Sunday, November 21, 2010

What a Hoot

Dress: Courtesy of Kitty Reese // Sweater: Old Navy via Salvation Army, $4 // Tights: HUE via TJMaxx, $5 // Boots: Wild Man Vintage, $15 // Necklace: On loan from RED Designs Jewelry

I was on a roll this week and then got knocked down by a nasty cold! All is well, though, because today I'm introducing an exciting new project. Local folks might be familiar with LOLA, a collective of local female artists. Leading up to their huge holiday sale, LOLA GIANT (December 11th and 12th), I will be featuring work from some of the designers in my daily outfits. For those who don't live in the area, many of these amazing artists have websites.


This look features the awesome Owl Totem Dress by Kitty Reese. The artist screenprints her whimsical animal illustrations onto comfy American Apparel and Alternative Apparel garments.


To top it off, I'm wearing a gorgeous geode necklace by Rachel Dempsey, owner of RED Designs Jewelry. The artist creates intricately beaded jewelry inspired by Native American aesthetics. Her website is launching soon, and I will let you know when it does!


Stay tuned to see more pieces from local artists!

29 comments:

Chaucee said...

Love this!

Carys said...

I love your dress!! Hope you feel better, colds are so boring!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue

Freckles in June said...

fun outfit!

Laura said...

That dress is so cool I can't wait to see more!!!

heather anne. said...

Absolutely my favourite outfit I have seen you wear! <3

The Dandizette said...

How amazing is that necklace! Lo ve your whole outfit, as usual, hope you feel better soon.

xXx

Lexie said...

i love that you will be featuring local artists! awesome!

Anonymous said...

You look amazing!

The owl totem and necklace are beautiful :) Feel better soon!

TrophyBoutique said...

The owl looks like a crazy screaming owl creature with the necklace over it's mouth. I love it!
xo
Laurel

Kristi said...

The owls are amazing!

bellefantaisie said...

that cardigan looks so snug! x

C said...

I love this feature, and the outfit is just fantastic. The mustard tights and vintage boots go so perfectly with the whimsically mod style of the dress. :)

Maggie said...

Man- I miss checking out LOLA stuff. Is Carla Hughes still involved? She's married to Dan Hughes who owns Sunflower.

Very cute outfit!

gloomy said...

i love your dress! the owl print is so adorable. it made me think of hedwig (harry potter). love the tights too.

TRIGG said...

necklace is amazing

The Suburb Experiment said...

I'm definitely excited to see more of the jewelry. That necklace is amazing!

Lovers, Saints & Sailors said...

That's a pretty great dress alright.

Molly said...

You look amazing in this!

LOLA said...

We are totally excited about this project! KANSAS! Thanks Katy!!

Kate said...

That owl print reminds me of the Labyrinth (my favorite movie, ever!)!

Kristin Hassan said...

love those tights!

www.kristinhassan.blogspot.com

Katie | FashionFrugality.com said...

Wow, what conversation pieces! Love them both!

Steph said...

I LOVE it!!!! SOLD!

RAE said...

favorite outfit, hands down!! and thanks for the info on LOLA.. can't wait for it!

Samantha Manzella said...

That dress is just amazing...so whimsical and charming. Of course, I may be a bit biased, as owls are my fave birds. :) And I love how you rock the geode, too; I love chunky rock necklaces, but I often have trouble pulling them off myself.

Unknown said...

the dress and the necklace are both killer! That sounds like a really cool event. I'm so glad I'll get to vicariously enjoy through your blog :)

Sophi

Unknown said...

I wish I would have started following earlier! That would have been neat to go to! It's nice to see another midwest girl with some amazing style! Keep up the good work Katy.

Anonymous said...

really liking the dress! I checked out the website for the designer, thinking of purchasing myself!! Thanks for sharing

Unknown said...

That dress and the necklace and great!!!