StyleRelish

Back on Etsy!

2012-06-05T22:54:00.001-07:00

Check out some new necklaces I've posted on Etsy. Most of them are made with the lost wax casting method I posted about awhile ago. Help a girl out and tell some of your friends if you like what you see. I posted a few pictures but check out the rest of the items at AH shop! Much appreciated. Most posting soon-- hope your summers are all off to a great start!

VvV Amanda

When cheese meets chocolate

2012-03-05T22:02:00.002-08:00

This is a cute video:

What an unlikely combo, bet it tastes great though! Can I call it cheesy choc?
VvV Amanda

Dusen Dusen

2012-02-26T07:29:00.000-08:00

Dusen Dusen is Ellen Van Dusen's post-college brainchild. Based in Brooklyn, Dusen Dusen mixes simple silhouettes with fun, tribal-ish prints. There's a lot of blue throughout, so obviously I'm into it. These pieces are from her Fall 2011 collection, but I'd still wear 'em right now.

♥, Azzara

GUCCI Fall 2012

2012-02-25T21:03:00.004-08:00

Check out these gothy vampirish looks. I'm actually quite into them even though there are perhaps one too many pairs of riding jodhpurs. Otherwise I think the textures and colors work well.

VvV Amanda

NYFW Time Lapse

2012-02-23T10:06:00.000-08:00

Lincoln Center NYFW Time Lapse Video (via Refinery29)

♥, Azzara

Pancake Day

2012-02-22T07:39:00.003-08:00

When I woke up yesterday and realised it was pancake day (!), I really wanted some o' that good ol' thin, flat, round carbohydrate-rich goodness. BUT I wanted to try something new (and I've been craving yorkshire puddings constantly for the past couple of weeks) so I thought a german pancake would be perfect.

And boy was it good, a little sugar, butter, cinnamon... mmmhmmm. Like a cross between fried dough, a yorkshire pudding and a pancake. I would make it with less egg next time or in a bigger dish so it would be thinner, but it was SO GOOD.

Ingredients (from Real Simple)

3 large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk, preferably whole
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (optional)
1/2 cup fruit jam (optional)
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Directions
1. Heat oven to 400° F. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs to combine. Add the flour and whisk until smooth. Add the milk, salt, and vanilla and mix until incorporated; set aside.
2. Add the butter to a large cast-iron skillet and transfer to oven until the butter melts. Remove from oven and quickly pour the batter into the hot skillet. Return to oven and bake until the pancake is puffed and golden, about 15 minutes.
3. Drizzle the lemon juice (if using) over the pancake. Spread the jam (if using) evenly over the top. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar.

Fat Tuesday is RIGHT!

♥, Azzara

Berry Good

2012-02-21T08:04:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, when I opened my fridge and realised that I had way too much fruit lying around (good problem to have, eh?), the only solution was this guy. Crumbly, cakey, fruity, sweet but not too sweet.. such a dream.

1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cold unsalted butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces)
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Zest and juice of one lemon
4 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch (I used flour instead)

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch pan.

2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in salt and lemon zest. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.

3. In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares

YUM!

♥, Azzara

Murray's Cheese has a tumblr.

2012-02-20T05:00:00.000-08:00

This is for all you cheesy peeps: New York City's oldest and best cheese shop now has a tumblr.
Check it out at http://murrayscheese.tumblr.com/ for cheesy goodness.

VvV Amanda

Coclico

2012-02-19T16:13:00.000-08:00

Inspired by the French word for poppy flower (coquelicot), the Coclico footwear collection "is a fresh and unique composition of style and colours". Sandra Canselier, the creator of the line, was born and raised in Brittany, France and makes some LOVELY shoes. I want them ALL. I love the mixture of all types of fabrics, colours and heights. Dreamy!

♥, Azzara

Wellesley College Archives

2012-02-14T09:39:00.000-08:00

So I was clicking through the Wellesley College image archives (because who doesn't love old photos?) and found so many I wanted to share. The prettiest!

