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Today’s featured item is by SharDann of Brooklyn, NY. The Hadda Dress is made from pinstripe wool suiting. This garment has a super soft feeling and rich color. Exposed zipper at side seam adds extra punch of color. It might seem kind of crazy to think about wool when summer is just beginning, but it is never too soon to think about what you will need for next season.
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Inner Circle by Vanessa Gade
Today’s featured item is by Vanessa Gade, you may have read the interview we did with her not too long ago. Looking at the necklace, Inner Circle, above I can see where her inspiration comes from.
Darlings: What inspires your designs?
Vanessa: Strong lines, geometric shapes, high contrast shadows, Ikebana flower arrangements, criss-crossing power lines, suspension bridges, cool old trees.. read the rest Darling Designer Profile: Vanessa Gade.
To purchase this beautiful necklace (like I just did) visit Inner Circle. To shop Vanessa’s whole jewelry collection, view her boutique, Vanessa Gade Jewelry Design on Smashing Darling.
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Arabella Venus In Furs Necklace
For you girls who adore silk scarves, for those of you who are not very skilled at wearing scarves, and for those of you who love big, unique statement pieces…you will love these necklaces fashioned from vintage silk scarves! Scarves that were no longer in a suitable condition to be used as intended have been cut apart and turned into the coolest necklaces around…and they are even reversible! Vintage silk scarves from Oscar de la Renta and Chloe with Black Satin Ribbon ties.
Limited Edition! Hand Made by Manic Trout.
View more of our darling featured items here.
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One of the biggest comments we get from customers is, “how do I know where the designer is?” Good question. It is true, we do like to know where our products are coming from. We heard your queries, we are putting the city, state, and country of each designer in their boutique. This lets us all know where we are in the world. This will also allow us to work on search by area. When we complete the search by area function, consumers will be able to type in a location and see the designers near by.
We are also experimenting with international sellers. We currently have a few designers from England and Canada. Seeing the location and shopping by location will be increasingly important. It helps the customer know where their product is coming from.
The location of the designer will appear right next to the ‘Sale’ tab. Be looking for it soon!
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A sterling silver circle is delicately hammered by hand on all sides to create a faceted surface. The ring hangs from a simple sterling silver earwire. It is polished to a high shine for maximum sparkle! Each circle measures 5/8″ in diameter. Sterling silver with a polished finish.
About the designer:
Nina Dinoff began her creative career as a graphic designer, honing her skills at many of New York City’s leading interactive design agencies. As a graphic designer, Nina always strived to embrace clean lines and minimal design, eventually developing the unique graphic style from which her from work as a jewelry designer has evolved.
Nina’s love of pure form and manipulation of material led her to her pursuit of jewelry design. She creates metalwork that focuses on the interplay of simple, geometric form with the complex, organic nature of the body. Her work is bold, yet elegant; minimal in design, yet substantial in impact; stylish and of the moment, yet fueled by a strong, timeless vision.
Since she launched her first collection for Nina Dinoff Jewelry in 2006, Nina’s work has been praised by design blogs including Design Sponge and Modish. Her work is currently available in many boutiques from New York to Chicago, as well as online through stores like Mixt Goods and Etsy.
She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Interlude: a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer composition
An interlude, that is what the week leading up to the new year, and in this case a new decade, feels like to us. Pick some music to get you through, to bid goodbye to 2009 and welcome 2010. Take some time to look back at the year and see what worked, what didn’t, and make a plan for 2010. If you haven’t taken your brand into the realm of social media, we are here to tell you it’s time. Okay, well, we have always said that! We read this great post just before our holiday began, and just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out. Learn about how social media changed fashion in 2009 over at Fashionably Marketing.
It has been exciting to watch more and more people supporting independent fashion, both online and off, since Smashing Darling was born back in 2007. In 2010, be a social butterfly, tell your story as a designer, talk about your process, share it with the world through your blog (you have one right?) and in social media communities. Connect those online and offline communities and let’s all see what the next decade brings!
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As everyone knows, events are made amazing by the people who attend. So a huge-smashing-thanks goes out to all who attended our PR Couture, Nolcha, and Smashing Darling fashion meet up Thursday night. We know not everyone could be there so we would like to extend that thank you to all who kept the vibe good in the universe by wishing us well and wishing they could be there. It takes a community to pull this kind of impromptu event off, so thanks of course go to our amazing sponsors who donated to the goodie bags. Extra cheers to Pamela of Market Publique for the birthday mini cupcakes (yum!), and her help behind-the-scenes. Last, but not least, a big darling thank you goes out to all of our designers who attended. It was so great to meet the people behind the beautiful collections listed on Smashing Darling.
The fashion meet up event was to welcome Crosby Noricks, PR Couture maven, to the east coast. We thought it would be fun to meet her in person after chatting with her online through twitter for almost 2 years. We connected with Kerry of Nolcha, who provided the beautiful retail space they share with Shane and Shawn shoes, as the venue for the event.
Stay tuned in to the blog for future events; we look forward to meeting each and everyone of you. Until then, enjoy some pictures from the event, go to Guest of a Guest to see them all.
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My summer wedding is approaching and I still haven’t picked a dress for the big event. I am definitely a non-traditional bride and we already tied the knot in NYC, so I am looking for a fun, light and airy dress with some frill but easy to dance in. Organizing a wedding on the Black sea coast and inviting an international crowd is not making my task easier, especially when most of my friends are in fashion. I would like to surprise people but still be an elegant bride!
I’ve been looking at some of the fabulous designers on Smashing Darling and already like a few glam pieces:
A t-shirt ballgown like this one might be quite fun but it should really be in white!
