New in our etsy shop...

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I am thrilled that  Daily Candy included our suede clutch bags in today's post.
Thank you, Ladies.

Congratulations to Travis on his opening

XO,
M

Really feeling the metallics again.

Especially the silver ones this time.

Liking how the heavier metal zipper plays with the silver shimmer of the linen.

Gives the bags a little bit of an edgy look that I feel my work has lacked.

I like edgy.

And simple.

Coming soon to the Shop.

Winter neck wear collection coming soon.

Here is a sneak preview...

New leather and knit cowls will be in the shop later this week.

Until then, stay warm and dry.

XO,

Marketa

Ahhhhh, the dog days of August.

What I mean by that is that summer has finally made it's self at home in New York City.

If you live here, or any of the humid ares in the North east, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Needless to say, my top floor, black roofed non air-conditioned studio has become a sweat box over night. I have fans blowing left and right, but that does not help much.

The last thing I want to do is iron. Or do much of anything, with the exception of downing one glass of ice water after another.

But no rest for the wicked. Right?

With loose strands of tread and discarded textile clippings [which stick to my drenched skin], I'm bravely plowing through the piles and piles of orders that I need to complete before the week's end. AND, to make things even more exciting, I am getting ready to release some new bag styles. So keep an eye on the shop, as new goodies will be added over the next few days.

Including, but not limited to new color options for our SOHO tote.

Hope you're staying cool wherever you are.

XX,

M

My trusted Adler.

Snapped while cleaning out the studio.

Long silk cowls.
They're here

I have affinity for everything metallic and shiny.  Especially silk.

Coming in...

I'm a little  behind schedule with the site's completion.   Honestly, I thought I was going to launch this past Wednesday, instead I ran into some technical difficulties.

I struggled all week with the lighting and photo editing.  Trying to get the colors right was really really difficult.

At last some progress.

There is light at the end of the tunnel.

Spring '09      

Metallics

Coming soon to Marketa New York

Oops, it's been a while.   My apologies, but things have been a little crazy here lately.

Tax stuff, shipments, production, marketing, payment collection, administrative work, getting a year older, etc. etc. etc. ... won't bore you with those details.

In the midst of all of that, I decided to update my website.  Nothing major, I just felt that it needed a little "face lift".  Initially I thought that a simple color and font change would do the trick.   I made an attempt to tweak the existing template myself.  It- did -not- work.

To make a long story short, nothing major turned into a complete site overhaul that required the help of a professional.  The system had to be reprogrammed with up to date software [turns out the site lived in the dark ages]   We decided a new template was needed to achieve the look I was going for,   In the end, I even ended up changing my logo.  

I have a lot to learn about the functionality and back end of the new system.  Mainly I need to get used to the image application and store layout, but that shouldn't take too long.

I'm really happy with the way it turned out and can't wait to upload the the new collection into the store.   Once I'm done photographing it.   And, as we all know, that is a project onto it's self.

Production.
Sneak peak of what's going on in the studio.