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Tuesday , August 10, 2010
Mad Cuteness Alert! Poketo for Target!
Oh, Target, I just can't quit you, especially now when you're only three subway stops away from me in Brooklyn Heights. Target, of course, racks up killer little designer collabos left and right. Not just for fashion, though that's probably the highest visibility--they do some great jewelry ones (generally I find these to be my favorites) and lots of accessories. Now Tarjay has teamed up with the fine folks at Poketo, a LA-based art/design studio that's known for bring art into the everyday via super-adorable, super-charming accessories. They take artists' work and put it on bags, wallets, umbrellas, keychains--livening all kinds of utilitarian objects with creative flair. Poketo's stuff for Target is so very close to their own line that it's no pale imitation of their main stuff. (I only wish they did some apparel for Target, but sigh, you can't have everything!) I peeped some of the stuff at the Target at Atlantic Terminal last night and made off with a keychain and camera case for my trusty little pocket HD camcorder and I still want a bag and an umbrella and especially that laptop case! I love things that just make you happy when you look at them, and Poketo does that so well with their lovely objects.
I mean, LOOK:
AND THESE TOO!
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Monday , June 7, 2010
Imaginary Shopping Spree: Super-Cute Envirosax Reusable Bags! Something happens to me in the summer and I get all print-crazy. It's like my eyes get gluttonous and want to gobble up colors and patterns, probably because I spend all winter being cozy and subdued and sleeping under the soothing influence of neutrals and pale, beautiful colors. These Envirosax reusable bags are not only eco-friendly, but they come in all kinds of patterns to suit anyone, and they're super-cheap so you can be like me and get one for every handbag so I don't have an excuse NOT to use a reusable bag. (Complete aside: at the risk of sounding like a bougie jerk, does it bother other people when you're in line at the grocery store and for some reason the bagger just doesn't bag your groceries when you use your own bag AND they give you stink-eye because you don't move through the line fast enough because you haven't bagged your groceries because you still have to sign your receipt or whatever? I don't mind bagging my own crap, dudes, but don't freakin' glare at me for holding up the line! I'm going as fast as I can!) These are my favorite patterns: (top row, l-r): (bottom row, l-r):
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+ This Oasis bag is a very Orla Kiely-esque pattern--you know, very happy and mod and super-adorable.
+ The "Mikado bag 2" is both simple yet ornate, which is a very sophisticated approach to patterns.
+ YELLOW!!!!!! This one makes me so happy to look at. I bet it could double as a smallish beach tote, too.
+ This navy bag with white polka dots could work for you vintage-y, retro-librarian ladies
+ If a Sesame Street character were my spirit animal, it'd be Oscar the Grouch--I feel like he's the punkiest of all. But I love how he looks so freakin' happy on this bag! What a dude.
+ Is it so wrong just to say you like something because it's pretty? I think this is just a pretty bag and that is all.
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Thursday , May 6, 2010
This Is The Only Espadrille I Could Ever Wear!
I really hate cork or jute heels on wedge-type shoes. It's just one of those random dislikes that I can't explain. But I could handle it on this lovely little espadrille from Marais USA. For one thing, the wedge is just a little sliver of wedge, a proportion I find really charming and even delicate in that almost Sofia Coppola-ish way. I'd actually probably get this in the nautical blue, but the red is really happy-making, so that's why I'm picturing it here!
Also: the Prince wedge is pretty dope, too!
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Sunday , September 28, 2008
You know the world is coming to an end...
...when the staff of Vogue Paris all wear flats to one of the most anticipated shows of Paris Fashion Week:
Sorry to be so Paris Vogue-centric these days, but yes, that's Carine Roitfeld, Geraldine Saglio and Emmanuelle Alt, all wearing black flats at the Gareth Pugh show! This, from the team that basically spearheaded the torturous, scary-sexy shoe trend. I think it's cute; I bet Carine issued a memo or something: "Come on, you guys, let's freak everyone out!! It'll be rad!" (The pic is from Jak and Jil, by the way -- a blog with some of the best shoe porn I've seen in ages.)