The dead butterfly bird skull dress might not sound appropriate in name but has the lightness I like, with a summer influence and a touch of color! The butterflies are quite a wonderful touch!
I would love a gorgeous headpiece that goes with the summer, flowery, feathery theme, maybe the Beax feathered cloche.
Maybe a pale yellow silk gown with a sexy back would be the perfect summer wedding dress. I love how the back is!
I love that this bishop dress is made from organic cotton and natural dyes and it has an elegant but relaxed attitude, but I’ll have to go heavy on the jewelry for it!
And last but certainly not least the jewels. This 18 Kt gold locket necklace with sea pearls and champagne diamonds seems quite perfect to me!
And the more I dig into it the more I realize I have so much more to see: a veil, a tiara, earrings, shoes, my head is spinning from the shopping excitement!
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We’ve said it before, but we will say it again…it is so great to find people out there supporting indie designers! Precisely the mission of our new friend and blogger Deanne of Dream Sequins. Go check out her blog for designer profiles, interviews with both fashion bloggers as well as brick and mortar indie fashion boutiques (oh! and websites like us, too). Deanne learned a bit more about Smashing Darling recently…but, go find her on Twitter and she will Twitter-view you too! Don’t miss her Darling picks below.
I love that there is something indie and amazing for everyone in a wide range of prices on Smashing Darling! Here are some items that caught my eye recently:
PapuszaCouture – Bluebird Dress
I fell in love with this unique navy and brown dress from PapuszaCouture and I can’t exactly tell you why. It rocks so many different elements: a blend of textures, shapes and colors and it really shouldn’t work; but to my eye, it’s just unique and amazing. The only question is: where would I wear this masterpiece? It’s a little Comme des Garcons meets suburban goth girl. I love it!
Brooklyn Royalty – Stretch Lame Moto Capri
These stretch lame moto capris combine two key trends: the shiny legging and the shorter length nearly biker-short style legging that all the cool kids are layering under short, filmy dresses this summer. Take a page from their book and try a little disco shine under a tunic or even a neutral floral dress to give it some zing!
ZSEGA – Coat Tracy
I picked this coat because it has some really classic elements. When I pick a new coat, I look for workmanship (it has to last more than a season or two!) and interesting, albeit classic, details. This one has interesting design elements. It’s elegant, and I could imagine this in my closet for years as a cool weather staple.
Laura Dawson – Bubble Shorts
I was very anti-shorts for a long time, but now that it seems they are here to stay for women, I’m eyeing these bloomer style shorts that have the ability to make your summer ensemble a little more interesting. I like that these shorts are bloomer style, but not infantilizing as other shorts can be when you add in cutesy details.
Dahl – Bye Bye Birdie – hand-crocheted motif over cotton
This is so classy and simple. I love that it’s a black dress, but it has these hand-made elements in the front. I don’t especially enjoy “crafty” clothing, but the crochet element in the front is pretty cool.
Ashes and Empires – Viviana Cut Out Spats
I looked through the Ashes and Empires accessories offering on Smashing Darling and fell in love with most of their stuff. These turquoise spats add interest to a pair of plain heels. I wish I had a whole closet of these spats in different shapes and colors to sex-ify my shoe wardrobe. A great investment!
Yosifa – Sparkles Scarf
Lately I’ve been into scarves. I used to think they were old-lady bourgeois, but with the right type of print, you can keep them modern and fresh. I love the sparkle print on these scarves. And I’m impressed with the fact that Yosifa does original prints and they are so affordable and unique.
Also read Dream Sequin post: ShopTalk: Smashing Darling
and Future Perfect: Parsons Thesis Collections for inspiration
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What’s Going On
Summer is right around the corner – let’s play! If you are in the NYC area, come join us at the Nolcha Retail store one week from tonight, June 18th. Meet and mingle with some lovelies: darling designers, the fabulous Crosby of PR Couture, bloggers who love fashion as much as you….AND 25% off selected Nolcha designers for the evening! We would love to meet you – click here and enter code 412 for all the details!
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LedThread, Barbarian Angel Vest, $88.00
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Anouk, Boy Tank, $35
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What’s New
Change is good. Have you seen our smashing new logo? Head on over to the homepage and check it out – tell us what you think! Notice anything else different? We hope so… both the featured items and newly listed items are scrolling along the bottom now, until you and your cursor slow them to a stop. On the scroll bar now you can also click View All and shop all of the featured items on the site, as well as items just added by Darling designers.
More ways to search are coming soon, so if you have a favorite way to shop online, pop us an email and let us know!
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Why we are here
How did you find Smashing Darling? Are we just another shopping website you stumbled upon? Well, my darlings, we are more than that. Here are a few places you can get to know us better:
Nolcha interview: Why is Smashing Darling important to the fashion world as a whole? Click here.
Shoptalk with Dream Sequins: Tell us a bit about how you started Smashing Darling…Click here.
Darling manifesto: We believe in stories that last, in clothes that communicate identity, and in fashion that shines far beyond this season’s magazines. Click here to read the full manifesto.
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M641, Acquired Domicile Tunic $62
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Misile, Gramercy, $225
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Smashing Kudos and tidbits
Lots of shout-outs for Darlings happening over at Splendicity, take a look!… Design Lookout discovers the Darling world…In nyc? Don’t miss the Avedon exhibit at ICP…Darling tees abound at the last Girls in Tech event if you scored one, send us a pic! Want to check out some New York Fashion Week this Fall? Vote and enter to win over at WWD, click here for more!
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