Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Manoush was one of my favorite shops in Paris. It is a young French label with an eclectic vintage style that is both sophisticated and cool. The brand’s name comes from the French word for gypsy, so it follows that these gorgeous pieces have a whimsical, bohemian edge. The entire store was pure eye candy, an oasis of bright colors, frills, lace and gold. The garments were adorned with pom-poms, fringes, gold trims, quirky embellishments and cheerfully vibrant patterns.
Other must see boutiques are Colette, Bon Ton, and Merci (which is like a French Anthropologie!)
Tags: bon ton, colette, france, manoush, merci, paris, Travel
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Striking images from Ateliers Ruby promoting their flagship boutique in Paris that features limited editions, art editions and one-of-a-kind helmets.
The top image reminded me of this image (below) of Yoanna House, America’s Next Top Model Cycle 2 winner.
Tags: ateliers ruby, custom helmets, paris
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Of a Kind introduces new designers through a unique combination of storytelling and small-batch exclusives. Each week, they select one designer to feature on the site along with an exclusive limited-edition piece by the designer. Some of my favorite items from the site below: parker scarf, fadeout necklace and blue hex scarf. I seriously want the parker scarf which geniusly can morph into a bag.
Tags: fadeout necklace, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, limited-edition design, of a kind, parker scarf, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010
From the PANTONE site: Are you a Dynamic Firecracker? Or more of a Spiritual Lavender? The PANTONE Visa Platinum Rewards Card comes in five exciting hues, selected from the PANTONE Fashion Color Report for Spring 2011. One of these colorful cards is bound to express your Inner Shopper!
| PANTONE 14-0941 TPX Beeswax |
Warm, Sincere, Generous |
| PANTONE 16-1452 TPX Firecracker |
Cheerful, Dynamic, Tuned In |
| PANTONE 15-3817 TPX Lavender |
Insightful, Intuitive, Spiritual |
| PANTONE 18-4039 TPX Regatta |
Trustworthy, Noble, Generous |
| PANTONE 15-4825 TPX Blue Curacao |
Sensuous, Tender, Inviting |
via The DC/Baltimore Egotist
Tags: fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, pantone, pantone visa cards, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd.
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
The summer display at the Free People store in Tysons Corner features about six custom bicycles hanging on the walls. All of the bikes are completely unique featuring different materials, colors & styles all very fun and whimsical. I’d love to ride around Bethesda on this green one—how cool are those flower wheels? I was only able to snap the picture above before I was told that I wasn’t allowed to take pictures. I found the two pictures below on the Free People blog and I am pretty sure there were in the store as well. If you get a chance to visit the store it always has a great display, very inspiring.
Tags: bicycles, custom bicycles, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, free people, free people bicycles, free people blog, San Francisco, Sarah Hanks Ltd.
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
This weekend I saw a great display of custom vans in the Vans store featuring artist Tony Price. I had ordered a custom pair of lucha vans (shown above) from Tony a little over a year ago. It was a simple process; I gave him the lucha concept and some image references and let him run from there. My favorite part of the final product is the eyes on the back side of the shoes. AND let me just say that the person that I gifted these rad shoes to was in love with them. Tony has a great illustration style and was a real pleasure to work with.
Check out more of Tony’s custom shoe work here and order your very own pair here.
Other custom shoe artists featured: Kyozo Kicks, timrobot & TKDeal
All images via Tony Price
Tags: custom shoes, custom vans, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, handpainted shoes, kyozo kicks, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., timrobot, tkdeal, tony price, tonyxprice, vans
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
This weekend I visited a new store opening, Ugmonk. They offer simple, well-designed cotton t-shirts, and they display them in the most shocking t-shirt shop display you have never seen! I love their loose fitting cut and care-free designs, I think 7 days a week is my favorite because that 7 is just beautiful, I could really wear that shirt anywhere. And I wish I was wearing the No shirt today…it’s just one of those days.
images via Ugmonk site
Tags: fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., type tshirts, ugmonk
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
On Saturday I spent the first part of the day thrifting with my friend Alison. We started in Georgetown with visits to Annie Creamcheese and Second Time Around. In Annie Creamcheese there was some really unique jewelry by Monserat de Lucca (Some of our favorites shown above: Western Bracelet, Pac Man Earrings, Measuring Tape Ring.) Our final stop for the day was Unique Thrift Store in Falls Church, VA where we found these fabulous steel chairs for $10 a piece (sorry for the bad phone picture). They are actually more comfortable than you would think AND in great condition. I can’t wait to make some cute cushions for them. I’m disappointed that I wasn’t able to find a suitcase for the vintage suitcase cat bed that I want to make…I guess that will have to wait til next time.
Tags: annie creamcheese, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, monserat de lucca, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., second time around, thrifting
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