the happiest shop on earth!

Hello bon bons! It so happens that it is time for The Pitch to start the voting for their Best Of issue! We thought we would not-so-subtly suggest that if you feel inclined we would be honored if you would vote for us for Best Boutique! And, because we don't want to just have fun stuff, we try to make You have fun shopping with us, write us in for The Happiest Place to Shop (at the end of the ballot where there is a place to write-in) Thanks! Oh, and here is the link....http://pitch.com/polls/bestof2008/

Vintage Vacation

Hello bon bons! I just wanted to let you know that e & I will be zooming off to Chicago tonight for a weekend of vintage shopping for the store. So, we will be closed tomorrow (Friday) but sweet Annie is going to babysit the store on Saturday, so we will be open then! And of course, we will be back in action on Monday with our regularly scheduled programming.

We are hoping to find some great finds for the store, but if you can't wait until we get back, check out Ballyhoo vintage, where I found the following frocks!

Stephanie James Couture

So, I know I should be waiting with bated breath to see what everyone will be wearing next spring--but that seems so far away! So instead I was searching vintage-y things online (in honor of e & I's trip to the vintage show in Chicago this weekend!) and I found these 50's inspired wedding dresses by Stephanie James. How cute are these? And you can customize them as well, in case you say, want a big red tulle underskirt with your white dress!

Spring 09

So fashion week has begun in New York and although I debated with myself this morning whether it was even time to get the fall stuff out, we are already looking forward to Spring/Summer 09. Where does the time go? Anyway, here are some shots of Marc Jacobs line, which was lovely. I liked his hobble-esque skirts, vaguely oriental influence and the Poppins-ish hats the models wore. The collection didn't knock me down with excitement, but it definitely had some good pieces and lines.

Obsession...(not the Calvin Klein kind)

I am obsessed. There are images burned in my brain that are never far from my eye and when I see them I want!!They are the knit dresses (and tights) from Rodarte. I could look at them all day. In fact, yesterday I did. I pulled up the pics on their (beautiful) website and stared at the details in the dress trying to figure out if is possible to make something even remotely similar (as I do not have Rodarte in my budget). And the tights, I'm desperate for them. But where could you find such a perfect spiderweb knit that is pre-run?

Is it the delightful knitti-ness of it? Is it the graceful ballerina-esque quality? I don't know--but Oh! Rodarte how you have cast a spell on me!

(this one is my fav...)

( ooh, chiffon action)--nice
Lust, lust, lust after the black knit tights and I love the sleeves/neckline.

These two dresses are examples of the perfect tulle/fluff skirt. (especially the shorter one on the left) If there was an encyclopedia entry on short fluffy skirt there should be a picture of these. I love the colors, although I am 95% sure that that particular fleshy tone would look horrendous against my own fleshy tone.

Money Tree!

I wanted to show you what my sister made me for my birthday, a money tree! Not only did she craft a very cute Dr. Suess-like tree, she also origamied little dresses, elephants, hears and butterflies out of money! It is awesome! (My cat Marla liked it as well, until she went Marzilla on it and started attacking it)

bells and birthdays

holy frijoles, I have been a distracted blogger lately. Sorry! I got a brand new digital camera for my bday (yesterday!) though, so now I'm sure you will all be treated to a million silly pictures I will take!

Until then, I wanted to share with you my new secret love----wedding blogs. In the course of beginning to plan a wedding I thought, I'll check out some blogs, and found the most beautiful DIY wedding sites. It just (once again) shows how amazingly creative people are! Anyway, check out these lovely sites (even if you aren't in the market for wedding things, they are very inspiring) and I'll go take some silly pictures for you!

(by the way, the adorable picture above is from Once Wed, how cute are the yellow shoes?)

http://www.apracticalwedding.com/

http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/

http://www.oncewed.com/