Autumn is in full swing.
It's almost Thanksgiving!
Since the Holiday Season is upon us, I'm announcing my Pre-Black Friday Sale at my shop.
The Tigerlily Dress and the Pink Art Class Smock are ON SALE!
** I'm making a few items for a teeny Holiday Collection- two new tunic/ dresses and cowls in a deep red, and a couple more plum cowls. Stay tuned!
Above: All images courtesy of Alyssa A. Wood
Is a knitwear designer and illustrator. I had the pleasure of encountering her wonderful work when I was in NYC. Our friend Tina (who is an amazing jewelry designer that I hope to post about in December when she comes to L.A. for a trunk show) was hosting a holiday sale that included Ms. Wood's work. I snapped a couple photos at the sale, but they don't really do justice to her work. She had luscious knit shawls, skirts, jackets, and hats. My funds were unfortunately running low at that point! Take a look at her website.
This woman is one to watch!
Just might be the best store ever. *
It is truly unique what Maryam Nassir Zadeh and her fiancé, Uday Kak have done with this space.
The objects and clothing are displayed like the works of art they are, yet none of it feels stuffy or pretentious. The atmosphere is welcoming, and it is obvious that Maryam and Uday take pride in and enjoy what they do.
This is the store I ended up taking Judi to (see yesterday's post) and she thoroughly enjoyed it...which made me very happy. It was the one store that I really wanted to see in NYC.
Out of everything in the whole store I ended up purchasing a necklace by Los Angeles based artist and jeweler Lauren Manoogian, as well as a vintage patchwork jacket from the wardrobe department of Universal Studios! (photos to follow soon)
Just goes to show you can take the girl out of L.A. ...
123 Norfolk St.
New York, New York 10002
* My current favorite in NYC, at least!
The Accessorator at work.
Above and below: at John Derain
Below: Hunter. The perfect accessory for the Accessorator.
Another high point of my NYC trip was getting together with Judi Roman- The Accessorator!
I've blogged about Judi before, and have had the chance to visit with her in NYC, but this was our first time together one -on-one.
Judi is an incredible woman. She has excellent taste, an exquisite eye, and possesses a wealth of knowledge on the the subjects of fashion, art, design , and retail.
We decided to visit a couple of shops together. She took me to John Derian- which I had never visited before. So much eye candy in his shops!
I then took her to a store of my choosing, which I'll post about tomorrow.
Read Judi's blog entry on the visit to John Derian here.
Thank-you Judi! I had a great time!
"Here"
Poster invitation (shown here in progress) for "Here", Solo Exhibit, James Fuentes LLC, Aug.10-Sept.20, 2009
For the exhibition, Jessica created a hand made edition of 500 posters. Each poster was an individual rubbing/impression from the 3 paintings in the show with crayon; text was screen printed. Each was unique.
all images courtesy of Jessica Dickinson
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One of the high points of going to New York City is being able to see what my artist friends are up to, and visit their studios.
T & I went to see Jessica Dickinson's work at her studio in Brooklyn.
She recently had a show (August- September at James Fuentes LLC), and she had several new works in progress in her studio. Jessica is one of the most thoughtful and hardest working people I know, and she is always engaged in something interesting.
Visit her website, there are many striking & wonderful works to view there.
