Social Butterfly

It’s amazing how you can gain a new appreciation for something when you see it out of its normal context. When I saw this photograph that my friend Manya took in France, I gained a whole new appreciation for the monarch butterfly. As a dress, the wings of a monarch became more about pattern and color than about a flying insect that feeds on flowers. The black and white dots, bold orange patches, and powerful black lines inspired me to think outside the insect box. I thought wow, what a fantastic combination, so bold and fun, perfect for that social butterfly looking to flutter her way through a party!


Images from Top L to R:
Timeless Butterfly ring from Free People
Soutache Pebble Dot Top from Charlotte Russe
Kenneth Cole New York Black Elastic Tiered Tooth Bracelet available at Kennethcole.com
Chinese Laundry Woman’s Nuance Pump available at endless.com
Blank Skinny Classique Jeans in Orange available at tobi.com
Blu Bijoux Orange Lucite Circle Earrings available at maxandchloe.com
A Surprise Party Invitation from Checkerboard Ltd., available at einvite.com
Beaded Clutch in Black by Santi available at Urban Minx

A Winter Wedding

Taking cues from nature, this white (with touches of pink!) winter wedding is romantic and cozy.

{Images, L to R from top: Martha Stewart Cake, Sterling & Pearls by Checkerboard on eInvite.com, Tommy Hilfiger suit from GQ, JS Boutique Strapless Pleated Taffeta Dress, mimi designs, karen wise photography, Red Orchid Design, pink champagne via snippetandink.blogspot.com, White Embassy by Crane & Co. on eInvite.com}

Loving Letterpress

Letterpress is truly luxurious. It has existed around the world for the last six hundred years, and is a diverse printing method today. Some letterpress shops use traditional hand-fed presses, while others use polymer forms and rotary presses. Both can create exceptional results, but you should expect to pay more for a boutique, hand-fed letterpress printer.

I love letterpress because it celebrates a rich heritage of craftsmanship and is easy to recognize. I happen to like a very deep impression into heavy paper stock, a method that has broken with tradition.

A good printer can work with small serifs and show off exceptional technique by not allowing ink to fill impressions and lose detail.

Letterpress is the right choice when you want to celebrate a certain amount of decadence. You might say that it is the truffle of printing methods!