When you are on vacation, you always meet interesting people: in my case I usually forget their names or what they do exactly or never really caught it in the first place. Luckily, in LA, when my friend Heather introduced us to her friend Ophir Tanz, I already knew what he did: he’s a co-founder of the awesome wallpaper company, Cavern home. I’ve long coveted their blackbird wallpaper since I had seen it last year. Ophir was super nice and let us in on the fact that he and partner, Carly Margolis, will be moving into more homegoods soon! On route to our Sunset boulevard hotel that night, we passed the jewelry store, Kaviar and Kind, who’s kitschy storefront was perfected with one of their new designs.

San Francisco was gorgeous while I was there, but the street style left a little to be desired. Having gone to a top-ten liberal arts school, I’ve had quite enough of insert jeans, tie-dye and outdoor gear wore casually. However, the House of Hengst was a welcome relief. Although the line is carried by over twenty stores, this was the first time I had seen it. The simply and well-cut shapes were thoughtful and a great balance of new shapes and trend awareness. If you visit San Francisco you can stop by the storefront at 924 Valencia and possibly see designer Susan Hengst in the back, where she maintains her studio.

I’m pleased to announce that we have a new opening page on our Moonblood t-shirt site. It’s complete with moving ponies!
Feel free to check it out here, moonblood.net