Oh Etsy, How I Do Adore Thee...

(Dresses by George Gabrielle Couture available for sale on Etsy)


Ok, so I’m a complete Etsy STALKER! I go on the site everyday and I’m also signed up for their daily (at times hourly. Lol) email updates and I adore them. For the newbies out there Etsy is like the no bidding version of Ebay but 7057348750 million times better. Well actually…it’s not really like Ebay. Most of the stuff on Etsy is home/handmade. It’s a place for fantastic artists to show and sell their goods. You wouldn’t believe the things you can find on here. Def a place to hit up if you like one of a kind or rare-ish things. I made the Ebay comparison because there are people on there that sell stuff they didn’t make, mostly vintage stuff so it’s still one of a kind or super rare. Anywho, forget Ebay, Etsy is the shit. I’m bringing this up because the site just made me a believer….in the wedding dress. I swear to you I have never in my life saw a wedding dress that I absolutely adored or could imagine tweaking to perfection until I came across George Gabrielle Couture this morning in one of the emails. Like seriously if I were getting married soon I would so cop the long dress for the wedding and the short one for the reception. I’m actually awaiting an answer from the labels designer to tweak the shorter dress for me for my bday bash next year, but I’m not guna say what I want done to it J. I’m waiting for her answer and I’ll go from there. Hit up Etsy!!!

www.etsy.com

Topshop Lusts of the Moment

I'd love the black boots in the first pic, but those blue ones in the middle pic and those shorts in the last one...OH EMM GEEEE!!!!!

Topshop is what’s POPPIN!!!! I wish we had a store in MA. I plan to visit the NY one before the summer is over though…I can’t wait.

Litter SF is the shizz-nit

(From top: Jay Walk Shoe Jewelry, the Silver Chains Armpiece, Chainmail Perfection, and the Chain Garter)

Omg and WOW! Introducing Litter SF to all you newbies out there (including myself...lol). The chicas over at Litter create body, shoe, and head jewelry. This line speaks for itself. There's no way that I can put into words the dopeness that these pictures say on their own. KUH-RAY-ZEE! Check out the site for more ridiculousness http://www.littersf.com/

Do You Know Reggie Know Jolly?!

Reggie Know Jolly's "Fashion Figures"

Whoa...whoawhoawhoa. Hold up. I just got put on to some of the dopest shit I've ever seen in my life. There's this dude named Reggie Know Jolly that creates what he's dubbed "Fashion Figures". Apparently he creates ALL of this from the figures to their gear by his damn self. This is bananas. The thing is...I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND SHIT ABOUT HIM!!! I don't think I've ever heard of dude before, but either way I'd like to know as much as I can cuz he has to be something big to take on a project like this. Can anyone help me out with more info?

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM!

A yummy looking boYO treat...I actually plan on making them my first stop. lol

Who loves ice cream (froyo/sorbet/etc)? I know I do. I was reading the Metro yesterday on my way to work and they put me on to some dope new ice cream spots and I fully intend to visit all of them. I’m usually good just hittin up the ice cream truck or going to the corner store, but I’ve decided that I need to start stepping out of my comfort zones even more than I already do. The places that they listed are all in the Boston area, so I decided I should share. Holla at me if you visit any of them and let me know what you thought J

M Bar- 776 Boylston Street (617-535-8800, www.mandarinoriental.com/boston/dining)

BiNA alimentari- 571 Washington Street (617-357-0888, http://www.binaboston.com/)

Gigi Gelateria- 64 Cross Street (http://www.gelateriacorp.com/)

BoYo- 175 Cambridge Street (617-227-2696, http://www.boyofroyo.com/)

Dior Joaillerie by Victoire de Castellane- "Kings and Queens Collection"

You have got to be fuckin kidding me...oh to be rich *sigh* :(

HOMAGE 2 MY LADIES #4

(From top: The POW! ring that everyone should be familiar with, The Mariel Wedges (and I don't even like wedges, The Asjai heels which I fully intend to own very soon, and part of her first shoe line which didn't prepare me for what was to come at ALL! lol)

If you don’t know who Melody Ehsani is, raise your hand. Now slap yourself. Lol. I kid, I kid. Melody Ehsani exploded outta nowhere (as far as I know…cuz I know I didn’t know about her b4 the end of last year) and she shows no signs of stopping. If you know anything at all about her it’s probably the dope ass comic book inspired rings, necklaces, and earrings that everyone from Erykah Badu to Keri Hilson to Rihanna has been wearing in their shows and videos. Alicia Keys rocked the rings with a damn gown on the red carpet! When I first found the earrings (Thanks Karmaloop) I had never seen them anywhere else. I put them in one of my Shaunie Luvs albums (for any of my facebook and myspace peeps out there) and said I would keep my eye on her. I never expected that she would hit me absolute FUH-LYNESSSS! There was a pair of her shoes that I was diggin for a long ass time (very last shoe in the “First Shoe Line” pic above for anyone that’s interested) and the rest of the shoes were ok, but I thought she was going to keep her focus on her jewelry. Then I read an interview of hers where she was talking about bringing the sneaker making train of thought into making shoes and I thought ok…she’s bout to do something. I didn’t expect the wildness that is her Spring ’09 collection tho. DOOOOPE! I want almost every damn shoe! She’s def the bizness and I plan on copping a pair of her purty shoes in the very near future. If you didn’t know who she was before, I suggest you start watching her now before she gets so big yo azz is left behind. Lol. Get wit it at http://www.melodyehsani.com/