Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Artist Project
Below is a link to The Artist Project in NYC, March 17-20, at Pier 92. It is running with the Architectural Digest Show. My husband Rob is in the show, Booth 406. Many different mediums are represented. The ticket gets you into both shows.
Complimentary Tickets to the Artist Project
Complimentary Tickets to the Artist Project
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A Great Blog to Learn About Vintage Costume Jewelry
Artists, collectors, vintage lovers of all mediums will love this blog. I discovered it today when the blogger featured one of my pieces in her discussion on vintage Czech jewelry.
But even cooler is the fact that she is so willing to help people learn about vintage and answers your questions right away. She is a wealth of knowledge, has street smarts and understands the online markets.
Here is it:
Starletstyles.blogspot.com
But even cooler is the fact that she is so willing to help people learn about vintage and answers your questions right away. She is a wealth of knowledge, has street smarts and understands the online markets.
Here is it:
Starletstyles.blogspot.com
Friday, February 18, 2011
2012 Natural Dye Color Palette is Here
My creative friend, Kathy Hatori, business woman par excellence and off beat experimenter, released the new color palette for 2012 using natural dyes.
To see the palette, click on www.botanicalcolors.com/?p=1551
You can also follow Botanical Colors on Facebook!
To see the palette, click on www.botanicalcolors.com/?p=1551
You can also follow Botanical Colors on Facebook!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
One Day Sale for Valentine's Day!
Use the following discount code at Vintagesiamese to get 15% off your purchase!
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*Discount expires on 24 March 2011.
Valentine's Day Sale at Vintage Siamese
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
New Years Musings on Success
My husband Rob always says that when I become successful at something, I ditch it. In a way he is right about somethings.
For example, when my Salsa Dress appeared at the fashion shows, it took three years before people clamored for it. By then I was on to some other designs, because the nature of the fashion business is that you always have to come up with something new. I had stopped production on the Salsa Dress, could not make any more because the fabric was long gone. To this day, I still get clients coming up to me telling me how much they love that dress, they throw it in the wash, in the suitcase, dress it up and down.
It's been three years since I showed in NYC at Atelier, Moda Manhattan, and one year since Chicago.
I think it is good to step back. I can see the strengths and weaknesses of the collections--that is hard to do when you are in the thick of planning shows and new lines 24/7. I feel much better about what I created the last decade, I know what I would like to bring forward with a new twist. I have learned more about the consumer being on the retail end of things with Porter Studios in Hamilton. It takes about three years for the public to come around to new designs.
My nature regarding design is to seek out what will be the styles in the future. Being a client of Peclers Paris think tank taught me to be aware of not only the new textiles but the changing eco-trends and global economies. I learned to twist and turn silhouettes of the past, infuse them with disparate textures so that light reflects many planes. And those lessons take time to seep into the public's consciousness.
So ditching early is something I need to work on for 2011. I need to simmer the ideas, patterns, textures.
Introduce them, but not expect a big response, because it is a new idea and people need to think about it before they adorn themselves. Learning the balance of creativity and financial success is the biggest challenge I face. Keep designs simmering, add a dash of spice for freshness. Bring my experiments forward in glimpses, like jewels in a case. Fill the racks with silhouettes that people love to wear now and forever.
Happy New Year to All!
For example, when my Salsa Dress appeared at the fashion shows, it took three years before people clamored for it. By then I was on to some other designs, because the nature of the fashion business is that you always have to come up with something new. I had stopped production on the Salsa Dress, could not make any more because the fabric was long gone. To this day, I still get clients coming up to me telling me how much they love that dress, they throw it in the wash, in the suitcase, dress it up and down.
It's been three years since I showed in NYC at Atelier, Moda Manhattan, and one year since Chicago.
I think it is good to step back. I can see the strengths and weaknesses of the collections--that is hard to do when you are in the thick of planning shows and new lines 24/7. I feel much better about what I created the last decade, I know what I would like to bring forward with a new twist. I have learned more about the consumer being on the retail end of things with Porter Studios in Hamilton. It takes about three years for the public to come around to new designs.
My nature regarding design is to seek out what will be the styles in the future. Being a client of Peclers Paris think tank taught me to be aware of not only the new textiles but the changing eco-trends and global economies. I learned to twist and turn silhouettes of the past, infuse them with disparate textures so that light reflects many planes. And those lessons take time to seep into the public's consciousness.
So ditching early is something I need to work on for 2011. I need to simmer the ideas, patterns, textures.
Introduce them, but not expect a big response, because it is a new idea and people need to think about it before they adorn themselves. Learning the balance of creativity and financial success is the biggest challenge I face. Keep designs simmering, add a dash of spice for freshness. Bring my experiments forward in glimpses, like jewels in a case. Fill the racks with silhouettes that people love to wear now and forever.
Happy New Year to All!
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