McQueen At The Met

I am so excited for tomorrow I had to post a little preview. Jenna and I will be venturing out for an enchanting day. First, we will head off to brunch (aka my favorite meal-time) fill our belly's with scrumcious mixed berry's on top of french toast and wash it all down with a warm delicious cup of freshly roasted french vanilla coffee (and a lemon water on the side). We will the hop on the subway, chat a bit, look at pictures of Suri, and exit at 77th St., walk a few blocks to arrive at the one and only Metropolitan Museum of Art. Our hearts will be pumping with anticipation and excitement as we walk up those famous steps. Once we finally walk in we will wait on line for a LONG time to view the king or shall I say queen (pun intended) of fashion, the ever so magical Alexander McQueen! EEeeeppp!! So excited!!

Alexander McQueen (British, 1969–2010). Dress, autumn/winter 2010–11. Courtesy of Alexander McQueen. Photograph © Sølve Sundsbø / Art + Commerce

*Must go to sleep, but so darn excitedddd!

Peace & Fashion,

Sale Time.

Our Summer Sale is now in full effect! Samantha Pleet up to 70% off, Bodkin 50% off, Eairth 60% off, Melissa's 30% - 60% off, Lalesso 40% off, Feral Childe up to 60% off + much much more! Click here to shop our Summer Sale.

Happy Shopping!


Peace & Love,

Kaight X Collina Strada

Kaight presents an exclusive partnership with Collina Strada for Fall 2011: Introducing Collina Strada's animal friendly collection exclusively for Kaight.





Kaight is happy to present the Collina
Strada x Kaight capsule vegan collection
for Fall, made from recycled canvas printed
with eco inks and vegan leather. The
collection indludes THE MOTO (bike bag), THE CARTELLA and the classic SIERRA (pictured). All bags in both collections are
made in NYC.

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R.I.P. Amy Winehouse

Amy,
We all knew how talented you were. Your voice had so much depth, soul, heart and many unique characteristics that will never, not matter how hard someone tries, it will never be replaced. You were a songstress of our age. The trend setter of bringin' it back to the 50's. A true talented star. Unfortunately, fame took its toll and now you are part of the 27 club. You will never be forgotten and you will music will play forever in our hearts. I will remember you as this, as you were in the Fuck Me Pumps (my very first favorite song of yours back in 04') video, pure, before the booze and drugs took over. The hiphop/jazz loving little Jewish girl. Goodbye Amy and may you Rest In Peace.
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Stay Classy

Here in NYC, we have been experiencing quite the summer. The heat is rising, which is causing a decrease in clothing throughout the tri-state area. I am not one to follow this trend and wear the skimpy tops and skimpy shorts, no matter what the weather. I like to keep it classy people. Here is one of my favorite looks which is covered yet still sexy, chic, comfortable and most of all COOL! My Koch Stepphenwolf Pareo is one of my favorite purchases this summer. Reason being, it can be worn as many different things, i.e. - long skirt, dress, sarong and scarf. I have even brought it to Coney Island and used it as a beach blanket. I paired it with a vintage top & belt, hand-me-down bangles from my grandma Blanche, Melissa violetta's (amazingly comfortable!) and most importantly my favorite bag of all time; JadeTribe Elizabeth messenger bag from Kaight last summer.

As my friend Ron Burgundy would say... "You stay classy, New York!" (oops I mean San Diego ;)

Ditzy Ezra.

It was almost a month ago when I finally checked out the "new" (mind you it opened in June 2010) AllSaints in SoHo. The design of the store is impeccable. The have vintage singer sewing machines lined up from floor to ceiling in the window and the left side of the store. There is so much to look at it, I was a little overwhelmed. However, I was tame enough to stare at the beautiful model that was striking a pose in the entrance way. Her dress, her motorcycle boots, her feathers in her hair, all lead me to believe that this is the place for me. I loved everything, although, most were out of my 'budget like' price range. A few weeks later I received an email from one of those discount websites informing me of the big sale that was going on. I checked it out and the dress that I was loving in the store was now on sale for ,on their site... over 50% off. i checked it out and found my beauty. It is called the Ditzy Ezra Dress. It has tons of volume and can be worn throughout all seasons. The Ditz has to be one of my favorite pieces of the summer and the only item in my closet with any sort of volume. Love!


Peace & Love,

Spectacular Jumpsuit

There is this extravagant little boutique + BAR on Orchard Street called "The Dressing Room". TDR (the dressing room) is a 2 floor shop, upstairs they feature up-and-coming local designers + the bar and downstairs is strictly vintage. Their chalk board outside states "Drink till you shop" which I find hilarious. They even have a drink called the "waiting boyfriend". How cute, right? I have found so many awesome pieces from the vintage section including tops, dresses, shoes & accessories. One of my favorite pieces is this 80's jumpsuit. I like to call it the "spectacular" jumpsuit bc I feel extra spectacular when I wear it! It's pretty loud so I don't like to wear to many accessories when I wear it. Although, I have my JadeTribe bag on, which I normally wouldn't pair with it, but I was not feeling the "switch the bag" time consuming task. I did however pair it with my Melissa + Campana Brother Orange Costella's, vintage bangles, necklace stolen from Jenna's Room, and 1 vintage earring from TDR and the other is an Erica Weiner vintage dangle earring (gift from Jimmy for my b-day!) I always were 2 different earrings and yes, it is on purpose. Nothing to crazy, but just enough to express how spectacular I was feeling that day.

