Fun weekend with the DeeGees!

Thank you Mizzou Delta Gamma!  We had a wonderful show on Saturday with your chapter.

Schedule an LDD Trunk Show for yourself!  Contact info@lilydawsondesigns.com for more info.

My arm party for the weekend, notice the new Matte Duo bracelet on the far left

We Like to Party

Arm, neck and finger party inspiration from the web.  Sources available upon request.

My week in LDD

Layering my Spikey Turquoise Ring

(Saturday night)

Arm and neck party courtesy of LDD

(Wednesday night trunk show at Elly’s Couture)

Triple Pyrite Necklace and “lily” necklace (thank you, etsy).

(Christmas party Thursday)

Columbia Home Magazine Spread

Lily Dawson Designs is featured in this month’s Columbia Home magazine!  You can buy the mag at local grocery stores and I’ll post the online version when it is uploaded.

Having an “Arm Party” via WSJ

I was sent this article by my good friend, Elly.  Get your party on, people!

Q: I notice that lots of women who are into fashion have these stacks of bracelets, sometimes with watches. They go way up their arms sometimes. This is a new trend that I want to start trying. How can I get the right mix of bracelets, and can I wear them on both arms at the same time?

—C.H., New York, N.Y.

 

A: Those stacks of bracelets made of various metals, fabrics and beads are often called an “arm party”—a fun way to describe this youthful, spirited, bohemian style. What’s fun about an “arm party” is that you choose the mix of bangles, beads, metals and pearls (which can be worn with or without a watch). Look for a balance of thick and thin textures—or try grouping them so they’re all shiny or all matte. Get ideas from magazine layouts and from the iconoclastic New York fashion plate Iris Apfel, who punctuates her exotic look with armfuls of bracelets from her travels to Africa, India and Asia.

The arm party has become hot lately as accessories have taken a front seat in fashion. Bold bracelets— as well as all kinds of dangling earrings and cocktail rings—turn your dark pants and sleeveless tank tops into an expressive, original look.

Over the past decade, I’ve been collecting bangle bracelets of resin or wood, avoiding groupings that are too heavy. My current favorites from boutiques and street vendors are beaded bracelets on stretch elastic and spiral bracelets that wind around the wrist. If you’re decorating both wrists, make one arm lighter than the other.

Have you noticed more guys have their own arm parties going? Their wrists flash thin rows of beads and leather ties or beefy silver chain links worn together.