Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

Fall Fashion 2013 ║ Film Noir Inspired


Want to add a bit of glam to your look this fall?  Recall an era of sultry screen sirens, shadowed by dark drama, with signature vintage pieces and retro inspired new classics!  Bold, seductive lips, smoky come-hither eyes , and elegantly tailored fashion pieces contrast beautifully to create the look of a fierce femme fatale.  It's easier than you might think and you don't have to be a total  vamp to incorporate this trend into your everyday style.  Here are several pieces that add some old school glamour with a look that's all 2013!




Style Guide Winner | September




vintage teacups | project sarafan
nesting bowls | romy and clare
8x10 photograph | one december
feather ring | double ele


Every month we hold a Style Guide Challenge where we ask our amazing curator's to build collections around a common theme. This month's theme was all about Fall Color, which was inspired by Pantone's Fall 2013 color palette. The challenge was entitled A Riot of Color or Just a Pop, where the challenge was to either go crazy with color or go neutral with just a hint of color. The winner of our challenge becomes our Guest Stylist on Pinterest the following month where they get to show off their individual style and share with your their favorite finds throughout the internet.

Incite a Riot was a play off of our Just a Pop theme. Jenn took a monochromatic palette and infused it with a riot of color with just one colorful image.


orange | sugartowne
coin purse | oktak
dahlia flower | paper altar
color block pillows | jillian rene decor


Cinne went the opposite direction of Jenn with Pop Color Riot. Her bold and colorful palette uses some of the colors of the season like koi, turbulence and deep rich yellow.



ceramic necklace | karo art
metallic tote bag | independent reign
love notebook | the black spruce
mosaic belt buckle | romy and clare


Helen played up a variety of neutrals like lichen and camel, but all with a shiny metallic element, in Metallic Neutrals.



watercolor painting | fiona zakka
charcoal soap | lebotanicals
ring | le chien noir jewelry
scarf | project sarafan


As this was a challenge, we have to have a winner, someone who really captured the feeling of this seasons Fall Colors.  Our winner is Kim of Semi Sweet Studios! Her collection entitled, Pantone 19-4215: Turbulence, focused on the deep gray tone for this season.

See you next month for our next style guide challenge!



Autumnal Equinox, Goodbye to Summer





September 22nd 2013 marks the official beginning of Autumn. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you'll notice that the sunrise is later and the sunset is earlier. You might even notice notice that the arc of the sun has shifted a bit to the south. Birds and butterflies begin migrating south as well, following the path of the sun.

In this time of year we celebrate the warm colors, the oranges, reds, and golds that remind us of the warmth of the sun as the days and nights are tinged with a nip of frost.  Our talented team of curators at Elitesixteen  has been hard at work creating beautiful autumnal themed shopping guides to help you bring a touch of the season into your wardrobe and home.

1.  empty dock photography by semisweetstudios
2. fall harvest marble coasters by onedecember
3. color block pillow set by jillianrenedecor



Our September Style Guide Challenge with the Pantone 2013 Fall Colors



dinner plate ∙ Romy and Clare
striped pillows  ∙ Jillian Rene Decor

Each month, we gather together to host what we call, a Style Guide Challenge. We come up with a relevant theme for the season and ask our stylists to create collections not only to showcase the amazing finds on Etsy, but also their incredible style as well.

We realize that Etsy is a crowded place, full of unbelievable finds, but sometimes it's just a bit hard to sort through all of them.  That's where we come in!  We create mini shopping guides to help you shop more easily.  This month we are helping you shop the latest fall color trends with our Pantone Fall Color Challenge, A Riot of Color or Just a Pop.

Are you ready to start shopping





Style My || Cabin in the Woods


Do you ever create dream spaces in your head? Places that you would love to live in or that second home you would love to escape to when the weather becomes unbearable at home.  I do this on a daily basis.  All it takes is for me to see something in a magazine or while I am browsing pinterest and I start thinking about how I could build a room or even a house around it.  

