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July 3, 2008
Habit will be closed on Friday, July 4th. Enjoy your weekend.
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July 2, 2008
Habit's jewelry cases are brimming with all kinds of wonderful jewelry right now. Just in, new colorful enamel earrings and necklaces from Portland based Alisha Louise Designs by Alisha Alderman (above).
Bold colors and allusion to vintage art and style are the foundations of Alisha Louise Designs. Alisha’s love of travel has also had a lasting impact on her work. Throughout Europe, Latin America and the USA she was exposed to amazing natural landscapes as well as innovative local design work. Meeting jewelry designers from Iceland, Italy and Mexico inspired her color palette and unique handcraftsmanship, resulting in a subtly feminine and decidedly modern style. Her newest line focuses on graphic silhouettes of romantic Art Deco and Nouveau patterns in a spectrum of colors.
Alisha began working with metal and enamel in 2000 at Seattle’s Pratt Fine Arts Center. Soon after, she began assisting local jewelers and honing her skills on production work while working towards her goal of debuting her own line. We are thrilled to have her pieces here this summer.
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June 24, 2008
Remember Abigail, the awesome designer I told you about on June 13th? Well she is one of 6 finalists for the idea contest she is entered in where she can win some money that will help her survive while trying to make it in the big bad fashion world. She is not only dripping with talent, she is also a nice person who deserves nice thing to happen to her.
Please take a minute and vote for her idea: http://ideablob.com/ideas/2496-Elmidae-an-eco-friendly-intell
And for entertainment, watch her adorable youtube video that explains it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khn8Bbsb6V8
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June 18, 2008
New Nature vs. Future has arrived! Fans of this eco-conscious brand will be excited to check out our new selection of summer styles by designer Nina Valenti. Styles like the lovely dress shown above which is made from
Ingeo, a revolutionary fabric derived from corn that feels like silk. It is the first man-made fiber made from 100% annually renewable resources. Ingeo production requires less energy than conventional fabrics, and the company is working on ways to use only by-products and residues left after corn harvesting so as to not affect food supplies.
Hurry in, we only have 1 per size in most styles and they go quick! |
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June 13, 2008
Nobody knows how hard it is to follow your dreams to be an independent designer more than Abigail Glaum-Lathbury. Upon graduating from The School of the Art Institute Chicago, Abigail started her own independent clothing label full time. Abigail has since had many sucesses such as showing at GenArt's Fresh Faces in Fashion show, being selected for a New York showroom and participating in last year's Train tradeshow. She also has had many strugles trying to find funding and make a living at what she does best. Clothing lines require a significant amount of cash to get started, here is your chance to help to her get her hands on some much needed startup capital.
Ideablob is an online competition sponsored by Advanta credit cards. The grand prize is $10,000, if you win and are an Advanta card holder, you win an additional $10,000.
Once a month a winner is chosen based on who garners the most votes. It is incredibly easy to vote just click on the link, register, and vote. Presto insta funding!! Click, click, confirm, vote. Cake I tell you.
That means $20,000 funding for your favorite struggling fashion designer (In this case, our dear Abigail). Once a month a winner is chosen based on who garners the most votes. Click the link below and VOTE!
http://ideablob.com/ideas/2496-Elmidae-an-eco-friendly-intell |
June 12, 2008
Just got an adorable shipment of new, and affordably priced summer items from Modaspia. Perfect for hot summer days.
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June 5, 2008
One of Habit's talented designers, Stephanie Simek, was featured in Metromix's "Things We Love" slide show for her creepily beautiful eyelashes necklace.
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May 12, 2008
Habit was absolutely thrilled to be included in The Little Pink Book, the Sex and the City Guidebook. Habit was listed as one of the stores Carrie Bradshaw would shop at in Chicago. Thanks SATC!
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