Kate Spade now does bedding -

 


Kate Spade definitely has branded a specific motif/style!
-kim
 

Fall 2013 Trend Notes:

This link may be of interest:

http://www.fashionising.com/trends/b--fall-2013-fashion-trends-autumn-winter-2013-fashion-25144.html

 

What a colorful world we live in!

Kim

 

Magazine Article - Uptown Girl

 

I am a big fan of Millicent Rogers.  

-k

Thought for Today:

June 25, 2012

"Show kindness whenever possible. Show it to the people in front of you, the people coming up behind you, and the people with whom you are running neck and neck. It will vastly improve the quality of your own life, the lives of others, and the state of the world."

—  Ann Patchett

Kim's Favs - Week of 6/22/2012

These were our selections for this week - all super good!

 

Thank you for your wonderful creative energy devoted to KD.

Happy Friday!

Kim

Cool programming by Serena & Lily:

Maureen G. shared this site. It's very cool and so I thought I'd share with all.

Maureen was thinking it'd be cool if we could program KD to allow clients to view our designs on their product lines.  

I can just imagine the programming involved!  :)

Check this out-

http://www.serenaandlily.com/makeyourbed-adult-design

Maureen

This email promotion to go out this morning..KIMDESIGNS marketing!

Landscapes found by Marcela...

Hope you find these as interesting as we do! 

Thanks Marcela for contributing to our KD blog.

 

Chanta got married...so fun!

Finally...Photos from Chanta's Wedding!

I am delighted to share these photos today with everyone at KD.

 

Above - the ring exchange.

My daughter, Louisa, was the flower girl and she loved being included in the wedding.

Happy Friday Everyone!
kim



Spotlight on Angelique:

How long have you been contributing to KD?

    Since February 2012

Where do you live? (State, Country)

     New York City

When did you realize you had a passion for art/design?
    Since my childhood

Did you inherit your passion/artistic genetics from someone in your family? 

     My Dad is an architect but I am more driven than anyone I know in my family

What is one of your favorite design/art you have created? 

    The reBirth of Venus

Why this piece?

    It was an experiment of what I could achieve w/Digital art and my skills. I felt I was breaking through to my next phase and achieved it in this piece

Do you have a hobby outside creating/art?

     Yes, love going to movies and writing screenplays. Once I learned how to write what i see in my mind

        it made screenplays easy to write.

If you were a color, what color would you be?  Why that color?

     Turqouise-fuscia

Favorite food?

    Indian and gourmet Italian

Favorite movie and/or book?

    Giant

    The Harry Potter series

Favorite t.v. show?

     Fringe and Revenge

A guilty pleasure?

     Ice Cream and vegging out

What would be your dream job?

     I am doing it, creating and selling my fabric prints, creating and developing my children's picture books and interactive apps, writing & producing my films, and exhibiting my art in museums and galleries.

If we showed up at your house unexpectandly on a Friday evening, what is something we would find you doing?

      Cooking something delicious to eat and to enjoy with friends, while working on my children's books

An interesting or funny fact about you that you’d be willing to share…? 

                                 Looking for a way to work/live in Brazil or France

Magazine Article: On the Bright Side

Designs by Textile designer Erin Flett (article from oprah.com)

And more Ethnic influence from other cultures:

 

Marcela (KD contributor from Argentina) - also sent this cool link below:

I found another ethnic look shop, http://www.shopbop.com/theodora-callum/br/v=1/2534374302182920.htm?all

it seems Aztec/Inca , Egipcian, Tibetan looks are strong.

It looks like a ethnic mix explotion.

and if you compare each culture with the other, you will find the same elements although one is in Central America, the other in Africa and the other in China...amazing.

♥M

More ethnic influences in retail - from Gap (thanks to Marcela for sending our way):

There's nothing more expressive than music and fashion...and when the two

collide, inspiration and excitement thrive.  If you're lucky enough to attend this weekend's Bonaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, swing by Gap's 

late-night "Be Bright At Night" event to get crafty and personalize tees. Grab bold paints, patterns, stencils and more to discover why T-I-Y is the new D-I-Y! 

Whether you're attending a music fest or rockin' out to your own playlist at home, get into the Summer DIY spirit by grabbing a Gap Favorite Tee and create an Aztec print inspired look. Cut up kitchen sponges in various sized triangles, dip into fabric paint and stamp your heart out.