minor details

papier mache

2009-11-15T14:28:00.000-08:00

faux fur gilet + gloria tulle dress featured in the newest issue of papier mache magazine

Nest Event

2009-11-13T20:04:00.001-08:00

babes + babies

2009-10-19T20:50:00.000-07:00

minor collection and new skool will be sharing a booth with great stuff on SALE!

Come by and say "HI"!

There is a FREE discount code for all friends, family, co-workers and clients. Please RSVP for your tickets in advance at www.appelandfrank.com and enter the discount code DESIGNERBB, you will automatically be added to the guest list.

(Note, tickets are otherwise 2 for $5 online or $5 each at the door.)

twinkle

2009-10-02T20:22:00.000-07:00

i'm so very excited about minor's new collaboration with an amazing local jewelry designer, Colleen Mauer. Colleen has won the Gaurdian's Best of the Bay designer of the year. She hammers and creates each piece by hand. Each star is unique and one of a kind. Made to order and available in 14K and sterling silver.

SS10 color stories

2009-10-02T19:37:00.000-07:00

spring/summer 2010 collection

fabrics and color stories

NEW jewelry collaboration with Colleen Mauer Design

Earnshaw's

2009-08-17T21:03:00.001-07:00

earnshaw's magazine | august 2009

minor THANKS earnshaw's for the feature and support!

fw 09/10 lookbook

2009-08-06T22:27:00.001-07:00

trying to play "catch up" to the rest of the fashion world.

completed the fw09/10 lookbook mailer today.

lil minors online

2009-07-27T22:09:00.000-07:00

due to popular demand -- lil minors are now being offered in the online boutique!

I will be doing more uni minors soon, which will be available online.

I am still offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders! HURRY! get the one you LOVE today!

fall/winter 09/10 collection

2009-07-19T22:12:00.001-07:00

styles from minor fw 09/10 collection are now available to view on the website.

fw 09/10 online store and wholesale linesheets will be available soon.

thank you

2009-07-09T14:02:00.001-07:00

behind the scene

2009-07-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

fw09/10 photoshoot

location | de young meseum

photoshoot prep 2

2009-07-08T21:58:00.000-07:00

photoshoot prep

2009-07-08T21:49:00.000-07:00

getting it all together for today's photoshoot for FW09/10

zoe

2009-07-01T20:34:00.001-07:00

zoe | age 2

ava dress in recycled y/d cotton plaid

simone

2009-06-30T23:57:00.001-07:00

simone | age 2

in organic flutter tunic & recycled cashmere cozy leggings

I want candy!

2009-06-30T00:51:00.000-07:00

minor featured in SF's daily candy kids on monday.

thank you daily candy!

i got some great new contacts, orders, and publicity.

thanks to everyone for all the encouragement and support!

FREE SHIPPING! FREE SHIPPING! FREE SHIPPING!

2009-06-28T20:12:00.001-07:00

there are so many exciting things happening with minor.

we are being featured in the SF kids edition of daily candy tomorrow!

i'm soooo excited that i am offering FREE SHIPPING on all domestic online orders!

you can also get the current minor collection at:

Secession

3361 Mission Street | SF, CA 94110

415 279 3058

and

Stem

3690 18th Street | SF, CA 94110

415 861 7836

I am also trying to set it up to do made-to-order items (i've been getting requests for the fur gilets {in the summer? for adults!} and the lil minors). if you are interested in any of the styles that may be out of stock, please email me and we'll work out something!

lil minors

2009-06-26T01:21:00.000-07:00

worked on another batch of lil minors this week.

I love the stripe cashmere and wool fairisle.

I will definitely add more patterns in the future.

bunny

2009-05-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

lil minors

{recycled cashmere sweater knit, cotton, vintage faux fur trimmed with recycled and vintage buttons}

made this little guy last week along with some friends (2 cats & a mouse)

available at:

Secession 3361 Mission St. SF, CA 94110 415.279.3058

petite mademoiselle

2009-05-27T14:35:00.000-07:00

my cousin is having her 1st baby today! i'm very happy and excited for her and the family -- and can't wait to meet the new little bundle of joy! I just attended the baby shower 2 weeks ago and made this little outfit and a little bunny stuffed animal as my gift to her. i'm getting so inspired to do more infant things. soon I will have a new "little supermodel" to dress!

boutique

2009-05-13T23:34:00.000-07:00

minor collection online boutique is now open!

boutique pieces are sold directly from our studio.

you can also get the current collection from the list of stores.

hopscotch

2009-04-21T13:39:00.000-07:00

SS09 collection | Ava strappy dress

fiona

age: 4

super star

2009-04-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

check out minor's first graphic tee - each individually hand screenprinted with silver metallic foil by SF local, The Loin. limited printing on the super soft organic perfect T with metallic stitched back seam detail. black or ivory and available in XS S M L.

