Lisa August

Monday, April 28, 2014

It's Almost That Time Again...

It's the end of April, and I'm starting to gear up for the May ENK Accessories Circuit next week, that starts on one of my favorite holidays, Cinco de Mayo. I thought it would feel like I took a break between shows, but the gap between February and May did not seem very big this season, I can't believe it's already here! Lisa August will be showing a lot of our Spring and Summer best sellers that are available for immediate delivery, plus a new color group, the Orchids that are perfect for early fall, especially mixed with tortoise and black.

So come see us May 5-7th at the Accessory Circuit, Pier 94 booth # 3206 and give us a reason to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Spring Sale @ Lisa August.com !

Happy Spring! (when it's not sleeting!) Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Mother's Day!
I honor of this festive time of year I've decided to put the Lisaaugust.com retail site on sale. From now until Mother's day, enjoy 25% off all of our retail items. So get yourself or the ladies you love a little something to celebrate the season!

The following are my picks:

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

What's Up With Lisa August

I know I've been a little quiet with the blog for the past few weeks, so I wanted to share a little bit about what has been going on over at Lisa August Headquarters. We've been waiting for Spring to start, and I think it finally is, like today. I'm hoping this will bring some people out of hibernation and into some stores for some spring shopping. It's been a tough winter on us all, and I want my stores and friends to bounce back from this!

This will be our first spring at Lisa August, I love watching the seasons change, and in our new digs we have these great windows and they have been bringing in so much light since the time change, and it's been really nice on the days that it has been sunny out. As spring unfolds itself, I have begun working on my fall line, and I'm getting excited but am SO not ready for there to ever be a fall!

We have been very fortunate to get some orders from larger retailers while we wait for our beloved boutiques to thaw out. I finally developed an earring card for Lisa August that I need to ship for our Gilt order (check us out at the end of April-we'll have lots of styles that we don't sell anywhere else!)

So one night I took home a bunch of earring cards and stamped them at my kitchen table. I bought the stamp from Casey Rubber Stamps in the East Village, if you ever need any stamps you should check them out. I emailed my design et voila, a few days later I had my stamp and I shopped locally! I love how the cards came out, so I think it was a win for everyone.

I'll be in touch!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Spring Ahead, Fall's Back

While we patiently await spring to arrive in New York, I find myself designing the fall line. I've read up on the upcoming trends, I've checked out the RTW shows via my computer desk, and I've dug deep inside my gut to come up with the new colors and some new style inspiration for fall.

Without giving too much away, I've decided on some tortoises, deep greens, blues, cranberries and browns, a winter white, black, and some other familiar hues that always make the cut.

The colors will be subtle and wearable. When I looked through my favorite looks I pulled from the runway, I was surprised by how neutral and monotone the palette was. Maybe I'm getting boring in my 'old age' but I will look at it as I need to design a fabulous line that will dress up all of these beautiful clothes!

Some of my favorite looks that need some Lisa August love:

Ok, the Anna Sui clothes are added just because I personally would wear them...

I'm done now...

Paul & Joe

Alexander McQueen

Marc Jacobs

Mara Hoffman

Issey Miyake

Alice & Olivia

Chloe

Valentino

Happy almost spring!!!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

New Kids on the Block

There's a new bestseller at Lisa August, and I would say the first post Bellissima best seller for Lisa August. It's our "honeycomb" AKA "clover" however you choose to describe it cuff and earrings.

I'm excited because these are the first samples I have made from scratch using our engraving machine program, without the help of my Uncle Mike, who was always the sample maker extraordinaire at Bellissima. I'm even more proud of my little buddies for being so popular for this reason.

I made the clover earrings first from an existing die, I loved the shape and wanted to create a pattern within that shape. I thought these earrings were the perfect size, because we have always been a little lacking in the smaller earring category. These little earrings are 1 3/4" long, on the short side for us!

The clover earrings are available in the following colors (pictured left to right):

Black-Light Horn-Tokyo-Safari-Turquoise-Peach

Once the Clover Earring pattern came out so well, I wanted to come up with a bracelet using that same pattern, keeping with the daintier look, I decided to use our tapered cuff. Again, on the small side for us, and the taper gives the bracelet so much comfort. Once I added the cutout to it, it was even lighter and more comfortable. I wore it the whole show season, and never remembered I had it on, except of course when I received compliments and people wanted to buy it.

The clover cuff is available in the following colors (pictured left to right):

Tokyo-Light Horn-Turquoise-Black-Peach

Both styles can be purchased by our retailers @ Lisaaugust.com. If you haven't already created a wholesale account with us, it's easy. Just click on 'My Account' and create an account. Email us at sales@lisaaugust.com that you have done so, and we will make you a wholesale customer, and you will be able to view and purchase our entire current catalog of styles.

If you are not a retailer and would like to purchase these earrings and cuffs check out where we sell them in your area: http://www.lisaaugust.com/stores/

If you have any questions contact us @ sales@lisaaugust.com

Monday, February 10, 2014

One More Show

After what is going to go down as one of the most memorable snowiest, coldest and flight cancellation inducing winters we can remember in NYC, or for the country for that matter, we have decided last minute to do Accessories the Show at the Javits Center this February 23-24-25. We are booth # 223, so if you haven't been able to see us yet and find yourself at the Javits Center (like so many of us do this time of year) stop by and check out the line!

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Spring Collection 2014

I've been cleaning up the images to put on Lisa August's website for our wholesale accounts today.
Maybe they can put a little 'spring' in your step on this cloudy cold day-unless you live in an area that's warm and sunny, and if so you shouldn't be reading this blog right now, go enjoy the weather!