Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Lucky Magazine West Village Boutique Crawl

Unpacking all the Giles & Brother and Black Horn for tomorrow's Lucky Boutique Crawl (6-9).

LUCKY MAGAZINE BOUTIQUE CRAWL

Join us September 24th, 2009 from 6-9 pm as we join
forces with Lucky Magazine for their West Village Boutique Crawl.

We will have:

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-- a Lucky Editor in-store --
-- Poppy King (of Lipstick Queen) giving lipstick color consultations --
-- Spencer Sweeney DJing --
-- catered snacks and 20% off all clothing --



Saturday, September 19, 2009

Daily Candy Dossier

Daily Candy asks Kerrilynn some questions for it's Fashion Week Dossier.

Check out the new Risto

There is some Risto Bimbiloski Fashion Week press on style.com's blog, at the dossierjournal and at Nylon.

The gray coat we have in-store right now is rockin' my world.
If you are one of the many obsessed with Mad Men you might want to pick it up.



Friday, September 18, 2009

Aesa Jewelry/Spencer Sweeney/Lucky Boutique Crawl


It's Friday so let cram it all together:

We just received the Aesa shipment and it is beautiful.
It's jewelry that is past/present/future/machine/nature all at once.
That sounds crazy... maybe you have to see it.

Also Spencer Sweeney just confirmed as our DJ for the Lucky Boutique Crawl on
September 24th from 6-9pm. (He co-owns Santos Party House, shows at Gavin Brown Gallery,
and is Whitney Biennial Class of 2006. Like wow.)

We also just received Tucker, Wendy Nichols and the Lipstick Queen draw on lipstick pencils.


AESA ANCIENT TONGUE NECKLACE (WHITE AND GOLD)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Autumn Sweater

Need an Autumn Sweater?
Kimberly Ovitz is wearing one of her
sweaters in the October
Vanity Fair. We have them in stock!

Summer Report

Remember the “What I did this summer” report you had to write the first week of school? Here it is!
We just finished our first proper Fall-like meal and I feel compelled to look back on summer and all it’s goodness.  We traveled to many places, with many people opening up their homes to us. During those rain-soaked days of June (24 days of rain… June only has 30 days!) all we saw was work and rain and work and rain. Luckily July and August (and friends) had other plans.

 CHESAPEAKE BAY BEERS (TOP), OTTO AND BEBA AT REHOBOTH (BOTTOM).

Our summer began with family in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (i.e. "The Nation's Summer Capital"). Melissa and Gary headed out from Los Angeles and Marlene and Eric headed across The Chesapeake Bay Bridge so we could all meet up in this little beach town.  Lots of cooking at the beach with Gary strutting his barbecue ribs and John showing us that if everything falls apart we can happily open up a fry shack and become rich. This man can fry, especially a soft shell crab.

STRENGTH TEST GAME (LEFT), SKEE BALL WIZARD (RIGHT).
Haunted houses and arcades made up our evenings while lazing on the beach reading trashy novels (Twilight, anyone?) made up our days.


HORSE RACE (TOP), LIFEGUARD CHAIR & HALF MOON (BOTTOM)

It was perfect and beachy and a great introduction
to the rest of our summer.


SAGAPONACK UMBRELLA DISASTER (LESS BANKERS, MORE WIND).

Then it was on to Long Island where we spent a lovely couple days in Sagaponack with Corinna and Rory in a charming little cabin with a big yard; cooking non-stop and talking about cooking when we weren’t cooking. This is where we learned that little Beba is quite possibly the fastest chihuahua to grace the planet. Definite entrance in the chihuahua races next year!

EARLY MORNING SAGAPONACK BACKYARD

Next up during these months was the birth of Jesse Robin Sanoff! My best friend, Jenny, gave birth on July 22nd and welcomed another lovely baby into their family. I love his brother Alexei so very much and I can’t wait to get to know him as well. Welcome little Jesse!

DAVID HILLS VINEYARD (LEFT) AND THE SANTIAM PASS AT 75 MPH (RIGHT).

Next we made our way out to Oregon to visit the family (West Coast!). This is an annual trip, but we had delayed it for a year and a half this time. There was lots to catch up on and even more to do. Spending time with niece and nephew Lili and Noah is quite possibly one of my favorite things and luckily we did a lot of it while we were there.

 COUNTDOWN TO OUR ARRIVAL (LEFT), TRAMPOLINES ARE FUN (RIGHT).

