ACT I

This past weekend, my amazing production team & I shot the campaign photo, product shots and video campaign for this little collection. It went unbelievably smooth, due to incredible planning, and from what I can tell so far, should come out better than I imagined it could ever be. Inspired by a few many things and thought of in a dream, I can't wait to show you all the final product. In the meantime, I will leave you with a few back round photographs taken by myself and my photographer - Mr. Carson Bell and owe a huge gratitude of thanks to my amazing (as always) model Ms. X and my Actor - Mr. Oran Scott of Relic Vintage - you all just knock my socks off! I'll be back with more than a sneaky peek soon. xx.L

IT'S PEACHES!

Happy 4th of July! I'm celebrating by making mini bourbon peach pies to take over to a friend's lovely house & watch the fireworks. Fingers crossed that these little bundles come out just right! xx. L

SOME LIKE IT SAVAGE

My vintage Fredericks of Hollywood leopard ponyhair springolators were getting oh so lonely in my closet so I found a gorgeous pair of Ferncraft zebra ponyhair springolators to keep them company. Savage! xx.L

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTION

 

The most exciting part, I suppose, of completing the creative process of designing a new collection and after you've spent days upon days sewing up said collection, you finally get to the point where it is ready to be photographed for the world and sold off to new homes & all you can ever hope for is that someone out there will love this collection just as much as I do. Not only are we photographing this collection for all your eyes to see but we are also doing a short video. My hopes are that this video, after a few weeks of preparation following a dream I had (literally, I dreamt it up in my sleep) will make you giggle and perhaps give you a little mood inspiration if you decide to purchase one of my goodies! I leave you with this simple photo of inspiration...a boudoir lamp was where it all started and that is what I leave you with for now...xx.L

IF YOU FEEL IT

Mixing it up...so good! xx.L

ALL ABOUT PACKAGING

Packaging has always been the icing on the cake for a really fantastic product in my opinion. Especially packaging that holds something very luxurious & special inside. So far, I have done well with my labels as well as my hangtags but packaging has been the obstacle, or shall I say next project to get working on, until I found the packaging of my dreams today. I was in need of a seriously fancy box to send a seriously fancy special order dress to a VIP client in London and after a friend mentioned I should swing by, I popped into the ever famous and unbelievably gorgeous shop Bell'occhio today to find such a thing. Much to my suspicion, the lovely Claudia had three lovely color-ways for gift boxes but it was love at first sight when I spied these perfectly-matching-to my labels and new working color story for my new website and overall brand/product finery. They are absolutely gorgeous, completely handmade by whom I do not know and you can bet your dollar I am going to be placing a large order soon to package up the new collection, you know, if you decide to purchase anything! These lovely boxes are like jewelry boxes, perfect to use as storage for your lola devlin chiffon & silk goodies and I am pleased as punch! xx.L

BE MY TURTLE DOVE

...and no one else would you ever love. xx.L

HIGHWAY TO HELL

I'm on my way to Los Angeles this weekend to enjoy some sunny weather, great food at my all time favorite restaurant, to spend some time with a few of the favorites and of course to get in a little vintage shopping and some lingerie spying. I am hopeful to check out an amazing exhibit at the lacma - the lobster bathing suit is there in person (do you think they will notice it if I borrow it for a while?), have a little lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel (Fountain Cafe please), and take a stroll through the Descanso Gardens. Of course I've got a small shopping list of stores that I want to hit up but I can't share my secret spots until after I've swooped through! ;) Hope to run into some of you! xx.L

JUST ELEGANT

My new labels just arrive in the mail! They are everything I had hoped for - the perfect combination of peach & cream, a tiny little size (just under an inch) that will hopefully not stick out of place when wearing and the best part? These little bits are soft as feathers. This was perhaps the most important part for me as I personally hate scratchy tags & I was most concerned that the wearer would chop the tag out if it was to scratchy. Fear not, these are perfect and just elegant in every way. Its the little things that make me excited to crawl back in my sewing cave. In this case, very little things and I'm pleased as peaches! xx.L

YOU KNOW

I've FINALLY just ordered my new mini knicker labels and you know what that means! This collection that has been waiting for a year to get finished will finally be unveiled. ;) xx.L