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we love: moccasins

Letitia — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:09:36 +0000

Dujour wants to know how your wear the moccasin style?

daily bite: statement jewelry

Letitia — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:41:59 +0000

You know, here at Dujour, we try not to be act on favoritism when possible. But what about those exceptions? What about those moments when you want to climb the Empire Building or Eiffel tower and shout from the rooftops a la King Kong, beat your chest, and proclaim your love? Is it okay then? We sure do hope so, because we are head over heels for new Etsy discovery, Flora Bond. Just a vintage-junkie mom living in Idaho, Flora Bond was started in fall of 2008 and has been ravaging the necks and pretty heads of girls ever since. She even has her own mascots! The Pied Piper Marionettes, and you know how much we love anything pink, sassy and girl clubish, so sign us up! Using five various handmade techniques for all rosettes, these beauties are sure to be a rooftop-climb-inducing treasure in your Pandoras box. So why are you still here? Shop now!

we love: jennifer behr

Letitia — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:02:08 +0000

Jennifer Behr creates a range of seductive headpieces – 21st century crowns – each one with its own appeal… crystals set in dark metal and hand-stitched to ethereal silk chiffons, braided ropes, slick patent leathers and tough studs. This season Jennifer artfully incorporates it all to pin back even the unruliest of locks. The collection is made by hand in her studio and within a network of small workshops in brooklyn and manhattan. This results in hair accessories carrying the soul of handwork, while remaining thoroughly modern in appearance.

designer discovery: emma cassi

Letitia — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:47:30 +0000

Ahh the allure and romance of handmade. Is there anything more precious? We highly doubt it. Especially when you come across the work of designers like Emma Cassi, who with patience and unmatched talent, blends the sweet sensibilities of her native France with her new adopted home of London. Both dainty yet rustic, the marriage of lace and embroidery are what leave us captivated. Every item in Emma’s collection has been stitched, beaded and embroidered by hand with vintage sequins, Japanese glass beads, semi-precious stones, crystals, Swarovski, and gemstones. We love how she describes her pieces are like modern antiques that never go out of style. We couldn’t have said it better! Plus, every girl needs timeless beauty in their Pandora’s box to play with. So go run free into the enchanted lands that is Emma’s collection. We dare you, scratch that…double dare you, not to be in awe after clicking here. She even has a blog encapsulating glimpses of her studio and inspirations; you’ll be sure to fall in love with.

daily bite: teaspoon vintage

Brittni — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:29:00 +0000

I recently found this amazing vintage shop with a little french flair. Its called Teaspoon Vintage and it is filled with romantic notions and knick knacks. I especially love the empty, antique white frame sets available, since I am always on the look out for unique home decor items. I can just imagine filling up an entire wall with them.

What do you look for when searching for vintage?

Enjoy the rest of your week!

-Brittni of papernstitch

designer discovery love: lizzie fortunato

Letitia — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:17:31 +0000

We can’t all afford to take a voyage to India to play dress up, but maybe a dip in the Pandora’s box that is Lizzie Fortunato’s summer collection will make up for it… and then some. We love the tribal and ethnic influences in this budding designer’s work, from the knotted fabrics to the precious stones and antique chains, this is craftiness at its chicest. In fact, we were hard pressed to find a piece in the whole series we didn’t like! Do you?

Shop online here.

tgif! accessoy love

Letitia — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:00:51 +0000

We racked our brains. We paced up and down. We even had 5 cupcakes to soothe the anxiety (who are we kidding, we’d use any old excuse). And finally, we settled on this. The best way to polish off the week and celebrate Fridays- an Etsy roundup of course! But not just any old roundup. Our roundup is exclusively via Papernstitch, one of the best curated sites around. Admittedly, it makes our job easier, since the creme de la creme of handmade indie design is just waiting to be plucked.

We’ve been a little accessory crazy this week here at Dujour, so our first tgif post is all about jewels, head pieces and the bags you wish you could wear! Do tell us what you think!

Oh come on! You name the necklace Heidi (such a sweet name that always made us thing of innocent little pigtailed girls, well, until MTV) and then throw ballet slipper pink in the description? Of course we’re going to love it! But not only that, in the same shop, Bride Blu, you’ll find a gorgeous vintage scalloped rhinestone necklace that, no joke, is identical to the one our editor snatched up while in Montreal. Jewel sisters anyone? (Beats blood brothers right?) Get them both here.

What can we say. Our love for indie runs deep. But we have to agree with Maria, designer of Nosideup- Sex and the City made us want to be bad, real bad. Skip your rent and phone bills to buy a LV bag on eBay kind of bad. But why not blend two loves together? Indie designer makes It Bag parody in an artistic fashion. Voila! A summer tote to be proud of. Get it here.

Not sure what’s in the water, but we are hair accessory crazy these days. But its so pelting hot, so please, no PVC or leather today. No worries, Little Birdie Design Studio has got you covered! Their blossoming fabric headband is so light and sweet, we wish it were legal to walk outside only wearing headpieces. No, not yet? One can dream! Get it here.

Just in case you didn’t hear us loud and clear, its hot, hot, hot! Who can even think about scarves, let alone knitted anything, when all we want to do is jump in our neighbors pool (sorry for all the illegal activity suggestions today). But fear not dolls, you can strike a balance with a scarf that doubles more as a knitted necklace. Get this beautiful mint green chain scarf from Miti-Mota here.