Orla Kiely Collaboration

I love when designers do collaborations. One of the recent ones I've read about is Orla Kiely's collaboration with Uniqlo. I have to admit I had never heard of Uniqlo until we went to New York City back in September and they had just opened their flagship store. It's a store out of Japan that is comparable to the Gap here in the United States. She is also working on a new bedding collection with Bed Bath and Beyond that should hit stores in May.

I've always liked Orla Kiely's prints and I'm in love with some of her bags.

All bag images via Orla Kiely website

Sadly, she didn't do any bags for her line with Uniqlo. I really wish she had. I'm not totally in love with the Uniqlo Orla Kiely line. It's just a bunch of T-shirts and a few button downs. I do like the scarves, I would definitely wear some of the scarves.




I'm just hoping the Bed, Bath and Beyond bedding line is better. Here's a photo from Apartment Therapy.

Image via Apartment Therapy

Hopefully she'll use colors in her bedding line like the wallpaper in her NYC store and some of the fun prints from her bags.

Image via Orla Kiely

Fashion Focus: Bracelets

Some of my favorite accessories to add to an outfit are bracelets, and one trend that's been on my radar for a few months are enameled bracelets. I especially noticed the ones at the Hermes store in Las Vegas, only because we had to walk past the store anytime we wanted to go outside our hotel, it was hard not to notice them. Here are some other favorites I found.

Lucky Brand via Zappos

Marc by Marc Jacobs via Zappos

Hermes Bracelet via Pinterest

Kate Spade via Zappos

Juicy Couture via Sarah's Fab Day

H&M

Milly via Bloomingdales

Tory Burch via Nordstrom

Kate Middleton

I'm in love with all her clothes, the girl has great style. No wonder everything she wears sells out instantly. I especially loved this green Diane Von Furstenberg dress she wore during her trip to Los Angeles.

Image via Pinterest

Here is the green Maja dress from the DVF website, and of course it's sold out.

Image via Diane Von Furstenberg website

Stripes

This last year I've been obsessed with stripes. I love them. There is something about that nautical print that reminds me of spring. The navy and white is so classic and timeless, very Audrey Hepburn. A few months ago, I found some really cute striped shirts on the website Chance. Here are some of my favorites.

I think this dress would be really cute with a wide brown belt and some espadrille sandals.

Images via Chance website

Bring on Spring

We had a great weekend here in Portland. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It's amazing how a sunny day can brighten up everything. Everyone in Portland was out enjoying the sunny day. Spring for me means warmer weather, longer days, summer clothes and sandals. I can't wait. I'm a huge fan of sandals, I think it comes from living in Los Angeles for eight years, I really didn't own any other shoes. I'm a big fan of the wedge sandal and in my opinion, they are more comfortable than other sandals. Here are some of my favorites this season.

Tory Burch

Diane von Furstenberg

Diane von Furstenberg

Tory Burch

Miz Mooz

Frye

Nine West

Dolce Vita

Tory Burch

Tory Burch

Stuart Weitzman

Steve Madden

EmersonMade

This website has been on my radar for awhile now. I love all the clothes and accessories. I was so excited to hear about their recently launched Spring Collection. I'm ready for warmer weather and cute Spring clothes.

Emerson, who started the company, is the model in the all photographs and does all the styling along with designing and making the products. So talented! She definitely looks like she has stepped right out of a JCrew catalog. Here are some pictures from the website.

This is one of my favorite pictures. I love everything about her outfit, it's such a classy look.

Love the fabric and flowers on all the clutches

This is part of the new Spring collection, just in time for Valentine's Day.

I'm loving the color of this dress.

This blouse would be cute for work.

This is probably one of my favorite blouses from the new Spring Collection. I love the accordion pleats.

Love the fabric on this clutch as well.

This dress would also look cute with some chunky espadrilles.

images via EmersonMade