Orla Kiely Collaboration

I love when designers do collaborations. One of the recent ones I've read about is Orla Kiely's collaboration with Uniqlo. I have to admit I had never heard of Uniqlo until we went to New York City back in September and they had just opened their flagship store. It's a store out of Japan that is comparable to the Gap here in the United States. She is also working on a new bedding collection with Bed Bath and Beyond that should hit stores in May.

I've always liked Orla Kiely's prints and I'm in love with some of her bags.

All bag images via Orla Kiely website

Sadly, she didn't do any bags for her line with Uniqlo. I really wish she had. I'm not totally in love with the Uniqlo Orla Kiely line. It's just a bunch of T-shirts and a few button downs. I do like the scarves, I would definitely wear some of the scarves.




I'm just hoping the Bed, Bath and Beyond bedding line is better. Here's a photo from Apartment Therapy.

Image via Apartment Therapy

Hopefully she'll use colors in her bedding line like the wallpaper in her NYC store and some of the fun prints from her bags.

Image via Orla Kiely

Herb & Dorothy

Tonight we watched a documentary called Herb & Dorothy. This one's been on my list to see for awhile. It's about a husband and wife who have dedicated their lives to collecting art on their modest salaries. It's amazing, they have one of the largest contemporary art collections and it's all in their studio apartment in Manhattan. This is such a wonderful movie, I absolutely loved it! If you have any interest in art, this is a must see!