noelle o designs

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family, fashion, shoes

Back to School With Shiny New Kicks

It’s that time of year again… time to set the alarm, pack the lunch, coiff the hairdo, slip on a pair of new shoes and head off to school. Here’s what the first day back looked like at our house: Carefully planned outfit- as always, thank you H&M. Pause to enjoy the backpack- I found […]

design, fabric, fashion, media

get me on that train

I noticed this Louis Vuitton ad campaign in a magazine this summer (couldn’t find it online yet- weird, or maybe I should have looked harder). Since then, I haven’t been able to get it out of my head and finally, there it was- in my New York Times Style magazine on Sunday- yay! Lovely, all […]

design, fabric, projects, sewing

Messengers of Peace

Remember these fabrics from my trip to the garment district in LA about a month ago? Well, I’ve put them to good use and made up a few messenger bags. Here’s how they turned out: I truly love both of these fabrics. They would look good in a couch/pillow combo as well. The striped bit […]