Spring is in the Air at Stacia!

Spring has arrived at my Stacia Santa Monica boutique! I can't believe it's practically February already, but Spring is just around the corner and we've got a fully stocked store to prove it. I'm so excited to showcase my Spring collection for the first time in its entirety at my new boutique. As much as I adore all my wholesale stores across the country that sell my line, there's nothing better than having one place to display the complete collection rather than it being cherry-picked. My web site has always been that place to show my entire collection, but there's nothing better than the touch n' feel experience of an intimate boutique where you can see all the vivid color combinations up close and personal (oh, and chatting with the designer is also a bonus!)

In my store now is the complete Surface bamboo collection of mix n' match space-dyed color-blocked dresses, tops, and cardis as well as the Coastal collection of vibrant, multi-colored cocoons, tees, and wrap dresses. One of my fave pieces (pictured above) is the ultimate wrap dress -- the Locust faux wrap dress -- if you were to buy only one dress this season, this is the ONE!

Save the Date! Misa Jewelry Trunk Show at Stacia Feb. 8th

Make it a girl's night out on Wed. Feb. 8th from 5 to 8pm. Pop over after work at Stacia at 808 11th St. off Montana Ave. in Santa Monica and view the gorgeous Misa jewelry collection. Sip some cocktails, enjoy some tapas while shopping in my beach bungalow boutique.

I'm not a big jewelry person, but when I met Misa and discovered her beautiful hand-crafted confections, I was hooked. I'm the proud owner of 6 Misa pieces (and counting!) I've never been a fan of cheap, costume jewelry, but rather prefer a high-quality piece that I will wear for a lifetime. Misa's gold and silver pieces fit that bill. She literally carves and sculptures each piece by hand with designs that are inspired by the ocean, coral, seashells, Hawaiian lauhala, and her island upbringing.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, treat yourself to some self Love and discover Misa jewelry. Enjoy 10% off your purchase of either Misa jewelry or the new Stacia Spring '12 collection.

Topanga Canyon Here I Come!

This Tuesday is my Fall 2012 Stacia photo shoot. So excited!! I love doing these outdoor shoots in the glory of California's landscape. This season we're shooting at Trippet Ranch in Topanga Canyon, which is also the name of one of my groups in the Collection. When I designed the Collection and experimented with my space-dyed color palettes about 6 months ago, I had envisioned a rustic, bohemian woman wearing my bamboo fabrics with accents of wooden beads, feathers, and flowy silhouettes, all inspired by my trip to Joshua Tree last Spring and my weekend hikes through Santa Ynez Canyon to Tripett Ranch. I've picked the model, the location, and completely style the shoot with my new fave Canyon Lady hats from Yellow 108 (now sold in my store!), and with anticipation I'm hoping my vision comes across loud and clear in the final pictures. Last week I'm doing my weekly grocery shopping and see the cover of Vogue the first time with Taylor Swift and BINGO, my vision comes full circle. I LOVE this cover! It's totally what I'm going for with this upcoming shoot. So weird that both Vogue and I are both on the same wave length! As I'm sure they shot this cover months ago, about the same time my Fall collection was coming into fruition. Hope my pictures are just as inspiring!

Three Times a Charm

I'm always a little late discovering these things, but I was watching episode 11 of Desperate Housewives on my DVR last night (I'm two episodes behind) and low and behold I spot one of my creations on Teri Hatcher, AGAIN! The ladies over at ABC are lovin' Stacia this season (this is the 3rd time they've sported Stacia on DH.) Teri paired my Quail Stripe bamboo scarf with an edgy black leather jacket. Get Teri's (aka Susan) look and pick one up for yourself while we still have them. Only 4 left!! Available at my Santa Monica boutique at 808 11th St. or online at www.shopstacia.com. Oh, and they're on sale!

Last Call...Stacia SALE!

The Spring boxes have arrived from my factory and time is running out on my Fall clearance sale. Going,going, gone! Hurry while the goodies are in stock. A lot of great wear-now pieces at a huge discount. Soon they'll be gone and the new Spring collection in full swing. Visit shopstacia.com or stop by our shop off Montana Ave. (808 11th St. in Santa Monica.)

Palisadian Post

Here's a nice little write up about moi in the Palisadian Post, my local newspaper in the Pacific Palisades. Every Thursday night I look forward to opening my mailbox to find my copy of the Palisadian to read about local news and what's going on in the Village, our little Main Street America. Enjoy!

Inspiration 2012: Point Dume

Happy New Year to my fashionflock! Another year has gone by and I'm already thinking about 2013 Spring designs. Just a little inspiration from me to you. A quick trip out to Point Dume this NYE was a beauty. I used my new app Hipstamatic (which I love!) to document the gorgeous view from the beach. Nothing could be more inspiring than this landscape.

Fall 2012 is complete and will be ready for February trade shows. My Fall '12 collection is inspired by the California landscape, once again, with groups titled Point Dume, Trippet Ranch (one of my fave hiking destinations and location for our next shoot), Topanga Canyon, and Joshua Tree (last Spring's mini exploration trip that inspired this group.)

Stacia Exclusive for Sundance

Another exclusive for Sundance: the Stacia Muse cardi in supple bamboo space-dye. I love working with this cataloger. They have a great eye for unique, laid-back lifestyle items for their active customers and are now embracing more eco-friendly products for their catalog. This is our second run with them (the Sunset boxy tee was a big hit last season!) and we're excited about offering this exclusive design just for them for Resort. Sometimes I have too many design ideas and some of them don't make it on the line, but luckily this little cardi of mine (that I totally adore!) had a second life with Sundance. I love the dual drawstring waist and back neck; just enough detail to make this cardi a stand out in your wardrobe -- all year around! Check out this exclusive item on Sundance's web site. You'll be living in this cardi from now until next Fall.