November 3, 2012
by Lauren
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Grand Abandon Loves Dusen Dusen

Architectural-print-propogator, neutral-palette-confectioner and collar-enthusiast Dusen Dusen has struck a little chord on my heart string. Designer and creator Ellen Van Dusen creates “basics driven by the prints she creates from scratch each season.” D.C.-bred and Brooklyn-based Van Dusen makes friends … Continue reading

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August 5, 2012
by Lauren
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S. Carey:::HOYAS

S. Carey drenches his latest four-song EP with intoxicating atmospheric buildups and sweetly patient hesitation. Hoyas pours sparsely plucked guitar sequences over a glittering, echoing sonic desert to create a loose complexity fortified by the biding of time. With Hoyas, … Continue reading

August 4, 2012
by Lauren
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Kick Boots

Chunky stacked wood heels and heights cut close to the ankle impart a masterful mesh of clean modernity and bold femininity to the everyday boot. BCFootwear, Marais, and Jeffrey Campbell nod to walking on with mashed textures and re-purposed materials … Continue reading

June 24, 2012
by Lauren
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On The Hanger: 8000nerves

I can’t say enough about 8000nerves. So here’s a bit more. I fell in love with this punchy red blouse that is part country maiden, part saucy aristocrat. Kind of like a cross between Rufus Wainwright and Loretta Lynn. It … Continue reading

June 12, 2012
by Lauren
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The Touch Of Color: 8,000 Nerves

8,000 Nerves pairs pretty patterns and silhouettes with bold color and a fresh-as-May way of doing a print. The line is a nervy mix between retro-saturated and modernist simplistic. 8,000 Nerves stood out to me the first time I stumbled … Continue reading

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