If you google “Shakuhachi,” you’ll find out that its a Japanese end-blown flute, traditionally made of bamboo that was used by the Zen Buddhist monks. Shakuhachi, is also a really cool Australian clothing line by Jessie White. Jetsetting between Aussie and Bali (yes, that slice of heaven located in Indonesia), she makes clothes that inspired by the non-chalant fashionable side of beach lifestyle. Doesn’t that just sounds awesome? If its Freaky Friday, I’d love switching my life to THAT. Anyways, here is Shakuhachi! Love it try it wear it!
We’ll get these up online very soon! Meanwhile, come see it at the store…
Ten percent of the net wholesale price of these CONVERSE (PRODUCT) RED™ shoes will be paid to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Geneva, Switzerland). Get yours at Azalea! Available ONLINE.
British designer Ann-Sofie Back as Cheap Monday’s Creative Director? That is a match made in heaven for us fashion lovers who likes to stay in budget. Available at the store, coming soon online!
B.Scott really took off this Spring season. The jackets are beautiful, no details are overlooked, the fit is proportioned and materials are kept simple. His signature hoody has an updated look.
Check them out at the store! Will be available online very soon…
Commonwealth Utilities founders Anthony Keegan and Richard Christiansen are dedicated to reinventing the well-dressed man and the pursuit of unexpected delight (respectively). Its name is derived from the fact that designers Anthony Keegan and Richard Christiansen are originally from the Commonwealth of Nations (Canada and Australia, also respectively). I wish I could post their videos here (their all-flash site makes it a nay), because they have this one that shows all the somewhat scantily dressed gorgeous men getting all dressed up in the morning
Check them out at the store – the pieces are really beautifully made, with crisp tailoring and sophisticated details.
Well, well, well. Our masterpiece in the break room is now revealed. Thanks to Caitlin, the master artist who was inspired by Takashi and turned him into timeless art. Enjoy!
Taka as the matryoshka nesting doll, wearing all the t-shirts he owns. This is my second favorite work!
And… my absolute favorite. Takashi on… Takashi. \m/|>_<|\m/
You know that fantastic feeling you get when someone came along and you just knew that he or she is meant just for you? *Sigh. Well, I just had that feeling today. YES! Only it was not a someone, rather, it was a dress. Well, make it TWO dresses. Both from Acne. *Sigh. Sigh. It keeps on getting better!
Available at the store – just in TODAY. Coming soon online.
Fashion darling, supermodel-skater turn designer Erin Wasson launched her new baby: LowLuv jewelry. Since its first debut at the Alexander Wang show last year, LowLuv has been getting a lot of attention for its anything but typical design. This season’s inspiration is desert of the southwest, which has been on Wasson’s creative mind all year long. This collection is priced fabulously at $40-$200, to our delight!
Some of the rings that we have at the store…
Come and try them out at the store! They are really hard to find.
Good things occasionally do come to an end – we wish Pam the best of luck and we’ll miss her terribly at Azalea. Party on, rock and roll! Pam, you know that this is NOT really goodbye though.
Pam’s idol: Hello Kitty. This cake comes from Citizen Cake and it was delicious. To bad we had to eventually chow on the face…
Our buyer Rachel is thrilled that one of the lines we picked up for Fall 2010 is named one of the CFDA winner!! Billy Reid!
Here’s an excerpt from GQ.com (see full article: http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2010/02/and-the-winner-is.html):
Last night, at an energized, jam-packed event at Manhattan’s IAC building, we kicked off New York Fashion Week by celebrating the six finalists in our 2010 search for the Best New Designer in America. Each of the designers—from a transplanted Dutch veteran of preppy casualwear to two globetrotting (and enterprising) brothers—could have taken the title, but right now we couldn’t be more pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2010 GQ/CFDA Best New Menswear Designer in America Award (along with a $50,000 cash prize and the opportunity to create a limited edition Levi’s collection for Bloomingdale’s) is… Billy Reid.
A true fashion journeyman, Billy won the CFDA best new men’s designer award in 2001, but after investing in the production of his collection, his business was confronted with the grim reality of September 11th. Eight months after the attack, he moved home to Alabama, starting anew with his Billy Reid label in 2004. He now has seven stores selling clothes you could imagine William Faulkner wearing at his dapper peak, with bold shots of color mixed in at just the right moments.
We are Corina and Cathy, co-founders of Azalea Boutique in SF. Nothing is more rewarding than the relationship we have with our great customers! We will share fun stories, what it takes to run a boutique, as well as our latest obsessions. We hope you enjoy it! Love, Corina & Cathy.
Corina