I've just finished a journey down to LA for 3 days to finalize spring/summer orders, and check out some pre-fall styles. First, let me just say, that despite working like a DOG for three days straight, it was STILL like a vacation :-). Why? Because of course I had no children with me, no laundry to do, lunches to pack, or anyone else's dinner to worry about. It was practically a vacation :-).
I am very excited for spring, and can't wait for some of the goodies we've ordered to come in. On my favorites list:
Stewart + Brown: REALLY cute spring/summer groups. You guys will love it. We did lots of dresses, and more of their must-own layering long tees!
Velvet: Alway a favorite of mine, I thought this spring was particularly fun. Trunk show will happen in the next couple of months!
Eileen Fisher: My favorite deliveries are February and March...I wasn't as excited for the June and July shipments I saw this market, but I can tell you that the September colors are a lapis blue and forest green. We'll have a trunk show in March which will be loads of fun!
Flip-flops: I found the most adorable, AND well priced leather flip-flops --they are great, and such a great price you can get 3 pairs without feeling guilty.
Anni Kuan: Her line looked great for spring--she definitely had some dresses that I personally thought were amazing....I need some summer weddings to pop up!
Wendy Kaitlin: Remember Wendy Hill, well, this is her new partnership, and it was full of really great styles...we have a March shipment of tops and two dresses that I loved!
We are picking up a couple of lines that probably don't have any name recognition, but are really adorable, and very, VERY well priced. We have lots of dresses coming in for spring/summer...easy throw on dresses in great colors that will make getting up in the morning a pleasure.
For denim, the strongest silhouette was the "jean legging". AG does a great one, Sevens does a great one...and we are also bringing in Paige and Hudson this spring. I'm very excited about the new denim lines, they had some great styles!
Oh, and how can I forget...Trina Turk jewelry (LOVE), and handbags. These two things were my favorite from all of Trina this season, which says a lot because there were some darn cute things on our orders for Feb/March/April!
More to follow...
Signed, ME {lv}