A cabin in the woods sounds like a perfect weekend retreat. A place to get away from the city and enjoy nature. It must be cozy and not too big.  Since you are there to enjoy the outdoors I would decorate it with natural objects or rustic meets chic.  My cabin would be a mix of reclaimed woods, pendleton fabrics, and a nod to our woodland friends. Are you ready to join me at the cabin?


Cabin in the Woods:



Fall 2013 || Color Focus: Turbulence


Revving up for Fall?  It all starts with the right accessories and color palette.  Using Pantone's colors as I guide, I am exploring each color with some of my favorite finds from Etsy. This color focus is all about Turbulence or what I like to call a dark and stormy gray.  I think every season needs a good gray as a neutral and this one is perfect for fall since it's a deep tone and mixes very well with acai, koi, and vivacious.  Do you see turbulence in your future? 

Turbulence:




Shades of RUST



My favorite time of year is just around the corner! Cooler temp's and cozy clothes and warm tones means Fall has arrived.  One of my very favorite colors is Rust, which is no surprise since I love anything orange. I've picked out some pillows that incorporate various shades of rust.  By adding seasonal color, through something like a pillow, you can help get your favorite lounge area ready for Fall.  What's your favorite shade of rust?

Shades of Rust Pillow Collection:



Etsy Shop Introduction || Elena Rosenberg

merino wool capelet
silk crocheted necklace in green
silk crocheted necklace in mustard
rococo knit shawl

As the temperature starts to cool down it's time to start looking for those perfectly cozy fall accessories. What's even better is finding that perfect accessory that's handmade as well.  The one thing that's so wonderful about buying handmade items is that you know that each item was made by someone that has a love for what they create.  Elena Rosenberg is one of those passionate artists. She loves designing knit and crochet wearable fiber art for her shop Elena Rosenberg wearable fiber art.  Each piece in her collection is her original design and she adds new designs throughout each season. Her beautifully knit pieces of wearable art include: scarves, cowls, shawls, shrugs, hats, gloves, fiber jewelry and other innovative pieces




Celebrate August with the Tones of Autumn!



Here we are close to rounding out the first full week of August.  This morning here in Maine, I woke up to the sweet, cool air of autumn.  I have to say, it's my favorite time of year - but clearly, this morning was just a little sip of what's to come full force in the months ahead.  Nevertheless, it's not too early to start thinking about those warmer earth tones of fall.  To help you get inspired, our team of curators have been putting together autumn inspired shopping guides.  Our specialty is to connect people with quality shops on Etsy and our curated guides are an awesome place to start!

The images above were taken from a beautiful shopping guide collection by Grace of trees4thewood titled Autumnal Tones - you can see the whole collection here!

Wheat Handprinted Linen Tea Towel  ||  giardino
Silk Road Spice Color Garland  ||  Palimpsestic
Decorative Pillow Cover  ||  semi sweet studios
Primitive Rustic Vintage Wooden Bowl  ||  bonnbonn



Fresh Five || Fall Color Preview




Our main goal is to bring you the best and brightest on Etsy.  We also want to showcase the latest or "freshest" finds, so that's why we have created the Fresh Five. The Fresh Five will be five items that are new to a shop + share a common theme. This month's theme is FALL.

Fall? Yes , it's right around the corner and my absolute favorite season of the year.  Summer's nice but it's hot and you can't really get cozy during the Summer.  Fall is about cooler weather and warmer colors.  I picked out items that represent some of my favorite colors for fall like deep teal, burnt orange and rust.

Fresh Five || Fall Color Preview
1.  fall color garland || Palimpsestic
2. Tuileries Garden in Autumn || The Paris Print Shop
3. fox friend || Finkelsteins
4. autumn leaves stamp set || Green Gardern Stamps
5. linden green and teal color block pillow || Jillian Rene Decor



Our October Etsy Style Guide Challenge Winner IS...

