Naturally, florals bloom into our wardrobe each spring and summer along with pastels and diaphanous fabrics. But this season there seems to be a little extra pollen in the air, resulting in a bit of a frenzied floral fixation. It’s all about finding a floral that strikes your fancy. Here are a few of my favorite recent floral purchases that I can’t seem to get enough of. No sign of wilting here…

“Fari” Lariat: oxidized sterling plated brass chains My favorite piece from Jewelry Designer Ellen Arthur Available now at Ziabird   Several months back, Lynn Manock, the owner at Ziabird, lit up when I walked into the store and said, “I’ve got to show you something you’re going to love!”   She pulled out her phone to show me photos of work from her new Chicago based jewelry designer Ellen Arthur. I gasped as I saw photo after photo of these dramatic oxidized ombre chain necklaces just begging to be styled…

The lucky star ring that was just meant to be. Photo: Kelly Starbuck   Sometimes you hear something that instantly gives you goosebumps.   As someone with a fondness for vintage and the history and sentimental value attached to a particular dress or in this case, an heirloom piece of jewelry – this is a “Frocktales” story I decided needed to be shared.   Recently, my friend and local photographer Kelly Starbuck and I were discussing how we were both not “a loser of things.” We all have a friend…

    Former NYC jewelry designer Marcia Lorberfeld at home in Wilmington     It’s not all that uncommon for a city mouse to decide she rather be a country mouse — or at least a country mouse with heels and lipstick.   In an effort to escape marathon work days that never seemed to end, ideas-on-demand pressure with back-to-back meetings all over Manhattan and a toxic Devil Wears Prada boss from hell, I can vividly recall why I escaped to the Carolina coast.   Whereas Joel and I took a leap with no initial…

My submission for The Plaza Hotel’s Great Gatsby Premiere Contest   After so many false starts, the country is starting to reawaken their Gatsby fever for Baz Luhrmann’s new Great Gatsby film. If you are a fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American classic set in the Roaring Twenties or adore Baz’s Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge or both, you might find yourself catching your breath each and every time you see the Great Gatsby trailer with Leo as the leading man. I know I’m not the only one.  …

This is a great event.