It’s springtime and we have some great bags to brighten up your wardrobe for the season! Our OOAK clutch is a great way to add some color to your outfit this time of year. The Coffee Bag is a g...
The Coffee bag (3) has been selling like hotcakes and it really goes with anything… but here are some of my favorite pieces that I would wear with it… (I’m especially drooling over ...
Things to worry about: Worry about courage Worry about cleanliness Worry about efficiency Worry about horsemanship Worry about… Things not to worry about: Don’t worry about popular opinion Don’t worr...
Eye of Ra (after the middle eastern symbol for protection) is the latest collection from the very talented Jennifer Sarkiahti of Odette NY. I love the primitive feel of these pieces and how visible t...
This is a video for Ryan Roche‘s Fall 2012 collection. Her clothes are gorgeous – timeless and delicate, sophisticated and perfect. Roche has a very environmentally sensitive approach, us...
I just read a great article about the fashion label CorrellCorrell on Sight Unseen. Run by twin sisters, Daphne and Vera Correll, they have a very hands-on approach to their work. They’ve done ...
My wonderful husband bought me one of Raquel Allegra’s gorgeous gauze dresses for my birthday from Bird and I can’t wait til the weather is warm enough so that I can wear it. I’ve s...
My bike got stolen (as often happens with bikes in NYC) last year and I suddenly found myself thinking about what my next ride would be. I was so tempted to get the beautiful, handcrafted in England,...
Photo by Tom Dennis/Buffablog Friday night, Ed & I went to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a music festival called Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, curated by brothers, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, of The ...
Summer time is almost here and I’m starting to look for some wardrobe inspiration. Here are some of my favorites so far: 1. Sakara Earrings by Fay Andrada, $98 2. Mesh Oversized Tee by Raquel A...
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the OOAK, my newest collection of one of a kind clutch bags. I’ve done a lot of patchwork bags in the past, using scraps that I saved ...
We’re having a Mother’s Day Sale this weekend and it ends at midnight tonight. 20% off everything on the site! Discount code: MOM
I’m currently working on some new design ideas, using mixed leather scraps that I have been collecting. Here is an oversized clutch experiment… would love to hear your thoughts!
Last night I stopped by a friends book launch at West Elm on the Upper West Side. The book, called Bringing Nature Home, is a collaboration between the super talented floral designer, Nicolette Owen ...
Heath has recently released their new summer collection. It feels very 70s inspired with its color blocking and poppy orange colors. Wishing they had an exchange policy that allowed you to upgrade ev...
Easter Sunday was a beautiful day in Brooklyn. We met friends for brunch at this newish restaurant, Isa, which is owned (and designed) by Taavo Somer, owner of Freemans in the LES. I immediately fell...
Here is the story behind a recent custom order: “In 1984 my cousin, while traveling with the State Department’s Office of Security, was in Rome on a temporary assignment. She looked for a leath...
Caravan Pacific is a new lighting design company founded by my friend, Shannon Guirl. Shannon left NYC last year and moved to Portland to start her business. She funded her start-up through a Kicksta...
This beautiful brown jacket belonged to the customers grandfather and she has memories of him wearing it often. he also used to wear bow ties. She commissioned me to make a “MORRIS” bag for herself a...
Conchiglie, ricotta, spinach, shallots, raw egg. Tonight I made the most deliciously simple pasta dinner from this fantastic cookbook. I had to share. Yum.
Brass has suddenly become super trendy with design objects as well as fashion. It seems like every jewelry designer these days is now working with the material. I’ve even designed a couple of b...
Afia is a Brooklyn based fashion label, founded by designer Megan Sebold, that makes really adorable contemporary clothes from gorgeous traditional textiles sourced in Ghana. She believes in complete...
Two of my favorite American, craft based companies have collaborated and the outcome could not be more perfect. Alabama Chanin is a handmade clothing label founded by Natalie Chanin in Florence, Alab...
Piet Hein Eek is a Dutch product designer and brand. I came across this inspiring video the other day and then discovered that he is in today’s The New York Times Style magazine. Everything the...
Sometimes it seems to be the people with the most insane ideas who do the greatest things. Brooklyn Grange got funded through Kickstarter in 2010 with the crazy brilliant idea of building a commercia...
A couple of nights ago, I watched a beautiful documentary about the 50 year relationship between Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé. They met when Yves was only 21 yrs old and head designer at Chris...
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