Vancouver Update: Cherry Blossoms

The ornamental cherry blossoms on our side street, here at 21st and Main Street in Vancouver, have finally bloomed! They are at their most gorgeous peak of powder pouf pink!

I love the pretty shadows cast in the photo below, and the first sprinkling of pink petals, and most of all the appearance of a dog's head in the pavement (looking to the right along the crack).

The blossoms held back during our abnormally cold April and have now bloomed for what Trish has dubbed "Mavember". Any West Coasters will recall last year's "Junuary". We now have our fingers and toes crossed that our current unseasonably cold weather will run it's course quickly so we can move on to shed our wrist warmers and scarves.

For now, we have a limited run of Silk Satin Ascots available ($54). They are warm ('cause they're silk), pretty ('cause they are silk satin) and fun ('cause we have nice colours and interesting prints on them). The perfect accessory to brave the cool days and downright chilly evenings of Spring without looking like you are dressing for winter!

Victoria Stores Update: Accessories for Spring

Despite the rainy weather we have been having this past week in Victoria, our shops have been brightening things up for Spring. Along with some new and fabulous jewellery from Erica Weiner, we have been adding a wide range of colourful accessories to liven up your winter wardrobe. Our OBI belts are one of the most versatile accessories to have in your closet, as it can dress up or dress down any garment, adding movement or giving it structure depending on how you style it. All OBI belts are two-sided with a silk-screened side and the other with a repeating graphic on Japanese cotton. Here is a link to some OBI tutorial videos we put together last year to get you started. videos

Silk OBI $49, Cotton OBI $44

Erica Weiner "American West" $89 - 1902 Indian Head Penny and Bison cut from real American coins

Erica Weiner Bee Necklace $34 in brass and Dancing Leaf blossom earrings in lace $24

Little Girls Dresses!

A couple weeks ago I was introduced to Julie through a friend of mine. When we started chatting I immediately began thinking about the perfect photo shoot; Julie has two girls, ages two and five, and three chickens...Perfect! We made arrangements to meet on Saturday to take photos of the new girls' dresses, and as soon as I walked into their oh-so-cute home, I knew it was going to turn out even better than what I had originally envisioned. After a fantastic lunch, Miss Lucy gave me a tour of her bedroom, and then it was right to work.

Lucy and Georgia

Lucy in our new Linen Frock.

Both girls showing off the Stanley Dress and striped leggings.

...and, of course, a little silliness!

Lucy in the unnamed jumper. (*Update* Now named Lucy's Tunic!)

Lucy was convinced that the chickens liked her pink boots.

The backs of the Stanley and the new Linen Frock.

A detail shot of the lace doily pocket.

Georgia sporting the kids' cardigan with the bike print; so cute!

I think Lucy got the hang of modeling...
Thank you Julie, Lucy and Georgia!

All the dresses are available in sizes 2, 4, & 6. More information to follow.

Johnson St. Store

It is a beautiful, sunny, warm, delicious day here in Victoria and I snapped some great, colourful pics of our tiny store on Johnson Street to share with everyone out in blogland!

Scarf Central: we have a variety of cotton and wool cut scarves, as well as some new bamboo/rayon pretties.

Our happy flower pots decorating the store exterior.

The top half of the wee store.

The Wonton Love in pink (and one of the one-of-a-kind Ivanhoe bags).

Some leather brooches and wool hand-warmers for those still-cool evenings.

A stack of the men's tees in our new colours: olive, light blue, grey and fuchsia! (This is the fuchsia Glenda was talking about in the last post.)

A fitted women's viscose tee with a Cicada.

And last but not least, a close-up of the viscose tee colours. Can you tell that we love pink this season? We're really subtle about it.