the clothing menu

one way to make an outfit unique, but still appropriate for work, is to wear vintage clothes to the office. this is not a surprise to most, but many trends that are popular today were also popular 30, 40, 50 years ago. instead of buying the latest trends at the mall, invest in vintage pieces [...]

thank you smashing darling for featuring me as your editor’s pick today!  smashing darling is a really great shop that sells a variety of clothes and accessories from independent designers.  find items for women, men, girls, boys and babies.  stop by their blog, smashingdarling.com/blog  today to see the outfit i pieced together from clothes found [...]

sustainable indie clothing designer, Lara Miller, is having a fun sale this sunday in chicago at 931 w cornelia ave (entrance will be through the alley behind cornelia ave, in between sheffield and halsted).  this queen of hearts themed sale sounds like a lot of fun!  either pull a card, roll the dice, or pick your poison [...]

what better way to treat yourself on a hot hot summer day in boston than to attend an event in boston from paris independent jewelry website, ICU in Paris.  visit the grand opening of their boston showroom tonight, 7/6, in the SOWA district (450 Harrison Ave, studio #305) for a trunk show of some cool [...]

you can’t go wrong with a skirt!  they add femininity to your outfit, there are so many options to choose from, they keep you cool, and you can add leggings to them in the fall and winter to make them year-round pieces.  here are 10 skirts to buy this summer from indie designers.  which do [...]

i was really glad today to see that the concept of buying from independent clothing and jewelry designers was written about in the reputable WSJ today.  the article talks about how the big luxury brand names aren’t as fashionable as they where a couple years ago.  people are now looking for authenticity and a connection [...]

yay!  the clothing menu featured indie designer Norwegian Wood is no longer just an amazing accessories designer, but is now an incredible accessories and clothing designer!  Norwegian Wood just launched a spring/summer collection of clothes full of fun prints to complement it’s original jewelry.  your wardrobe will not be boring if you add one of [...]

the june issue of N.E.E.T. magazine just came out!  here are my 2 favorite parts of this month’s issue: 1) this spread featuring “the summer top 10″ – 10 great pieces that all work together from dress to hat to necklace all from independent designers around the world. 2) this article about Australian shoe designers, [...]

i love this partnership!  swedish indie fashion label, dreamandawake, has created 40 dresses to help raise awareness and funding for the red cross.  the dresses were produced locally in sweden, sewn together by red cross tailors, and 100% of profits are going to the red cross organization.  read more about the red cross collection from [...]

i can’t get enough of pretty summer dresses.  here are 10 cute dresses from indie designers, ranging from $58 to $425. which do you like? seneca rising – $108 daal – $195 elroy apparel – $88 dreamandawake – 70 euros dainty june parkvogel – $280 mociun – $425 larimeloom – $58 a fortes design – [...]