Wellesley ladies, partyin' hard (& workin' even harder) since 1875

♥ Azzara

Simple + Easy

2012-01-22T20:35:00.000-08:00

As you could probably tell from my post yesterday, I'm currently into easy + simple style. Sometimes when things are basic they just work. Of course, it doesn't to have a pair of cool sunglasses on hand. Here are some more recent favorite looks:

all photos via Elle

VvV Amanda

Remain Simple

2012-01-20T20:21:00.000-08:00

I just came across this tumblr site that's dedicated to simple style called Remain Simple. It's nice to see a lot of stripes and basics look so comfortable yet pulled together. Basically I want to own all of these pieces and wear them everyday. Here are some of my favorites photos from the site:

What do you think?
VvV Amanda

Lost Wax Casting!

2012-01-19T21:57:00.000-08:00

Hello friends! It's been awhile since I've last posted (sorry) but luckily Azzara has been writing about some cool things including Jason Wu for Target.

I've been taking this "lost wax casting" jewelry and metalsmithing class for winter session and I love it so far. Wax casting is basically using our little alcohol lamp flames and dental tools to shape wax into all sorts of shapes and textures. After the wax is ready, you attach it to a "tree" of sorts that allows the liquid metal to flow and distribute evenly within the plaster cast. The wax is burned out, the metal poured in, and voila, a piece of jewelry! After the piece cools down you use tons of drills and pickling solution to finish and polish the metal. Today we got back our first cast pieces ever so I thought I'd share some photos of the process in case any of you were curious. I could definitely see myself doing more of this in the future. It's so fun to mold the wax and create something magical out of nothingness.

This is the bronze metal tree that the whole class shared. The rings are attached by "sprues" which are the branch shapes that join to the tree cone.

This is my piece it's been cut off the tree (sprues still attached)

Again from a different angle.

This is after the pendant has been placed in the pickling solution, scrubbed clean with a copper brush, polished, sprues have been detached.

The final piece!

After scrounging in my jewelry box I could only find this long chain with tiny pearls and an evil eye attached. I kinda like how it all looks together. More photos and projects to come. Our next project is to create a ring inspired by food (one of my favorite things) or a feast. I think I'm going to do some sort of double ring since I've never had one of those. Also I'm excite because I bought some silver to try out too even though I do like the effect of the bronze a lot.

VvV Amanda

Jason Wu Woos

2012-01-11T12:20:00.000-08:00

Buckle up guys, Jason Wu for Target is coming. I'm so so excited. I love Jason Wu, Target aaand, of course, getting a deal. How adorable are these looks? A-line dresses, flowing skirts, prints, stripes, lace, neutrals and BLUEBLUEBLUE! I want them ALL! I can't even handle it! Considering how intense the lines were for Missoni for Target, I'm not getting my hopes up. But they're all so amazzzzzing!

Who's excited?! (MEEE... if you can't already tell!)

♥, Azzara

Pre-Fall Prabal

2012-01-10T06:13:00.000-08:00

We love kaleidoscopes here at Style Relish, especially printed on shirts, skirts and everrrrything in between. So naturally Prabal Gurung's pre-fall collection is totally up our alley. Check out the video below via style.com, featuring music by Pictureplane. Gimme gimme!

♥, Azzara

Glass Beach

2011-12-27T16:37:00.000-08:00

It's a little bit sad when there is so much trash and litter on beaches or anywhere but check out these photos of Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California via Thisiscolossal. Pretty interesting eh? At least all the glass became something very unique and beautiful. Can you imagine how many bottles people threw overboard on their boats carelessly to create this crazy beach tableau? If only people would recycle more...

VvV Amanda

Hansel From Basel

2011-12-18T21:29:00.000-08:00

For all you hosiery fans, check out this video of Hannah Byun, founder of the tights and socks line Hansel From Basel. PS- I'm heading home to NY tomorrow for winter break so hopefully I'll be able to write some longer posts...enjoy!