twinkle tee and a selection of the spring/summer 09 line can be purchased at

Paragraph

1234 9th Avenue

SF, CA 94122

(415) 753-0700

get this outfit

2009-03-23T13:20:00.000-07:00

{ava strappy dress | recycled men's cotton shirting

fringe jersey scarf | 100% organic cotton in h grey and nude}

ss09 is starting to trickle on in. i'm very excited about the new product line. you can get this outfit at Secession 3361 Mission Street, SF. more great stuff to come.

ss09 photoshoot

2009-03-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

aren't they adorable?

coming soon

2009-03-10T21:26:00.000-07:00

had the ss09 photoshoot today. the models and photographer did an amazing job! now it's time to edit -- there are so many great images -- this might be hard to do. will let everyone know when ss09 will be available on the website and in stores.

www.minorcollection.com

2009-03-03T11:34:00.000-08:00

my new website is LIVE! please check it out and tell family and friends. speaking of family, i want to give a huge THANK YOU to my cousin Darren at digitaldarren.net, who designed the sight. he did an amazing job and I am so happy with the results!

allegra T

2009-03-02T08:22:00.000-08:00

I love milla in this allegra T with the pink/nude leather jacket. She looks very downtown ethereal cool. I may need to do another shredding project!

{via garancedore}

1st accessory!

2009-02-28T23:49:00.000-08:00

faux fur mini purse

{fall/wtr 09 collection}

vintage faux fur lined in organic jersey knit

recycled faux leather strap

vintage button closure

ballerina birthday girl!

2009-02-26T22:00:00.000-08:00

{my little ballerina princess}

making some party favors for Sukyi's ballerina tea party this Saturday....

{vintage faux fur lined in organic knit. vintage button and recycled faux leather trims}

i am still experimenting with the shapes. i think i'll add mini faux fur purses for fall/wtr 09.

I have a crush on a boy

2009-02-20T21:26:00.000-08:00

{boy | band of outsiders fall 09 collection via style.com}

I adore Scott Sternberg's fall 09 collection for Boy. I have always loved the play of masculine/feminine and the tomboy look. This particular line has that classic Hitchcock heroine quality that I find so appealing and sexy. The proportions and textures are so cool.

p.s. I need those high heeled sneakers!!!

boy meets girl

2009-02-19T21:52:00.001-08:00

1st sample | woven ruffle sun top {minor spring/summer 09 collection}

reconditioned men's stripe cotton shirting with metallic zig-zag stitch detail at hem and ruffle

2009-02-19T21:48:00.000-08:00

can't touch this

2009-02-06T19:52:00.000-08:00

Tried on the sample of the jasmine knit pant today. I think they are crazy! I love them. It's sort of hard to see the pleat details, but you can get the silhouette. I'm going to take in the waist a bit and stitch the pleats down and then we're good to go.

What do you think?

jasmine knit pant {minor sp/sum 09 collection}

hammer time

2009-02-05T23:46:00.000-08:00

images: Emmanuelle Alt {Jack and Jil blog}

jasmine knit pant

{sp/sum09 collection}

will be in organic jersey with rib waistband

This is just one of the patterns and 1st sewing sample I freestyled today. Will try to fit it tomorrow with pictures on how it looks. These drop crotch pants stem from my current obsession with the Balmain pant silhouette and Emmanuelle Alt (Paris Vogue's fashion director). Am I crazy that I think these are cute for little kids? I actually think they are very practical (with not being too forward) because they are easy pull-ons and leave lots of room if your kid is still potty training.

rock, paper, scissors

2009-02-03T20:46:00.000-08:00

80% of my work time is production. After perfecting the design and pattern, I'm constantly laying out the fabric, marking, cutting, and bundling up for sewing. I do like laying out the marker, it's a puzzle, but I get great satisfaction when I have very low wastage of fabric. Seeing this done with machines at factories makes me in awe with technology (and wishing I had accessibility to them).

I'm starting to design sp/sum 09 collection. Inspirational images to come......

copyright

2009-02-02T10:46:00.000-08:00

It is so sad and low that my former employer has just ripped-off my husband's design that he developed 5 years ago for his small growing business. I guess it's just not enough that he dedicated a year and a half and I dedicated 9 years to this company -- designing and helping their business grow strong. Are we in such poor economic times that people are that desperate and have lost their creativity and integrity?

There are too many coincidences that lead to this "inspired" rip off. We even gave the original headphone graphic as GIFTS to the head of design and the boy's graphic artist.

While this may be legal due to the laws regarding trademark and intellectual property, I strongly believe that this IS unethical business practice.

