Finally, here’s your chance to get some Study pieces for the holidays. I wish I could be in Toronto for the opening party!
Join us for a party at Thieves Boutique next Thursday, November 24th, from 6-9pm, when we introduce and celebrate our new fall artists/designers – Sartoria’s Sara Torrie, le zig le zag’s Sherry Kennedy, Study NY’s Tara St James and Nicole Bridger!
We’d also like to use this opportunity to thank all of you who voted for Thieves in NOW Magazine’s 2011 Readers Poll. Thieves’ Sonja den Elzen was the runner-up for the city-wide title of Best Local Fashion Designer, but was named the winner for the Queen West neighbourhood!
Thieves Boutique
1156 Queen St. West at Beaconsfield Ave.
Toronto, ON
I know, I know… it’s been a while. Sorry Timo! To ease myself back into regular posts, I’m going to start a new series. Consider it an homage to the unpredictable nature of my favourite city, New York, where you can go out for one meeting and end up at 3 different events in the same evening. And you never know where you’re going to end up or who you’re going to meet. I’m going to call this series:
Who I met tonight…
I had the pleasure of meeting the two lovely founders of Daisy & Elizabeth (I’ll let you guess their names), a sustainable lingerie brand designed and produced right here in New York City. After a day full of meetings about the importance of local manufacturing, it was fitting to meet two recent graduates who just launched their own business and are dedicated to making their collection sustainably & locally.
It’s about time someone designed a more adventurous line of unmentionables for the ethical consumer. Thank you ladies!
We are working on a brand new childrenswear collection for SS12 called Study & Play. We recruited Hanh Lam from Parsons – our very first Parsons intern, as a matter of fact! – to develop the collection using styles from the SS12 collection.
Recognize them? Soon they’ll be available in big and little sizes. Spring 12 will be all about mother / daughter, big sis / little sis matchy-matchy time. Who knew I had such a corny side?
Have you heard of Pecha Kucha? If not, you should know about it!
I attended a very interesting Pecha Kucha event last night focused on urban design and development in New York City. Between all the hateful snickering against The Edge building in Williamsburg (to which I say amen!) I actually learned a lot about future plans to green and improve the city. It was beyond inspiring. I also discovered that most city planners are actually very entertaining people.
I’ll leave you with this very interesting image from the Welikia Project of a Muir web… which may or may not end up being inspiration for the Fall 2012 collection!
