shop it to me | the satchlet

the satchlet by hetterson. if there was a satchlet train i would be the conductor.  sign me up for one of these.

blog travels | boundary line

 

every week i get to contribute to a fun lifestyle blog collective called boundary line. sometimes we do "style it three ways" posts. we are all so different it's fun to see one item styled by three people with completely different vibes. this week we selected the stuart weitzman mint heels. i styled it for date night, click here to see it styled two other fabulous ways.

blog travels | custom jewelry storage

 

                                                    

                               my next project—acquiring/building/stealing/borrowing one of these.

                                                              via | song of style 

paper trails | anthology gift guide

just saw the anthology magazine winter gift guide. it's excellent. it features everything from creative gift guides to an embedded video on how to make mulled cranberry cider. (courtesy of tiger in a jar. yum). check it out here. great work anthology team!


                                                        via | anthology magazine

blog travels | leif

say yes to funky fall accessories. especially the distant lands bangles by leif. $10 each. who says tribal is only for the summer?

                                                                     via | leif

blog travels | ralph lauren's car collection

 

oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh my gosh. check out the rest of the collection here.

via | ralph lauren car show

blog travels | color blocked furniture

the nachacht berlin sideboard. ingredients: beechwood + brightly painted metal. furniture color blocking done right.

via | seesawdesigns | nachacht berlin

blog travels | finally: khaki done right

 the only way i'd ever wear khaki. all she needs is an onyx feather piece like the nefertiti to give it a bit of edge. have a great weekend.

                                            via | twenty something chic | m. moore for onyx feather

blog travels | life in technicolor

in the midst of designing the onyx feather spring/summer line and it incorporates a lot of vivid color. the result: my brain is permanently stuck in a color wheel right now.

                        
                           via | balenciaga color block dress | dancing |  humming bird | vivid material

blog travels | falling in love at a polish coffee shop

been into all things polish since seattle. (long story that involves a pickle. naturally.) isn't the ambiance of this polish coffee shop jozef  k. cafe so vividly intoxicating? you get the feeling just by looking at this place that you want their coffee. scratch that. you need their coffee. can you start a tab at a coffee shop? because we would have a running tab at this one.

                                                                     via | bedlam of beefy

clock in | the nixon time teller P watch

buck the oversized vintage watch trend with something a little more modern and unexpected like the nixon time teller P watch. the matte black surface pulls you in and at 60 dollars a pop you’ve got a steal on your hands.

 via | nixon | destined to design

blog travels | finish your chai

 

love that she's taking the time to finish her chai before things get hectic.

(despite the fact the photographer is exasperated.)

                                                      image | sam haskins

                                                          via | happenstance

blog travels | seasonal decor

it's been a crazy couple of weeks in onyx feather world. gift giving season = a busy time for the line. while i love attending all the christmas events & parties in dc  every night i just can't ::wait:: for the city to slow down again during the new year. i will miss all the christmas lights and decor all over the city though. aren't these party horns from kate's paperie fun? they get you in the new year's eve spirit.

         via | kate's paperie | the neo-traditionalist

blog travels | impeccable styling

some women are just so effortlessly fly.

                                                                          via | garance dore

step it up | buttery booties

have been such a bad blogger! no more though. just got back from a trip to new york city and discovered: sweet milk gelato from eataly (bite-your-tongue-delicious),  amy’s bread biscuits (they didn't even need butter), and some beautiful stones and crystals for holiday custom order pieces i'm currently fulfilling. i'm losing my *brilliant* intern to this wonderful/creative/dirty city and i wouldn't have it any other way! more about that in another post.

so excited to catch up on the blogs and pretty internet things i’ve been missing. how about these buttery scalloped booties to start out with? (would look stunning with heather gray tights.) and this set of white veneto trunks with silver hardware? only $60!  perfect for concealing a disorganized mess in a stylish way.

 images | park & cube  | z gallery

blog travels | metal & roses

am so wildly and madly addicted to the vamoose tumblr. and she makes the coolest necklaces.



(!happy thanksgiving everyone!)

                                                               images | the vamoose

blog travels | menswear magazines

love valet mag. in a really intensely passionate way.  as much as a woman can love a men’s online magazine. why is valet mag so great?   it’s the ultimate site for men about every etiquette or personal grooming question they might have and everything about it—from the design to the content—is exceptionally sleek.   their handbook section is the holy grail of situational resources. in quick succinct delivery it tells a guy everything he needs to know: how to get that perfect two-day scruff, how to detail your car in 15 mins, how to take care of your ties, how to open a drink without a bottle opener, the right percentages for tipping different vendors, how to choose the right grill, or buy the right flowers, how to get a bartenders attention or my personal favorite:  a review on the validity of men's lip balm.  check it out.    

  images | valet

blog travels | modern wreaths

had a dream about this wreath last night. (which probably means i need to see someone about design blog addiction right?) check out the twig and thistle tutorial here.

in other wreath news, yes i have more news about wreaths…how is that even possible? a friend invited me to honor the memory of recent fallen soldiers by laying wreaths in arlington cemetery with wreaths across america. great  idea, especially around the holidays. how encouraging would it be to visit the grave of a loved one and see that other people have acknowledged his/her memory as well? more information here.

                                                                                     image | twig and thistle

blog travels | home studio

  

intensely hectic weekend ahead filled with lots of advance work for the upcoming winter shoot and trunk show. these designers have a make-shift studio in their apartment which is an incredible solution for last minute shoots and days with crappy weather. 

::the sound of cogs turning in my brain::

enjoy the weekend!

                                                                 image | the selby

blog travels | all business (cards)

isn't this synecdoche business card fun?

spent the day looking at different options for our onyx feather business cards with the team. putting twelve different options in front of a group of diverse people is always a roller coaster ride.

me: "do we use inquiries@onyxfeather.com or hello@onyxfeatheronline.com?"
mm: "hmm. inquires is elegant, hello is accessible."
me (puzzled): "do i want to be elegant or accessible? or is elegance accessible?"
frank (emphatically): "never decide. you want to be both."
me: "the card can't have both."
mm: "what would DVF do?"
emily: "ahahaha yes. that is the question."
me: "elegance. the woman drips of elegance. diane von furstenberg would never say: "hello.""
tegs: "you've got your answer then."

can't wait to see and share the finals!

image | synedoche design