Paris Photography, 8x10 Tuil...
$28.00
coin purse gray feather on e...
$38.00
Chunky Infinity Loop Scarf H...
$49.95
Painted Deer Horn Antler Lar...
$85.00
City Park Birds - 8 Blank fl...
$7.00
Vintage 1950s mens leather t...
$29.99
Driftwood Sale- visit shop f...
$25.00
Modern Copper DECORATIVE PIL...
$110.00
Vintage Luggage - Mid Centur...
$42.50
vintage leather bucket bag
$95.00
Vintage Salt and Pepper Shak...
$15.00
Fabric Leaves - Storm Cloud ...
$21.00
Landscape Photography - autu...
$30.00
Fox painting 8" x 8&quo...
$60.00
Painterly Chevron, Grays and...
$32.00
Greige and Orange Butterfly ...
$15.00                           


Surprise!!  Congratulations to Amber of Etsy shop Red Tile Studio for the winning style guide Style me Rustic.  This is going to come as a huge surprise to Amber - why?  As organizers of this monthly event, it has been standard practice for both myself (Nanako of Etsy shop Pig and Fish) and Amber to exclude ourselves from the pool of potential winners.  However, following a suggestion made by Aki of Etsy shop oktak, the previous style guide winner, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to surprise Amber.  This is our way of thanking Amber for all her hard work!  She is a tireless leader with exceptional organizational skills and a devoted heart.  Amber is a huge inspiration and I could not think of a better way to thank her for all she does!  So...on behalf of the entire team of style guide curators - Thank You & Congratulations, Amber!   


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The goal of our monthly style guide challenge is quite simple - make shopping on Etsy easy!  Being shop owners on Etsy, we all have pages and pages of favorites - items that we've hand selected during our Inside Etsy travels.  We're sorting through those favorites and putting together theme based shopping guides with 16 selections.  By presenting them in our beautifully curated collections, all you have to do is click on an item and you'll be taken directly to that shop on Etsy.  
  
We choose one winner each month, but there are so many creative shopping guides to choose from!  So we always like to highlight a select few, to give you an even greater sense of the talent!  This month's collections have been all about highlighting each curator's chosen style - a unique angle on whatever they wish to celebrate.  Well - need we give this collection below by Brooke of peifferStudios much introduction?  If you haven't discovered the AMC series Mad Men, then lucky you because you get to watch from the beginning!  For those of you who are fans of the show, don't you detect a little Peggy with a hint of Joan?  Regardless, Brooke's selections are timeless and beautifully curated around a soft palette of retro inspired finds!  Brooke - Don Draper would approve!   

'MAD Style!!!' by peifferStudios


Handmade coin purse - bronze...
$22.00

vintage glasses - 1950's...
$90.00

Vintage space age gooseneck ...
$42.99

Vintage 1960s Dress - Pale P...
$40.00

1960s shoes / mod 60s shoes ...
$34.00

Vintage retro ibis camera
$32.99

Mid Century Modern Decoratio...
$24.95

Mad Men Cocktail Set / Barwa...
$59.99

Pink Retro Vintage Old Radio...
$15.99

Geometric Patterned Off Whit...
$84.95

Mid Century Lounge Chair - M...
$325.00

Mid Century Modern Coffee Ta...
$250.00

Mid Century vintage Taylor S...
$60.00

Set of 7 Mid Century modular...
$164.00

Mid Century Modern Upholster...
$1275.00

Mad Men PERIWINKLE Blue LACE...
$99.00
By giving our team of curators a theme to work off of, it gives us all a common starting point.  This month's Etsy shopping guide theme was Harvest Your Style.  It's that traditional time of year for pulling up the year's harvest, so we put a spin on it as a way to explore each curator's unique style.  It's always so much fun to see where the inspiration will take them and Jen of Etsy shop zwzzy takes us on a journey with her collection Floating Gypsy!     With a bohemian flair, Jen is sensitive to the color palette of fall and presents her collection in a light and airy mood.   Don't you love the sense of mystery that accompanies Jen's style guide, leaving one to wonder where the road will lead.   You've truly captured a mood here Jen!   

