Archive for November, 2011
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where did you get that fabulous fabric?
That’s been the big question this week. Everyday I receive emails asking about the fabric we used for the Sunki dress. The fabric is an Ikat, and it seems to be popping up everywhere. An Ikat fabric is very easy to spot because of an elaborate weaving process that results in an interesting blurred appearance ...
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navajo handmade
In an earlier post we touched on the Northwest inspiring fashion and retailers but lately I’ve had the pleasure of stumbling across beautiful handmade work sharing our love of the Navajo and Northwest. racheldenny, adrianfraz, shapescolors, theifandbanditkids, littlepapercrane, hawkandbirch corium, hellowallflower, theifandbanditkids, iheartnorwedianwood, thingslikediamonds, ClaireVerity How you been finding more and more NW around you lately? We’d love to ...
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nativity
“Nativity” is a blend of Native inspiration, nature loving children and captivating designs. For the last couple of seasons, Trend and Design influences have been looking West. Fashion and retailers as well as urban brands like Opening Ceremony, Levi’s, Hurley, Anthropology are inspired by the spirit and visuals of Northwest (NW) - the place Figgy’s calls home. ...
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what’s going on?
When one door closes another door opens….. During my life’s journey, I met a great gal, and we choose to walk down the same path for a while. Recently,we came to a fork in the road and each of us had to make a life changing decision. It was not an easy decision, but that is where we found ourselves. Because ...