What is it about canvas and leather that works so well together? I love these totes from Wool Leather + Wood, especially the Swag Bag! (via the Bedlam of Beefy)
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I have Carina to thank for pointing me towards Nelle’s line of bags. That first one with its chevron detailing? Yowza. (Wait, is chevron over yet? I hope not.)
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Check out the Bless Bag, a limited edition collaboration with Longchamp of their classic Le Pilage urban living cult classic. Don’t you love it? (via greedy girl)
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It’s not often you see a wallet or coin purse all that out of the ordinary, but the triangular shape of this one by husband and wife team Kuska Koushi leather in Sapporo, Japan is something different. The coin purse is constructed out of a single piece of leather and held together by a single brass closure. Simple is beautiful. (via Casey Keasler)
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Really fun and well-exectuted illustrated portraiture tees from DEARDANA. Choose your favorite pop culture icon from the 35 represented in the collection. (Thanks, Anne!)
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The Ribbon Ring by AMINIMAL studio is inspired by the structures found in magnetic fields. I love how it stretches over two fingers – like a magnetic leap – with intertwined strips of nylon to form an incredibly gorgeous two fingered ring.
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Brass and enamel stud earrings from Kathryn Bentley. A little bit rustic, a little bit rock ‘n roll, a lot of lust.
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For the past two weeks I haven’t been able to get this high necked motorcycle jacket by Rick Owens out of my noggin. Sleek lines, modern cut, just a little badass? The perfect combination. (via Erica)
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By nature I’m a little hesitant when it comes to celebrity lines of fashion and jewelry because I rarely like them and it seems like a name was just slapped on to boost sales. But I must admit that Kate Bosworth and her design partner Cher Coulter really seem to have nailed it with JewelMint. About a month ago the company contacted me to see if I’d like to take a look at their collection and select a few pieces that highlighted trends I was seeing and wearing myself.
The first piece I chose was the Silver Zip bracelet that looks like a zipper flash-frozen into a bangle. The Encore necklaces are two tassled necklaces with color blocking and beads that can be worn together or separately. And then the New Heights bracelet, which is actually a version of a friendship bracelet that wraps several times around your wrist and closes with a clever silver belt-bucklish clasp.
Each piece showed up in its own magnetic box encased in a velvet pouch and sporting a card telling all about my new jewelry. I’ve worn all three pieces several times now and have never once told someone where I got them unless they complimented me. And wow, did they! The New Heights bracelet has received the most raves by far and I wear it nearly every day, with the Silver Zip bracelet coming in a close second.
Surprisingly each piece only costs $29.99 because the entire shebang is based on a monthly membership system (but don’t worry, you can skips months and not be charged). Start off by taking a style test to send you towards pieces you’re most likely to gravitate towards or just start looking around. Check out how it all works right here.
The kind people over at JewelMint are offering all readers 50% off when you make your first purchase today through Friday using the code DesignCrush50. Take a look, you’re not likely to be disappointed!
This is a sponsored post, however all opinions and editorial content are my own.
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The latest Project Runway episode was the HP/Intel pattern challenge. And let me start off by saying it was the most difficult for a few reasons.
1. We had to turn it in two weeks early, without seeing the episode and the full parameters.
2. We didn’t have the same Intel program the designers used because it’s not for sale.
But we also got off easy because we neither had to work in a team of five, create several looks, or a shoot a video for the models to walk to during the runway show. So I guess things evened out in the end.
I had to cheat a little and design my pattern in Illustrator, simple because I wanted it to look clean and that’s not something I was able to do on the Touch Screen in Art Rage. Here’s the result:
I went with a mod minidress that ended up being sort of an updated Breakfast at Tiffany’s look once I used the Piperlime wall to accessorize. In the end I was surprisingly happy with the result.
If you’ve been following along from the start, you know that last Friday I had the opportunity to attend the Project Runway finale runway show at New York Fashion Week. And wow, what an amazing experience. But I’ll be saving all that to share until the finale airs, along with the Project Runway Reunion party that took place Saturday night. This will also be the last challenge I’ll be participating in – I’m saying auf wiedersehen for now!
If you’d like to see all of my creations, check them out here. And if you haven’t seen this past week’s episode you can catch it right now.
Full Disclosure: HP provided me with a TouchSmart 610 for use. All content and opinions are mine. I have not been financially compensated by HP or Project Runway.
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