I fell in love with the Veronica Beard Spring 2014 collection last fall, after the the founders (and sisters-in-law!) were featured in The New York Times… The collection is finally hitting stores and is pretty incredible. I’ve been dreaming of the perfect black jumpsuit for months and this one is exactly that.
Veronica Beard is created by sisters-in law – who both happen to be named Veronica! – who are focused on the concept of simplifying high style into a uniform. I’m always a proponent of the uniform… and this is one brand that I could see myself wearing all the time. Investment pieces, yes, but they feel fresh and new while still managing to be classic.
Some favorites…
The brand is currently featured on The Fashion Fund and has a great blog… follow along:
The beauty of the internet is that everything has a place… literally anyone can create something and find a home for it online. We’re all inundated with launches and updates through all of our social media channels and too often, it seems like it’s all just noise. But every once in a while something comes along that feels different – maybe it’s entirely novel, or maybe just a little bit better or a little bit more fun – but these are the things that make me happy to be a part of this digital world.
My internet karma must be high, because yesterday THREE incredible sites launched that I’m excited about… I think you will be, too!
New Body. New Rules. You don’t need a whole new wardrobe, just the basics.
Storq solves this an issue I’ve seen the pregnant women in my life face – what do you wear? What can you use on your skin? What makes you feel good but also is good for the baby? Storq has done the research for you, and sells American-made wardrobe staples (sold individually or in a package) and beauty products that are safe and comfortable for use during and after pregnancy. I’ll be interviewing founder Courtney Klein for an upcoming TAE feature and can’t wait to learn more about her inspirations behind the line!
A new kind of marketplace created just for design lovers, Hunters Alley connects shoppers and sellers, and makes it fun to track down the kinds of pieces that start conversations.
Hunters Alley is brought to us by founders of One Kings Lane, my personal favorite online marketplace/dream-store. The highly curated marketplace will allow you to buy and sell your favorite vintage, antique, or handcrafted pieces – and from what I’ve seen around the web, it looks like some of my favorite American makers will be starting to sell their products here soon! I’ve been searching the site and saving my favorites… there are still a few glitches, but it’s fun to look at all of the different products, sellers, and shoppers – follow me because I’d love to see your favorites as well!
We celebrate evolved notions of male domesticity, and offer a curated destination for masculine design – redefining how men think about and shop for the home.
TRNK-NYC is technically for men… but I tend to believe that great style is genderless. And I live with a dude who has much, much better taste and style than me (which is equally awesome and annoying) but who has far less patience to scour the interwebs for home decor. It looks like TRNK may be just what we needed… and like-minded, judging by the factory tours and American-made items I’ve seen throughout the site!
In terms of the internet, this was basically Christmas…. check ’em out and let me know what you think!
I discovered ALL Knitwear through Of a Kind and haven’t been able to make a decision as to which hat to buy… we had our first legit snow yesterday, so I guess it’s time for me to make up my mind!
FROM THE BRAND:
ALL Knitwear is a small, vertically integrated knitwear label created by Annie Larson. The slow-growing, idiosyncratic collection of handmade sweaters and hats is an ongoing study of color and pattern realized in a series of simple shapes. Each sweater is organized to show the special rapport between its visual components. Operating on a made-to-order basis, Larson knits each piece in her studio before shipping to customers all over the world.
There is nothing comparable to the anticipation of reading – or writing – the first line in a beautifully bound book or journal – you never know what adventure awaits. I buy them constantly – the books are all eventually read, but many of my notebooks sit unused, waiting for the absolute RIGHT idea to start using them. I’m working on that – and I wouldn’t mind starting with one of these gorgeous Jack Germain x Emgie Libris notebooks.
I met Jack, the founder of Jack Germain, at the Martha Stewart American Made Conference – she designs and manufactures amazing leather bags in New York. Wanting to find a use for the leather that was wasted during the production process, Jack partnered with Marilyn Glinka of Emgie Libris, who makes beautiful hand-made books in Philadelphia, to create the Jack Germain x Emgie Libris collection.
