Thursday, March 27, 2014

Introducing Mina + Olya SS14 Collection

Their story:: Co-founders Mina Yazdi and Olya Dzilikhova first met as colleagues in 2008 at a leading financial and communications consulting firm in San Francisco. After swiftly becoming close friends, they joined together with a shared vision and passion for fashion and sustainability that would ultimately lead to the debut of their ready-to-wear label mina+olya, in 2011. 

This is our second season with the talented designers and excited to debut their new gorgeous Spring collection.  Stop by and see the beautiful pieces in store or online




Sherri with the designers at the Fall fashion show benefitting Oakland Elizabeth House
Mina Yazdi, Sherri McMullen, Olya Dzilikhova



Monday, March 24, 2014

Monday Inspiration :: Live in the Moment


Monday Inspiration :: Live in the Moment
“You must live in the present, 
launch yourself on every wave, 
find your eternity in each moment."
~ Henry David Thoreau

All images from Pinterest. 


xo
McMullen

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Introducing Lizzie Fortunato SS14 Collection



Each season, I travel to market finding the best designers for McMullen.   In some cases, something so beautiful happens and I fall head over heels in love with a designer and their work.  This happened with Marcus and David from Rag & Bone and with Andrea Lieberman for ALC when I bought their first collections and watched their brands grow and evolve into what they are today.  

I have the same feeling about designer, Lizzie Fortunato and her twin sister, Kathryn Fortunato.  They are incredibly talented and ever so grounded that you want to spend hours talking with them about their love for travel and their inspiration.  

I first bought Lizzie Fortunato in 2012 and each season, I watch it get better and better.  Last year, they introduced Italian leather handbags with intricate beading and whimsical details like hearts, lips, bananas and other spirited motifs.  They also happen to be my personal go-to jewelry when I have an event, travel or just want a special piece to wear with a simple cotton button down shirt. 

This season, Lizzie focuses on two stories: The Shibuya story and the Naoshimi story.  




 See her collection below and at McMullen in store or online


LOOK 20 CHOKER    
THE NEW BLUE NECKLACE    


MODERN KYOTO NECKLACE    

FISHERMAN'S HAUNT NECKLACE    

THE SCHOOLGIRL MINI IN BLACK & WHITE EMBOSS    

PORT OF CALL CLUTCH IN SUSHI BUN    

PORT OF CALL CLUTCH IN NAVY SPORT    

SAFARI CLUTCH IN MONET    

SAFARI CLUTCH IN BUZZ    

SAFARI CLUTCH IN NAOSHIMA LADDER    


xo
McMullen

Monday, March 17, 2014

Weekly Inspiration:: Growth

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
~George Bernard Shaw

All pictures from Pinterest 

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Introducing Designer Tanya Taylor



These pieces plus more arriving this week to McMullen

xo

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Behind the Scenes with Sherri during Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014

Sherri McMullen regularly travels to New York and Paris for Fashion Week to view the upcoming season’s collections from the world’s top designers. Follow her to Paris as she goes from runway shows to designer appointments and dinners. Last week she viewed the Fall 2014 collections, one of the strongest Fall seasons she’s seen in a while.

Left to right from Top to Bottom:
Night at the Eiffel Tower,  Pleats and prints at Carven, Vanessa Bruno wall art
Bells of the ball at Peter Pilotto, Sherri meets Yves of Yves Soloman, Prints at Stella Jean
Prints and oxfords at Stella Jean, picture perfect Eiffel Tower, Chanel at Colette
cocktail hour at Hotel Costes, Paris at Night, Alaia boots



Left to right from Top to Bottom:
Sherri at night, Vivienne Westwood takes a bow after her show, Vivienne Westwood venue
apartment art, Vivienne Westwood invite, Vanessa Bruno runway look
Vanessa Bruno finale, Bottega Veneta, Sherri at night
Vanessa Bruno runway look, a fashion girl in Paris, Vanessa Bruno invite



Left to right from Top to Bottom:
Vanessa Bruno finale, Bottega Veneta, Sherri at night
Vanessa Bruno runway look, a fashion girl in Paris, Vanessa Bruno invite
My apartment in Paris, Sherri's looks for Paris





Monday, March 3, 2014

Inspiration Monday :: Letting


let go 
of things you no longer need
with grace
and thank them for how they served you 
when you needed them
because now is new
and boundless opportunity awaits
let go of what you know
to make space for what is next
each moment is a choice
an offering
slow down
listen
there are feathers 
falling from the sky


xo
McMullen


All images via Pinterest