VvV Amanda

Ice Cube + Eames

2011-12-16T20:05:00.000-08:00

Ice Cube studied architectural drafting before rap music?? So unexpected and so good. This is for you Eames lovers.
VvV Amanda

Boston Aquarium Pt. II

2011-12-14T07:00:00.000-08:00

Here are those jelly fish photos I promised. Aren't they beautiful creatures? It's something about the way they move so fluidly with their irridescent bodies. Mesmerizing. Isn't the blue photo crazy? I kind of can't believe I took it in a semi-dark room with my dinky iPhone and it came out like this. I have a couple more videos that I may or may not share... check back sometime to find out.

VvV Amanda

Boston Aquarium Pt. I

2011-12-11T19:31:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! It's definitely been awhile since I've written anything but I have a bunch of photos to show you and possibly even some videos coming up in pt. 11 hint hint

I went to Boston this weekend and one of the very cool things I got to do is hang out with Azzara where she works at the Boston Aquarium. So many cool sea life happenings. Creatures under the water truly are amazing, beautiful, and inspiring. Visiting the aquarium brought back so many memories from similar trips in middle school and elementary school. Side note: it made me want to go to the planetarium soon and see the star shows/projections (possible winter break goal?). After my final critique this weekend hopefully I will have time to post more before spring semester starts in January.

Boston harbor at 8am!

(Made a new friend)

So many insane and wonderful colors/ patterns

Stay tuned for some jelly fish photos and possibly a video or two.
VvV Amanda

Nailz

2011-12-09T15:08:00.001-08:00

Sorry I've been so MIA! Workin' a lot, staring deep into the eyes of some seal friends. It's been SO WONDERFUL. If you don't believe me, check out our trainers blog. There are some super awesome videos of seals being fancy.

AAANYway, I (as well as everyone in the whole world) have recently become reobsessed with nail polish. That includes painting my nails with weird creatures, buying new colours for no reason (although.. who needs a reason for new nail polish riiiight?), and just generally lurking in drugstores until the colours start to blur together and remind me a whole lot of leggings from the 80s ...Ooor cat vomit. I tried some nail art last night with my friend Gretchen, which unfortunately was slightly disastrous, but fun nonetheless.

When Amanda introduced me to American Apparel nail polish, I was a bit skeptical. Buuut I am totally a fan. I went a little crazy today and I'm so glad I did. Glitter, bronze metallic and supa fun purple! I can't wait to break out the sparkly holiday garb to pair with the sparkles on my nails. It's all starting this weekend, so stay tuned for photos. But make sure you bring sunglasses!

♥, Azzara

This & That

2011-11-27T14:52:00.001-08:00

(fieldguided tote)

(dntel song)

VvV Amanda

Looks to Like 002

2011-11-22T20:40:00.001-08:00

images // pantonism

Who knew there were so many awesome shades of green? I love all these different textures when they're combined visually. Also I want most of these things (esp the giraffe bracelet and iridescent polish) with the exception of the Hulk tattoo- I just thought that was kind of fun and beautiful in it's own way.

VvV Amanda

Sweet Paul

2011-11-17T09:51:00.001-08:00

Paul Lowe is a Norwegian food and prop stylist and crafter who runs the blog Sweet Paul. There's all kinds of fun DIY projects, delicious recipes and be-autiFUL photos. He started his own online magazine with a bunch of awesome photographers and food stylists. The holiday issue of Sweet Paul magazine is now out, and it's supa cool as usual. Click on the image below to check it out!

Definitely makes me feel like Christmas is coming! I'm doing some fun cooking tonight so hopefully I'll be blogging about that soon. I've also been watching a lot of The Wonder Years recently, I can't help it!

♥, Azzara

Matchbook Magazine Nov. 2011

2011-11-09T16:40:00.000-08:00

Check out the November Matchbook Mag right here. Happy reading!
VvV Amanda