material concern

Love the Delfina Balda line, too.

had a lovely dinner last night with a couple talented and wonderful friends visiting LA that I met circuitously a long time ago through working at Free People.
My friend Lauren Manoogian is an amazing designer and I’m super obsessed with her sweater pants coming out this fall. You can see her upcoming collection on her pinterest before it hits stores soon.

and our friend Luren Jenison is a woman of many talents, some of them decorative. You can see her work on her site here.

and their fun, digital prints.

Marisa Howard of the jewelry line SeaworthyPDX asked me to make her a special version of the Popomomo tippi dress for her wedding (we did it in a cream cupro), and she just sent pictures! She looks beautiful (great shoe choice!) and the whole party looks great.

Check out her simple and elegant jewelry line here; some of my favorites are below.

Ellen of Dusen Dusen and Annie from Annie Larson on Treehouse. Read it here.

Dolce and Gabbana’s Spring 2013 collection is fun and quirky on the runway,

lush and gorgeous in ads

and then looks so great on the red carpet…(and yes, Selena Gomez is making her first appearance on this blog)

can’t wait for someone to wear one of the wicker/basket dresses, tho.

Mary Katrantzou for Current/Elliot.

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bound! I’m going to Peru in April.

I’ll be checking out Peru’s textiles, handicrafts and fashion industry…I’m so excited.

Lovely lady Laurel’s literal line Welcome Companions is mentioned in Elle’s accessory round up. If you haven’t seen it yet: she does a whimsical extrapolation on a part time picnic that you could wear year round: seen through larger-than life accessories: super fun and funny: but the quality means your toast purse will become a mainstay.

is really warm and beautiful. Almost sandal weather. Makes me want to take a sandal making class with Rachel of Sandalwitch. Or, just figure out which pair of her sandals I love the most!