If Team NOGOODFORME were to show up at Paris Fashion Week, these are the shoes I'd bet we'd wear:
Laura Jane: Keep Company
Liz: Vans
Kat: Converse
Okay, I lied for me...I'd wear the Tashkent by Cheyenne boots I got from Clarabella on hella sale! I just like the idea of us all wearing quasi-athletic shoes to a fancy fashion show.
(By the way, that Gareth Pugh show in Paris seemed pretty effin' amazing!)
Tags: Carine Roitfeld, Emmanuelle Alt, Gareth Pugh, shoes, Vogue Paris rocks
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Tuesday , September 23, 2008
Love (and a Q&A): Vivien Cheng
Based in England, artist and designer Vivien Cheng takes vintage handbags and turns them into whimsical, utterly marvelous works of art. Literally -- she paints on them in painstaking and gorgeous detail, drawing designs and motifs that emphasize the beauty of their original designs while taking them into new, fanciful directions. I love how it's a bit Art Nouveau, a bit nature-whimsy -- and completely eye-catching. (And, needless to say, quite eco-friendly.) Vivien's work is carried in such London boutiques as Covet, and she's starting to make waves here in the U.S., being recently picked up at Sophie Roan in NYC. (She also has an Etsy shop -- yay for online shopping!) Her work is one-of-a-kind, serene yet vibrant -- and it's wonderful to see the care and attention paid on each item.
Not only is she talented and creative (our favorite type of being around here), Vivien was kind enough to answer a few questions about her work and process for nogoodforme.com!
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Sunday , September 7, 2008
Spotlight on StyleDetox.com (and a coupon code for readers!)
The indie online boutique Style Detox was started up by a former music industry publicist in San Francisco, and the link to music shows through its indie- and rockabilly-influenced inventory and jewelry selection. There are dresses that would make an early Gwen Stefani salivate (including a checker picnic print halter dress so cute that it makes me wish I could wear gingham without looking like a dork), and super-cute quirky jewelry selections. The site also carries a carefully selected collection of vintage items of all sorts, and best of all -- everything is super reasonably-priced! Which also means, I've noticed, that things sell out fast, so my advice is to pick up what you want when you can. There's no excuse not to, especially since Style Detox is offering a coupon code for 10% off for nogoodforme readers: just enter nogoodforme10 at checkout and let the magic happen. (By the way, this coupon won't expire, like, ever! Fire at will!) They also donated some adorable jewelry to our Spirit Animal House charity raffle, so clickety-click on the little button below to buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win these (and many, many other wonderful things!)
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Friday , September 5, 2008
Jezebel Stationery: Correspondence for the Vagabond Heart I became infatuated with Jezebel Stationery's paper wares because of the gorgeous use of silhouettes, but I fell in love with the Brooklyn-based company for the poetic names and titles it calls its t-shirts, tote bags and note cards. The look of Leigh Batnick's work is classical and rooted in traditions like old photography and 19th century silhouettes, but there's a fresh, modern twist to the actual scenarios and images depicted. Lovers of vintage, language and vintage language will love the nods to the Gilded Ages of past, and those with angelic poets in their hearts will fall in love with the words inscribed. Listen to the names of the items Jezebel donated to our Spirit Animal House event, and you'll hear how the words are just as imaginative and beautiful as the designs themselves: (left to right: "one day blanche birthed a mad, bad bibliophile" organic cotton tee; "dear virginia, an odalisque on a payphone" tote bag) (left to right: box of cards: "waltzing matilda at the cafe lovely" box of cards, and "for louise moon, fragile as fingernails" box of cards) Keep an eye on Batnick -- not only is she now selling their own jewelry, but she's also launching an interior design branch in 2009 and is working on a capsule collection of dresses. If it's anything like her cards and t-shirts, it is sure to be full of a straightforward grace. Needless to say, you can get a jump on your Jezebel fix and get a chance to win the tote or the card sets by buying a ticket to our Spirit Animal House raffle. (If you're dying for the shirt, you have to come to the actual party!)
