Entries from April 2008

Concrete beauty from Jan Jander

April 10th, 2008 · 29 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit of a pack rat when it comes to magazines. They are scattered all over the house in a disorderly way with most of them laying next to my bed in piles. But that encourages me to pick up an old issue on a whim and flip [...]

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Tags: For The Home

Double Take: In Her Shoes

April 8th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Are you ready for another installment of Double Take on Design for Mankind? You know how I was telling you that Erin inspires us with style picks, artist interviews, and her dailies series, well she is also the writer behind her amazing e-zine. Check out this month’s issue entitled, “Nooks & Crannies: Inspiration in the [...]

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Tags: Double Take · For The Home · Good Days

Style pick: Mackage

April 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Coveted — the spring & summer line from Mackage. Inspired by the whimsy and imagination of fairytale lands, the Mackage 2008 spring & summer collection is intended to be an essential item to take along on your summer trips. This line includes a mix of lightweight materials for the trenches, cropped leather jackets, and even [...]

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Tags: Fashion

A touch of lime

April 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Nothing screams summer more for me than a glass of limeade. That tangy flavor pretends to quench my thirst but really it just makes me want more (try Martha Stewart’s recipe, it’s incredible). I know we’re still far away from the season of sunshine but I keep reading more about designers’ summer collections, which has [...]

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Tags: Fashion · For The Home

Herb garden markers

April 2nd, 2008 · 20 Comments

While I was planting some flowers over the weekend, I looked over at the remnants of our herb garden from last year. The thyme and oregano are still thriving, but the parsley has seen better days and the basil, well, that died a long time ago. Our herb garden has actually gotten a lot of [...]

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Fashion illustrations by Fashion Designers

April 1st, 2008 · 33 Comments

Remember how I was telling you about my mild obsession with fashion sketches? Well, guess what, now you can own your very own original fashion illustration by Badgley Mischka, Phillip Lim, Doo.Ri, Isaac Mizrahi, Christian Lacroix, Giambattista Valli, Peter Som, Betsey Johnson, Rodarte, or Sonia Rykiel. Preview them here…

Style.com is hosting three weeks of live [...]

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Tags: Fashion