DevonRose SP2014: Petal Dress

Satin-faced silk organza dress
closes at back w/invisible zipper
fully-lined w/hand-crafted "petal" trim at neckline.

DevonRose SP2014: Plaid Poof

Silk dupioni "bubble" jumper, fully-lined w/ adjustable straps and back bow closure.
Top: Cotton thermal pull-over w/asymmetrical button front and woven cotton contrast.
Leggings: Cotton thermal leggings have over-sized "shoe-lace" houndstooth print drawstring 
and knee pads.

DevonRose SP2014: Bright Brigade

Silk taffeta, triple contrast party dress 
fully-lined w/invisible back zipper.

DevonRose SP2014: Pocket-full of kisses

Cotton french terry dress w/ lip-shaped "kangaroo" pocket 
Zipper back w/ rounded sleeve and hemline vents
3/4 length sleeves
Pants: Cotton french terry leggings w/elastic waistband

DevonRose SP2014: Electric Blue

Sweater: Chunky wool knit sweater with convertible collar
Tulle skirt: French imported, printed cotton tulle  
Elastic pull-on waistband and striped rayon lining

DevonRose SP2014: Fruity Liberty Dress

Pure cotton lawn "Liberty Of London" print dress
Gathered elastic neckline
Extra "twirl" added to the hem with the aide of a silk organza, inside ruffle. 

Every Girl Needs...

                                                   ...a skirt for twirling:)

Roo Pocket

It's so much fun designing the new children's collection with Devon on advisory board, and
she definitely knows what she wants .This knit dress that I just made her was originally
intended to have a lip shaped "kangaroo pocket" (to keep her little mitts warm) but as soon
as she heard the word "kangaroo," she was adamant that the pocket open only at the top.
How could warmth be more important than having a place to store your "Roo" and
"Mom, can we please go to the Disney store and find a Roo for my pocket?"

Spring 2014

 Devon Rose's Etsy is currently on vacation mode while I'm designing our new Spring line-up, the
 first new collection since 2010! So it's good to be back in the "kids" saddle again and as the line
 matures while Devon matures, I'm feeling lots of bright bold color in luxurious fabrics: silk
 taffeta's for special occasion dresses, wool felted cropped jackets and chunky sweaters for colder
 days, and pure cotton french terry's and uber soft waffle knits for layering pieces. This range will
 be designed San Francisco weather specific as it will be sold only in San Francisco, since the
 fabrics I'm using are rare designer end cuts and once they are gone...that's it)



 Inspiration: a co-worker went to (I want to say Belgium) and brought back this amazing
 magazine featuring graduate student work. These "alien" kids are the most amazing things I've
 ever seen in the children's wear world.

Le Petite Posh

 When our family relocated back to San Francisco in March 2011, we took a long break from doing
 children's clothing to focus on doing private clients for women's wear, now we are finally in a place
 where we can do both! So we are excited to be a part of SF's A-list voted "Best Children's Boutique" Le 
 Petite Posh's trunk sale this Wednesday, November 20th. Please come by and check out ours, as well
 as three other SF-based children's designers wares. This beautiful boutique also hosts a special weekly
 "story hour" every Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30....stories and snacks for your little ones while you shop!

Raven and the Evil Queen

 Even though she changed her mind a million times after she decided to be "Raven" from "Teen Titans
 Go" I was super excited to be able to coax her back into her original idea this year. Once again, I
 find myself being grateful for my awesome fabric connection (thank you, Britex!) I found the perfect
 cloak fabric and it was all cake from there....much different from her Pikachu costume I made her
 last year (see bottom pic)







I was a reworked "Evil Queen" with the aide of the most genius and wicked crown EVER! It 
was handmade by Alex at OuterLab completely out of leather. I added some of my pieces from 
my new women's wear line, Leathertongue and DONE!





 Isaac shot this crazy pic of us trick-or-treating in Northbeach right as the sun was going down....



 Devon's costume from last year...Pika Pika PIKACHU!!!

Graduation

Well, here it's been months and months again and I haven't made a peep on this 
sad and lonely blog. I'm not really sure why it's been so hard for me to get back 
into the swing of it again, but I think it's mainly because I had been forced out of
the habit by our relocation to San Francisco while I was without Internet access 
for such a long period of time. Also, I have been re-thinking my life and what I 
would like to focus on. I do know that I would really like to keep this blog going 
for friends and family and really anyone who is interested in whats going on with 
Devon, her creative ventures, things that I have designed and sewn for her (soon
 there might even be things on here that Devon has sewn and designed for herself) 
and also anything and everything that I can get on here that inspires us! That being
 said, a quick update on Devon: She had her pre-school graduation last week and
 is super excited to be attending kindergarten in August! In fact, August will be a
 particularly active time for us since we will also be moving to a new location in SF
 and all of us will celebrate our birthdays that month. ...a quick update on designing: 
I am no longer working on the children's line "Devon Rose" for sale on Etsy. I will 
still be designing and sewing clothing for Devon's personal wardrobe and I've 
amassed quite a stash of fabrics from working this past year at Britex. We'll
 eventually re-open the Devon Rose Etsy again to sell gently worn items that I've 
made for Devon (that she has outgrown) at a greatly reduced price, as well as pieces 
from Devon's ever-growing vintage collection. I am in the midst of creating a new 
women's line that will be available for sale on-line in September...so anyways, 
I'm hoping to get back into the groove of blogging again:)
Please enjoy these pics of Devon...

