navajo woah!

i love a trend just as much as the next gal. in fact i was right there in high school thinking that the LLBean boot/shoe wasn't such a bad idea after all..or maybe the overscaled giant straw sun hat with ribbon band trailing down my back actually worked! (8th grade) so when i put my ear to the ground and heard it whisper back "navajo" i got a bit worried. i mean you can't argue with this really pretty rug/textile elegantly simple, but the chairs with the kilim vibe brings the late 90's rushing back in, and i am not so sure..
and then they start with this garbage here, and i'm thinking woah there poppy! not so much fer this squaw.
cuz right away i go here..and here to me is not a good thing...you hear me?

hampton links {fabric}

yesterday we went to visit peter fasanohe has a studio in great barrington where he prints amazing fabrics and wallpaper. he has agreed to print our hampton links pattern on an amazing linen we found in belgium. we had such fun checking out how these beautiful things are made..and working out the kinks on our new collection. i made a couple of quick vids to give you the idea..enjoy..

{courreges} inspiration

oh how i adore thee courreges even as a kid this look thrilled.
i am pretty sure these space age styles are ready for another close up.
i am not sure how this will make it's way into the fall collection, but let's say i am feeling it.
the black stripe here is killing.

my new flame

hot off the presses!
we have started planning fall 2011! very excited. i think that this pattern plays to the aztec-y hudson bay vibe that is all the rage without being super cloying. what do you think?

Arugula+watermelon+goat cheese = yummy

you are going to thank me later because this thing is to jes' die fer. it is embarrassing how often i make this salad once the hot weather rolls in to town..but you have got to try it.
toss some
goat cheese crumbled ( i know..crumbling?? but try)
a handful of arugula
dice large bite size chunks of watermelon
thin slices of red onion
with a sharp garlic-y vinaigrette ( i klike rice vinegar these days and a splash of maple syrup)
and...Enjoy! i just did..and it is sheer perfection..also ;ovely with some country style toasts.

o camp!

when i was a kid in nyc. i went off to camp every summer. in the beginning it was yucky old day camp that no one would have liked if they had a brain cell.
but when i was 10 and a half i went off to vermont for the adventure of a lifetime..sleepawaycamp!
and now..lo these many years later..my daughter is experiencing the same thing..at the same exact camp that i went to.
to say the least it's a wild experience having your child walk the road that you walked.
but it turns out..i am not the only adult that has crossed this threshold..i am one from the hordes.
many of us feel that camp was THE defining experience of our childhoods.
and i believe that if it weren't for my incredible experience at camp..i would not be the beautiful human i am today!
we got our first letter from our girl today..and she says..camp is great! does it get any better?

the coveteur=genius

what could be more fun than a blog that shows you other people's s$#*? nothing..that's what! the lovely erin gates shared this post today..and featuring JA and sr. doonan..it is not to be missed.
i always said that bravo missed the boat on jonnie..the show should have been this favorite couple just shmmoozin' and whatnot!
and i love that the coveteur has their pithy little quotes..like this one from simon.." I am anal retentive… AND we have a housekeeper. Paging Joan Crawford! - Simon Doonan"
of course their house is too good. prince and michael jackson heads? ok!
and jonathan with about a million lacoste polos. he personifies 8th grade!
the other thing i love/am angry about is how neat the place is..they credit the housekeeper..so that's the trick. who knew?