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cozy and tailored...

...by Mer... {via Refinery 29}

skinny skinny

While at Terrain a couple weeks ago, I picked up one of Skinny Skinny's soaps. I love the sweet and 100% recycled, reclaimed, sustainable and biodegradable packaging...especially those great book-like gift boxes!

bits of periwinkle & mustard...

...from Australian Fleur Wood's Spring 08 collection...

wearable marimekko

Although I do wish Marimekko made more tailored pieces (I find them too poufy sometimes) I do really love their prints on clothing...so bold and graphic...

zip cushions

Love the simple shapes of these Zip Cushions by Australian designer Matthew Sheargold...

{marissa likes}: skeem votives

Marissa picked up one of these Skeem travel votives the other day at Terrain, and we both loved the graphic black type against the brightly colored wax. The Philadelphia-based company uses a soy/paraffin wax blend poured into reusable glass containers.

lacy and lovely, gathered and pleated...

...in Jovovich-Hawk Spring 08...

great infusion of color and detail...

...in Mayle's Summer 08 collection...

{available at Jake in the US}

gorgeous peaks of rainbow...

...from Poltock & Walsh's Spring/Summer 08 collection...

{via Scout Holiday - a great fashion blog I stumbled upon yesterday!}

great blocks of color...

...in Christopher Deane's Spring 08 collection...

gorgeous pleats

...love these...soft, flowing, and structured by Mattijs van Bergen. {via Not Couture}

new spring things...

...at Rose & Radish!

right on top

Although I never wear them, I have always had a fascination with hats especially handmade and modern pieces with a bit of vintage influence...like these from Pinkham Millinery in Portland, Oregon.

gorgeous vintage pieces...

...at Dulcinée in New York.

handsome contrast

Lately, I've been really into handsome and classic things...like contrast leather straps mixed with more casual materials...

{left to right, top to bottom: graf-lantz wine bottle holder, 3.1 phillip lim fabergé bag, enameling turnpike brief from jack spade, and graf-lantz duo wine bottle holder.}

pure beauty

...pieces from Gary Graham and Chie Mihara at Twig...

{photos by Maria Vettese}

walk into spring...

...with Junko Shimada's gorgeous floral-footed spring 08 collection...

happy friday + flights of fashion

Today I'll leave you with these gorgeous images by photographer Erez Sbag. The top two from Three as Four's new Spring/Summer 08 collection and the bottom. All pieces have a lovely nature/dance-inspired look. And regardless how outrageous some may be, the photos are simply stunning.

{via Ma Frangine.}

colorful buds for spring

...from Henry Road's new collection...

carry mike & chris

From a company that does the mix of masculine & feminine, hard & soft so well...some great bags from Mike & Chris.