Have you heard about the genius of aluminum, as opposed to traditional silver, serveware? We got several aluminum Mariposa pieces as wedding gifts. I always loved their look, but it wasn’t until last night when I was throwing some spinach into one of the bowls that I realized each one is hand made by artisans and comes 100% from recycled materials.
I also just discovered that they make great bar gifts – maybe even suitable for a sophisticated gentleman? Man-caves, beware.
We’ve got our tenth college reunion coming up this weekend, and I am getting excited to meet our friends’ new baby and catch up with other friends who are expecting. So, in their honor, today’s post is the Hatch Collection, which supports Christy Turlington’s Every Mother Counts. Hello, saucy mommas.
Speaking of Christy Turlington, has anyone seen Edward Burns’ Newlyweds? I will be downloading it pronto when it becomes available tomorrow. I think Edward Burns is one of the coolest cats around.
In honor of my mom’s birthday today, I share an email she sent me a couple weeks ago, on her way to China with my dad:
To: Meg
From: Mom
Subject: You know you’re in California when..
…you step off the plane into the airport and almost immediately a woman rushing by stops, squeezes your arm, looks earnestly into you’re face and says, “thanks so much for wearing Toms!”
And another text that sent a couple days ago… Even our tour guide was wearing TOMS.
Pretty cool how the TOMS message has spread all over the Globe. Thanks for helping, Mom!
I’ve been looking for a product to inspire a good post, and here it is. Without fail, Kate Spade’s Women for Women International collection gets better each season. All made by women survivors of war, and all pretty hip.
As for playing hooky, it’s a beautiful Thursday in Boston so I would be tempted, but today we have a Holocaust survivor coming into our office to speak as part of national Holocaust Remembrance Day and as a kick off for our 18th Holocaust Remembrance Project. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. He’s got a powerful story, much like the women who have labored over the Kate Spade beauties above.
Well, the find of the year may just be International Goodwill Ambassador and supermodel Liya Kebede’s line of handmade garments, Lemlem. Lemlem means “to bloom” in Amharic, and was started as a way of providing Ethiopian weavers with a means to escape poverty. Now they are teaming up with JCrew to bring some of their delightful pieces into the spotlight.
Check out their kids and accessories stuff too. All equally breezy and delicious.
This just in… During the height of college basketball season, Bonobos is teaming up with former University of Illinois player, Olympic gold-medal winner, and NJ Nets NBA All Star, Deron Williams. 20% of sales from Deron’s favorite Bonobos duds will go to his Point of Hope Foundation. The Foundation supports organizations that help children, such as the Boys & Girls Clubs, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, single mother organizations, and different scholarship funds.
Deron’s selections work well for key meetings…
Everyday business casual…
And summer pleasure…
I guess it’s pretty easy to rock those green pants when you have this bad boy up top.
Deron, I like your style.
If you are like me, you’ve been very busy over the last couple weeks and you are still thinking about Valentine’s Day. If you need some ideas for the ladies in your life, here are a few last minute thoughts…
FEED Project’s LOVE bag, providing 25 meals in areas with high rates of HIV/AIDS patients through the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
TOMS new ballerina flats, at Neiman Marcus or the TOMS website.
A Jonathan Adler throw made from alpaca fiber at a small family-owned factory in Peru.
A bright pillow from IndagareSouk.
A lipstick that lasts forever.
And a movie that you’ll watch over and over.
My valentine and I were planning to have dinner at Casablanca in Harvard Square, and then watch its namesake film, but we’re going to save that for next year and visit Lala Rokh, a little Persian restaurant just down the alley from us that we’ve never tried, even though I used to live 20 yards away from it. Apparently it’s named for an epic romance by 19th century poet Thomas Moore. I can’t wait to try the spices.
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