thinking about armor

thinking about what we present to the world, and how sometimes we hide our fragile selves behind the image we show.
Then I saw this on our lovely friend Allison's facebook what would Allison want me to wear? (check her blog out too!)
What an amazing ethereal woman Daphne Guinness is, I'm amazed.
And I love armor

necklace by Maslo

music

The Hundred in the Hands, Dead Ending

this song makes me feel so dreamy..

Krisa

three new pieces from Krisa, a fabulous label from LA


super cute steel grey tunic with slight twist to the bottom, you could wear with jeans too

pretty pretty racer back tank, with (washable!) leather trim

super soft long sleeve with dolman sleeve, back just a smidge longer than the front

and look! thumb hole in the extra long sleeve, makes you almost wish for winter... almost.

xo lovelies

drape is the word

Oh, I adore a good drape
and boy do we have some lovelies right now


I know I shared news of some of these before, but I was finally able to take my own photos~

this neutral tunic from American Vintage is just gorgeous

Ace&Jig!  we love them, perfect breezy loose weave tunics

coral shirt dress from French Connection in cotton/silk, so fun

everything we see from L.A. based Lanston is just amazing drapey yummy goodness:

sheer cowl neck t shirt

summer weight long sleeve layering piece, throw it over your tank when the sun goes down

chalk-board polka dotted skirt from French Connection, pretty enough to dress up, but with pockets!

Line&Dot always has such delicious feminine pieces, like this silky tank

super fab back details

enjoy the sun!
xo
a&d

just in time

for you to look fabulous!

new stuff in the store, and I'm drooling, I want to keep all of them for myself! 

come and see!


first, American Vintage:

flowy tunic in clay

Great lightweight cotton pants,
here they are in action

 we have them in this fab color

cotton jersey tunic in raspberry heather

super fun blue and white striped lightweight tee

But that's not all!

Ace&Jig!


caftan

play dress

PLUS,
cami's from groceries are finally back in! 
best easy cami ever
long fit,
organic cotton made in L.A.
we have them in
charcoal, white, water blue and silver grey

 

we'll be getting more and more in as we head towards fall
(and yes, Portland is apparently skipping summer altogether this year, sorry)
hugs,
a&d

New!

look at these pretties! 

New in from Elroy,
perfect summer organic cotton jersey dress in salmon

The dress has just a little bit of drape at the shoulder and waist. 

Looks great with a belt too!

And speaking of belts,
we just restocked our supply of fabulous belts from Elise M.
Stretchy leather goodness.

A pop of summer color from Groceries,
organic cotton racerback tanks make in L.A.

New colors of our favorite summer weight cotton voile scarves from Skinny by Jessica Eliot.
Birds in flight and pink kissing deer, how cute is that!

sweet

What is style?
We struggle to put into words what our style is.

That's the hard part, it isn't words.
It's a feeling, a look, an attitude.
To project to the world who you are.
To give off the confidence that you find inside yourself.
To show that you are your own woman, comfortable in your skin.

We try to bring you style that you can take and turn into your own.

So, rather than words here are some images of women with that sense of style, that sense of self.

from the sartorialist

from the sartorialist

from the locals

from hanneli mustaparta

Be yourself!  Be beautiful.
xoxo a&d

Sea Legs

We have a month under our belt, and feel so amazing!

So amazing in fact, that we thought it was high time to celebrate.

Please come join us for some bubbly, some snacks, and GIVEAWAYS. 

You know you want to.

Here's all the deets!

neighborhood notes

we just love a little hometown recognition!
neighborhood notes did a little piece on new business, and we are so happy to be included! 
check it out here

grey day?

after all that sun, the day is rather grey,
but we have some colorful ladies to cheer you up!

bike it!

I just HAD to share this story I ran across at  A Cup Of Jo today!

A Dutch tourist (adorably pictured below) was riding her bike in NYC this May, and was pulled over by a police officer because her skirt was too short! 

What a jerk!  I'm pretty sure that one isn't on the books.

In protest a bunch of lovely ladies organized a 'short skirt ride' this past Thursday, and took back the streets.

I wonder what that jerk cop would think of Portland?  Naked bike ride anyone?

More pics at A Cup Of Jo