May 22



ESTELLA -NYC



We met up with Rachelle Francey the editor of La Petite Magazine/Kenziepoo in New York for the launch of Estella-NYC’s Bamboo Collection and to shoot a video for the current issue of La Petite Magazine.  It was lovely to finally meet Rachelle and so sweet watching her dress Tallulah in the the most beautiful dresses by Bobo Chose Dagmar Daley and Album di Famiglia!  These were the dresses Tallulah chose to take home with her!! Look out for Rachelle’s cameo in the video!  ENJOY!  



You can see the new issue of La Petite Magazine Here.

Apr 17



Actress Kaylee DeFer



“She looks like a princess,” whispered Tallulah when we walked through the doors of The Chatwal Hotel in midtown Manhattan.  A modern day Ariel with her flowing red hair!  An Upper East Side Princess to be exact!! Move over Blake and Leighton there’s a new Gossip Girl in town and her name is Kaylee DeFer.  Super excited to be commissioned by the uber-cool independently-spirited Filler Magazine -we went backstage on New York based photographer Nicholas Routzen fashion shoot with Kaylee.  Knowing the high priestess of fashion would be in and out of bad girl mode on the day- I thought it would be fun to create a character for our film-a sort of guardian angel for Kaylee. The angels name?  Tallulah of course!  



Click HERE to see the current issue of FILLER MAGAZINE.



Tallulah wears dress, tights and headband by Crew Cuts.  Angel wings by Atsuyo and Akiko.

The 16th Annual Webby Awards I am so very proud and elated to share the news that a little muse has been selected as an official honoree by the judges of  The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for this years Webby Awards.  Thank you so much to everybody who has supported a little muse-we are incredibly humbled by this honor!  About The Webby Awards: Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising & media, online film & video, and mobile & apps. Established in 1996, the 16th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide.The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart, film maker Darren Aronofsky, musician David Bowie, Internet co-creator Vint Cerf, Skype CEO Tony Bates, SHFT.com co-founder Adrian Grenier, Instagram co-founderKevin Systrom and Harvey Weinstein.
Apr 11





The 16th Annual Webby Awards



I am so very proud and elated to share the news that a little muse has been selected as an official honoree by the judges of  The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for this years Webby Awards.  Thank you so much to everybody who has supported a little muse-we are incredibly humbled by this honor! 



About The Webby Awards: 
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising & media, online film & video, and mobile & apps. Established in 1996, the 16th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide.The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart, film maker Darren Aronofsky, musician David Bowie, Internet co-creator Vint Cerf, Skype CEO Tony Bates, SHFT.com co-founder Adrian Grenier, Instagram co-founderKevin Systrom and Harvey Weinstein.



Mar 27



Lorie Baker & son Beckett



Where better to have a play date than outside your door particularly when the magnificent Jane’s Carousel is just steps away.  Days before their big move to Miami, Tallulah and I met Lorie and her son Beckett at their loft in DUMBO which they share with daddy Bertil (the trio have recently starred in a Banana Republic Campaign). Looking like an oversized magical music box, the completely restored historic Carousel made by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1922 is housed inside a glass Pavilion designed by Pritzker Prize winning French architect Jean Nouvel.  Skipping rocks in the river, numerous carousel rides and surrounded by the natural beauty of Brooklyn Bridge Park-I have to say- I was most in awe of the strength and ease with which Lorie carried both children simutaneously the few blocks to the famous retro Dewey’s Candy store!


Lorie- Since becoming a mother what has been your secret to staying so incredibly healthy and beautiful? You are too kind. I feel since becoming a mother and being a working mother there is hardly any time for me so I try my best to go to bed early and exercise so I have the energy for my very energetic Beckett.. 

What do you miss most about New York City? I miss walking around…I miss stumbling upon the unknown which New York offers so often.

Favorite family pastime? It would have to be snuggling in bed. Beckett is such a love bug and these moments are priceless.

Favorite bedtime stories? We go to the library and get books every week! Beckett loves any story that involves airplanes or trucks. He also NEVER gets tired of Jack and the Beanstalk. 

A dream family vacation would be? A private island in the South Pacific where we could just explore all day. Very Robinson Crusoe. 

