Shop the Trends

Since I cant post everything at once, Im giving priority to some of Spring 2024’s trends. Of those, you can find ROSE PRINTS AND APPLIQUE, FRINGE, PAILLETTES, CRYSTALS, SHEER AND OPEN MATERIALS, COLOR BLOCKS, PENCIL SKIRTS, ICE BLUE, WHITE, COLLARED SHIRTS and still the ever popular 90s MENSWEAR that continues to populate and bring our wardrobes to a chic modern sensibility here. Some pieces are actually from the 90’s and 2000 era and you can find measurements for these pieces. Dont be afraid of the size. You can see how much vanity sizing took place from then until today, its actually be fascinating to see. A size 8 that can fit a size 4. Or even Italian size 12s that can potentially fit even a size 8. The only numbers that matter here are the measurements. Feel free to ask any questions to make your purchasing comfortable!

Inspiration for and from the Shoots

I’ve had this nostalgic reference in my head for years of images from The Coveteur (one of the early on line editorials). They would profile fashionista’s in their home, and their best pieces in a bit of a snapshot way within the subjects environment. I loved the fusion of how the pieces looked like art nestled with other objects or hung amongst interesting treasures that gave a further sense of the aesthetic of the taste.

In setting down this road of e-commerce, it became clear very quickly that I couldn’t photograph all of these things at a commercial or corporate level. I dont have the means time wise or staff wise to have such a well oiled machine consistency.

I was so happy when my friend and talented visionary photographer Melina Vanderpile immediately knew what I meant when I talked about shooting fashion inside my part renovation part restoration brownstone. Her vision actually helped me see and feel more confident about what I had in terms of my interior and the fashion we could shoot within it. Her visual lens had me looking at my renovation (that seems to never be finished) and the fashion archive that I have through her eye and seeing it in an incredible light.

These days, Im feeling optimistic about where this site is going and happy to share it along with the stories and history of fashion and style as its passed from me to you.

Thank you Melina and Luci (our Fashion Doll Muse for the last shoot)!

Pulling from the Archive

Today I pulled another 50 or so pieces from the archive for the next photoshoot. Im excited to be adding some more vintage, designer and couture items to the mix and even more excited to be planning this first on model shoot. This on figure shoot will give you a lot more wardrobing ideas for pieces I’m listing. Being able to show creative pairings is something I hope I can continue to inspire with.

Years in the Making

After more than a year of trying to get this site up and running, this month I set out to really put in some time in getting it edited and looking how I would like. It’s a work in progress that I have just started to try to give priority to. Be gentle, please! I know there are a lot of things that need to be perfected. Some inconsistencies in formatting, product details and even imagery thats not looking fantastic. Its tough to say its good enough and tougher for me to know its not good enough; especially since Ive been doing parts of this for clients for years on a much better level than I am doing here.

I hope to be able to grow into a great website of well edited loves from my collection which I would like to get on to the next home. Hopefully the listings will be able to give you some provenance and other information about where they came from in fashion history…or my history including imagery or a story of where, when, and how and even more so, that my passion for these treasures translates from this site to you.