Latest inspiration : Shabd S/S 12

Ok, this might be very old news for a lot of you - first of all posting not only last season's, but last year's collection is a total fashion blogger faux pas, second of all - this lady is super famous and has taught Martha Steward to tie dye, so maybe this shouldn't even be here in the first place.

But I still think SHABD is pretty neat. It actually has that out there level of coolness that's only revealed in the details.

Nonetheless, I saw one of these images on Pinterest and instantly fell in love. The shapes and styling is deceitfully simple, but thinking about summer heat, all I would really wanna wear are basic silk separates and flowy dresses.

Naturally, in a world where nothing would ever ever wrinkle or need dry cleaning of course!

And if they come in Popsicle colors and super cool prints all the better! This particular collection has been inspired by a trip to Mexico and the color overload out there.

I know in the end it's all about the prints, but somehow I love the shapes and styling best. My favorite look is probably the mustard/black monochrome. 

You can see all of the looks here.

 

all images courtesy of shabd

Latest inspiration : Willow Knows SS13 Lookbook

There's been a lot of talk around the blogosphere about silk and hand dyed fashions; just think about such collections floating around this season such as Ilana Kohn, Dusen Dusen, Ingrid Starnes, Wren, Collina Strada and even Blooming Leopold's shibori bamboo rayon dresses. Not to mention the daily treats over at the No6 blog.

Silk is such a classic that has enough selling power in itself that you'd think it wouldn't need much promo to get in on it. Frankly, I believe there's been a strong silk revival over the past 2-3 years. Along with the whole sustainable/timeless chic trend, people seem to want to invest more and more in silk basics (Equipment shirts, anyone?), as well as contemporary items in amazing prints and somewhat loose shapes. The rise of geometric patterns and digital printing has also contributed to this renewed interest.

But enough blabber for now; after seeing this image on Pinterest, I knew right away I wanted to see the full collection.

I mean...painted brick NY loft, yoga poses AND hand dyed silk? Did I already mentioned all the models were barefoot? (I totally LOVE this barefoot look books trend this season)

There isn't much info about this collection, other that it's based in Virginia and designer Jessica Lee hand-dyes each piece. It looks pretty amazing for a first collection, don't you think?

And of course all this will send me on another crazed Etsy silk dress search...Have you noticed how all the prices have sky rocketed in that category lately? I need to go thrifting more often.

All images via willow knows.