Forever In Blue Jeans...

Dana has a designed a very special Couture JoeysCoat for Fiona to wear to the 

PAWS SF annual fundraiser, Petchitecture 2013 -
An Afternoon Affair At The St Regis San Francisco, this Sunday.
Fi's coat was inspired by a pair of 501's I wore during my high school days in the early '70's.  My La Jolla High School 40th Reunion is this year, I received the invite in the mail, happened to be cleaning closets, and voila!  Dana did the rest - subtle, elegant and with a personal history...or perhaps I should say, relic!
The belt is made from a vintage faux fur jacket from Dana's closet.  The binding is silk from a vintage kimono found at a shop on the Island, Lost and Found, recently brought back from Japan by one of the shop owners.  The metal ribbon trim and belt loops were found at a collectible store in a small country town northeast of Seattle.  The celluloid buckle is also from an Island business, Treasure Island.  And the beautiful brass buttons, with the lovely patina that but only comes with age, are from Paris.

Keep an eye out for the two girls who are

forever in blue jeans…

Just In Time...

Couture Joey
Petite
Cotton with Chenille Brocade Coat and Tab
Cotton Flannel Lining
Cotton with Vintage Lace and Petersham Backing Belt and Loops
Silk Tie Binding
Bakelite Buckle
Bakelite and Celluloid Buttons

Happy May Day!

A Tapestry

…of rich and royal hue...

Carpetbagger Joey

Small

Cotton Tapestry coat and tab

Cotton flannel lining

Chinese braid trim

Antique kimono liner belt

Japanese kumihimo braid belt-loops

Silk velvet ribbon

Bakelite buckle

Two-tone Bakelite buttons

Dreaming of Chenille Tapestry, Bakelite, Metallic Ribbon and Silk...

Such a lovely dream…

Rosebuds...

The garden is beckoning…but before I slip into my wellies…

Couture Joey

Extra Small

Silk Shantung rose print coat

Light padding with flocked organdy backing

Raw silk dot print tie from Japan tab and binding

Cotton velveteen belt with vintage rick-rack

Antique velvet with Cluny Lace belt loops and trim

Bakelite buckle

Vintage Plastic layered buttons

A Feast For The Eyes...

I had the great honor of spending last weekend with my daughter-in-law, Kate.  She will begin work toward a Master’s Degree in Public Policy in the Fall.  Kate is in the process of vetting graduate programs to determine which school she will attend.  UC Berkeley hosted their prospective new graduates on Monday, I had a visit to PAWS SF planned, and as fate would have it, the Alameda flea market was Sunday.   We embarked upon the trifecta trip together.

Day One - Berkeley was in full bloom.  We bought organic produce at the Saturday market, took the BART into San Francisco to pick up Buffalo Mozzarella and Gorgonzola from Lucca’s Deli, browsed the SF Library system annual book sale at Fort Mason, and walked the Presidio to the Embarcadero before catching the train back to the East Bay.  The perfect ending to a perfect day – fresh, organic, delicious, dinner in bed.  It was grand.

Day Two – Awesome Alameda.  Blue sky, sunshine, light breeze off the Bay, buckwheat crepes filled with mushrooms and Brie, and 800 vendors selling vintage treasure - all the makings for a perfect day.  We found incredible buttons and buckles and trims to add to the JoeysCoat collection.  We also found we shared the same fascination for the quest.

Day three - Kate's campus visit and my JoeysCoat donation delivery to PAWS SF.  Another beautiful and fruitful day in the Bay Area with another perfect ending - fresh Spring Rolls and Thai Curry.  

Day Four - Home...

       

Crazy for Ikat...

Heavy silk crepe Ikat coat and tab with flannel backing.

Petersham belting.

Silk necktie binding.

Silk bow tie belt loops and trim.

Textured two-tone Vintage Plastic buckle.

Bakelite and Celluloid buttons.

Ikat sounds a lot like cookie…

Did you mean cookie?