I think it’s really a neat thing when designers name their products after a friend or acquaintance. It just seems to give the item its own personality, in a way. So, this blog post, if you you allow me to indulge in a little vanity, is a tribute to three designers I’m proud to know and who have named items for me.
Truth Hawks is notorious for naming his hairstyles after his friends and in his release last week, he named a hair after me. *faints* I don’t know Truth all that well, but I’m addicted to his hair and, via plurk, I’ve come to admire his wit, intellect and candor. And this hairstyle is gorgeous, don’t you think? Thank you so much, Truth!
Annah Whitfield, the brilliant woman behind StoRin, is quite possibly one of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of knowing. We met while shopping for hair with Codie and before long the three of us were doing more chatting than talking. When she surprised me with the lovely outfit shown here, I was blown away. Words can’t express how honored I was, and still am, that she created this design with me in mind.
Hibiscus Flossberg of Puarangi Designs is also a plurk friend, and an extremely talented jewelry designer. While shopping in her store one day, we discovered that we both really love big hoop earrings. I was shocked just a couple of days later when she presented me with huge gold hoops, all decked out with color-changing gemstones. The necklace I am wearing matches these earrings. Both the necklace and the earrings are beautiful and I couldn’t be happier that Hibi designed them for me!
For the finishing touches, I added a belt from Artilleri (part of the Eva dress), IXkin shoes from Maitreya Gold and a couple more bracelets I stole from Jori’s work room…she really is going to kill me if I keep wearing and posting stuff she hasn’t released yet. But, I can’t help it. The Jewelry Expo is still ten whole days away and I’m impatient!
Thank you so much, Truth, Ann and Hibi!
Jori’s bracelets are fantastic, aren’t they? Her texturing is to die for!!!!!
I love those shoes! *drool*
Very lovely! I hope I’m not embarrassing myself by commenting that the new (?) layout is great!
you.. are grounded *locks the workroom door*
You wouldn’t lock me out…you love me too much. You know I can see through your perpetual :/ <3
Thanks, Pay! And relatively new, yes
Oh, Mahala, me too!
Kess, I’ve been blown away since the very first piece she showed me…and they just keep getting better!
Kess, you have no idea what that means coming from you – thank you dearheart <3