Mi Golondrina

Last week in Texas I got to spend the morning with the incredibly talented Cristina Lynch of Mi Golondrina. Inspired by her mom's Mexican heritage, she started the most incredible line of hand-embroidered dresses, shirts, and bedding. Golondrina means swallow in Spanish, and each of her pieces has a small embroidered bird included in the floral design. 

Each dress touches the hands of three groups of women in Oaxaca, Mexico who come from a long line of artisans. Her business employs many women that work from their homes, continuing on an art long-done by their ancestors.  

It was such a treat to visit her beautiful show room, see the incredible Mexican art on display, and chat with this incredibly inspiring, young woman who has entrepreneurship in her blood. And with my own personal affection for Mexico and its people, I love her passion for the Mexican culture and craftsmanship and wanting to bring a small piece of here it here to the states. 

And of course the hardest part of it all...having to decide which piece to buy. I came home this blue and beige top, which will be perfection with white jeans this summer or on our next trip to Baja. 

Cristina sells exclusively in two retail stores in Dallas and also on her website. No two pieces are the same and the detail is unlike nothing I've seen in this kind of garment - making it something I know I'll have for a lifetime. I'm already dreaming of my next Mi Golondrina purchase. 

Hasta manana. 

Products We Love: The Mackie Dress

All things boho and embroidered seemed to have made their way back onto fashionable ladies last summer. Just because the seasons have changed, doesn't mean we don't have warm weather attire on the mind…especially with my and Dr. B's upcoming trip to Hawaii. And the Mackie dress is perfect for any girl (small or grown) looking for cute, comfortable, casual resort wear. 

They come in a range of colors...

And two lengths. 

The biggest challenge you'll face is deciding what color! 

 

Slipp Into Style

Over ten years ago in Sun Valley I met a man named Percy, not the most common of names, and I remember him telling me about his very cool "shoes" that were needlepoint "slippers". He told me they were made by his company Stubbs & Wootton. That coversation has stuck with me...

So what's the story behind Percy and this fantastic brand? Back in the 90's, Percy Steinhart was working at Citicorp (now Citigroup) when he says, “I saw something happening in Palm Beach, all of my friends were wearing these velvet evening slippers. I thought I could do something more diverse, and more whimsical with it.” Steinhart found a factory that would make his quirky velvet slippers with emblems ranging from harlequins to crests to skulls in Spain, and in 1993 Stubbs & Wootton was born. Stores in Palm Beach, New York City and the Hamptons followed. To read more about the history of Stubbs & Wootton check out this article "Inside the Cult of Stubbs & Wooton." 

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In the past few years the popularity of slipper style shoes has increased and Stubbs & Wootton has become even more popular than before. They have even collaborated with J Crew on these three slippers.

There are certainly more economical slippers out there (S&W cost $400) but these are definitely the most classic and revered in their class. Do any C&C readers own a pair?