I’m back and will return to my daily posts next week.

This book was given to me a few years back and I’ve just picked it up again. The essays are really interesting, and I love the cover art.

Sorry about the lack of posts this week, all. I am in a remote part of Wyoming for work and am very busy with additional work when I get back to my hotel room every night (well, that and picking wood ticks off my clothing-yuck!) so I just don’t have time to update.

I will hopefully be able to post this weekend or starting again next week.

Have I featured Berlin based Pulver before? I don’t have time to go back in the archives and look, but I feel like I’ve featured them before. Anyways, if I have it’s been awhile so if this is a repost, no matter!

So big surprise, I’m posting yet another label whose pieces are pretty timeless and minimal. Pulver was started in 2003 by Elisabeth Schotte, Therese Pfeil, and Franziska Piefke , and the design collective’s clothes are for women who prefer a casual, boxy cut and a masculine edge, which of course I love! I also like that their look has remained consistent through the six years they’ve been designing.

I’ve posted pieces from Winter 07/08, Summer 2008, and Winter 2008.

I occasionally receive emails from designers or online shops, and I usually only make a post about their sites if it fits with what I personally like. Well, I received an email from Angie of Lamb’s Ear Shoes in Seattle last night and yes, this shop fits the bill! Thank you Angie! I don’t know how I hadn’t found you guys yet.

They have a really nicely edited and extensive collection of footwear and accessories from LD Tuttle, Loeffler Randall, Surface to Air, Ellen Verbeek, F-Troupe, Zeha Berlin, Kiyomi Kimble, Arielle De Pinto, and several others. There was an exciting (for me) note on the site that they’ll be stocking ANNTIAN (posted here in March) soon, too.

This type of small, independent boutique that carries lesser known but amazing lines is exactly what Pour Porter is all about. I can’t wait to do some shopping there!!

I’m getting better with posting menswear more frequently. Since the husband is putting his time in with the site redesign, I think it’s only fair I fulfill his posting duties-ha.

I quite like Austin Sherbanenko’s design philosophy for his label, Odyn Vovk. There is no structured theme that guides his collections. Instead, he simply relies on what pops into his head and manages to create very cohesive collections. (This is much how I function myself when I’m engaging in a creative project. I’ve never been able to channel a story or narrative; I mostly rely on a colour, silhouette, scent, texture, a particular feeling, etc. so I can relate very well with Sherbanenko’s creative process.)

Odyn Vovk is another label with a drapey, relaxed minimalist look that relies on layering to create texture and visual interest. Yes, this look is very popular at the moment (not to mention the black Doc Martin combat boots all over), but you won’t hear me complaining. I think it’ll be awhile before I get tired of soft draping and asymmetric layered pieces!

I’ve posted pictures from the S/S 09 and A/W 09 collections (yes I cheated and posted one of the two women’s looks he sent out).