Archive for July, 2010
Triva For Tees: Project Runway
I have been very lax this summer with tee giveaways. . So how about cranking it up a bit and giving away five limited edition 20th anniversary tees and five of our most coveted anniversary totes? . . Are you game? To coincide with tonight’s premier of the 8th Season of Project Runway, I thought [...]
Are You “In” or “Aought”?
No, I’m not talking about belly-buttons, but about “Project Runway”! . The Emmy Award-nominated reality show kicks off its eighth season this Thursday with host Heidi Klum deciding which designers will be “in” or “aought” as they seek the top prize of $100,000 in financial backing of their own line. . . I‘m usually not [...]
My Little Margie
The matriarch and rock of our family turns a young 70 today. . Happy Birthday, Mom – You are amazing and we love you! . . in this photo: little Margie Maraggia as the May Queen in a beautiful ruched paper dress. .
Bittersweet Legacy and Hip #184
Life is bittersweet at the ranch right now. . For the past three years, Dad had been working with Audrey’s two oldest boys in developing a small broodmare farm. Nothing big, just some really nice hand-picked mares. It was amusing to watch them pour over stud pedigrees to get the genetics just right for a [...]
Lovely Bones
HA! Well, what do I know? . Just as I am dissing the boys about their skeletal fascinations and curiosity at the Evolution Shop, “lovey bones” pops up on my fashion radar. . . Looks like designers and artists are exploring underground catacombs and digging up mortal remains for both art and fashion. Their macabre [...]
The Curiosity Shop
Hey, are you looking for a full size skeleton as the pièce de résistance for that empty corner in your living room? . Or maybe you’ve been searching for something smaller… like a skeleton of Siamese twins to display in your son’s playroom? “No,” you say – not into old bones? Then how about a little [...]
Vintage: What Goes Around Comes Around
If you know anything about Double D Ranch,™ you know we love vintage and you know we love to use old pieces for inspiration. . So when I planned my trip last week, I mapped out eleven different vintage boutiques I wanted to hit for ideas and inspiration. As it turned out, I only went [...]
I Wanna Go Home with the Armadillo
Ahh, the boys and I are back from a week in New York and as amazing as it was, it is always nice to be back home. . We slammed so much into six days it is impossible to recount it all, but I wanted to post a few of the fun spots, incredible eats, [...]
Trade-offs for the Trade Show
I’m headed to New York this week to source the TexWorld Fabric Show and spend an afternoon with industry trend experts. . I’m taking my two boys along for the ride. The deal is: they suffer the agony of a trade show with me and I’ll take them to a Yankees game on Friday. Deal? [...]
Stop and Smell the Bullfrog
Harris: (excited) Aunt BOO, there is a BIG FROG OUTSIDE! Me: (half paying attention) Um Hmmm. Harris: (still excited) Come see, there is a big frog – LOOK! Me: (busy sketching and still paying half attention) Really? That’s nice, Harris. Harris: (more adamant) NO, come look! Me: (busy and trying to give him the brush [...]
