It Takes Two: Callia & Claire Pull On Our Cardigan Sweater
Not sure if you noticed, but it’s sweater weather—at least in NYC. Here’s how Callia Hargrove, intern extraordinaire, and Claire Mazur (co-founder! etc.!) would wear one of our fave knits of the season. —erica
The Key Piece: Charlie Sweater by Cardigan by Lynne Hiriak
Callia’s Take: Veda vest, Current/Elliott pants, and Bed Stu boots.
Claire’s Take: Acne shirt, Ace & Jig pants, and Marais USA boots.
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Less than 12 hours left for our Ace & Jig sample sale! Which means very little time to scoop up the tank ($55! 63% off!) and pants ($65! 61% off!) pictured on our girl Vicki above. —erica
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It’s sample sale week at Of a Kind! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee. If you can’t tell, we’re psyched. First up: Easy-breezy (up to 63% off) amazingness from the too cute for words twosome behind Ace & Jig. Shop ‘til you drop. Or until 11:59p ET tomorrow—whichever comes first.
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Weather Vain: Fire Island, New York - 73 With a Chance of Thunderstorms
Ok. You guys. SUUUUMMMMMMMER IS HEEEEERE! And that means beachy weekends and fireflies and toasted marshmallows. If you’re heading to Fire Island to celebrate the occasion (like the designer behind Dusen Dusen is—hi, Ellen!), here’s what you should pack to take down any T-storms. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A Dusen Dusen tote (duh!) in a very washable denim in case you have any sunscreen incidents.
+ The sort of Lizzie Fortunato cuff that will make you feel like you got dressed up for sunset dinner at Maguire’s.
+ A lightweight Ace & Jig poncho that has a certain Wet Hot American Summer vibe.
+ A no-nonsense (but cool-as-all-hell) Dsptch camera strap that matches the sand.
+ Summer rain shoes! Brought to you by F-Troupe.
+ The easiest little chambray shorts in the whole wide world—ideal for rosé sipping—that Atelier Delphine made just for Of a Kind.
Want us to give your locale the “Weather Vain” treatment? Tweet @ofakind or email info@ofakind.com.
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Mother Lode: Ace & Jig Gets All (Retro) Craftsy With the Kids
Least surprising news of the day: The designers we’ve worked with are full of all sorts of cool-mommy knowledge. And when they aren’t scoping out under-the-radar kiddie lines—Jenna Wilson and Cary Vaughan of Ace & Jig count Batik by Nancy at The Melting Pot and Bobo Choses among their favorites—they’re getting their DIY on. The straight-up adorable duo is happy to share a (not-too-messy) project that would make for a stellar Mother’s Day activity.
“We have been buying American Apparel baseball tees for kids—they have ones with great sleeve colors now like neon pink—and ironing on seventies T-shirt transfers we got on eBay—think black outlines of things like banana splits and Annie. The kids then color in the outlines with fabric paints!” —jenna & cary
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Weather Vain: Charlotte, North Carolina - 90 and Clear
In some parts of the country, it’s getting hot. Fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot. Slip ‘n Slide hot. Charlotte, North Carolina, is once such place, and here’s what you should wear if you’re bopping around the Hornet’s Nest today. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ In this weather, you don’t want anything clingy. This Ace & Jig wrap dress is airy with just a touch of structure.
+ The handles of this Drake and Hen tote are key to avoid any shoulder sweat situation.
+ Both elegant and comfy, these Woman by Common Projects suede espadrilles can handle an air-conditioned stroll through Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.
+ Stack on these Dream Collective bracelets, and you’re good to go for oysters at Upstream.
+ House of Harlow is nailing it on the retro-shades front. This pair: the color of sweet tea.
+ Oh, hell, wear two sets of bangles to really get things going. The Trikolori Bracelets that Fay Andrada made us are shaped like the raindrops you’d like to see fall to cool things down.
