Style seems to follow Emily. She always manages to look stellar on the red carpet. She kinda blew me away at the Young Victoria UK premiere this week. Her silky Vivienne Westwood has a couple areas of interest. One, the signature bustled bodice. Two, the sweet mini brocade print. I continue to advocate prints on the red carpet — where art thou? This is a great example of a fancy print. And Read more

Not to be confused with granny's boudoir, the items pictured here are for a brocade babe. What's old is new again, and brocade always feels right in the dead of Winter. With a slight sheen and 60's vibe, slip on your patent booties, opaque black tights and costume jewelry for a glitzy night in brocade. Or, mix with dark denim for an upscale casual look. Either way you win. Shop Read more

For those of you who like adding some feminine touch to your gadgets, these electronics cases by Brocade Home will do just that. Shown here is the flocked leaf case in silver/peony which is made from luxurious silk fabric. The cases come in various sizes and can be used for the iPod nano, the standard sized iPod, or cell phones— with the larger size being large enough for a BlackBerry. Prices Read more

A friend of mine brought over a catalog from Brocade Home the other day and asked, no actually make that demanded, that I help her figure out where the plates in the background came from. I was a little stumped, they reminded me a bit of the ones from Working Class Studios, only each one looked unique. I was pretty sure I had seen them before, only I wasn't sure exactly where. So I told her to Read more

I just scored an awesome white and silver brocade vintage shell top, so I was psyched when I learned brocade was a trend this winter. This romantic fabric conjures up images of royalty and ladies who lunch - the latter not being very enticing. Nonetheless, in modern silhouettes and in moderation, this metallic floral print can be quite fetching. I'll have to model my shell for you soon, in the Read more