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Be bold, be creative!
If you've heard of Polyvore or are wondering what it is all about here's your chance to try it out! This new mini-editor feature allows you to create looks without the commitment of signing up for an account and allows them to be featured right here on our site/blog!!
We'd love to see how you would wear BTS (or for the fellas/ladies who want to design an outfit for their partner!) Maybe you want to go bold and style a cami with jeans and motorcycle jacket, maybe you'd pair heels with just a babydoll... whatever your style is take a moment to express it! Don't see an item in the pieces we pre-selected- you can search Polyvore's huge database and pull items from sites all over the world. So if you want to add diamonds, pearls, a strappy pair of sandals, even a yacht to your collage you can find it with a quick and easy search.
Drag and drop items into the design area, resize and "crop" to create the look that you wish!
We're excited to see what you all will come up with! Here's an example of a fall look we made using items in the mini-editor below!
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Welcome in the weekend with a beautiful bouquet and the softest loungewear you'll find. Susan is wearing all three of the groups we launched with: Well Played "cardigan", Play Both Sides "short" (on sale!), and Come Out & Play "bralette" all in dawn and twilight ( a gorgeous shade of lilac/grey mirrored in the flowers!)
photog: josh verleun model: susan coffey lingerie & loungewear: between the sheets collection
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As the mercury drops (and we must say on the east coast we have felt that cold front moving on in...) dive into some lingerie worthy of a romp in the snow... another sneak peek at our fall 2010 campaign to be released very VERY soon!
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When we launched this spring this lovely shade of green/blue was not the first thing that people fell in love with in the line, but it's been slowly growing in popularity for it's almost Tiffany shade of bluish green. Check out our recent press in Brides Magazine "Under Where" story, the Come Out & Play Boyshort was selected as the perfect flirty pair of boyshorts to wear beneath your dress on that special day! Susan is wearing the matching bralette and our insanely popular Well Played Lounge pant.
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Fall will be arriving in stores and online soon... here's one of our favorite new styles, the playdate tank, it's like wearing your boyfriend's shirt to bed, but sexier!
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We've got a new addition to our collection which is about to be the most insanely popular style for fall/holiday, and here's a sneak peak just for you! It's not hard to understand why we think this style is going to blow out is it? Coming soon it's the Playdate babydoll in midnight.
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Love the mix of classic flat sneakers with loungewear and lingerie, and our new colors shade and champagne are the most luxurious ways to transition into fall from summer... stay tuned for more wednesday's with Nadine! Behind the scenes videos and images too!
xo
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Don't worry, be happy... hit play while admiring this picture of Susan and we're sure everythings gonna be alright! Don't forget to play in your lingerie...
Susan in Come Out & Play cami and bikini in dusk/dawn
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If you haven't heard of Fashion Gone Rogue, well it's a must see of all the gorgeous editorial magazine shoots and campaigns put out each season. Gone Rogue referring to the sticky nature the blog often gets into for posting images that are copyrighted but that many allow to be viewed because it drives traffic, attention, press, you name it. If you love beautiful clothes, beautiful women, or the beautiful life you should add it to your daily dose of internet goodness! I came across these images of Gisele in a recent post.
Gisele Bundchen is looking absolutely stunning in the summer issue of Muse. These photos by Nino Muñoz & makeup by Yumi , are the epitome of femininity and sex appeal. I love the shots where without any clothing or lingerie at all she captivates the eye. These images inspire me to get a tan, get highlights, get a brazilian... no really, if anything I am inspired by how beautiful a woman can be in just her own skin. As a designer I am reminded that every layer that she adds on to her true form shades it from view and that is my job to frame that light, capture that effortless beauty through simple, understated, and elegant creations. It means keeping the reigns on the bells and whistles and the kitchen sinks, and staying true to natural beauty.
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If starting a line weren't enough madness for this year we had to experience the madness of moving in NYC. We live in the lovely neighborhood of Astoria which is just a short jaunt on the N/Q trains (and the former W- which was discontinue this weekend- we'll have to discuss the death of NYC subway lines in another post) We've also written about the amazing culture that our neighborhood has to offer like Socrates Sculpture park and it's summer foreign films, the Noguchi Museum, and not to mention the plethora of European style outdoor cafes, fine dining, theaters and shopping nearby, and another New York museum we've been waiting to be renovated to visit The Museum of the Moving Image located right next to Kaufman Astoria Studios where a lot of the films made in NYC make a stop.
Anywho, we thought we'd share a bit of our home and studio with you, this is where the designs get dreamt up and initially made before we take them off to the NY garment center to be produced. So as we searched for a new space this spring we wanted to find one with wonderful light, energy, and that could house all of the creative goodness we have going on in design AND in our kitchen. After all home is where the heart is, and our home is unique in that it houses more than just our place of rest but our place of work and play. We hope you like this little sneak peak into our creative world complete with our rambunctious mascot isabela Marchesa III who inspired our Fall/Winter 2010 color story with her pretty palette of ivory, grey, and pale peach, when she's not dozing on a pile of fabric you will find her contemplating the squirrels and pigeons nesting on the firescape or chasing her favorite toy affectionately nicknamed "ferret" for it's long black furry shape.
PS I will be updating this post with a couple more pictures I realized I forgot to get a photo of Mirna the mannequin and other little corners and angles!
In front of Izzy is a vintage hassock fan that we found on craigslist, it's a really wonderful piece of unique americana. I think its shape looks like the grill on a vintage automobile! It also cools really a room really nicely by pulling cold air from the floor and directing it upwards with a funnel effect.
Another nice thing about Astoria apartments is that most are pre-war and have beautiful hardwood or parquet flooring. There's so much more character in these walls and floors.
I have a labeling machine I put to good use! I really like that if people come over they can see what and where things are, and it always seems to lead to conversations. It's like adding a little viewing glass to what's inside.
I love blue and white pottery, you'll find it all around our apt, and I hope to have a whole wall or curio of it one day! Also a pretty blue and white tin that I've carried with me since I was a kid houses little bits and bobs.
As you would expect of a fashion designer I collect books on things I love like Lingerie, pin-ups, fashion, and in the image above is a prized book on Vionette. i found it in a used bookstore and since it has been out of print for a while and in high demand I was almost jumping up and down when I found it! Also in the image is a vintage bra I purchased at one of the vintage shows I attended this winter. I like having things with character around, even if they don't specifically inspire a design I enjoy being surrounded by beautiful things.
A new addition to our studio since we moved is this cutting/pattern table, it gave off nicest pine smell when we first assembled it. Isabela aka Izzy likes to sleep on the piles of fabric beneath, often to my chagrin since I end up having to lint roll EVERYTHING. Her antics are worth it though. Pins, pattern weights, and different rulers adorn the top, currently covered in SS11 fabrics about to be cut for samples.
An inspiration board (which I've been meaning to update with new tears and images I've been collecting since before our move) and organizing bins for all of our reference materials and seasonal fabrics round out the room.
Thank you for all of you who regularly read, shop, and follow us and I'd like to take a moment to ask you to say hello either on here or twitter or facebook! We'd love to hear from you, and we hope if you try or enjoy of our recipes, stories, or better yet one of our pieces and don't mind sharing your experience, by all means leave us some love!! xo
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