open books. dusty lenses.

Perhaps I  first noticed her dress. With this immediate glance I knew Annie was dynamic. I met her at a craft fair and fell in love with her clothing line, SweetCycle. SweetCycle Apparel is a collaboration between Annie who lives in Asheville and her business partner Christina, who lives in Portland. 

SweetCycle comes to life in Annie and Christina’s home studios. Using vintage fabrics and fresh ideas they reinvent old pieces, creating new designs that speak directly to the fashionably conscious.  To say the least these pieces are made with tremendousness amounts of love and energy.

In reflecting on energy Annie and I discussed travelling, food, work, color, design, relationships, tribulations and life. 

“Energy is in everything-intentions, actions, our creations & dynamics between each other. It can be subtle or bold.”  Annie Oxenfeld, SweetCycle designer

Check out Sweetcycle’s site at http://www.sweetcycleapparel.com/.

recently Vogue Italy launched Vogue Curvy which is a small portion of their website devoted to plus sized fashion. The June, 2011 cover, titled Belle Vere meaning True Beauty, speaks volumes. 

Photographer Steve Meisel is as dear to my hear as Melvin Sokolsky  & Irving Penn . For over a decade he has created every cover and lead editorial story for each issue of Italian Vogue.

I’m in love with his style. 

More favorites from Steven Meisel for Vogue Italy 2004. Images Via noir facade.

my favorite shots from a session at unca botanical gardens.

-Models: Brittney Callahan & Brittany Hulsey–

-Designer: Lindsay Bryant–

Afternoon. 

Shirt: Lindsay Bryant