American Silver. Sugar Bowl from Providence, 1790. Fancy sugar.
I have been loving Lizzie Fortunato jewelry ever since I actually stopped a woman in the store (I’m a creep by the way) to ask her who made the cute cloth flower necklace she was wearing. What I really love about their jewelry though is the inspiration behind each collection.. I feel like each season is exactly in tune with things I love.
This collection, based on summer camp, is called Live Long Summer and uses found and recycled objects like belt buckles and vintage charms. The pieces are braided, knotted, and tied, using sun-faded fabric and craft-tent-like beads. Love!
When I first moved to NY (almost a decade ago, yikes!), I remember everyone telling me how great summer in the city was. And to this day, I still don’t get it. It’s hot, humid, and there’s this dirty grime that seems to hang in the air. Anyway, it’s been over 100° for days now and I am left literally counting the days until Fall.
I recently ran by the J Crew Lookbook for Fall 2010, and got so excited in anticipation, I saved every image. It’s like a girl who’s away at summer camp just rolled around in her suitcase and decided to keep every piece of clothing and every accessory on. I’m in loooooooove.
P.S. Anyone wanna teach me how to do a fishtail braid?
I have to say, I’m not typically a huge fan of Art Deco style in general. But sometimes when it’s used as inspiration and new elements are thrown into the mix, you can just forget that I ever made that previous statement. There’s something about these metal and leather pieces by Vice & Vanity that I just love.. especially since they can be worn in more than one way!
Handmade plastic and metal rings by Haoshi Design Studio. Love!
I was doing a little research on jewelry when I came across these two pieces from Catbird, located here in Brooklyn. I really love quirky brooches, and I’m always picking them up at thrift stores and whatnot as a way to dress up my boring collection of white Ts. For some reason I feel like these beetle and stingray tail brooches would be the perfect addition to a simple, breezy summer dress.. in that Lily Munster, Wednesday Addams sort of way.
Both available at Catbird
I think I might need one of these Hart Steel straight razors, but for $345 I think I’ll just admire it from afar. Made in Northern Michigan, you can buy one from Baxter of California on June 16th.
All American, from NYC ca 1700s’s. Via the met.
In one hundred years we have learned how to squeeze more power out of a cubic centimeter of cylinder volume than many in 1910 would have thought would ever be possible, but we have not become much better at making engines pretty. Via yesterdays.
I like these Squiddies pieces by Straight Line Designs because they remind me of Delia’s sculptures from Beetlejuice.
Squiddie chair and desk
killer sculptures
Ok, well, this is not exactly a new but it is to me: Ferrofluid… attracts nerds and I like it, even though I don’t trust it. Just do a flickr search for “ferrofluid” and you’ll see what I mean; nerds & untrustworthy super-shiny black stuff. If you decide that you must have some you can get it here, but I would recommend keeping it in a sealed container and locked up.
Why not propose to the lady you love (who would preferably also be a fan of Tetris) with a rock packaged inside this boxed beauty? Designed by Gerlinde Gruber while interning at sl designs, it’s such a pretty alternative to the velvet box!
via thedieline
I’ve said this before, but since I own more plain white tshirts than I’d care to admit, I’m a huge fan of over-the-top accessories to dress them up. I recently ran across Pixie Market, and found some really cute, quirky, and fun pieces I’d like to own.
I had Barbies growing up, but I spent more time cutting their hair and then regretting it, rather than actually playing with them. The only Barbie I actually own is my Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds Black Label Barbie.
But after I saw Margaux Lange’s Barbie jewelry, I reconsidered my luke-warm passion for all things Barbie.
necklaces
brooches
bracelets
Another beautiful spread from Vogue Italia (and I’m not even going to try to edit!), this time shot by Tim Walker who, by the way, I’d like to be in my next life..
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