Me in Melange

Whispering Summer Silk

 

 

 

"The dress must not hang on the body but follow its lines.  It must accompany its wearer and when a woman smiles the dress must smile with her." ~Madeleine Vionnet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This light-as-a-cloud silk blend top from Velvet has us floating on an exotic wave of summer happiness! The open, draped silhouette and delicious pale pink printed fabric recalls the delicate beauty of a Japanese print, and makes wearing it a vacation in itself!

 

  Recipe for summer bliss? The palest blush of gossamer silk and cotton over comfy denim and simple sandals. A pedicure, a pair of sunglasses and big fat Vogue magazine, and we are in a zen frame of mind!  ( xo DR)

  

My new favorite thing.

I've had one of those days, and it is only 12:15 p.m..  My list of reasons to be grouchy...

1. Ate my weight in chocolate chip cookies last night, and while they were delicious, I ate them like a drug addict on a binge.  I was still in a sugar coma this morning.

2.  We woke up late, I had to rush to make 3 lunches and get everyone fed.  Gia had a meltdown because her English Muffin had raisins in it...RAISINS, imagine that.  For whatever reason that resulted in a crying jag, a stint under the table, and another 15 minutes wasted in an already rushed morning.

3.  My new hair style isn't cooperating.  At all.

4. I have a mountain of administrative work to do, and orders that need to be written.  Both which should have been done yesterday.

5.  My coffee didn't make a dent in my sleepy funk.

6.  Sometime between now and 7 p.m. I need to speed read my book club book (300 pages left) so that I don't get kicked out. 

BUT...along with my new Tomboy cropped AG's that I'm wearing, which I'm in love with, I'm also wearing my new favorite piece of jewelry.  It is a Tibetian Prayer box from ALG....I'm wearing it on a 24" chain, and inside are 4 tiny balls representing each one of my little loves.  Yes, the same ones that drove me crazy this morning and will no doubt drive me crazy when they get home from school.  Still, when I shake this little box, and hear the faint jingle of the balls, I am able to take a second and remember that none of the other stuff matters.   

Look for this necklace on the site, it'll be coming soon.  I have gold and silver balls in mine, but you could put whever you wanted....pictures, some other tiny keepsake.  I like the audible connection I make with mine, but there are lots of options!  Signed, ME {lv}

  
 

 
   
 


  

Trend Tips -- Runway to Every day!

  

C'est magnifique! Melange is now featuring a Trend Tips page to help disspell the myth that certain trends are only for certain body types. We will take current dramatic trends we see on the most fabulous runways and help translate them into every day style for our real lives. Proportion, fit, silhouette, and age-appropriate ways to rock any look from skinny jeans to voluminous ponchos, maxi-dresses to mesh tees, we can wear it all, following a few key tips!

First tip: Wide leg jeans and trousers! 

Stay tuned for more to come!

Everyone loves Eileen Fisher!

Even Romeo...who is officially 6 months old and sat with me on the rug to write EF orders.  He tossed aside the toy bunny, tossed aside the toy doggie, tossed aside the teething giraffe....all in favor of a big hefty EF linesheet which he embraced with wild abandon.  It did look pretty darn good :-). Signed, ME {lv}

 

Bouquet of Style

     

We are reveling in the bright blooms of spring, and these lush cowl neck tees from Michael Stars are the latest in our bouquet!  Light and super-sleek cotton/modal material drapes around the face and shows off sexy summer shoulders with a racerback! We love the cowl neck trend, it is universally flattering and sophisticated, and in this case dresses up a casual summer tee!

The proportion created by a cowl neck is very soft, and works by adding volume in a tricky spot...the bust! Cowls, like like light scarfs, can visually reduce large busts, and add dimension to small ones. Its light, draped look is feminine and easy, and elegant at the same time. It's a look that can be used in knitwear in the winter, (so yummy!)  and in sleek downtown tees like these beautiful fresh blooms from tee shirt genius Michael Stars!                                Happy spring! xo DR