Favorite children’s brand/s? I really don’t have a favorite brand. Beckett’s wardrobe is alot of recycled clothes from friends mixed with things we pick up from traveling. We then pass his clothes down to other friends. 

Favorite designer/s you wish would come out with a children’s line?  If Tom Ford came out with a childrens line it would be divine.

When Beckett grows up he wants to be… EVERYTHING!

Feb 27





A is for…ACCESSORIES





Feb 14





HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!



A Coney Island Love Story was commissioned for the upcoming issue of the beautiful Children’s online magazine La Petite Magazine -out this week! I want to thank Rachelle the editor and all the generous designers who contributed to the film.  Caramel Baby & Child, Wovenplay, and Appaman.  AND of course our two Coney Island Valentines Jaden and Tallulah.  May everyone’s day be filled with LOVE and HAPPINESS!

AREAWARE Kids Areaware is NOT just for kids.  I’m still buzzing over my recent delivery of Areaware 10 string light designed by Patrick Townsend.  An exposed 10 bulb dimmable light sculpture that when on its lowest setting is incredibly beautiful and soothing.  Now Tallulah and I have turned our attention to Ross Menuez’s designed colorful animal pillow dolls.  Made with 100% organic cotton and inspired by victorian shaped pillows we have our eye on a gorilla, a kitty, a fox, a fawn and a pug.  Decisions… Desicions… Tallulah’s dream is to become a mommy by age 5 to either a long haired chihuahua or more recently a black pug- as we’ve all been won over by our friend John Slattery’s (editor of A Wanted Magazine) ridiculously cute pug named Boris!   The jury is still out on when the newest addition to our family will arrive so we’ll definitely include aforementioned pug and hope her motherly instincts are satisfied- for the moment anyway. 
Feb 13



AREAWARE Kids



Areaware is NOT just for kids.  I’m still buzzing over my recent delivery of Areaware 10 string light designed by Patrick Townsend.  An exposed 10 bulb dimmable light sculpture that when on its lowest setting is incredibly beautiful and soothing.  Now Tallulah and I have turned our attention to Ross Menuez’s designed colorful animal pillow dolls.  Made with 100% organic cotton and inspired by victorian shaped pillows we have our eye on a gorilla, a kitty, a fox, a fawn and a pug.  Decisions… Desicions… Tallulah’s dream is to become a mommy by age 5 to either a long haired chihuahua or more recently a black pug- as we’ve all been won over by our friend John Slattery’s (editor of A Wanted Magazine) ridiculously cute pug named Boris!   The jury is still out on when the newest addition to our family will arrive so we’ll definitely include aforementioned pug and hope her motherly instincts are satisfied- for the moment anyway. 

Feb 8



Jamie Isaia



Tallulah keeps asking me when are we going back to see Jamie because she wants to introduce her to her new life-like stuffed Meerkat Olivia. Indeed, Olivia would fit beautifully amongst the array of taxidermy animals that inhabit the apartment where Jamie lives. That is -if Spider- Jamie’s miniature doberman pinscher gives Olivia the ok. We had been shown grisly but cute remnants of a stuffed animal sans stuffing- a mere shell of its former self and Spider’s favorite toy. Tallulah would surely have to keep a sharp eye on Olivia!! Jamie lives in Williamsburg which I always find a surreal architectural experience. Part industrial- part clapper board houses-its eclecticism really makes you want to dive deeper into its history and it leaves you with a feeling of nostalgia. Walking into the apartment Jamie shares with her husband Anthony Malat was like being transported through time-like stepping into a Victorian parlour where you want to dress up in your best frock for tea and scones.  And what a tea party they had- with miniature porcelain tea sets!  But mostly Tallulah enjoyed cuddling up next to Jamie pretending to be asleep on Jamie’s new life-changing Tempur-Pedic California King bed.  Sleeping beauty never had it this good!



You can see Jamie’s beautiful fashion photography Here and follow her blog musings Black as Light.



Jamie-Tallulah and I loved exploring your flat full of treasures from the miniature tea sets to the crocodile skulls. It was a magical place for Tallulah. Where did your passion for collecting come from? —- My husband and I have always loved old and unusual things. We both have a passion for thrifting and antique shopping so I think once we found each other it was like -GAME ON! One of our favorite things to do is hunt for old treasures anywhere we are visiting.