'Floating Gypsy' by zwzzy


coin purse gray feather on e...
$38.00

Feather Band on Sterling Sil...
$159.00

Bohemian Headband - Pear Yel...
$21.00

Beautiful Vintage Ornate Sil...
$12.00

Brown Leather Tote - Simple ...
$185.00

Burnt Orange Large Fabric Br...
$29.00

Feather photo nature photogr...
$35.00

kellyann. an eclectic moder...
$58.00

Morning Bloom- Country Home ...
$25.00

Feather headband with vintag...
$24.00

Brown FEATHER Boho MAXI DRES...
$40.00

Feather earrings. Hammered s...
$75.00

Drive, southwest photography...
$30.00

Copper Wreath Necklace Art N...
$28.00

Nest no.14, Photograph : Woo...
$22.50

Hand Painted Antler Jewelry ...
$25.00

As the leaves change color and start to drop, the nights become filled with a crisp clean air.  The mood automatically shifts to that of getting comfy & cozy - putting warm knit scarves on, cooking a big pot of soup and by golly if you have a fireplace, nothing beats the pure delight of sittin' by the fire!  It's a highlight for those of us living in seasonal climates and Nichole of Etsy shop The Paris Print Shop sets the stage with her inviting collection It's a Fireplace Kind of Night.  During this time of year, nothing takes the chill out of the air like a warm fire to get roasty, toasty by.  Using a warm palette of ivory and chocolate tones, we are invited over to experience that cozy feeling as we curl up by the fire.  Get the fire roaring Nichole because we're all coming over!  

'It's a Fireplace Kind of Night ' by littlebrownpen

Reversible half apron - brow...
$42.00
Air Plant Cube - Streptophyl...
$20.00
Winter Fashion - Knit Scarf ...
$165.00
Three Porcelain Pumpkins Sh...
$25.00
Small Rustic Porcelain Bowl
$29.00
Original Painting l Barn Owl...
$115.00
Waves and Paisley. Customiza...
$65.00
Vintage Metal/Glass Lamp
$85.00
Poor man's simple engage...
$40.00
Vegan scarf - neutral beige ...
$17.00
On the Horizon Hardwood Smal...
$45.00
VINTAGE Medium Brown Messeng...
$79.95
CLASSIC Footed Cutting Board...
$55.00
1 vintage Digoin Orange brow...
$38.00
Soap Balls In Neutral Colors...
$10.00
Shabby chic blossom shoe cli...
$16.00                           


We're going to finish off our monthly challenge with a style guide from our resident stylist Jenn of Etsy shop palimpsestic.  We always look forward to what creative adventures Jenn will take us on & she consistently delivers the most unique guides!  She might look to history, fictional story telling, or pop culture to build a collection of items around & here we clearly see the clever ways in which she executes her ideas.  Check out this collection & you'll start to hear "op op op op oppan Gangnam Style" with a hard to resist beat pulsing in your head.  You may never get those dance moves down (darn!), but you can always enjoy a piece of this sensation with any of Jenn's Etsy picks below!  "Eh~ Sexy Lady" - this one is going down as a true classic!  Thank you for rockin' it out once again Jenn! 

Thank you, thank you to all who participated and we look forward to seeing you here again next month - on the 16th of November!  Until then ~  I'm going to practice my moves... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0   




'Harvest Gangnam Style' by palimpsestic


Light blue tuxedo t shirt ve...
$11.95

Zipper pouch - skyscrapers o...
$18.00

White Mesh Insert Pocket Det...
$75.00

WoodRoze Barge // Black Bamb...
$105.00

Glitter Britches Geodes--Shi...
$75.00

Vintage Baby Blue Pimp Shoes...
$39.00

Hand Painted Graduated Wood ...
$30.00

Fringe Bib Necklace, Antique...
$40.00

1960s Neon Romper - Vintage ...
$55.00

breyer horses / set of six
$42.00

Sexy Abraham Lincoln - High ...
$37.00

Ruffled Bracelets Bangles Cr...
$37.00

Ruffled Blue Tuxedo Decorate...
$39.20

40%Off Vintage 1950s reprodu...
$35.40

Black bow Shoe clips . Black...
$10.00

Pink cocktail sugar rim - ma...
$3.95
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