... or at least the way you dress.
I feel like Alice in Wonderland. I've fallen into a rabbit hole, and it is called Emerson Made.
I will keep my words brief so you can just enjoy the lovely pictures.
Husband and wife. Lived in NYC, then moved to a farm in 2008. Make fabric flowers, plus some clothing articles, table linens, a stuffed mouse.
My favorite picture:
So, I think if you have a blog, you're obligated to fess up to being a total dork. So that's what I'm about to do.
Last night, I looked at every single photo on their blog and made a list of the clothes I need to collect over time so I can dress like her. For the rest of my life.
I don't even know her name. Is it Emerson? That's how they refer to her on the site, so maybe. Anyhow, she is how I imagine myself dressing when I'm lost in my own head, but in reality I lately have been throwing on whatever isn't covered in maple syrup stains from the girls.
No more frumpy mama here, folks.
And, oh yes, I'll be wearing the flowers, too. I don't know if I'll save up and buy some of theirs or figure out a way to make them myself, but there will be flowers. By God, there will be flowers. (For the record, I've gone through flower-wearing stages in the past. They're back, baby. And they're BIG!).
One more picture. I can't resist:
I blogged about their table linens here, which are just as lovely and inspiring.
(Photos used with permission from Emerson Made.)
OH. MY. GOD. Well, let's hope you and I don't ever run into each other in Spokane, because I am so stealing this style too!! :)
Look at this that I was just drooling over and am so going to make this weekend, along with the book sling. :) You might like it too:
http://tearosehome.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorialruffle-shirt.html
Hi, I'm Kate, by the way. I'm not a stalker, really (just ask Ari; she'll tell you I'm mostly harmless.)
Posted by: kate | January 22, 2010 at 04:45 PM
I am a design sponge junkie and they often reference emerson made but I have never checked them out. Thanks for the push.
Posted by: Mariah Neeson | January 22, 2010 at 08:36 PM
Emerson is the mouse.
Posted by: Mariah Neeson | January 22, 2010 at 08:38 PM
Hmm ... I left a comment here earlier and now it's gone. Anyhow, I said something like this:
Gorgeous, Kate! I can't believe the original shirt versus the finished product. Further proof that I could spend the rest of my life looking at the creative work of people online.
You sound like fun. Stick around, please. And if you're stalking me, well then, I'm stalking Emerson Made. Maybe they're stalking you? It's a big happy stalking circle.
Thanks for the correction on Emerson, Mariah. Maybe if I'd read the content instead of looking at the pretty pictures I would have figured that out. Happy to have pushed you there. Enjoy!
Posted by: Megan | January 22, 2010 at 11:50 PM
I stumbled onto the Emerson Made website a few weeks back. And yes, I too geeked out thinking of ways to recreate some of the outfits. Just love those flowers. I, however, didn't take down any notes :)
Posted by: emily | January 23, 2010 at 01:31 AM
Ah ha ha. Yes, I'm feeling a bit ridiculous about this post. I should have just suddenly become super stylish without telling the world why and how. Thank God the Internet wasn't around when I was in high school. I can only imagine the things I would have blabbed about then.
Posted by: Megan | January 23, 2010 at 01:55 AM
OH NOES. This makes me want to be cool, and perhaps expand my shopping repertoire beyond Old Navy.
How do real people look this amazing? And Megan, I think you always look great.
Posted by: Ariadne Rooney | January 24, 2010 at 01:56 AM
I am so clueless I honestly don't even know what style or design really is. But I know I had my own little, "Make the Old Navy Boring Frump Disappear! And these gawd-awful empty walls in my dreary house! Somehow, please, bring some style into my life!" breakdown last night, and it, too, was spurred by browsing someone's blog for a couple hours (http://landandwood.com/).
It's funny, I'm so out of touch, I look at the pictures you posted here, especially the last two, and I think, "But. I wear jeans and a grey sweater, too. I don't get it. Why does she look so damn good?" Well. Of course the flower helps. And the model body. But I do think I get part of it: The clothes *fit* her. Really *fit* her! Eureka. I may be onto something here.
Thank you for furthering my desire to throw out all my belongings and start completely anew.
Posted by: Kristin Gail | January 26, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Kristin, you're cracking me up. I think you're onto something with the whole clothes-that-fit thing. Perhaps that's why me wearing my husband's old sweaters isn't making me a fashion plate.
As party of my Emerson effort, I wore a belt around a loose-fitting dress the other day. My mother would be so proud.
Off to check out landandwood now ... and probably get lost there for two hours, too.
Posted by: Megan | January 27, 2010 at 02:26 AM