GoodWeave Child Labor Free Rug Certification Label You know how much I adore things that are made by hand. If I find something made by a child, it means even more to me. Except when that child is actually working in a factory 18 hours a day for no pay, little food and no education. So I want to take this opportunity to share with you a campaign by GoodWeave, an organization that rescues children from the rug looms in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, rehabilitates them and sup

My Tiny Nieces totally rocked their new T-shirts from Rock Star Revolution! I have an orange on orange version of the this same shirt, and it just makes me happy to wear it. So I wanted to share the love with Tessa and Maddie this year. Luckily, Rock Star Revolution had another killer set up at the Union Square Holiday Market, selling their entire badass collection. They tees are all great. I have a soft spot for their Anarchy in the Pre-K design. Wish I’d gotten that before

Yukiko and the TESAGE Collection will be at the Independent Designer Pop Shop in Chelsea Market through Monday, July 2nd. Visit www.TESAGE.com to see the bags online, and follow TESAGE on Facebook for upcoming events! If you’re in New York for the weekend because you’re visiting or because you are beach homeless, come with me to these fabulous market events: Saturday, June 30, 2012 Chelsea Triangle French Market: I am THRILLED to have this new food market open in the Meatpack

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the markets of New York city are the heart of innovation in design, food, decor, and many other trends that we’ll see a couple of years from now in mainstream catalogs.  And this Thursday, September 8th, 2011, the markets are taking part in Fashion’s Night Out in a fun, fabulous, winning way : Manhattan Hester Street Fair Takes Over Henri Bendel on 5th Avenue:  50 of Hester Street’s fine designers, artists, chefs, and craftspeople w