Another lackluster fashion season is upon us with lots of retail companies playing it safe to get them through one more fiscal year. Too dismal?? Don't worry, Fall is always the best season for style and fashion. There are still plenty of style obsessions for me to have. I once owned a fine lingerie boutique and one of my favorite lingerie labels is Aubade. Here are my picks from the new Fall collection. Clockwise: Russian Cancan, Neiges Brulantes, Dentelles Eternelles, French Kiss in Paris.
There's a lot of wishlisting going on around here. Here are my picks from Irregular Choice. Clockwise: we Found Love, Hook Line and Sinker, Take Flight, Lemon Pips.
...and my current fabric obsessions are: Penny's Garden, Whimsical Mist, Bluebird Park Rabbit, Peter Panda Bamboo.
One of my favorite items I make for my Etsy shop are the burp cloths. They sell in sets of 2, lined in thick terrycloth and usually match one of my baby quilts. I love to make beautiful things for babies and for their mothers to use. And one of the most used things for a new baby is the burp cloth. There is one either on your shoulder, in your hand, on your lap or under the baby's head. At all times.
I use beautiful printed cottons lined with thick and durable terrycloth and, sure, you can keep them for special occasions, but you can also use them. Enjoy them. Let them cheer you up on a ho-hum day. Despite our fears, these cotton beauties aren't going to disintegrate because your baby droolled on it. Babies aren't the stainers we think they are. Give them a year or two and they'll show ya.
Here's link to my Burp Cloth Section-
The essence of Luxury is gratitude, simplicity and beauty.
Adding luxury into your daily life is like having good feng shui. It invites good energy and leaves no room for crummy old energy. The essence of Luxury is gratitude, simplicity and beauty. This is the formula for living in luxurious abundance. First: Gratitude. Being thankful for all the beautiful things in your life will in turn attract more beautiful things into your life(remember that health and family are beautiful things too). Take inventory of all your things of beauty, dust them off and display them with love and pride in your home.
Second: Simplicity. I am sorry to tell you this but you don't need a million of everything. This is hard for us Americans and most of us are kind of in denial about this. A few high quality multi-functioning heels is way classier than a bunch of redundant styles tossed on the floor of your closet.
Third: Beauty. I have a rule. Only bring home beautiful things. Appreciating beauty is not shallow. It is nurturing to your spirit. You feel good when you gaze upon a thing of beauty. You're wired to do so. It gives you pleasure and joy.
Luxury is an attitude that through these three elements, you will eliminate clutter, excess and bitterness from your life. You deserve it.
I believe we need more luxury in our lives and this is the first post in a series of Living with Luxury.
