crop it up

Yay for summer! (...if we ever get nice weather!), nevertheless, yay! for summer time wardrobes! One particular trend we have found ourselves embracing quite frequently this spring/summer has been oversized/crop tops. They are a perfect wardrobe edition for this time of year being that you can pair them with maxi skirts, shorts, and high-wasted bell bottoms without looking like a total sack of potatoes. and keeping the crop top a bit over-sized prevents you from looking like the hoochie mama's you see workin the boulevard downtown.

Nasty Gal - crochet crop tee

Eyelet top with crochet detail at Shopbop

Obesity and Speed - Black net crop trapeze top at Pixie Market

Over-sized crochet top at Free People

Eyelet cropped cami at Free People

Anywho, we whipped up this lil crochet/lace number, and are quite pleased with the result. We used a soft cotton black lace/crochet-ish fabric, cut over-sized and cropped with elbow length bell sleeves which are adorned with black crochet trim. enjoy rainbows noir's latest creation :)

We have TONS of new pieces we can't wait to show everyone. Stay tuned!!

Have a great day!

xoxo

lace case

No, it's not a new trend, but like all trends that span multiple seasons, Lace is everywhere once again. The Lace influences For Spring 2011 are more to the classic side with quality antique-style fabrics. We have been loving delicate lace and crochet vintage inspired silhouettes.

We've been making a ton of new pieces lately for our spring wardrobes, unfortunately, we haven't had a chance to get pictures of anything else, but we wanted to share this antique lace dress/top with scalloped lace trim on the bell sleeves, boat neck, low scoop back, and high/low hemline. We found this lace at a local fabric store that frequently puts out old vintage scraps of fabric, and we were lucky enough to snatch up this gorgeous lace!

More new blog posts to come - promise!!!