Congratulations are due to Liamolly. With the help of over 200 backers the brand has raised the capital needed to purchase a knitting machine and move production to its home base of New Orleans! I could not be more excited for company founder Seema Sudan and her team. Very little American knitwear is actually made in the USA these days.…
Anthropologie mainstay Liamolly is one of my favorite brands. I love their sweaters, their dresses and their adorable children’s clothing. Yesterday founder Seema Sudan reached out to the brand mailing list about an amazing project they’re starting: moving production of Liamolly’s clothing home to New Orleans. From the email: Our friends at the knitting mill in Asia, increased our minimums…
Last Thursday Leifsdottir presented its Fall 2010 collection in Gramercy at the Prince George Ballroom. The 95-piece collection was inspired by the surreal, dreamlike works of Salvador Dalí and his flamboyant life in Catalonia, Spain. Designer Johanna Uurasjarvi called the collection “The Catalonian Affair” after the streets Dali once roamed. Leifsdottir has always been a label about structure and this…
Leifsdottir designer Johanna Uurasjarvi surrounded by some of her lovely creations Update 9/12 11:06 PM: Slideshow now available! The theme of Leifsdottir’s Spring 2010 presentation was The World Awaits You. Travel manifested itself in bold prints, soft hues and lustrous fabrics. The models walked around the room in each outfit, stopping to pose at three or four designated points. To…
The scene: life everywhere. I thought it might be fun to set the scene a bit. Hopefully this post will leave you feeling as though you were there. The show was crowded from the start but during the second hour the room was absolutely packed. I found it thrilling! I overheard a lot of positive feedback. I saw some recognizable…
For the past two weeks I’ve been asking all the people I know in the fashion world: “Can you get me into the Leifsdottir Spring 2010 presentation??!?” I hadn’t had any luck and had pretty much given up hope until last night when out of sheer luck an invitation came my way. Thank you very, very much to the people…
Anthropologie does a great job of selecting brands to carry in-store. Somehow they take all these different backgrounds and blend them into one cohesive thought. As I’ve become more engrossed by the store I’ve gotten a bit better at guessing which brand submitted which piece. One of my favorite brands is Pink Studio. Their About Us page sums up nicely…
