The Sketch Book

pleats please

I'm looking forward to wearing accordion pleats this spring. (ahhh I just had to read that sentence and laugh at myself a little bit. fashion blogging really is so ridiculous, isn't it?) Anyway,...

Happy February

Time to change the calendar! This month's illustration is inspired by a beautiful cashmere look by Michael Koors and of course by my love of artfully arranged bookshelves. Or, rather I should say...

Valenciennes

This new card is available today! It is a flat correspondence card and is perfect (in my opinion) for Valentines Day. Interesting Fact: I named it Valenciennes after a classical pattern of lace ...

required reading

In a perfect world I'd find more time to read the news. Between the Portlandia skit "Did you read it?" and living with a boy who has somehow read every piece of literature pertaining to... everyt...

seize the day

The strangest thing for me about being self employed is the level of control I have over my days. it can be a lot of pressure. It's daunting to know that I have so much flexibility in how I spend...

Neimans Neon

Here is an updated look I created for the Neiman Marcus tumblr to celebrate the striking, electric colors of resort collections this year. I was excited they asked for a neon chartreuse dress - I...

mid winter LWD

It's freezing in new york and we are lost somewhere in the middle of January. This means the end of chic for me. Winter has been here for weeks and appears to be here for the rest of eternity. I ...

parasols

sketching parasols this morning...

white/red

if i were a celebrity, i think i'd only ever wear white gowns to awards shows. the white looks so elegant against the red carpet. i like elle macpherson's crisp white look last night, who was you...

snapshot

Hello! Just a little snapshot of details to brighten this blustery Friday. I love how fashion photographers are zooming in on delicate real life moments of fashion feng shui so I figured I should...