Dressing In Delft. Valentino's New Women's Dresses Take Cues From The Netherland's Classic Blue & White Pattern.

Italian fashion House Valentino recently unveiled his 2013-2014 Fall Winter Collection of RTW Womenswear. A stunning line, the new collection includes some gorgeous dresses and gowns whose patterns take their cue from the traditional blue and white patterns seen on ceramics and earthenware from Holland.




Using textiles whose imagery is similar to Delft (and a bit of China's Willow) patterns commonly seen on vases, ginger jars and dinnerware, the dresses made of brocades, silks, organzas and cotton are wearable objets d'art.




















The entire collection has been inspired by Flemish paintings, I have just shared with you the blue and white pieces. Be sure to see the entire beautiful collection at Valentino.com

Cute Convenience. Tili Bags - Patterned & Colored Zip & Seal Baggies.

Let's face it, we can't all carry politically correct, eco-friendly hemp bags with us at all times, especially when toting around make-up, snacks, liquids, perishables and potentially messy items, like nail polish, sandwiches and sunscreen. Sometimes a plastic bag is truly the most convenient. But does it have to be clear and ugly? Apparently not.





Tili (an acronym for Take It or Leave It) bags are FDA approved PABA-free re-usable zip and seal bags in 2 sizes- quart and gallon, three chic patterns and colorways. Each box of Tili bags contains 12 bags -- 4 of each of the 3 patterns.



Collection II is coming soon, in the meantime, you can purchase the bags shown above here.

tili group llc.
230 Central Park West, ste. 12K
New York, NY 10024
800.485.3870

A special shout-out to Ellen Knable for bringing these to my attention.

Pattern Pretty: Minakani's Textile Designs And Modern Wall Coverings

Minakani is a Paris based consultancy and design studio run by Cecile Figuette and Frederic Bonnin. They create textile designs for both fashion and home decor. Their wonderful patterns are used in the manufacturing of some well known fashion brands as well as products like tableware, jewelry, bedding and wallcoverings for the interiors of stores, restaurants and homes. They also design and produce custom and commissioned patterns and textiles.

Here are some examples of their patterns used in fashion and homewares. They have created textiles for such well known brands as Anthropologie, Kenzo, La Redoute, Le Sportsac, Oxbow, Organic Stereo and Chez Monoprix to name a few:

Fashion:






Home decor:

for Bernadaud:



Wallpaper
Here are just a few of their illustrative and artistic wall coverings:


Paris:


London:


Copenhagen:


Zurich:


Rio:



Milan:


Berlin:


Their Indigo collection


Their Atelier in France:




minakani.com
contact information:
28 rue Etienne Dolet
75020 Paris
+33147974514