We loved seeing DANNIJO in Harvey Nichols’ comic strip, featured in WWD: “Isabel Marant, I know what that needs. Rachel Zoe shoes and DANNIJO beads.” We couldn’t agree more!
We’re loving these illustrations of the DANNIJO Lindsay iPhone case and Capucine necklace by the very talented Alyaa Kamel, as featured on the Trend Report.
Spring has arrived at DANNIJO.
Add a little glitz to your wardrobe with an exclusive DANNIJO Galapagos necklace for Charm & Chain, as featured in WhoWhatWear.
See Ali of Charm & Chain pictured above in her necklace.
Photo by Christophe Kutner
Was Russel Simmons dressed as his brother Run-D.M.C and spotted talking to model/actor types the whole time? Check. Did the Manrepeller show up to DANNIJO an hour before the party costume-less, wearing only a skirt that resembled a full blown yeast infection? Check. Did Jodie not want to go until we scored sick Marchesa dresses, one of which would make for an epic Elvis costume? Check. Did we get to walk the red carpet as Cleopatra, Elvis and Manrepeller-with-a-yeast-infection-and-mangled-headdress? Triple Check.
(L – R) Jodie Snyder, Leandra Medine, Danielle Snyder
Heidi and Seal‘s party was as full-on as it looks in all the online coverage. Guests included a mix of celebs, models, musicians, designers and actors including Fergie, Doutzen Kroes and Michelle Tratchtenberg. Heidi and Seal of course went all out two-nights in a row, first dressed as a bloody cadaver and wheeled out for the red carpet on a hospital bed for her Vegas party, and next dressed as a monkey for New York’s bash at the Dream hotel. The power couple didn’t arrive til 12:45am and missed the best part of the party, Questlove‘s DJ Set. I guess they got to see him the night before in Vegas though. For those of you who missed it, below is a round-up of my favorite costumes and moments from the night. Bonus points for DANNIJO infused get-ups. Scroll to THE END or risk missing the best part of this post, a LIVE ELVIS PERFORMANCE amidst chaos… Happy belated H-a-l-l-o-w-e-e-n guys!
And now for the BEST PART of this post. Watch in its entirety:
So, it’s that time of year again. What time you ask? If you couldn’t guess it, well YOU’RE LAME. It’s, drumroll…
H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N!!!!!
It’s ok if you didn’t get excited about it, Jodie doesn’t anymore either. She’s so mature these days. For those of you kids who still get excited, have no fear, I still do to and I’m doing a post on it just for you (and me really). I’m researching my costume for Monday night. I texted a friend and asked what he was doing for it and he wrote me “Seal/Heidi,” so naturally I asked, who’s going to be Heidi? Then I realized I was a moron and he was going to their big Halloween party they do every year. And guess what, so am I! So my costume needs to be good. This of course begs the question, WHAT SHOULD I BE? Help! Or don’t, I’ll help myself. Peep my idears below:
1. Derek Foreal in Blow
Halloween or not, you need a Derek Foreal Pinky ring (only $38!)
2. Wednesday Addams - as herself or in the school play
PLEASE watch this video
…and can we just have a moment for this photo? I love Christina Ricci
3. Wayne or Garth OR Wayne & Garth (depending on available friends). Jodie? You available?
++bonus points if it’s with your significant other
4. Stacey of Wayne’s World. Bike around with a neck brace and say “Hiiiiii Wayne” all night. Could be fun…
(notice the camel toe @manrepeller. #ew)
5. Ace Ventura at Shady Acres Mental Institution “Blue 42!!” SPECIAL NOTE: this was my best costume of all time from my freshmen year at Vanderbilt. I’m still trying to locate pictures. I’ve actually dressed as this twice which is why I have the pic below from last year which wasn’t as full-on (If you have any pics from Vandy please send to me as it was EPIC)
Now if those didn’t get your creative juices flowing, you’re not creative. Just kidding, here are some more ideas from years past…
6. A Native American Indian (decked in DANNIJO) a la Jodie
7. Chief of Emu Nation (decked in DANNIJO) or Ferris Bueller’s Sloane a la me
8. Cruella Deville a la Blair Oliver
9. Francis from Darjeeling Limited a la Bronson Lamb
10. A Walking HSBC Ad
And last but not least, A BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT BACKUP DANCER FROM GREASE!!!!
Happy Trick-or-Treating kids x
It’s not everyday we have visitors over for breakfast, so we did it up for this morning’s visitors who travelled all the way from Rwanda to join us. You may remember us talking about Indego when we first introduced the DANNIJO x Indego Africa collaboration.
Today we had the honor of meeting the two women from the Cocoki cooperative, Therese and Emelienne, who make our gorgeous DANNIJO pouches that you receive when you order something from DANNIJO.com. We told them all about how we built our brand and gave them some guidance as women entrepreneurs.
They shared stories about their background and discussed their goals. We even had a handsome Rwandan translator, Yves, who happens to be Indego’s accountant. It was quite the morning over here. But the best part of the whole breakfast was the design discussion. We came up with some sick concepts for 2012 that employ the use of indigenous Rwandan elements, (think African masks, horn and colorful textiles) so stay tuned…
Jodie and I attended the WGSN Awards last Thursday night at Gotham Hall. We were nominated for Breakthrough Designer and were honored to be amongst a slew of talented designers including our dear friends Timo Weiland + Alan Eckstein. We were fortunate to be the guests of Swarovski Elements, the headlining sponsor for the night. The main point of this post though (other than letting you know we were nominees) is that Jodie made sure to bling it out for our audience. She was my portable disco ball for the night, which was pretty lucky for me, ’cause most people’s dates aren’t that sparkling if you know what I mean. Visual below:
Jodie my-disco-ball sister donning Cecile Earrings, Frances/Stanton Cuffs & the Taylor
One of the most challenging fashion attires for me has always been the Blacktie event. It’s like Wimbeldon for Andre Agassi. Read it again so you can laugh this time: It’s like Wimbeldon for Andre Agassi. It always seems to creep up on me and last minute, I’m desperate to find something– which of course then needs statement jewelry to take it next level. Below I’ve created an inspiration cheat-sheet for you to reference for your next big night. What’s trending, you ask? It’s all about #crystaloverload #winterblues #boldaccessories and #takeithomeshoes (ie my Loeffler Randall Natane pick below)
1. Metallics + Sparkle with Crystal Overload a la Jodie
Dresses by Marchesa. 1. Rex earrings 2. Cecile earrings 3. Sparo Cuff 4. Taylor bracelet
2. Winter Blues a la me
With Jo at WGSN Awards. I’m in one of my all time favorite designs, the Zsa Zsa
Dresses: (L) Marchesa (R) Carlos Miele. 1. Irina Cuff 2. Nela necklace 3. Gabrielle earrings 4. Loeffler Randall Pumps
3. Bold Accessories
Dresses by Carlos Miele. 1. Frances Cuff 2. Syrah necklace 3. Oksana earrings 4. Zsa Zsa necklace
