Winter Wedding: Plaid!

Okay so anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE plaid!   I kinda go nuts for a broad shouldered handsome man wearing wool plaid, and I really like to wear it myself from time to time!  So I just about fell over in my chair when I stumbled across this bold and above all beautiful bride rocking a red plaid wedding outfit and looking so perfectly chic all the while!  The tailored flannel works so great with the full cream skirt!  I always swore that if I ever got married again I would totally elope since I did all the wedding hoopla once already, but this wedding outfit could probably change my mind!  This particular bride got married at a ranch down in Texas, but how great would this be for a north woods wedding!   {Photos by Claire Richarson}

I think what makes this work so well is that it's just a little plaid, so it's not overwhelming you. I couldn't find any pictures of her groom but I imagine him in a plain suit with a plaid tie OR a boutonnière with a little plaid ribbon around it.  Just little touches here &  there is all you need. 

And here's just a little plaid inspiration for the guys too:

Happy Friday + Product Preview!

Happy Friday everyone!  It doesn't even feel like Friday to me because I'm still in full "work mode" when usually by now I just can't wait for the weekend to start!  But it's been a pretty eventful week for Uptown Urban Craft, what with our new employee starting and new product designs being actualised, including our expansion into the world of fine men's neckwear! 

I have a little sneak peek of our new line of mens plaid ties for you all!   I started with this beautiful holiday plaid because, well why not?  All ties are fashioned in the stylish new slim width and constructed of 100% cotton.  They are handmade with fully-fitted interlining to ensure a beautiful drape and a smooth, even knot and hand-pressed and shaped for a clean finish.

Happy Monday!

Good morning all!  It's a beautiful autumn morning here in Minneapolis but best of all my kitty Groucho is walking about a bit & has regained his appetite after his car accident.  I'm on top of the world!

I am just loving this autumn weather!   But it's made me realise that I got ride of just about all my fall/winter wardrobe when I was clearing things out before our move.  Oh, darn!  I guess I'll have to go shopping!   I've already gotten a couple pretty all-purpose sweaters which are kinda staples in ones wardrobe but my real prize has been this amazing pair of vintage Laredo cowboy boots I got for a steal!  I can't wait to wear them! 

Other things I'm loving right now are wool skirts, delicate textured knits, pretty much anything plaid and trench coats.  Coats of any kind actually!  They are one of my favourite things to shop for and the last thing I need more of so I have to resist the erg to splurge. 

my new boots!

classic wool skirt {image via dress, design, decor}

{image via dress, design, decor}

pretty little knits {image via dress, design, decor}

1938 photo of a woman in a block plaid coat.  Classic fashion! {image via Time & Life Pictures}