Oh ya, did I mention that they also have a huge projector where they show classic films from the early 1900's? No, well ya they do and they even have movie nights! Drink, catch a classic flick and then do some shopping = super awesome night!

Photo credit Meggie's Droid

Erica Weiner Earrings

Peace & 80'sLove,

Battle of the Teepee.

As you know by now Feral Childe is one of my favorite design teams. I own a few of their pieces and I have nothing but the highest praise for the fit, quality and creativity of their garments. That is why I was appauled when I came across this article on "ecouterre" today. Forever 21 flat out steals their "teepee" print, slaps it on a white romper, it hit the stores nationwide, calls it their own, and people were buying. I mean, really, are your creative directors lacking this much that you have to steal from a small company, that has worked so hard for numerous amount of years to come up with these concepts and ideas, really? It makes me so angry bc these are the huge corporations with millions, scratch that, billions of dollars that are taken the hard work of people who worked their asses off to create these pieces of art. Yes... fashion IS art, it is an expression of self, so, in my eyes Forever 21 is actually stealing their soul. However, I am very pleased to annouce that Feral Childe designers Alice Wu and Moriah Carlson had registered the "teepees" with US Copyright Office and are going to do what these jerks have had coming to them for years... TEAM FERAL CHILDE!!

Photo by ecouterre

Note from Feral Childe Designers Alice Wu and Moriah Carlson:

"A few weeks ago, we discovered one of our prints appearing on garments manufactured by Forever 21--a large, major retailer. Feral Childe's artwork was used without our permission or knowledge, and appears on multiple styles sold in the Forever 21 stores and on their website. Some styles have even received press. The print is our hand-drawn Teepees, widely featured in Feral Childe's Fall 2009 Collection School Play. Many of you have leggings, jeans, and dresses or other garments featuring our Teepees. The Forever 21 garments appear to reproduce Teepees exactly. If compared side by side you would not be able to distinguish any difference in the artwork.

Feral Childe has always strived to bring you the very best in innovative, ethically-produced clothing that is made to last. When we first started out we could only dream about the day when we'd be able to design our own fabrics. With the support of our community--friends, family, collaborators, showroom, suppliers, contractors, and our loyal customers--we have grown the business to be able to offer our very original, very personal hand-drawn textile designs to you each season.

For the past fifteen years, we have dedicated ourselves to this artistic partnership. Feral Childe's designs are the product of these years invested in our deep friendship and artistic training. We create textile designs reflecting a singular aesthetic voice. It can take months for us to develop Feral Childe's prints. The creative process begins with the two of us sitting side by side drawing and painting together and continues as we comment, critique and edit until we perfect the print design.

Through our hard work, Feral Childe has been sold in more than 70 independent retailers in the US and Japan. We feel fortunate to have weathered the recession and to be able to continue to do what we love. Even with our successes, we are a tiny company. Each wholesale account is a personal relationship nurtured over the course of seasons. Each customer we meet inspires us to design something better for you next time. If you are reading this, we could not have come this far without you. It simply is not fair that another party profits from artwork that was not created by them, was not their idea, and does not belong to them.

Forever 21 has unfairly profited from Feral Childe's years of artistic development. Without any consideration or respect for the origin of the artwork, Forever 21's mass reproduction of our textile design without our permission is extremely unethical, and in direct violation of the law. It's frustrating that this enormous company, with over a billion dollars a year in revenues, would dare to poach the artistic creations of a small company such as ours.

Our Teepees design is protected by law, registered with the US Copyright Office. When we sent Forever 21 our cease and desist letter regarding this copyright infringement, Forever 21 denied liability and even stated that perhaps Feral Childe copied the design from another source. Once we received that outrageous response, our attorneys filed a lawsuit, currently pending in Federal Court in Los Angeles. We hope that you might show your support for Feral Childe by spreading the word. Tell your friends, or forward, comment, post, retweet the articles below. We thank you in advance."

Let the man get whats coming to him....

July, I heart you.

Wow, It's the middle of July already? June flew right past us as well as May. July is my absolute favorite month of the whole entire year. It holds a specail and dear place in my heart. There are plenty of reasons that contribute to this and here are my top 10;

One - I was born on July 10th.
Two - Suri's birthday is July 9th. (Birthday weekend!)
Three - 4th of July. Every year my family and I would go to my aunts house, have a bbq, drink plenty of margarita's, go in the pool and when nighttime rolls around we would watch the fireworks on the beach, and then sit around the barnfire singing. Good Times.
Four - My parents wedding anniversary is on the 7th. <3


Five - Jimmy proposed to me on my brithday :) It was 3rd anniversary of being engaged :)
Six - I can go swimming and layout on my hammock at my resort back in L.I. (aka jimmys parents house).
Seven - The rooftop parties at Adri & Kieths with Adri's AMAZING cooking!
Eight - The food, snacks and drinks.
Nine - Coney Island, beach party's with friends.
Ten - It's Summer time and the living is easy.

Good lord that took long to get all those pics in order... phewwww!

Peace & Sun,