Inspiration
De-Coding Gypset Colors
The truth is – I must beg your pardon. . The ‘September Issue’ has dropped. Fall goods are in the stores. DDR has already sold through several styles… but I haven’t de-coded fall’s color palette for you yet! . So here it is… . Building off of Julia Chaplin’s inspirational book, Gypset Style, (see earlier [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
From the Archives: Cheetah Chic
When mapping out our 20th fall collection, I originally thought I might dust off some of the “oldies, but goldies” from the past twenty years and revamp them with a ’20th anniversary edition’ label. . I thought I might pick out 10 to 20 of my favorite jackets, but in the end I decided to [...]
Brown Eyed Girl
Today I got an email from Crow’s Nest Trading Co. with a link to the “behind the scenes” of their latest photo shoot. I was excited to find Double D Ranch’s™ ‘Cheetah Chick’ and ‘Combat Rock Field Jacket‘ included in their shoot. I snagged a few of their out-takes to illustrate the fun venue patches [...]
My Backstage Pass to Glastonbury Festival
The 40th anniversary of the Glastonbury Music Festival was this past weekend. It was started back in 1970 by a dairy farmer and has since grown into the largest music festival in Europe. It is held each year in the open fields of Worthy Farm in Glastonbury, England (hence the name). . . I didn’t [...]
Gypsy + Jet Set = Gypset
I know, I know…we just got through Memorial Day and digging out the beach gear and already Fall! . Such is the distorted seasons of fashion. Despite the temperatures rising, I wanted to give you a personal insight to Double D Ranch’s™ Fall 2010 Collection and what I had in my head while designing it. [...]
Get Set to Gypset
OK, I know it is June. . …and the temperature is hovering around 100 degrees, . …and you just debuted your new swim suit over the Memorial holidays, . but it’s time to talk about Fall. . . Yep, our 20th anniversary fall collection, inspired by Julia Chaplin’s new book, Gypset Style, is officially available [...]
Dios te Ama
I have a dear friend who is a fantastic artist. Her name is Anne. She is just one of those people that can pick up anything and make something wonderful from it – and look out if she is picking up a paint brush! Years ago, she painted a fabulous wall mural in our guest [...]
