Kona Love

Suzi is in Kona this week, enjoying some well deserved rest and relaxation. Before she left, we took a peek in her bag, and this is what we found:

souchi bamboo tanks and pants for lounging and light sun protection.

souchi bamboo camis, perfect for layering. These are very alluring.

souchi bamboo tunics, skirts, and dresses for ultimate simplicity (toss it over your bathing suit) and comfort (so soft on the sunburned shoulders).

Bamboo is the ideal traveling companion.  Say you are leaving for Hawaii and are in a huge rush and only have time to throw a few things in the bag before jetting away. Bamboo will keep you fashionable and comfortable from runway to beach.

Bamboo is the perfect weight for late summer days and nights that are slowly easing into fall. Buy now; you'll be so glad you did.
Check out the latest souchi offerings on the website: www.souchi.com
Did you know you can also shop by material on the site? So cool.

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xo suzisouchi

eradication of blisters in san francisco?

the latest question comes from san francisco & reminds me of the dear abby episode on the brady bunch.

so here goes:

Dear suzisouchi,

I live in San Francisco and even walking to get milk requires a climb up a fat hill. How do I wear my fashionable long trousers and shoes without a) ruining my hems or b) getting blisters everywhere?

Am I doomed to run around the city in sneakers and yoga pants? Because I would prefer to be cuter than that.

love, trying to turn heads in The Mission

dear trying to turn heads,

san francisco was my stomping ground for almost 12 years and i miss it terribly. i was 21 when i first moved there and was just starting out and didn't have the cash to buy the shoes i really wanted to buy. cut to about 3 months later, no car, walking hills, to work, to movies, everywhere and multiple blisters and lots of $ spent on neosporin and bandaids and my outlook changed.

my advice is to invest in a well made classic shoe with a low heel.  also, please pay the $40+ to have them soled properly to ensure they will last through many seasons of bad weather and give you an extra cushion for the stairs, cobble stone and asphalt, not to mention hills. now, when i say classic i don't mean boring! always invest in well made items that you won't tire of, that make you happy and work with what you currently have and hope to have later.

no, you are not doomed to have frayed pants & yoga pants! however, check out lanvin to see that mr elbaz is the king of frayed seams. i am always a fan of the frayed seams, though a distinction must be made: frayed does not mean tattered! and yoga pants, well there are good and there are the 'oh lord, seriously' so just in case you have the oh lords, then you should know souchi, does sweats/leggings too and we carry the curtis lounge pant from christina lehr which is perfect for running errands, then hitting yoga. i think it's lazy to assume you don't need to be cute when running errands or exercise class. 

here are some 'classics' that i have chosen for my store, souchi, this fall:

hand made in italy booties with cool low heel (think cool and comfortable!) by martha davis

and then for both day & the nights where you want a lil extra flash, these are insane! also, by martha davis, and in a crackled leather in  gold with peep toe. what is more comfortable than a wedge? tennis shoes? well, then why, i ask is skeechers and prada making curved wedge tennis shoes? see.

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for the crazy rainy days of the north west then i found these super cool new wellies from ports 1961. they are in a putty grey and super fun. they will be available in september.

and, lastly, a souchi store favorite, anouk boots have found the perfect sophisticated, cool, practical and beautiful boot. oh, and it's a flat so comfort is not an issue. did i mention they are handmade & that this style is over the knee but thin leather so it can be folded or scrunched down below the knee? yep, perfect.

i hope these inspire you to invest in a great pair of 'walking shoes' done done the souchi way and not the 'outdoorsy trekky' way.

HAPPY PRE-FALL!

xo

suzisouchi

color and shape inspiration from firenze.............

i had such a wonderful time in florence. i went crazy with my camera and managed to take over 300 photos in 5 days! i always have my camera in my bag....and not just when i'm traveling. 


these are some of my favorites:


this first photo caught my eye after my shopping excursion to super cool shop luisaviaroma . i love this photo, because the colors were so vibrant in person that you could see it from the street at the end of a long hallway. what you say? well look at photo #2 to see the end of the hallway to see this amazing door!


wow! the ceiling, the door, door knob (i'm sure there is a more elegant name for this), the iron work....my goodness, i would love to see this everyday. what was also amazing is on the facade of the building there were globe light sconces in the same lavender. so pretty.


clearly i'm having a lavender moment and didn't even know it!


i spent my last morning in the boboli gardens with a caprese salad, tomato pizza and lots of water. it was the first time i had been there without snow. i brought my sketch book and color pencils and spent several hours designing spring 2011. how can you not be inspired with that view and green everywhere. 


i shot this photo of the face from this angle because i loved how the trees & leaves sorta look like a wig. 


i never seem to tire of mint/pistachio/turquoise, sky.....ahhhhh just so serene and fun and easy on the eyes. 




for those of you who don't know me personally.......i LOVE DOORS! i have hundreds of photos of doors from all over the world. i love to see what people do with them. from a simple modern door, to overly ornate to raw, rotting wood and iron work. just makes me happy. plus, i think emotionally i have always relished the saying, 'when one door opens....'. i believe the saying as well as thinking sometimes you just have to open it yourself. now, if any of these doors closed in my face, i'm not sure i'd mind since they are so pretty. 


skylights, lights, circles, again a function that can be done so well. 


people often asks what inspires me? or what do you look for when designing or looking to be inspired? my answer is simple: i don't look at the world as a designer or as someone looking for inspiration. instead, i just look with my eyes and see where they lead me.


vision, literally, is something i don't take for granted. at nine years old, i got in accident and severed the nerves in my eye socket and was suppose to be blind and disfigured. well, when that didn't happen, they said i may be legally blind in that eye by the time i was 18. well, that didn't happen either. 


so, i have no agenda besides just to see what is around me. i am sure i have and will continue to miss many things. but, to find beauty in the things around me is what interests me. and if i'm lucky i may just figure out why.


xo
suzisouchi

first souchi fashion question.........from san francisco mom

"I am admittedly totally out of the fashion loop which is why I am able to ask any and all "fashion" questions with absolutely no hint of embarrassment. So here goes...are empire waist dresses super over? 2nd question. If they are, how can I make them more current without trying too hard? Specifically, I have a really cute charcoal gray cashmere (yes, souchi) dress that has a wide boatneck, empire waist, and reallyreallyreally long, cute, cozy sleeves. Obi belt? Is that silly? Cropped sweater or jacket? The solution has to be easy as you know I am "fashion lazy".

hey san francisco! 

ok, so here's my feeling about empire waist: a true classic! from shakespeare thru breakfast at tiffanys thru the 70's with chloe (et all) to betsy johnson lycra to missoni to current souchi (and thru spring 2011) and ports 1961. it's a fashion staple for icons: audry hepburn, talitha getty, nicole ritchie, etc. all souchi images below and ports 1961 are available for fall!!

if you're a bit over wearing it the same way i'd say pick a cool sash (see giselle dress below) and put the top of the sash at the empire seem to make the seam appear a bit lower. i'd say something very simple: gross grain or silk cord or my favorite skinny leather belt by johnny farah (coming late august).

so the moral: wear what you love and are comfortable in. an accessory or belt can alter anything. here are some images to inspire you to bust it out and feel free to be lazy :) BUT DO NOT WEAR BABY DOLL STYLES....i don't want to see those for a very very long time!

xo

suzisouchi

icon: audry

chloe 2008

nicole ritchie....

ports 1961

souchi spring 2010

souchi spring 2010