Please support small independent designers and businesses and let Gymboree know how you feel about this!

Gong Hay Fat Choy

2009-01-30T10:16:00.000-08:00

I know, I have neglected my blogging duties. I've been so busy this holiday season! I hope everyone and their families had a wonderful holiday and New Year. I finished my last production run of the luxe gilet for the fw08 collection with an XL size added per requests. There are a few left at Secession Art & Design on Mission St . Large sizes have been going fast, I think adults are trying to squeeze into them : )

fw 08 collection {luxe gilet}

recycled vintage faux fur lined in cashmere sweater knit

hook and eye closure

professionally clean by fur coat method

do not press or steam

a monkey among us

2008-12-30T22:20:00.001-08:00

I had to save the "lil monkey" for my little monkey!

Happy New Year!

2008-12-30T21:52:00.000-08:00

I was trying to figure out fun little gifts to give all of Nate's little cousins and my friends' babies for Christmas. Due to my limited income, I came up with these "lil minors." I made them out of the cashmere and merino wool sweater scraps from the leggings and vest linings. My favorites are the bunnies with the vintage fur scrap pom-pom tails. I also stuffed them with the sweater scraps and the organic jersey/rib scraps from the tees and tunics -- talk about recycling! I used up all my scrap materials! There is something about creating these "lil minors" that is very theraputic for me.

Eden, from Secession, saw them and wants them in her store now. I better get cranking......

mariposa

2008-12-10T01:26:00.003-08:00

{flutter tunic in heather grey organic jersey with metallic stitch neckline detail}

minor fw08 collection

cozy and soft

2008-12-10T00:43:00.000-08:00

Here is the legging assortment for the Secession party this Friday. We have recycled & reconditioned cashmere, cashmere blend, merino wool and a herringbone cotton knit. I love all the yummy textures paired with the subtle colors. I hope you will like them too!

mini debut at Secession this Friday 12.12.2008

2008-12-10T00:20:00.001-08:00

FREE handmade gift for the first 10 people to purchase from the minor fw08 collection at Secession Art and Design. Hope to see everyone there! xoxo

wearing all hats

2008-12-05T01:21:00.000-08:00

I'm really a slacker when it comes to this blogging! But, hey, I have been working HARD! The past week, I've been perfecting the patterns, sewing samples, and paying my kids quarters and gummies to try things on (my son's a size 4, I don't tell him it's girl's clothes -- the leggings and tops look great on him!). The organic cotton jersey and rib that was rushed from NearSeas Naturals are amazingly soft! They are going to be used for the tees and tunics. I forgot that there's so much prep work when you are marking and cutting -- I had to lay out the fabrics to let them recover and rest, get creative with the fabric consumption when I laid out the graded patterns, cut-organize-bundle all the pieces for the sewers. Whew! I have to say that I'm pretty proud that I can get a concept going and 6 piece mini collection produced in a month. Minor is still in its infancy stage at this point. This past month was the easy stuff. It isn't even touching on all the work that need to be done for the next step!

There will be sort of a preview and shop of minor's fw08 collection at Secession Art and Design, next week, Dec 12. It would be great to see everybody and get feedback. I'm working on a little gift with purchase incentive : ) Invite and details to follow.....

more from fw08 lookbook

2008-11-26T19:20:00.000-08:00

{recycled vintage faux fur gilet, perfect T in organic 1x1 rib, reconditioned cashmere leggings}

images from fw08 lookbook

2008-11-25T10:55:00.000-08:00

{flutter sleeve tunic in soft organic jersey}

back to basics

2008-11-24T13:20:00.001-08:00

Here I am, dusting off my rulers, scissors, and manila....this brings back memories of fashion school and back to my roots starting off as a pattern/tech designer at Esprit. It's all coming back to me now.....I'm not too rusty at all! The Virgo in me loves the precise art of the drafting, cutting, sewing samples and problem solving. I am so happy that I rediscovered this lost art!

{recycled vintage faux fur gilet lined in cashmere sweater knit from fw08 collection}

(yes, I know it's late to launch fw08.....but, I think it's going to be a long, cold winter. who wouldn't want to cozy their kids up in a warm furry vest and cashmere leggings? All sustainable, each one special and unique, and made with love & pride here in the bay area.)

my new baby

2008-11-24T01:40:00.000-08:00

Here is the beginning of my new collection for girls, the birth of ..... minor! This is also the birth of my blog "minor details." This is to chronicle of my new adventure of starting a business. I hope this will bring inspiration, creativity, and learnings to those who love children art & fashion.

{the perfect T in soft organic rib with center back french seam detail and reconditioned cashmere leggings from fw08 collection}