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« Previous EntriesTheme Day: Chen Man
by Valerie on Monday, April 9, 2012Spring has sprung and newness is trickling in. The collection, a collaboration between MAC and Chinese fashion photographer Chen Man, was inspired by love and water — two things essential to life. The not-so-essential: pretty packaging. Mineralize duo eyeshadows were baked to form the yin and yang symbol — a neat detail. But I swear [...]
Wolf Wears
by Valerie on Wednesday, January 19, 2011photos by Nicholas Haggard model is Emily Wroe for Le Loup-Garou You know how you try to avoid the incessant coughs of a coworker who comes in to work with the flu because they’ve used up all their sick leave? Well that’s how I feel about wholesale orders; I try to dodge them at all [...]
Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)
by Valerie on Friday, November 5, 2010The first time I discovered Softspoken was through the flickr group wardrobe_remix. She was wearing a red American Apparel jersey scarf tied into an over sized bow around her neck. I was intrigued. After reading through several all of her past blog posts, I knew for sure she was someone I wanted to be friends [...]
Sweet n’ Salty
by Valerie on Friday, September 3, 2010Photos by Francis My initial thought was to sneak some pictures in at an ice cream parlor like Cold Stone, but then I thought maybe that’s too literal? Besides, unless it’s Selecta’s Double Dutch, I’m just not a huge fan of ice cream to begin with. Much less terribly sweet, ridiculously overpriced ice cream. The [...]
Indian Summer
by Valerie on Monday, August 30, 2010photos by Francis straw boater – ebay Neneee Indian Summer Dress – self made clogs – Miu Miu gold jeweled bangle – thrifted vintage leather watch – gift from mom beaded bracelet – Gallop USA friendship bracelets – thrifted deadstock This fabric was a lucky find at the local craft store. While laying out the [...]
