If you’ve ever been in the store, you know we have a nice little selection of jewelry. We’ve got a half-case now of sale stuff, in particular some really sweet Alex & Chloe and Steven Shein pieces (along with a few other designers), at very nice prices - 40% off yo. Stop by. Get a present, get that cute little necklace for your summer tops.
Or you know, spend a little of that government check on the new spring jewelry that’s in.
Swoon! Erykah Badu came by the store on Tuesday and left with three bags packed with stuff! ;-; She told us it was her first day off from touring (she was fresh from an acupuncture session) and was all sorts of excited by the store.
We foolishly did not get any pictures with her. But check out the card! 2008 AD!
Miss Badu said she loves Japanese things, which kind of isn’t a surprise considering she always looks amazing. In the end she left with a Sorapot, a Keinice yukata mini dress/tunic, and a small collection of our hand-crafted Japanese Kokeshi dolls.
Liz says, “She was so nice and so funny. She had some rockin purple make-up on. Head-to-toe purple clothing with black tabi shoes”
She was wearing tabi shoes! Sigh. Needless to say, if you haven’t already been listening to it, check out her new album.
Check them ouuuut! These rings are a new line from the maker of So-Charmed, who recently had her trunk show at the store.
Says Madame Éclore,
Ma famille was employed by Marie Antoinette at Versailles, baking all manner of treats for the Dauphine’s plaisir, and today I bring to you the same sweet delicacies as wearable adornmentes.
These delectable petite fours were made to adorn your elegant fingers. For thirty dollars, you will worry no longer about satisfying your craving for dessert. You can be sweet forever.
Skirt: I was worried when I put this on that I’d sound really pretentious… but I got it in London. It was in this huge flea market space, I can’t remember the name. Picadilly Circus? It was in the flea market right off that.
Shoes: They’re dancing boots from eBay. They have little lights in the heel, like those L.A. Lights. They don’t light up all the time though.
Where are you headed? I’m hungry. I dunno where I’m headed. To get some food… pizza, ice cream.
What Omoi ♥: Rodeo gal skirt and She-Ra-esque white boots. Jess is the artist of the Summer Love piece we talked about in the previous post!
Above is the last of artist, J.L. Schnabel’s Four Seasons collection. This piece just arrived for sale at the store and I REALLY wish I had a spare four hundred bucks, which is the cost of this magnificent and whimsical pop piece of art. Check out her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lipstickpulp
AMAZING!!! Affordable prints and pin sets are coming soon - the Summer Love piece will be mine.
We just got in this hypnotizing little teapot at the store. It’s called Sorapot, designed by a guy named Joey Roth, made out of all recyclable materials. The point of the pot’s design is to “articulate the beauty of the tea leaves unfurling.” If you drink loose tea a lot, this is a really nice teapot. It’s heavy, too, so you can totally defend yourself from a burglar if one happens in while you’re making tea.
Whoa my goodness. I love eating seasonally appropriate foods. Actually, that just means I will eat ice cream every day that it’s warm out. Or gelato, since we have some nice gelato places in Philly. This site, Ice Cream People, is amazing. It’s just pages and pages of drawings, signs, and other funny-faced ice cream characters. The site’s header actually puts it well in saying it’s are “A Survey of Ice Cream Entities.” Apparently, the whole thing is a project seeking to chronicle the existence of ice cream people and to get them recognized as another one of the great supernatural creatures in this world (in the vein of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster and such). Yes!
Some personal favorites are below. Click on the pics for more info from Ice Cream People.
JombaTop by Stick-A-Thing in Berlin, Germany.
One of the Mr. Tastees by artist Ray Frenden.
A surly triple scoop by artist Cate Anevski.
A sassy lactose temptress found on Coney Island by Kate Black.
What is it about their pastel, melty existence that is so compelling?
Hey, what other stores are there that do mini profiles of their favorite customers? Probably a bunch (and definitely in Japan), but none in Philly yet.
Janessa
24 years old
Current obsession: playing Scrabble on my cell phone
Fave thing on: Rojas dress with pockets
Pin: Alex & Chloe,
Dress: Rojas,
Sweater: Banana Republic,
Shoes: Steve Madden jellies
Where are you headed? The Sidecar
What Omoi ♥: sparkle make-up & beautiful smile with gap
New magazines for May (and 2nd half of April) are here. Oh my goooodness, the May issue of men’s SMART has already sold out. You can kinda see why with pictures under the cut. Who knew that SMART was such a popular magazine with the guys? Well there’s a tip on gift-buying for all those streetwear heads.
Anyway, take a look at what’s going on.
Most of the magazines we carry come with freebies, which are usually showcased on the upper left-hand corner of the magazine. Lately they’ve had some pretty awesome bags, some tote bags and fanny packs namely.
This is from the April Men’s Non-No, which is less streetwear and more high fashion. But oh the spreads are always really good and the models are cute dandies.
Yo we have crispy new stuff for this spring and summer. Do yourself a favor and come through! It’s been proven that girls everywhere love Tokidoki gear. We have stuff that Urban doesn’t so if you or your girl really wants to look cute, come hit us up (we’re only like 5 blocks away anyway). Prices range from $36 to $88 on apparel currently in stock. We’ve got some summer dresses coming in real soon, too.
I can’t say often enough how amazing Zillion is. Gear is made out of vintage kimono fabric. For the fitted baseball caps we have in stock, there have only been 20 of each style madein the world. Check below the cut for a couple more pictures of the caps. Did I mention we’re the only US retailer? READ THE REST AFTER THE CUT… »
Mothers love Omoi. We have cute stuff for days. Stuff that they love, stuff they think their family will love. We have respectably cute stuff (can’t be too out there for mom sometimes). Quirky cute stuff (for the mom that doesn’t care/can afford to be out there). And cards if you’re a poor sucker like me.
Did I mention we’re getting in some proper Mother’s Day cards? I’ll let you know when exactly they come in! In the meantime, here’s some of our gift ideas, with more under the cut:
