On trend: scarves

Hand-painted Silk Scarf
hand painted silk scarf

My favorite fall trend? Loosely draped patterned scarves. Such a fab way to incorporate a gorgeous textile into your wardrobe every day! The beautiful example above is hand painted by Loli of GilBea. If adding one more step to your morning routine is out of the question, try the concept scarf tee from Panocci.

concept scarf II
concept scarf II

Michael Phipps

Tattoo Octopus Shirt
Tattoo Octopus Shirt

Michael Phipps is an illustrator whose work has appeared on everything from book covers to posters, and Alternative Apparel tees in his etsy shop. I particularly love his “Tattoo” animal illustrations.

Tattoo Turtle Tee
Tattoo Turtle Tee

Stevester Screenprints

Polypodium tote
Polypodium tote

These lovely screenprinted pieces are made in Rhode Island by Stephanie of Stevester. She’s inspired by her natural surroundings and I love that she does everything from creating the original designs to making the screens to doing the actual printing. Her straightforward style reminds me of my own – love it!

Feather top
Feather top

black sheep heap

Plastic Blows!
Plastic Blows!

Probably one of my favorite things since . . . I don’t know, recycling bins, these great totes from Jen at black sheep heap are perfect for making a statement at the grocery store and hauling around anything. She screenprints a variety of pro-nature designs on bags and tees; I personally love her tree shirts (yup there’s an “r” in there).