Designer Highlight: William Okpo

darlene & lizzy, lizzy & darlene 

william okpo

sisters and designers
new york

photo credit: refinery 29

I heard about these ladies about 2 years ago, but never highlighted them on my blog.  Lizzy and Darlene Okpo of William Okpo are sisters with amazing style.  I absolutely love their style and natural hair.  Totally feel like Lizzy, Darlene, and I could be the best of girlfriends!  Ha! I would love to get my hands on a piece of  the William Okpo collection, but I can't seem to do that as I searched and searched and could not find a store that had stock.  So, this lovely interview and their tumblr will have to do.  Oh, and the short video below of the behind the scenes construction of their NYFW FW 2013 show.  Enjoy and keep your eye out for more fabulosity from these ladies. 

William Okpo - FW13 from Karim Hajj on Vimeo.

photo credit: refinery 29

william okpo

Designer Highlight: Lulu Frost

photo credit: houseofjeffers

One of the highlights of of the Independent Fashion Bloggers conference was the talk that Lisa Salzer of Lulu Frost gave.  It was so inspiring and it showed that with determination and believing in your brand/product and yourself, you can do pretty much anything.  Lisa definitely has both! Her modern vintage jewelry is fabulous, and I cannot wait to own my first piece.  I'd heard of her brand before the conference, but never took a closer look until now.  Especially when, Taylor Davies from the blog shut up, i love that shirt on you  wore the Insight necklace from Lulu's "Let's Bring Back" collection at the conference which is now one of my favs.  She wore it well!  I love to collect quality pieces of jewelry and vintage pieces, and now I can add Lulu to my sweet collection.



Here's a few of my favs...

Nomad Earring

Insight Necklace

Vendome Bracelet

I Keep It Modern Vintage! 

and I'm off and running...