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Tags: Jezebel Stationery, silhouettes, Spirit Animal House, totally charming
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Thursday , September 4, 2008
Love: Be.True Jewelry The world keeps on spinning, spinning, spinning, and even in the face of deadlines, monster madness and the upcoming apocalypse, we here at nogoodforme HQ keep gathering prizes for the Spirit Animal House charity raffle. Our latest choice lovely is a pretty little sterling silver necklace from Be.True. Designed by Gin Bartlett, Be.True features jewelry rendered in beautifully clean, contemporary lines, which highlight the often exquisite metals and gems each piece is made out of. There's a nice sense of balance with each item in the line, and it's all crisp enough that it works with a variety of aesthetics. It's jewelry that's made so you can wear your heart on your sleeve: direct, straightforward, yet often tender and emotional. Be.True also has their own charitable giving campaign -- purchase a "Be" cuff or necklace and a donation will be made to a charity or non-profit chosen for that month by Be.True. Be.True has a substantial eco-friendly component to its company and is making more and more jewelry from recycled silvers and golds, so keep your eye on them on the sustainable front as well. The necklace that Be.True so kindly donated to Spirit Animal House's charity raffle is a lovely silver chain with a 1" wide pendant that reads "LIVE." There's also a darling teeny sapphire encrusted in the pendant; it's very light and delicate and serene. It's available for some lucky winner to run off with, so buy a raffle ticket or two in support of our favorite animal charities like BARC, ARK II or PAWS/LA and cross your fingers that we pull your name out of our fedora! Buy a raffle ticket to win the Be.True "LIVE" necklace:
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Wednesday , September 3, 2008
Love, Love, Love: Thelma Design
Obviously, myself and my fellow nogoodforme.commers Kat "Wolfchild" Asharya and Liz "Possibly a Sea Turtle?" Barker are stoked to high heaven about the impending radness of SPIRIT ANIMAL HOUSE. I think it is safe to say that we are the three most excited people on the entire planet right now, except for Barack Obama in the wake of finding out about Sarah Palin's sinner of a daughter.
Things recently became EVEN MORE EXCITING over on our end since finding out that Thelma Bjork Jonsdottir, our resident Icelandic Headdress Designer of choice (okay, it's official: there is nothing cooler to be in this world than an Icelandic Headdress Designer), is contributing the insanely magically mind-blowingly fantastically beautiful headdress seen below to our wicked-amazing SPIRIT ANIMAL HOUSE RAFFLE!!!!
Tragically for all you non-New Yorkers, this headpiece is one of our hyper-special event-only prizes, which I'm sure you can understand. But luckily for all you non-New Yorkers, you can totally address the intense misery you are presently experiencing by impulse buying, like, FIFTY raffle tickets right now!
All you have to do is click this button:
There! You did it! Don't you feel loads better now?
And to all the New Yorkers out there who, like us, are counting down the nanoseconds until Tuesday, September 9th (Wait- what happens September 9th? I forget. Oh, right! SPIRIT ANIMAL HOUSE!!!!), good luck! I'd be jealous of you for winning this gorgeous babe of a headband if it wasn't totally obvious that one day Thelma will be my own personal headdress designer. She'll live in a treehouse in my backyard, with her spirit animal (an Arctic Fox), and I will never have to face this world bare-headed again.
PS: If you're so inclined, check out the interview Thelma did with us a few months back! She is one of the best nogoodforme.com interviewees of all time
Tags: Barack Obama, headdresses, Iceland, raffle tickets, Spirit Animal House, spirit animals, Thelma Design
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Thursday , July 24, 2008
Accessories (And Q&A): Nashelle Nashelle designer Heather Beeson was also kind enough to answer a few questions for us about her background and inspirations behind such lovely work.
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When I first saw the jewelry of Nashelle, I had that rare feeling of being mesmerized by the grace, simplicity and beauty of the design. There's a lovely quality of serenity to the designs from Nashelle, a line based out of Bend, Oregon -- they echo the shapes and motifs of nature and are a bit Art Nouveau in feeling and are so elegantly done that each piece is like a little piece of art. It's a line for people looking for something personal and organic in feeling -- for those looking for genuine emotion and meaning rather than flash or trendiness in their fashion. Plus, Nashelle is totally fair trade and uses recycled metals and recycled 14k gold, kicking in an eco-friendly angle to their operation. 
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