2012年4月12日星期四

Style Matters-Luxury handbags, hand-dyed silks and an honor for Stag

Every woman absences a sophisticated, well-made handbag or tote because carrying annual belongings or because a weekend getaway. Austin transplant Ben Freedland created Zink handbags for the journal cruise among life. Each bag among the collection namely named after a form of transportation: the jaunt, the steamship and the ferry.


Born and raised among Massachusetts, Freedland headed to New York City behind academy and bottom a alcove surrounded the fashion industry. He has years of experience by places such as Georgio Armani, Bergdorf Goodman and Diesel, and was director of merchandise wholesale sales because Burberry. The annuals spent among the New York fashion wholesale industry gave him the chart foundation apt create classic handbags,peregrination bags and totes. He knows what specific purchasers want and what doesn't work surrounded design.


The idea for Zink began after Freedland traveled apt Thailand apt recharge and figure out the afterward lesson he wanted apt take within his profession He pedestal a small Thailand cooperative making hand-woven and hand-dyed cloths and set to work aboard formulating a plan.


Freedland's attention to detail is impeccable. Every factor is intricately crafted, from leather stitching apt YKK zippers to the small detachable parcel inside his bigger bags and dust bag with leather drawstring. Freedland uses upholstery linens including canvas and naturally-dyed and hand-woven linens from India and Thailand. The classic chart of the Zink logo was created in homage apt his grandfather, Robert Zink,bijou frey wille, who is an realized artist and Nantucket basket weaver.


Zink has partnered with Goods of Conscience,an organization preserving the craft of interlacing forward benefiting proficient workers amid impoverished countries and the underemployed surrounded New York. His 2012 spring/summer collection namely aboard trend with brightly-colored bags among purple yellow,purse handles, orange,ruddy and green.


Freedland knows what works among vary regions thanks apt his fashion buying backdrop and it's no surprise his burnt-orange leather bags and western pattern do well in Texas.


He says his bags have a New England vibe apt them,merely supplicate apt alter clients because of their modern,additionally classic chart Prices range from $395 apt $685 relying on the size and whether it's a canvas alternatively leather sack You can purchase the Zink bag line online by http://www.brandbagstores.com.


Hand-dyed silks by 
By George trunk show


Textile and clothing designer Gary Graham is bringing his latest collection of hand-dyed silks within signature floral patterns among a trunk show at By George. Meet Graham and landscape his latest collection surrounded store today. Shoppers have a chance to purchase one amplified attempting of the 2012 Spring/Summer collection on Friday. Trunk show chips available until Sunday.5 apt 8 p.m. today and noon apt 5 p.m. Friday. 524 N. Lamar Blvd. 472.5951.


Donate purses,aid 
a baby in a shelter


The Travis County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Advocacy Project have partnered afresh for the 5th Annual Handbags for Hope wallet steer apt aid women dealing with domestic violence. Donate your new alternatively gently adapt handbags so children among asylums across the state ambition be proficient apt elect out a handbag apt give to their mothers on Mother's Day. The organizers of the accident have collected more than 13,000 handbags since its inception five years antecedent The Texas Advocacy Project assists martyrs of servant violence and sexual aggression by investing way to free lawful services. Donations can be dropped off by the Travis County Sheriff's Office, 5555 Airport Blvd., until Friday. Additional drip off sites can be pedestal at http://www.brandbagstores.com


Second HomeGoods store opens among the area


Discount household décor store HomeGoods is opening a second location amid the Austin space on Sunday at the Hill Country Galleria. HomeGoods features brand designate merchandise discounted at 20 to 60 percentage off retail costs Special grand opening hours are 8 a.m.apt eight p.m. Sunday. First 250 shoppers receive a free reusable HomeGoods shopping bag Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Shops Parkway, Suite 300. 263-7837.


A mattress eligible for a king and his all family


When it comes to mattresses, there are the couples who lack ergonomic qualities and the ones who deficiency space. Add to it a bed that serves as a a m gathering situation for the all home and you've obtained a mattress 20 percent bigger than a normal king size. The Aireloom King square mattress from grace bedding manufacturer E.S. Kluft & Co. measures 7 feet by 7 feet and is built with luxury,additionally functionality in mind. The Aireloom King namely created with the fill-box technique and involved of individually-wrapped rolls layers of Talalay latex,organic cotton and visco elastic spume Belgian damask cloth provides the achievement touch. The Aireloom King starts by $7,000 and namely available starting Sunday at Louis Shanks, 2930 W. Anderson Lane. 451-6501


Stag makes GQ's
list of altitude stores


South Congress Avenue men's store Stag exemplifies what we worship approximately Austin shopping: a tiny morsel of age miscellaneous with present GQ magazine seems to accede Stag was impartial named one of the altitude 25 men's stores within the nation. Stag has an uber-friendly staff who are exceedingly knowledgeable about the brands they carry and have recreation disbursing homage apt classic man heritage looks,meantime merging amid vintage furniture pieces and lifestyle items such as classic vinyl and magazines. Stag namely featured in the April issue of GQ's first-ever "Style Bible,cheap leather purses," and joins a classic account of men's stores from bigger cities like Los Angeles, New York City.

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