September Update

We had a fantastic photo shoot this month! The new pictures for the holiday line are up on the website.

It's very hard to choose, but I think my favorite is this blocked beret in black velvet. It perches on your head so you can wear it no matter what size you are. The combination of velvet, silk, and sparkly crystals is so sumptuous, not to mention the powder blue dupioni silk lining. See the rest of the collection here.

I also want to share a sneak peak at the new pouches I made for Pangaea. They feature the cutest out of print animal fabric, so get yours now while they're still available.

My Hat Featured on Poptastic Bride

Check it out here

Bastille Day

 Today is Bastille Day. Last year I was able to celebrate the start of the Revolution in Paris. It was really a special time to be there.

 I spent the day at the Louvre. The line to get in wrapped all the way around the museum. At the popular works like the Mona Lisa, people were pressed ten deep to get a look, but in other galleries I found myself alone and free to dwell.

 This was my view that night during the fireworks. The Eiffel Tower is like a magnet. Anywhere I was in Paris, my eye was drawn to it.

 It was the most beautiful fireworks display I'd ever witnessed. I was just a few yards from the Seine and the explosions were going off right overhead.

After the show the tower lit up in the smoke was even more beautiful.

And since I can't be there this year, here's a collage of pictures from my last time in Paris.

Beatles Fans

More great vintage pictures from Life. This time: fans at Beatles concerts. I love the pure emotion, the sheer awkwardness, the weird place in history where young teenagers patterned their clothes on adults but not their behavior.

Have you ever cried at a concert?

Retro Disneyland

I love looking at old Life Magazine photos. It gives you more of a feel for American life half a century ago than fine art photos you see in museums.

Disneyland is one of my favorite places on Earth and this collection really shows how things have changed, and some things not so much.

The castle looks the same, girls in dresses that aren't princess costumes - nope

The ride entrances in the background are much less colorful now.

Fewer crew cuts

Exactly the same

No self-respecting person without children would ride this ride

These would be Indiana Jones hats now

I wish

Conclusion: People dressed better, but had to miss out on the best rides. No Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean or Haunted Mansion for a decade to come.

Aerial view from the Matterhorn, where's the fun stuff?

Retro Bridal Photoshoot

I was delighted to have one of my hats (available in my etsy shop) used in a recent Jacqueline Kennedy inspired bridal shoot. Jackie O was such an amazing style icon and I really think they captured her early 60s look with this shoot.

Venue :: Carnton Plantation

Event Design :: CHIC Weddings and Events

Photography :: Glessner Photography

Floral Design :: The Tulip Tree

Stationery :: My Lady Dye

Cake Artist :: Silver Box Cake Designs

Hair+Makeup :: Ashley Rose Love

Pillbox Hat :: Fanny+June

Men's Wardrobe :: Street Tuxedo

Men's Sunglasses :: Warby Parker

Dress :: Rent the Runway

Shoes :: Coach

Rings :: Blue Nile

Models :: Ken Thompson + Landy Kay

Instagram Round Up

Pictures from my trip to Seagrove, FL.

Instagram Round Up

These were some of my favorite instagram pics from my recent visit to the family farm.

Red is for the birds: winter color palettes

A Trip To Clignancourt

These are all photos I took of the weird and beautiful while browsing a Paris Flea Market.