love and pictures

A pretty post from cherrypatter brightened my morning. Thanks! And her lovely photos inspired me to post a few of my own... So here is how the store is looking this afternoon:

also, I wasn't kidding about the goodies arriving daily. Today brought in a big box from Velvet, spring sandals from Cydwoq and new Majestic (stunning).

random inspiration of the day

I spent some time this past weekend curled up with Judy Rodgers' modern culinary classic, the Zuni Cafe Cookbook. The Californian ingredients make me a little homesick, and the unusual and more thought out preparations make ordinary dishes sparkle.

Here it is, in all it's tome-like glory

new in...

above: Prairie Underground 3/4 sleeve Cloak Hoodie in Lavendar,
Stewart + Brown cotton lawn tunic dress

It's still pretty chilly in Brooklyn, but the store has begun to bloom. Shipments are arriving daily, and we are thrilled to have already opened boxes from: Hartford, Stewart & Brown, Prairie Underground, Steven Alan and a slew of others. Fabulous scarves are expected from Epice any moment, and Coclico's divine vegetable dyed leather spring boots are keeping us dreaming. Standouts include Hartford's assortment of linen and colorful cotton print tops, as well as Majestic's sumptuous knits.
On the sustainable front, Prairie Underground has done it again. Feminine and cool with beautiful colors are the hallmarks of the current (well, pretty much all of their) collection(s), utilizing extra soft organic cotton fleece. The famous Cloak Hoodie is back in fresh colors and sweet three quarter length sleeves. And new dresses and tops exceed our already high expectations, with great fits and extremely flattering shapes. Modaspia, a lovely sustainable collection out of San Francisco, have produced the beautiful Fiji dress, organic and just... easy, an excellent summer option. And Stewart + Brown's spring basics are perfect: great details, super soft organic cotton and fresh colors.
Lisa Curran's flattering, simple and very wearable swimsuits are in, just in time for Spring Break. They look great paired with Matta's Indian cotton sarongs and Havaiana's in Spring shades. The below mentioned Peruvian Frasada's have arrived, and are just as gorgeous as I remembered...
Wow. The more I think about it, the more I want to tell you about! Come in! There are just too many.