J Crew at Fashion week

Love these mood boards from

J CREW

who showed for the first time on the official

New York Fashion week

 schedule this morning



Topshop in london

also now have a place on the official

 London Fashion Week schedule

How do we feel about this ?

High street was the follower

Now they are being given a place at the table with the leaders

Have they become leaders?

Do they set trends.......

Well in my opinion

in these 2 cases, then Yes they do

The influence of J Crew on how

 America dresses is not to be underestimated

Certainly from what I see on the streets of NY

J Crew is definitely influencing and not just being influenced

They do have a point of view

a unique point of view

and it is very apparent in the way

women and men are dressing.

Also people are styling themselves to look like J Crew

without necessarily wearing J Crew

Which surely is a sign of a reach that is beyond what one might have traditionally

expected from the high street

Packing

image oscarscharwzvald via Bodie &Fou

So in the funny twists and turns of life

I am packing up boxes again

This time to return to Ireland

I can't wait to sink my hands in the dirt of the garden

bake

get back to my studio

walk in the woods

see friends

While the time here in NYC has been AMAZING

I am looking forward to slightly slower pace for a while

There are so many exciting things on the horizon though

not sure if it is going to be exactly quiet!

Stay tuned as I have many NYC posts coming up of things that

I have done here but haven't had time to post about

and will be keeping you up to date on all the exciting changes

x

japanese ceramics

I have always been drawn to the Japanese aesthetic

but I think being back in New York and bombarded with stimuli 

makes me yearn for the simplicity and rawness of this even more

and these Japanese ceramics from 

Savoir Vivre

are making me rethink my career path

Day Birger Mikkelsen

Beautiful images of the Fall 2011 

Day Birger Mikkelsen Catalogue

from

Ditte Isager

I have been feeling very Black and White recently
but this palette is exquisite

In other news......

Fall 2011 is bringing big changes to the HJD household

All exciting stuff

I will keep you posted

Iris Velghe

So we made it through 

IRENE

without any casualties here

My heart goes out to all of those without power

or with water damage or flooding

Beautiful images by

Iris Velghe

found via

BLOOM

The eye of the storm

During the week, as I am sure you heard, we had a minor Earthquake here in NYC

I was on the 9th floor of a building in midtown 

and apparently the lights were swinging

I was in a lightbox approving color lab dips

and didn't notice a thing.

Many people evacuated our building

For 20 mins we decided what to do 

should we leave the office and try to get home

as maybe transit would be an issue if an aftershock came 

In the end we stayed where we were and there was really no disruption.

Now as we sit and wait for Irene to arrive 

I have to say it is all a little surreal!

I am not accustomed to natural disasters

Ireland has a lot of rain but no hurricanes or earthquakes.

This evening I went to the supermarket on the way home

and it was pretty crazy, 

empty shelves, crowds of people

It actually made me more anxious.

I am staying informed but trying not to plug in to the hype too much

Praying for a safe weekend for all

see you on the other side

x

Miranda Brooks

These outdoor spaces by
Miranda Brooks
are blowing me away

The focus is on greenery,
symmetry,

shapes and textures

and very few blooms

looks so fresh and modern

I love the drawings too