I can envision Joel-Peter Witkin and Julia Margaret Cameron hanging harmoniously together in your space. What would be the dream photograph to own? —- I would LOVE to have a Julia Margaret Cameron in my house or an August Sanders portrait. Actually I would love this one Steichen picture of light coming through the trees with vapor rising from the swamp below. I think it is an untitled image but one of my favorite ever.

If you could shadow any photographer for the day -past or present -who would it be? —- Probably nobody. Seeing the process takes all the mystery out of it for me.

What magazine/s do you still get excited and look forward to seeing on the new stand each month? —- Acne Paper

If you could choose any designer to fill your closet this season-who would I find in there? —- A little Ann Demeulemeester and Dres Van Noten probably.

Finally-you’re looking forward to New York fashion week because…? —- Friends come to town that I don’t get to see that often. We hide out in dark corners of small bars and catch up.



Click HERE to view more pictures.

GOAT-MILK Kidware Spring is in the air and Goatmilk Kidware new Spring 12 looks are available.  Inspired by a European aesthetic with green sensibilities and an emphasis on beauty.  Goatmilk is made of 100% organic prewashed cotton and produced with a resolute commitment to quality, fair trade and the environment.  I met Roland and Tania the designers behind Goatmilk at playtime ny and fell in love with their vision. The imagery, the understated palette (white, heather, gray, rose) delicate pointelles and the buttery softness of the pieces. The new Spring collection brings us strong pinstripes -all beautiful to wear on their own.  Now to wait patiently while they expand for the whole family…
Feb 6





GOAT-MILK Kidware




Spring is in the air and Goatmilk Kidware new Spring 12 looks are available.  Inspired by a European aesthetic with green sensibilities and an emphasis on beauty.  Goatmilk is made of 100% organic prewashed cotton and produced with a resolute commitment to quality, fair trade and the environment.  I met Roland and Tania the designers behind Goatmilk at playtime ny and fell in love with their vision.

The imagery, the understated palette (white, heather, gray, rose) delicate pointelles and the buttery softness of the pieces. The new Spring collection brings us strong pinstripes -all beautiful to wear on their own.  Now to wait patiently while they expand for the whole family…

Feb 1



Susan Diamond



of Charles Of London



The multi talented Susan Diamond and her partner the lovely Mark Charles are the dynamic duo design team behind Charles Of London.  Susan is one of my oldest friends-more like sisters-we made the move together to London when we were still teenagers. Although I’ve since moved back to the States-Susan stayed carving out a strong presence in the London Fashion and Music scene.  It was only a few days after the London Riots ravaged through Hackney where they are based when we had plans to meet.  Still a little on edge but determined to have fun and forget about the troubles plaguing London-we headed to their Shoreditch studio for Tallulah to customize her very own Punk Kitty Charles Of London Tee shirt!  Officially I think Tallulah is their youngest fan. She is forever asking to wear her Rock and Roll Kitty!  Next stop Hoxton Square where we had tea and cake then on to an exhibition by the bad boys of the British Art world Jake and Dinos Chapman. When Susan and Mark are not tending to fashion they are touring throughout Europe and the UK with their punk band Gobsausage. 



Susan-How do you and your partner Mark share the creative collaboration?

Through visionary experiences and execution of hands.

What influences crept into this season’s collection?

A car crash of Bowie Glam Rock and Plasmatics Wendy O Punk Rock Attitude.

Music plays a huge role in Charles Of London-who are your music heroes?
CAN, Gun Club, David Bowie, The Cramps, Petra Flurr and of course The Plasmatics.
Favorite fashion era?
1973-1979
Three things you can’t live without…
Hydrogen, Oxygen and H20
The two of us wore a lot of Alaia in our twenties. We had some great pieces-regretfully I sold it all on to the Designer Consignment in Portobello. What was I thinking! Is there something you regret you got rid of that you wish you still hung on to?
An amazing Vivienne Westwood piece!
 Favorite piece in your current wardrobe?
Charles of London black wool and Black metallic leather Killer Teddy Girl Drape coat.
 What designer/s do you look forward to seeing each season?
Pam Hogg, Charlie Le Mindu, Thierry Mugler and Long Clothing
Finally- What woman would you love to see wearing Charles of London?
The Queen of England.

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