LOOK! VINTAGE FLORAL

Summer is glorious (especially in Maine!), and this look was inspired by all the color that has emerged over the past few months. Hot pink, yellow, and especially GREEN! I love the color on color on color effect, it makes things so interesting/complex and you really feel so happy wrapped up in all that pattern-y goodness.  You don't even need accessories, although I would be totally fine piling on the jewels... arm party anyone? Now I just need to find the right occasion to wear this.It is amazing how much impact one piece of cloth can have; I picked up this vintage Suzani textile in Istanbul a few years ago. You just can't even believe the color, and I love how much it adds to the composition. Now it hangs behind my bed as a headboard... Emily and I had so much fun shooting this on such a gorgeous day... can you tell? 

Dress- Find, Portland, ME                                                                                                                             Suzani Textile- Grand Bazaar Istanbul                                                                                          Photography- Emily Delamater

LOOK! POLKA PLAID

Why hello there!  Happy Hump day to ya... When in Maine, its plaid or bust.  L.L. Bean Chic if you will. So here's a little polka-plaid-leather-wool treat for ya! Perfect for a winter walk in the park, and those days when you are amazed that its only February, and winter is going to be sticking around for a while, and then you walk outside and realize snow is BEAUTIFUL!I've been wanting to do a style post for good while now, but couldn't ever get it together.  Until I met Emily Delamater.  She is such a stellar photographer and I am so excited to be working with her!  Style posting is a little strange for me, as I have a hard time broadcasting photos of myself across the internet (it seems a bit self promoting at times), but I also really want to incorporate fashion into this blog. Fashion bloggers do it all the time, so why can't I? Jane seems very comfortable and AWESOME in her posts.  Anyway, I hope to continue to do style posts in the future, and I really hope you like them.  It has been great fun to collaborate with Emily, and we have a lot of crazy ideas in store.  Just waiting for the weather to turn! (which won't be long at this rate)All photos taken by Emily Delamater of Emily Delamater Photography.  See more of her beautiful work on her blog, here. Until next time, kind people.

YES! I LOVE YOUR PARTY HAT!

Kate and Laura Roebuck are the creative geniuses behind the shop/blog/lifestyle design business, Bowerbird.  "Sisters in law by force, best friends by choice," these girls have created the perfect platform for doing what they do best, creating imaginative decor, drawing, painting, sewing, collecting, and sharing it with others.  Kate fashioned this show stopping headdress, inspired by these images she pulled from Chinese Vogue, and a vintage collection of fake fruit.  To sweeten the deal, Laura drew Kate wearing her lovely hat!

Move over Eugenie and Beatrice, I'm wearing this to the next royal wedding...

This gal has got some serious style! 

Bowerbird was founded in 2011 by Kate and Laura Roebuck, both UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art graduates (thats where we met!).  Be sure to visit www.shopbowerbird.com to keep up with their latest ventures and to see what keeps their creative juices flowin'! 

This fascinating fascinator (a.k.a. party hat, a.k.a. fabulous headdress), and the lovely drawings will be for sale in their shop soon, so don't miss out!  Click here for details!

Thanks yall!

("Hello! Do you like my hat?" and "Yes! I love your party hat!" come from Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman)

HELLO, DO YOU LIKE MY HAT?

As mentioned here, the gals at Bowerbird have cooked up an AMAZING project for you folks.  Here is a little hint...

  Kate Roebuck has been holding on to these inspirational images she found in a Chinese Vogue years ago.  I am so honored to be able to share them with you.  Aren't they beautiful?  The artistry, the detail, the styling, the scale, the imagination, everything about them is dreamy; Midsummer Night's dreamy.

Welllll, I cannot WAIT for you to see Laura and Kate's creations!   All will be revealed tomorrow, so be sure you check back... until then, to learn a little more about  Bowerbird's style mavens, Kate and Laura, meet Bowerbird, buy Bowerbird, or blog Bowerbird.