Keep It Cool

I'm loving Brazilian bombshell Alessandra Ambrosio's laid back look. Although I don't follow trends, it seems cricket sweaters are à la mode as of late and I'm a sucker for espadrilles...Her sweater you can find here, however I'm also loving the one below.

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Sweet Pea

A beautiful bunny made a surprise trip to my nest on Friday with the most delightful bounty. It was quite touching and the perfect send-off to a wonderful Easter holiday in the city. After marveling over the delicate floral scent from my bedside and attempting to preserve every jelly bean, I came to a conclusion: Sweet Peas, may just be, my new favorite Easter flower. The annual flower has been around for over 300 years, originating from Sicily. Characteristically, they are known for being tricky to grow as they are slow to germinate. If you so choose to grow the jasmine-honey scented species, be sure to pick them in the morning when they are fresh with morning dew - their scent is sweeter. Below, I leave you with a poem from one of my favorite pastoral poets about the flower:

Sweet Pea (Delicate Pleasures) "Here are sweet peas,on tip-toe for a flight With wings of gentle flusho'er delicate white, And taper fingers catchingat all things To bind them all aboutwith tiny rings." –John Keats (1795–1821)

Bravo to J.Crew

A good friend tipped me off to this article she thought I'd enjoy (thanks, Babs!) and sure enough, I dig it. The above is a full page ad in NY Mag's The Cut this week in which Jenna Lyons (J.Crew creative director), addresses the J.Crew customer who wrote an open letter to her last year. The customer, Jenni Avins, requested that the retail brand would resurrect its scoop-back tank swimsuit that seemed to fit Miss Avins just so. After Jenna responded (see below), her team went to work and sure enough, they delivered in a big way. You can't argue it's a clever and honest marketing technique but there is indeed something so refreshing about this story. We have a world of choices as consumers and it's nice to know that some actually listen and make proactive decisions to keep their customers happy.

Wisteria

I stumbled upon Wisteria just a few short years ago. I ended up ordering their acrylic glass-top coffee table for my apartment here in San Francisco. It was a bit of a stretch for me aesthetically, as it was stylistically, more modern than I would ordinarily gravitate toward. I was drawn to the table for a few reasons, but one includes the staging photograph in the catalog. Most everything about this photo (below) was "me" and thus, I decided to take a walk on the wild side. I'm very happy with the table and continue to go back to Wisteria's site. Currently, they are offering a promotion.