SOBBING ON FIFTH: Designer to Die For: Mother of Pearl

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Designer to Die For: Mother of Pearl

I just happened on Mother of Pearl one day recently while cruising the What's New section of Net-A-Porter - it was this first deer-patterned sweater that wooed me. Everything since has been a delight after delight of innovative prints, unexpected details, eclectic silhouettes and so on. The pieces transcend trend to be timeless doses of artful style, so definitely worth the splurge - it's an investment!

$690 at Net-A-Porter

$1,025 at Net-A-Porter

$632 at My Wardrobe

$799 at My Wardrobe

$610 at Avenue 32

$195 at Avenue 32

$685 at Moda Operandi

$960 at Moda Operandi

Handbags and Hugs,

Astor

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JaneMay 7, 2013 at 2:32 PM
Massive crush for the printed pants <3 Beautiful !!
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Tiffy DiamondMay 8, 2013 at 2:51 AM
What a fun designer, love the cobalt blue blouse!
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Tiffy
Blog: CuteLA.com
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We are Sutton and Astor Van Brigsby. We were born and raised on Park Avenue, a mere hop, skip and 30-second ride with our driver, Morton, from Fifth Avenue. Oh, yes, there was a time when our daily shopping trips were what chick-flick montages were made of – sales assistants scurried at our beck and call, we did lots of twirling in front of fitting room mirrors without spilling our glasses of champagne, and doormen helped Morton help us into the car with stacks of hatboxes – which had shopping bags of clothing and shoes inside of them, because we’re not really into hats. But our designer RTW-filled reality came crashing to a traumatizing end when our father went ballistic one day – WHY we do not know – and cut up our credit cards. Apparently, it bothered him that we had spent his secretary’s annual salary in one trip to Bergdorf. He completely cut us off, I mean stone cold. With the exception of health insurance, cell phone bills, cable and electricity, we are COMPLETELY on our own. Left to our own devices to stay as well dressed as before but on a salary that doesn’t even compare to our past allowance. So, I, Astor, took a job in fashion and Sutton took a job in beauty. It is all we know and love, after all, and we figured that way we would have our bases covered with discounts – what else is a girl to do? If you’re like us, trying to keep a closet stocked with the kind of stuff Bill Cunningham will notice you in on a less-than-desirable salary, join us, won’t you? We’ll support each other, we’ll have cry fests over things we can’t have – and we’ll come up with ways to make the number of those things less and less by hunting sample sales, scouring the internet for discounts and even DIYing up our own versions. We WILL get through this together.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Designer to Die For: Mother of Pearl

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