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About Me

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
thecovetedshoppe.etsy.comI was raised amongst mall rats and supermarket cuisine. I escaped the throws of cookie-cutter purgatory to travel about living in New York, London San Francisco and Germany where I now calls home.Most people know me for my fashion blog:thecoveted.netAnd I've recently opened a vintage shop: The Coveted Shoppe

My Interests

shoes, classic films, contemporary art, and hot dogs. kittens, giant taffeta bows, surprising people.

I'd like to meet:

Oooh... I'd love to meet nice people.I also love finding new talent to write about on THE COVETED. So if you are a fashion designer, artist, boutique owner, street style photographer, blogger, general lover of shoes and other fine goods... contact me, I'm sure we'd be friends.

Music:

my favorite rotates so here's a couple of things in my play list: stevie wonder, jeff buckley, blur, buzzcocks, calexico. gorillaz, le tigre, le sans culottes, dj shadow, edith piaf, iggy and the stooges, the kills, justin timberlake, elvis presley, stereolab, massive attack... ok enough already... next box!

Movies:

chinatown (jack nicholson, faye dunaway)... such a great movie my eyes were glued to the tele the whole time.... she's my sister... she's my daughterhave a thing where i love horror movies, it's fun to scream in the theater!lars von trier's medea.

Television:

family guy all the way baby.

Books:

how to win friends and influence people, me talk pretty one day, new york trilogy, screwtape letters, the curious inncodent of the dog at night, emotional unavailability, shortcuts, the medium is the massage, the alchemist, breakfast at tiffany's, crash...

Heroes:

dolly parton, claw money, andrea zittle, my mom, ralph wiggam, tibor kalman, eric gill, marc jacobs, harper lee, cornelia parker, c.s. lewis

My Blog

New in the Shoppe!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmadethecovetedshoppe.etsy.comNew items... summer essentials, embroidered blouses, oversized tunics... ugly pretty leggings....
Posted by The Coveted on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:59:00 PST

Just Shoot Me... Interview with Todd Anthony Tyler

Canadian fashion photographer Todd Anthony Tyler lives the jet setting life. He's been around the world photographing for magazines like Elle, Vouge, Bazaar... and even does men's fashion, thank you v...
Posted by The Coveted on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:09:00 PST

M’Lady Organic

Anjah Hynynen designs a clothing line using organic fabrics. Her work is simply elegant, and lady like, it doesn't have to rely on the fact it's organic to warrant a look, it's design is lovely. Here ...
Posted by The Coveted on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:01:00 PST

IFB Interview: Wendy Brandes Jewlery Blog

Wendy Brandes is a jewelry designer who started a blog to market her products... almost four months later, she's got a huge following... and no wonder, it's such a joy to read her hilarious takes on h...
Posted by The Coveted on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:54:00 PST

Inside the studio :: gr.dano

Putting together an outfit, building a wardrobe is the part of the fashion industry I am familiar with. The actual design process and environment where clothing is conceived is something of a mystery....
Posted by The Coveted on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:54:00 PST

Interview: Obsessive Consumption

In this day and age of consumer spending being a core component of our economy and personal debt being higher than it's ever been. It's hard to visualize just how we have incorporated consumerism into...
Posted by The Coveted on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:37:00 PST

Coveted Interview: Mori & Mimosa

Mori & Mimosa are a Swedish design duo Christina Wemming and Sara Engberg. They remind me of an ice cream swirl, two distinctive elements made into one. Christina designs the clothes and Sara desi...
Posted by The Coveted on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:59:00 PST

Interview with Susie Bubble

Style Bubble is one of those blogs, over time, I become more and more fond of. I initially started reading it last year, since I discovered you can type in any subject and "blog" into Google, and you...
Posted by The Coveted on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:13:00 PST

The Coveted Interview : Designer : Genevieve Primavera

Genevieve Primavera will be showing it's Spring 2008 Collection at San Francisco Fashion Week. Mary Elizabeth Primavera first made contact with The Coveted in response to the blogger controversy and i...
Posted by The Coveted on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:32:00 PST

Coveted Interview: Naik Fur

The Coveted Interview Designer : Naik FurNaik Fur is a clothing line of one-offs produced by Amy Hemmens. She's kind of unusual in the fact that she shares with us the very process of creating her wor...
Posted by The Coveted on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:40:00 PST