Ready to Indie a GO-GO!! Peek Brooklyn

Hi Everyone! So sorry for the delay in writing. Upon returning from the South of France, I immediately was thrown back into full time parenting and have not had a second of time until summer camp started today!

While in the South of France I rediscovered the small hosiery boutique. These beautiful little shops, and when I say little, most were not much bigger the 4 ft by 8 ft, are hidden gems throughout France. While in one of these sort of shops in Nice I was overcome by the shop lady. This little old lady and her basset hound knew every nook and cranny of the store. While searching around the store, and being shown countless varieties of both tights and hold ups in brands that I knew and brands that I had not yet discovered. After talking about my collection briefly she climbed up a small ladder and grabbed a box from the top shelf of a jam packed with unlabeled boxes and pulled out the a pair from three seasons ago that I had coveted, but never had the chance to buy.

Needless to say I walked away from this shopping experience with 4 pairs of tights, and the discovery of what I want to be. I want to be that little old lady in a cluttered store, being the only one that knows my stock and close for an hour for lunch to meet my husband for lunch and know every variety of hosiery and line.


Once the idea was in my head, I couldn't sit still any longer. 

Which brings me to IndieGoGo. I will be launching my campaign to raise money for my online Hosiery Emporium.

Stocking Around Town with Majoire Helene Hache

Here is my friend Marjorie! I met Marjorie when she came to NYC with my friend Laura Angela! She brought me the tights I am wearing in this post. Marjorie lives and works in Paris-very lucky girl!

She definitely has the best dressed legs in Paris!

Similar Pair by Sneaky Fox

Stocking Around Town with Lydia Kornegay

One of the best aspects of living in New York City is the sheer variety of the way people dress. You can, in just a few minutes, see someone in a complete hipster look, a high end sartorial stance and even someone dressed in newspapers. You never know who that person sitting next to you on the subway is, what they do during the day and who they can become at night.

Where I am currently working, Eileen Fisher, there is a very casual vibe. I guess that is due in part to the clothes that are designed here.  There are a few exceptions and Lydia Kornegay is one of them. Lydia wears both vintage and vintage inspired pieces with flair and allure. Her hosiery collection is both classic and attention-grabbing. Theses beautiful tights she is wearing have a black floral motif with a gray under color. She purchased these at Daffy's a great place to find of the minute trends in Hoisery!

I love the way her shoes and scarf coordinate!

Hunting the Missing Cobra of the Bronx Zoo

We went to the Bronx Zoo this weekend in search of the missing snake. When we arrived we found out that she was found! THANK GOD, because I was very wary of visiting a zoo that had a cobra hiding in some place other than in a contained environment.
I never really liked snakes, but I wouldn't say that I am scared of them. I find them creepy and sneaky...
The Bronx zoo is hosting a competition to name that sly snake that escaped!  Max thinks she should called Slippy

Max and I posing at the Bronz Zoo

I am also using my Thursday Friday Together Bag whenever I can! Its not only stylish and interesting to look at it holds everything! Great for a MOM with style- and a suspicion of snakes!

These are another pair from Nordstroms! I felt these tights were appropriate for the snake hunt! They are a grey slate color with spirals that look like snakes climbing up my legs......


 

Stocking Around Town-Corinn

To continue my series of "Stocking Around Town"- I feature my co-worker Corinn Tesssitore. Corinn is the Video and Photo Producer at Eileen Fisher, she is spunky and energetic just like her tights! Corinn is wearing a plaid shirt with a pair of striped black tights. No that isn't too many patterns, she breaks up the patterns with a simple skirt and the vertical lines in the tights compliment the direction of the plaid in her shirt. Her tights are from Macy's, and are the perfect alternative to sheer black tights!

Stocking Around Town-Sadie

Tights are not just for grown-ups! Some of the cutest tights come only in toddler size. One of my favorite Italian brands Calzedonia, has a great selection for kids and toddlers. Some even miniature versions of their adult range. So when I spotted this little cutie today I could resist! 

In today's Stocking Around town entry, I am featuring my favorite pint size cutness Sadie! She is looking so adorable in her pink and purple flower cotton tights! I love her multi pattern look and stylish rainboots. Sadie enjoys watching Dora, playing with MAX and loves to wear tights! She has often complimented my tights, usually the pink or purple one, she is a girl after my own heart! 

Stocking Around Town-Mabel wearing the same Fab Cream and Damask Tights

Below is my friend Mabel, rocking the Cream and Damask Tights I wrote about in the previous post!

If you have a photo wearing hosiery I have talked about, send it in!

"Stocking Around Town" Ali Casciano

This is the first in the series "Stocking Around Town" were I will take random people I see on the streets of NYC or happen to know and talk about their fabulous hosiery!

This is my cousin Ali. She is wearing a pair of amazing tights from Kohl's Simply Vera Vera Wang Collection. Kohl's is a great place to buy hosiery. They always have a great selection from their various brands in stylish and trendy styles and they also carry a great selection of basics.

Ali has done an amazing job of pairing these patterned tights with a simple dress and cute cropped cardigan! She wore this great outfit for our Grandparents 60th Wedding Anniversary Brunch which I talked about in my post from Sunday.

Thanks Ali for participating in my Blog and being the first person featured in "Stocking Around Town"!

If you have anyone you would like to recommend for "Stocking Around Town' or if you would like to send me a photo of you wearing your great Hosiery find email me at cristina.cascianoking@gmail.com make sure you tell me where you purchased the find and a little bit about why you chose them!