides, Perseus went to Medusa and killed her in her sleep by cutting off her head.

A little personal behind the music. My boyfriend John used to be really into greek mythology (talk about sexual). Here's a pic of him when he was about 20 years old.. you can see his medusa tattoo. Unfortunately, it has been covered since then. He might make me delete this very very soon.