13 Stanton Street

The store is open! If you’re in New York City go by and say hello to Virginia and Johnny and get some special edition Study made especially for this one location. There are a ton of other great designers represented at the space, so you’re sure to find something great!

Study gets a new intern

I’d like to introduce my new intern, Boom Boom, who started yesterday.  He’ll be with me for the next three weeks until his mom gets back from Australia.  So far he’s done more napping than sewing but I’m hoping he’ll figure out how to use the sewing machine soon so he can earn his keep.

I’m thinking there may be a line of Boom Boom-inspired Study doggie clothes in the near future.  I’m not sure how sustainable that is, but I think in this case cute trumps sustainability.  And I already have a muse AND a model in my studio ready to be shot for the lookbook… though little BB is proving to be a bit camera shy.

Wonderful Paris

My little collection traveled across the Atlantic yesterday to attend The Rendez Vous trade show in Paris that starts today.  So if you’re in or near Paris this weekend, go by and say hello to Johnny at the International Playground booth.

Hopefully he’ll take some pics for me to post after the show is over (hint, hint)

Some more pics of the Fall collection for you.

These were taken by Eric Reeves specifically for the email lookbook that gets sent out to current buyers (and potential buyers).  This is a more conventional way of shooting a lookbook that shows the fit and details of the clothes.

It’s really nice to see the whole collection together and the pics are clean and fun, but between you and me, the black and white shoot we did for the printed books is way more terrifying AND gratifying to produce.

Arrggghhhh Amaaazooon!!!

I like ordering things online.  I know there’s a lot of extra packaging and transport, but I still like it.  I love forgetting that I ordered these things and then receiving surprise packages in the mail.  I love the efficiency… I can shop at 2 am in my pyjamas.  And I especially like shopping on Amazon, because after all they sell just about everything.

I am prefacing this post with an explanation for the rant to which you are about to subjected.  I don’t like to use this blog as an outlet to vent.  I want to keep things positive.  But I’m going to make an exception today.  Stop reading here if you’d prefer to keep things happy.

I needed a pair of knitting needles that I couldn’t find (easily) near me.  I’m sure if I had tried a little harder I could have found them in NY somewhere, but I didn’t try that hard because I found them on Amazon, and that was that.  I spent about an hour in line today at the post office mailing my lookbooks.  While I was there I realized that I had a package waiting for me, so I picked it up.  The box measured about 2 feet x 1 foot x 1 foot.  That’s pretty big.  And it was very light.  I had no idea what was inside (see above comment about forgetting that I’ve ordered things), so I opened it up right away because I thought it was empty and someone had stolen my surprise present.  Instead I found a pair of number 19 bamboo knitting needles buried at the bottom of this ridiculously large box filled with plastic bubble wrap.  THEY’RE WOOD KNITTING NEEDLES!  They weren’t going to break, c’mon Amazon!  C’mon!

So that’s it.  I’m already boycotting one large chain store for multiple reasons, and now I’ve decided to turn my rage upon my one-time online shopping mecca.  I’m sorry Amazon, but we’re through.  It’s not you, it’s me.  Actually wait, it IS you.  And I’ve found somebody better.  Etsy has never let me down.  Etsy sellers recycle their packaging and include cute little surprise gifts with my orders (not pretend surprise gifts that I actually ordered and forgot about, but real surprises).  So until you can show me that you’ve changed, I’m going to be spending my paypal dollars on etsy instead.