"Farm fresh heirloom vegetables are starting to come onto the market and they are absolutely gorgeous! Andi and I love seeing the bright colors and shapes of these veggies on our specialty markets shelves. In a restaurant they pose a unique challenge for chefs; we love their fresh taste but the inconsistent size is an [...]
I have noticed an uptick of styles offered in toile (pronounced: twall) fabric. This inspired me to research the pattern. Toile is the {typically} blue illustrations on white or off-white background. From Fabric Museum (www.fabricmuseum.org): Toiles -- printed fabrics of historical or pastoral scenes -- are once again popular in home decorating, just as they [...]
last... I shopped eBay for vintage Lilly Pulitzer again. I really need to put a block on the website. Browsing turns into finding something special and knowing that there is only one of the item turns my browsing mindset to an obsessive mindset and an act immediately mindset. I bought two 1960s dresses. Reuse!
Lately I have been obsessing about the sporty, classic slant to athleisure. I have to admit while I love the style, I did not have the ladyballs to start wearing the staples until finding inspiration from an unlikely source. Within the past year, I read about how one of the wittiest internet personalities around, Sarah [...]
"My least favorite foods are olives, raw carrots, and raw celery, and Andi’s are quinoa, pineapple juice, and any type of melon. We all have our least favorite food quirks, but with these despised selections come new opportunities to make dishes that just may turn your least favorite foods into a beloved ingredient. We first [...]
Fun and little-known fact: cable sweaters are actually a type of Aran sweater. Aran sweaters are named for a set of islands on the coast of Ireland and as such originated as a popular Irish fisherman staple in the 19th century. In addition to the Cable stitch, there are several other stitches that fall into [...]
Name: Jamie Profession: licensed architect Hometown: Richmond, VA Outfit: shirt: Brooks Brothers // pants: Brooks Brothers // loafers: Cole Haan // sunglasses: vintage RayBan // croakie: Vineyard Vines x Target Does your style differ from your nine-to-five to your weekend, and if so, how? I like to joke that even my pajamas are business casual. Most workdays keep me in [...]
last week... I virtually met Mimi of @theyearoflilly after she shared with me an amazing resource for identifying vintage Lilly Pulitzer and other brands. Since then, her feed has been on my radar and I find myself checking back at least once week to see how she works Lilly Pulitzer in her {literal} everyday wardrobe. Mimi [...]
I love a great brand collaboration. It has grown into an obsession ever since the Lilly Pulitzer x Target debacle of 2015. Given that I have written about Pendleton x Gap, Karl Lagerfeld Paris x Long Tall Sally (twice! thrice!), Lilly Pulitzer x S'well, Lilly Pulitzer x Goop (twice!), Lilly Pulitzer x Pottery Barn, Vineyard Vines x [...]
Say ‘Hello!’ to summer and fire up the grill!
last... Who else shopped the Target / Vineyard Vines collaboration? Admittedly, in addition to shopping for my mom, dad, nieces, and nephews, I shopped for myself. I knew that once it was gone, it was gone. And it was gone about twenty minutes after the collection hit the online store, midnight PST. I ordered another [...]
As recently as the 1960s, America made 90 percent of our clothes. These days it is three percent.
