Photo Shoots!

Hello all! We are finally getting our photography on for all the products we will have by our launch date (ahem...CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S ONLY THREE WEEKS AWAY????). I spent pretty much the entirety of Sunday in my living room with Lev photographing the few accessories we have so far. We honestly don't have nearly as much as I thought we would by now, but it still took forever! I think we spent almost 2 hours on just one pain-in-the-neck purse to make sure the colors were accurate! It was really fun actually, but holy lord I can't emphasize enough how similar this process has been to writing and recording music. There is so much just sitting around, agonizing over the smallest details, testing this, trying that, and so on. :D

This weekend we're doing the clothes--both product shots and styled location shoots. We're really excited about everyone that's involved--from our models Nicole and Gaelan, to our make-up artist Jenny, hair stylist Stephanie, and of course Lev. You might have guessed correctly that Carly and I have no idea how to run a photo shoot, but we're going to do our best and feel pretty confident that the end result will be something we can all be proud of.

It will be, to put it mildly, a wild experiment. Wish us luck!

xoChr

Highlights from MAGIC

Well, we did it! We went to our very first MAGIC tradeshow in Vegas. If all goes well, this will be something we'll be doing twice a year, every year. I was pretty apprehensive before we left--everyone had warned us that it was going to be huge and overwhelming, but it really wasn't that bad! Looking back at how confused we were at our first show--the baby of all trade shows, CALA--I can't believe how far we've come. And it was actually really fun! Here are some highlights from our trip:

- Checking out Dolce Vita's new DV line, and staying awake long enough to check out the DV launch party at LAVO (did I mention we woke up at 4am for our flight on Tuesday, then went straight to work! holy moly!)

- All things adorable at Many Belles Down, a local Bay Area company

- Somehow managing to not wilt from the heat

- Celebrating Carly's birthday!

- Finally learning how to play craps... the FIRE bet!!

- Our favorite pick for Spring--a beyond-words-adorable dress by Funktional. We can't wait to show you!

- When Carly got to hug Betty White...

Okay, so maybe she didn't really meet Betty White, but I got to hang out with Jessica Simpson!

Okay, so maybe I didn't really meet Jessica Simpson either, but we did see Lady GaGa and Beyonce perform!

Okay, so maybe they were impersonators, but they were really convincing! Anyway, what we did do is a whole lot of shopping and we're happy to report that it was a great success! We can't wait to show you the results!

xoChr

Off to the Big Apple!

Hey everyone,

We're off to New York this weekend to check out some more trade shows Monday - Wednesday and hopefully fill out the rest of our Fall orders. Very exciting! We've got a whole list of brands to check out and are a bit more organized this time around so *hopefully* it won't be as bewildering as our experience in LA. I'm sure we'll still feel silly at some point during our visit, but we're pretty used to it by now--and that's how you learn after all!

Looking forward to fun in the sun (dear San Francisco, is this really what you call Spring?) and spending time with our faraway friends. Wish us luck!

xo C+C

Bedridden, but not bored

So, I've been bedridden for the last four days thanks to horrible back pain. As annoying as it is to be immobilized, it's given me some time to unwind and also peruse the Fall collections from fashion week on InStyle.com. Here are some looks I've been very much enjoying from my bedside...

...long-sleeved dresses by Dries Van Noten...

...and bright tights by Gaultier.

Wish me well, friends!

xoc