...playing music in Dolores Park

...modeling her new sequin purse (she woke up one morning and decided that the
 perfect accessory had to be a shiny,black bag and she did not stop shopping 
until she found one) 

...mug shot on Easter morning

... with Lady Rainicorn!

Rainbow Slubs

I love so many of these amazing murals all over China Town, it makes living here so worth it. Devon really understands how to work the space here and enjoyed modeling our latest Rainbow Slub Sweater I apologise that I haven't really been into stocking our Etsy or working on the blog, but all of that is about to change.

Knits, yay!

At work, we're constantly getting inundated with new amazing fabrics. It's so hard to resist this fabric addiction...the stash is growing! Wanted to share some new tops I made recently:)

Shopping and Sunday

We didn't do too much Black Friday shopping, except some great deals on underwear, a couple cute sets of footie pjs, this really cute vintage piece, and a hamster. She named him "Bobby." Shown above is actually the orginal Bobby (who sadly ended up being extremly agressive) so meet Bobby #2 who's much, much tinier (so biting is not at all scarey but in fact, rather endearing... or at least to me)

She's very happy with him, so we've spent a great Sunday together playing with her new friend and shooting some new pieces for our Etsy. You can view them here and here:)

Devon Rose

Wow! It's been almost 5 months since our last posting. My apologies (although it's been nearly impossible to keep up with anything on-line being without Internet access for so long) but now that things are somewhat settled, I wanted to share some new photos of Devon wearing her freshly made butterfly dress and houndstooth leggings (both I constructed from fabrics that I found at my new job, Britex) although I guess it's not really new anymore since I've been there for 7 months now...my how time flies! It continues to be a constant source of inspiration (being around all those gorgeous textiles) and I've been newly promoted to 2nd floor supervisor. Isaac is very happy at his job at Levis, and Devon is growing by leaps and bounds in our new home in San Francisco's Chinatown. She loves her new school, has tons of new friends and is the funniest little chatterbox! Her school is literally around the corner from our apartment and Isaac and I work right next door to each other in Union Square (an 8 minute walk) We eat lunch together everyday in the park. It's so amazing to me how well everything fell into place for us here in beautiful San Francisco...so good to be home:)

Sweet Mila

Here's a sweet and simple spotted dress I made (modeled by my friends daughter, Mila Lilith) She was a little shy, but so beautiful...I know that she and Devon will be great friends (only 10 more days until we are together again) This will be my last style available at Sweet William for this summer... meanwhile, I've been working at the most amazing fabric store, Britex. It's one of the best in the country (if not the entire world) and I'm constantly meeting customers who have flown in from all over the globe just to shop there. Being constantly surrounded by all this amazing fabric has been very inspiring and I cannot wait for everyone to see our Fall line....now that Devon will be four years old (and a little lady) I want to move the line's aesthetic from sweet to edgy.

Drape Pocket Loungers

Here's some cute pics of my most recent Spring item for Sweet William. This fabric was one of the most difficult that I've dealt with so far. It's a rayon with a beautiful "basketweave" effect, great drape but super slippery! I ended up damageing two pairs of pant's in the final "clipping" phase...very frustrating. These little pants went from size 12m all the way up to 8Y. I wanted to apologize for being such a bad blogger lately. I've recently relocated to San Francisco and it's been really tough for me since Isaac and Devon are still in Southern California and will not be joining me for several weeks. Our Etsy boutique is also on vacation mode until I can reunite with my babies!

Textured Denim Pieces

Been working on Spring stuff for Sweet William. I was looking for engineer stripes, but found this beautiful textured denim much more interesting (and it's crisp, but still has a really soft hand). So happy I still had enough left over to make some cute little trousers for Devon to wear (since suddenly she's growing out of all of her pants) Just wanted to say that I'm really sorry I haven't been on it lately with posting. Things seem all over the place and next week Devon starts school. Will she cry or will I?

Tea Party Dress

Devon's cousin, Zoe gave her this little "Garden Tea Party" dress. I believe it was handmade in France and a gift from Nonie. Devon said she felt like a princess when she put it on.

Here’s one of our “Tea Party” dresses that I just sent off to a nine-month-old client. Her mother was checking out our sold items and fell in love with our Polka Dots and Petals dress. It was a one of a kind piece, but the substitute seersucker also works wonderfully with the original embroidered, polka dot cotton. We hope it makes her feel like a princess:)