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We’re pissing ourselves over just about everything in the Ace & Jig fall lookbook, but this guy is the thing we just can’t stop staring at. —erica
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The 25 Of a Kind Designers You Should be Following on Instagram
Here’s your chance to get in on a road trip with the Upstate ladiez, peep a Society for Rational Dress photo shoot, and scope out Brook&Lyn’s newest materials. It’s this thing called Instagram. Heard of it? DUH. Of the 15 million users, these are the vets who get our seal of approval. —kate barrett
Ace & Jig - @jennnnnnnnna
Alex & Eli - @anna_zeman
ALL Knitwear - @annieleelarson
Ann Yee - @theannyee
Blanca Monrós Gómez - @blancamonrosgomez
Brook&Lyn - @brookandlyn
Clare Viver - @seevivier
Collina Strada - @collinastrada
Cursive Design - @cursivedesign
Dirty Librarian Chains - @dlcbrooklyn
Dusen Dusen - @dusendusen
Erin Considine - @erinconsidine
Forage - @foragebowties
Gabriela Artigas - @ladyartigas
Laura Lombardi - @lauralombardi
Louisa Parris - @louisaparris
Mctega - @semclellan
Partners & Spade - @partnersandspade
Rachel Nasvik - @rachelnasvik
Rachel Rose - @rachelrose8248
Society for Rational Dress - @societyforrationaldress
Sophie Monet - @sophiemonet
TOMTOM - @tomtomjewelry
Toujours Toi Family Affairs - @toujourstoi_familyaffairs
Upstate - @kalenk
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Claire’s 10 (Okay, 11) Favorite Consumption (Okay One Was a Gift) Decisions of 2011
Erica didn’t want me to feel left out of the grand tradition of year-end list writing, so she kindly invited me to join in on the fun of telling you about my favorite acquisitions of 2011. The guidelines were simple: I had to narrow it down to the ten best things I purchased between January and December of 2011. I obviously broke rules all over the place. She put me in timeout for it but still made me finish writing the post as additional punishment. —claire
1) I gave one of my best dramatic performances of all time in 1992 on the day the school nurse told me I needed glasses. Turns out I wasn’t overreacting: It’s taken me 20 years to finally locate a pair that looks good on me: the Owen in Chestnut from Warby Parker.
2) I obviously own a lot of things we sell on the site (and wear them in heavy rotation), but this is the one piece that only comes off to get in the shower, go to bed, or go for a run. The Dream Collective Sunset Wave Cuff is the VIP at my permanent arm party.
3) The Rachel Nasvik Pheobe is one of those magical bags that doesn’t look that big but somehow manages to fit my entire life in it. Other things you might not be able to tell from looking at it: It’s absurdly well constructed, the leather is downright luxurious and weathers like a champ, and it has a gorgeous royal blue lining.
4) I realized at some point this year that I couldn’t remember the last book or movie I’d actually finished. It’s totally not okay for email to be my (or anybody’s) primary form of content consumption. Enter the Apple TV + Kindle.
5) 2011 is the year I started accessorizing with colored bras. You don’t realize how often your bra straps show until you start wearing them in unexpected colors like turquoise and coral. Cosabella is the younger sister line of La Perla—a little bit funkier, a lotta bit cheaper—and they just opened up their first NY store on Lafayette.
6) I moved into a new apartment in May. Trying to find an attractive rug for under $200 seemed like a total pipe dream until Erica let me in on a secret: Cow hide rugs are actually relatively inexpensive (and an animal by-product!).
8) For those of us who are just far enough left-of-lazy to get up and go for a run every morning but not nearly far enough left of it to fit in a good stretch, too—your calves and achilles tendons will thank you for giving them a good rubdown with ”The Stick”.
9) If you follow me on Instagram, you know I wear my Ace & Jig flannel pocket racerback pretty much every day. It’s super-soft and the perfect layering piece—”a nod to the crisp Seattle weather.”
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On Friday, 11 up-and-coming designers presented their spring collections at Gen Art’s (16th annual!) Fresh Faces show. And guess what? Three of those designers (Ace & Jig, Ann Yee, and Collina Strada) have already made appearances on our site, and you’ll see a few others around here very soon. So, you know, humblebrag minus the humble part. Here, three of our fave looks, from top to bottom:
1) Ace & Jig doing some really kick-ass pattern mixing. Also: that sock-oxford combo…swoon.
2) Check out the hemline on those blue Baron Wells pants: It reveals the perfect amount of ankle.
3) Hey! Ann Yee is doing knits for the first time next season! And we’re psyched because, judging by her own wardrobe, she’s some sort of sweater master.
