Philly local Lobo Mau is at Omoi with a bunch of hand-made, unique designs. Each dress is made out of Lycra, a super-durable, super-stretchy spandex. The material is used most commonly in things like exercise apparel and undies, but Lobo Mau has used it to make dresses, which ensures a level of comfort and durability unlike any other fabric. Also, each dress is hand-made with huge attention to detail. Here are a couple dresses we have at the store:

One-Shoulder Ruffle Dress, handmade, wrinkle resistant and seamless. - $96.00

Baby Doll Top, handmade, wrinkle resistant, digitally printed yoke and ruffled sleeves - $96.00

Baby Doll Dress, handmade and hand-dyed - $148.00

Kristin
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Favorite thing on?
Osiris kids skate shoes. If you’re really small, you can shop in the kids section and save $20. Plus they have rainbow colors on them, which is my favorite.

Inspiration for outfit?
I really like strong black pattens and art nouveau. The contrast between black and white is nice and when you add another color into the mix, it adds another element.

Current obsession
Those asian pastries with the red bean filling in them.

How are you spending memorial weekend?
Hanging out with my mom in Philly. Relaxing and not driving around in traffic. Also staying away from barbecues, drunk people and an open flame is never a good idea.

What Omoi ♥s
She was friendly and open from the get go + Omoi loves it when customers bring their moms into the store.

Omoi: So tell us, who designed you?
Zomb: *munch munch munch* Mmnnguuh.
Omoi: So we heard that UAMOU is a renowned Japanese artist who’s had a bunch of exhibitions in happenin’ places like Colette in Paris.
Zomb: *munch munch munch* Uh huhuummh.
Omoi: We see… So, what is your favorite food?
Zomb: *munch munch munch* Braaaaaiiiiinnnsss.

Omoi: We started to get creeped out by his hungry gaze so we high-tailed it out of there and did our own research on this line of Dunnys. This series includes 16 different designed Dunnys. The artists include: Clutter, Doktor A, TADO, Hicalorie x, Peskimo, Julie West, ILOVEDUST, Jon Burgerman, Keanan Duffty, UMAOU, frames, MCFAUL, mimic, SHOK-1 and Triclops Studio. Each dunny is about 3 inches tall and retails for $8.

(From a distance we saw a shadowy figure approaching with a haunting growl)

Omoi: CHEEZE IT!

We’re not sure what we love most about Philly’s Savoir-Phaire blog: the picture filled “the street” section which highlights not just one person, but bunches of style visionaries, the insider info for stuff that I NEED (Matthew Williamson for H&M), and of course, the well detailed and photo-documented visits to the best shopping in Philly (couldn’t make it to the Topstitch grand re-opening? Check out the new digs in the Savoir-Phaire slideshow).

Of course, what we love best is the love shown to Omoi, in our “Omoi God” blog, which is one of the greatest blog headlines ever created for us, to go along with one of our favorite interviews/reviews. She captures exactly the what, where and why of Omoi and translates it into four paragraphs that are so good that even I’m thinking of going down there on my day off to do a little shopping.

After falling in love with a grey beret from Omoi that came in for winter, I’ve been searching high and low for an adorable summer counterpart, so that I can disguise my growing-out haircut without resorting to baseball caps, which never really seem to mesh with my style.

Enter Coal Headwear. With a range of everything from sweet short brimmed hats, like the “Sydney” pictured above, to fedora styles for men and women, to awesome hoods and headbands, each in unique and flattering colors, Coal hats seem like they aren’t just meant to complement an outfit but to work into your regular routine like a great pair of jeans or new glasses.

I love the construction of each hat, carefully constructed to grip your head without being too tight, and they drape perfectly without you even having to work at it. We heart the cayenne pepper colored oversize beanie, which can sit pretty far back on the hairline for a sweet french/grunge/Johnny Depp look, and the Chloe hood for girls, which is straight up clever and super cute.

Each of these hats, plus a few more, are available at Omoi!

We just found our sweeeet write-up on the Vanache Official Blog where Vanache namedrops his favorite things in the shop (Nooka watches and Japanese “Noh” masks) and his favorite customers (the one and only Miss Erykah).

We are totally digging on this music producer turned consultant turned trendspotter’s blog for all the right reasons, like tons of pics of things like the Fresh Melt Water shop opening, an unexpected post about Nick Cave, and the random occasional “Daily Inspirations“. Plus, he’s supertight with the Superdope crew, so he’s the first place to go to know what should be on your agenda for the week.

Our best-selling Momiji dolls are now starring in their own movies, each created by students at Chelsea College of Art and Design. The favorites will be revealed over the next few weeks on the Momiji website. Collect your favorite dolls and spread the love!