mission: photo shoot {complete}

so today i took all my various props to the studio to shoot my halloween-y pics.

i do love the way the spoooky spiders turned out..but once i started i began to feel like i wished i had more props..

and i began to understand why rachel zoe says you cannot have too many things when you finally get to take the pix.

{halloween} photo shoot

yesterday, i went hunting for halloween themed things for a spooooky photo shoot!

i picked up a spider garland from paper source, which was more cute than scary.

and then i went to the candy store to buy some dark chocolate kisses,
candy corn, sugar daddies and, mary janes. i thought they looked graphic, and that they would complement my chevron pieces.

next i headed over to the market where they are selling mini pumpkins..so cute!

today for inspiration i am looking at martha stewart's amazing photos of halloween decorations.

she really is the queen of photo styling..and i can't wait to get my camera in hand to see what we come up with! see you after we work it.

donna gorman [see design]

i love getting packages..and today we received one from our friend and fellow designer donna gorman.

she sent us 2 blouses from her fun and colorful collection that she shows at the gift show (right down the row from our booth)

from the looks of these pix from her website, it looks like donna does a bit of decorating with her things at her vacation home in puerto rico. you can see the influence of her former employer marimekko in all that she does..and i love the playful spirit of her designs.

i can't live without her stuff.
in fact the big bag pictured above with the hunter boots belongs to me!

thank you donna..see you in january!

color crush on {persimmon + aqua}

in the spring studio mate erin blogged about her current obsession with red/coral/persimmon jeans which made me think about how delish this color was...maybe i needed a pair of those jeans..

and then came the emmys with piles of amazing red dresses looking so on the money, particularly right now.

next was my sighting of elle decor's october issue with the persimmon trend alert and photos of this seasons many home accents now available in this hot color.

my thought is that when shown with a turquoise/aqua accent this color really vibrates and comes into it's full power. (nota bene the aqua shoe detail on the model above)

we have been showing the chevron with this deep ocean blue we call Loch for quite a while..and we feel it has a very french/sailor vibe..non?
but shown as it is here in the new chevron monogram tray..i believe the color really packs a wallop..hello!

emmy shmemmy part deux

it has been pointed out to me that i am particularly harsh when it comes to my fashion wrap ups, but i figure..these gals have soooo much help figuring out what to wear, with the best of everything to choose from and an army of stylists and pr people and who knows how many minions whose sole job it is to make these girls shine..i figure it is fair game to make a constructive comment here. so there. and therefore.. without further adoo..on with the results. first up whoa!! from the babe from mad men..christina va va va voom hendricks. all i can say is huh? don't get it. was she trying to look naked?
another glee 20something dianna agron trying to look middle aged..in the scary shiny satin that makes everyone look huge and frumpy. woopsy.

katie was going for fun n' cas with this sporty look, and the "o i just threw my hair up on top of my head after working out" up do. she has good arms, but i'm not buying tom.

oh padma..you are so lovely, but seriously..the gold thing? it's just sad looking.

and then came gwynnie. oh i see. you are thin. congratulations. the pucci lace is magnificent..but as my daddy told me in 7th grade.."no midriffs!"

olivia munn i do not know thee, but it looks like you slept in that thing.

and here is a gal who wants to look like a doll baby.

and zooey (who i love-dore) looking like a country western star in pepto bismal pink

and the winner is..nina dobrev(who?) in this amazing red architecture. it is a bit much..but she is smokin' in it. right?

emmy shmemmy

as usual i am so late on my emmy fashion wrap up it might be a "who really cares" moment..but things looked so bad to my prying eyes this year, i figured i couldn't pass up a fine opportunity to give my hearty opinion..so..here goes
oh heidi..por favor! that dress is scary, and considering you are the prettiest girl in the whole entire world, i feel fine asking..what on earth were you thinking? ugh. auf vederzain
this on one of the funniest gals evah..kristen..j'adore you ..but this plunging number makes you look droopy woopy, and way too gloria swanson..oh my. sorry.

next up clare danes in a sonia delaunay for the body? yeesh. the pattern is so distracting and just plain ugly. no.

amy..hello. what were you thinking. this thing looks like a wetsuit. and it makes you look thick and extra short. and i know from short.

lea i am convinced wants to look 50. or she is channeling joan collins..Again!

kate winslet looks pretty good. i love the red..and her bod is killer. fine. B+

this is sofia vergara from the show modern family, and you can't really say anything bad..she is a knockout in the red..right..but i might like to get rid of the crepey wrapping paper.

julian margulies is on a g-d roll..right? she looks.."younger than springtime" . she wins. A.

maybe i will add more next week.

yesteryear

after my post yesterday about the sleeker herb ritts-y side of the 80's..i thought i would share an earlier (ouch) version of myself in a giant shoulder padded ensemble..oh how i adored that hot pink jacket from ann taylor..i thought it was massively slimming..as well as tall-i-fying..maybe not.

ah well..now you can see why i have a hard time looking back on the styles of that long ago era.