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ALEXIS BITTAR FALL EMERALD / ART DECO PIECES

admin — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:08:54 +0000

I am completely obsessed with Alexis Bittar’s fall 2012 collection. The colors are incredible including a beautiful black forest (emerald green) and malachite pattern. Gorgeous! I visited the Madison Avenue store when I was in New York in July (my mouth was open the entire time) and now I am on a first name basis with the sales associate at the Fillmore Street Store in San Francisco (ask for Dorie).

Here are some of my favorites:

Art Deco Earrings / Green Malachite Pattern- (sold out on the web site)

Teatro Moderne Gold Framed Malachite Pectoral Necklace

Teatro Moderne Gold Large Deco Bijou Linked Necklace (available in black on the web site)

Also, check out these beautiful pieces in mauve / framboise:

FALL SHOES

admin — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:01:26 +0000

Went to New York in July to see my family, and stopped by Saks to get a preview on Fall Shoes. Lots of rich colors and beautiful textures and fabrics. Here are some of my favorites.

Prada Suede Pump

Prada Suede Criss-Cross Platform Sandal in Burgandy (hot color for the fall)

Jimmy Choo Leopard Pump

Valentino Suede Bootie

Valentino Black Suede Boot with Cap Toe

PETALS

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:09:52 +0000

Petal Necklaces (Lanvin):

WINDOW SHOPPING AT SAKS

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:58:41 +0000

Did a little window shopping a few weeks ago, looking for some beautiful things to share with you. Here are a few of my finds.

Discovered this line, CA & LOU. I tried on the snake bracelet. Vintage feel to the pieces (of course!).

Little visit to the shoe department. Big crush on this linen and tortoise sandal from Prada.

RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:16:39 +0000

I had been walking by an antique store on Fillmore Street for years without paying too much attention to it. But in December, I spied beautiful candelabra in the window. I had my nose pressed up against the window for weeks—each time I tried to visit, the store was either closed for holiday vacation or I had come before or after closing hour.

Meanwhile, I’ve been dreaming about green plates to go with design of my condo.

A few weeks ago, I visited Mureta Antiques and this time they were opened. And they also had these beautiful plates:

Art deco, 1930s, 24K gold leaf trim. I mulled for a few days and then purchased them. Here they are on my dining room table:

The plates were wrapped up in a lot of tissue paper, so yesterday I returned the paper to Gary (the wonderful owner) so he could reuse the tissue paper. Then, of course, I saw these dessert wine glasses and practically fainted:

They are handmade Venetian glasses from the 1930s. Sigh—I am in love! If you are wondering about these fantastic plates in background, they are also from 1930s (10 plates priced at $750).

Needless to say, this is one of my new favorite stores.