We also spent a great amount of time with my Mom, Dad, Aunt Maggie (my style icon!), Kelly, Richard, Tommy and Jean-Marie. 
Don't forget horses. When you have a chance to see horses you have to grab it (Thanks Katy).

HORSES!!!

It was a wonderful trip that took us from Portland: land of barbecues, over to Bend: land of sage and juniper. We stopped by a magical land of rocks, dreams and peacocks too.

PEACOCK (TOP), THE MAGIC OF RELAXATION (BOTTOM).

Continuing with the bird theme we landed in Frontier Country--a restaurant seemingly for old people with a bird aviary. Weird. David Lynch should really check it out. It’s right up his alley. Back to Portland where we had the best Vietnamese chicken wings you could imagine (Thank you Pok Pok!) and then started the next morning with glorious cups of Stumptown Coffee and donuts to get us ready for the trip back home!

FLAME BROILED CHICKEN (LEFT), CANOES IN A RAIN STORM (RIGHT).

Luckily, a couple weeks later we went to visit two (and now three) of our favorite people: Jeb, Sarah and little Miss Franny. They’re smart and moved to LA. We don’t see them as often now but they were at Windover (So far it's past Lake George! But near Sodom's Cross Road!) for the month and we made it up there. We’ve been many times before and it’s always magical, but this time was particularly special because of Franny.
 CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE.

She’s amazing, and Beba thinks she’s amazing too. (Franny likes Beba too... She woke up last week and said “Beba!”) Windover is one of those places made up of all the activities that you think summer should be...

 THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS VERY FUNNY... LOOKING. (ALL PHOTOS © JOHN VON PAMER)

Swimming through the lake in a rain storm, canoeing to the little island to eat hot dogs and, grilling every night (even if it does have the worst mosquitoes on the planet… Bat population please come back!). Thanksgivings are so good there but this place really shines during summer. I look forward to many more weekends like this. Ones I will always remember. The little ones really make you realize how precious everything is, and how important it is to take the time to make the memories.

My association with summer is not the same as the general public (II). I don’t welcome summer with open arms, I don’t long for it in the depths of winter, I don’t lament it on the last Monday of Labor Day weekend. In fact I welcome that Tuesday. I am a Fall person! I was born in September. My anniversary is in September. The store opened in October. My biggest memories are from this time of year. I would even name our daughter September. That’s how much I love it. But (here’s the kicker), I feel nostalgic about this past summer in a way that doesn’t typically happen. I think it’s because we were able to spend so much time with family and friends. I think it’s because I’m getting older and realizing that there are only so many summers in a lifetime. I think it’s because it’s good to enjoy all the seasons and not pick favorites. And I think it’s good to not always be waiting for something else, whatever it is.  I’m saying goodbye to this summer with fond, lovely memories and thanking you all for making it that way. You know who you are. Thank you.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Rachel the Great

It's been a busy late Summer/early Fall here with all the Fall arrivals, buying appointments, working on the website relaunch, and revamping the store (also still working on the perfume). So this might be old news but you have to hear the announcer scream, "She is indeed Rachel Alexandra the Great!"
Rachel wins The Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Springs:

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Fall has arrived!


Listen to the peacock, what he says is true: Fall has arrived, and it's looking lovely.
Come by and say hello!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Lin Wins!


Lin, our Summer Wallet Giveaway winner
stopped by last week to pick up her wallet.

Good luck on the new business Lin!!


Friday, September 4, 2009

Props from The Wall Street Journal!

First, Reader's Digest and now the front page of The Wall Street Journal!

The Wall Street Journal reports on the growing length of receipts and includes a quote from Kerrilynn... Her father was very proud!

"Apple Inc. stores have been asking customers since 2005 if they would prefer an emailed receipt, and Castor & Pollux Inc., a clothing boutique in Manhattan, followed in 2008. Store owner Kerrilynn Pamer said it saves about $100 a year on paper costs, "and I sincerely believe that it makes peoples' lives easier without all the paper clutter."

Brat, Ilan and Zimmerman, Ann. "Tale of the Tape: Retailers Take Receipts to Great Lengths." The Wall Street Journal 1 Sept 2009: A1. Retrieved Sept 4, 2009, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125175363135673825.html#articleTabs%3Darticle

Thursday, September 3, 2009

It's true: 60-80% OFF!

We are having a blowout sale!!
Thursday - Friday - Saturday oops... Closed Saturday... gotta get ready for Fall
12-7 pm
We are making way for Fall merchandise.
Come in and get it before it is gone!