Don't believe everything you read. Fashion editors may tell you bright clothes came back into vogue on the Spring runways in Paris and Milan, but I credit POC sports with jump-starting the trend. POC is a Swedish company whose mission is "to do everything [they] can...
We, over here at Tweed, are currently obsessed with the “it” color of spring -- anything and everything yellow. Vibrant yellow is making a splash in interiors and fashion alike. From kitchen islands, wallpaper, accents and evening gowns -- yellow is not so mellow. It...
I remember my mother's jumpsuits. The rolled-sleeve, belted mustard in cotton sateen; the soft jersey one with black bottoms, multi striped top and red patent belt; and the classic navy crepe. I remember how she loved these jumpsuits— for the same reasons I love dresses—the comfort, the...
The "Nifty 50's" were an optimistic time. Fads included Hula Hoops and coonskin caps for kids, drive-in movies and rock-n-roll for teens, conical bras and gelatin molds for moms. On the fashion side of things, there were poodle skirts, knee length shirt dresses with pinched-in waists,...
While the rest of the country is experiencing March madness, the world of design is enjoying Moroccan madness. Spotting Moroccan influences in interior design is nothing new; there has always been an allure to its sensuous and exotic mystery. But now, Moroccan inspired decorating accents are...
"The flowers that bloom in the spring, Tra la, Breathe promise of merry sunshine — As we merrily dance and we sing, Tra la, We welcome the hope that they bring, Tra la, Of a summer of roses and wine, Of a summer of roses and wine. And that's what we mean when we...
"To be short, or to be long?" That is the question we ask this Spring. We in the fashion game are literally "hemming" and hawing over lengths of, well, hemlines. One answer appears to be a compromise of high and low, the best of both worlds,...
It's shocking. I am talking about the newest color trend: neon pink. We all had it back in the eighties: Neon pink shoe laces. A hugely over-sized sweatshirt, possibly, even preferably, ripped. Maybe even hot pink leg warmers. Rewinding the tape, are you asking yourself "OMG!...
In honor of the upcoming President's week, Two Skirts is celebrating fashion in red, white and cobalt blue. Chemically the color is cobalt aluminate, which is toxic when ingested or inhaled. But when worn on the body it’s intoxicating. Cobalt blue breezed on the scene last...
It’s the perfect day to pay homage to one of the greatest designers that ever lived. Verner Panton is known to all of us in the design community, certainly at Tweed, as one of the most influential and creative innovators of all time. Panton, (1926-1998), was...
