Reina-I Paris

 My friend from Paris, Reina makes a beautiful lingeries collections. She choose the material from  a traditional french lace company and sometimes mix with some french antique silk, lace etc...

Since I wear her lingeries, I am completely falling love with their beauty and comfort.

She makes also some beautiful tops and dresses. They can be used in many different way.

パリ時代からの友人、Reikaちゃんの作り出すランジェリーのコレクションを紹介します。

フレンチレースとシルクを使って，デザインから裁縫まで全て彼女の手によって作られる作品達はとても着心地がよく，それでいて美しく、私の生活になくてはならない存在になっています。

朝シャワーを浴びて，彼女の美しいランジェリーを身につけると，今日も一日きれいいたいって言う気持ちになれるんです（笑）

夏でも冬でもインナーやアウターとして活用できるトップスも揃っています。

繊細なレースがシンプルな着こなしにアクセントとなって、カジュアルにもドレッシーにも大活躍です。

すごく気に入っているベスト。黒のタートルにも良く似合うし、メンズライクな着こなしに合わせても素敵に決まる一枚。

夏にはこれ一枚で，冬はジャケットの下にも着れるキャミソール。

美しい一日を作り出すランジェリー。

コーディネートの一例。Josephineのネックレスと一緒に。

下着って自分の満足感に繋がるもので、やはり綺麗な下着を身につけていると体のラインにも気をつけるようになるし、気持ちが引き締まるというか自分にしか分からないから，自分へのご褒美というか。　いくつになっても綺麗な下着に体を包んでいたい，と思うのです。

たまには白いシャツからちらっとブラを覗かせてもセクシーでいいですよね。セクシーだけど，嫌らしくならないのが、このブランドの特徴なのかもしれません。

Josephine jewelry collection

Nanamina boutique received Christmas collection from Josephine ( Jo Feliz).

The designer, Solena Tapia lives in Paris, working independent, mother of 3 kids. I met her through Micheal Tapia who is my friend since more than 15 years. He is also a designer, had a fabulous men's collection ( very very nice) and now he works for several company as a designer.

Solena's design is soft, sophisticate and easy to wear. She use some vintage piece and good quality gold metal. Each piece become unique with her magical touch.

Everytime I wear her collection, many people stop and ask me who design and where they can get.

This designer couple create beautiful kids and beautiful collection for grown up ladies:)

I show some of her christmas collection here but in nanamina boutique, there are more pieces.

Please come for look and feel her creation.

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Josephine（ジョセフィーヌ、元Jo Feliz)から新しいクリスマスコレクションが届きました。

デザイナーのSolena Tapiaはパリ在住のジュエリーデザイナーで，３人のお母さんでもあります。彼女と知り合ったきっかけはMicheal Tapiaという，１５年以来の友人と結婚したことがきっかけで、それ以来家族ぐるみで遊んだり，ご飯を食べたり。Michealは自分のメンズブランドを持っていて，今はアメリカ、イタリア，日本の大きなfashionの会社のメインデザイナーとして働いています。

Solenaがデザインするジュエリーはどれも優しく、繊細で、質のいいビンテージの石と，ゴールドを使用しているので，着け心地もとても良く、一度着けてからは離せなくなりました。

毎回私自身愛用しているので，このジュエリーを着けて外出するのですが，その度に，どのデザイナーなのか，どこで買えるのかなど聞かれます。

どれもが一点もので，今回だけの特別なコレクションです。どうぞ，お見逃しなく！

Tremplapin + nanamina Paperdoll

 Tremplapin ( Yui Taniguchi) designe a special nanamina paperdoll.

This will be a christmas present for everyone who purchase over $50 at nanamina boutique.


TremplapinのゆいちゃんがnanaminaのためにPapardoll（塗り絵の着せ替え人形）を作ってくれました。今月＄５０以上お買い物された方全員にノベルティーとしてプレゼントいたします。

Yui is a friend of mine from Paris, working for several magazine, Bon Marche, Michel Perry etc... 

I always loved her work, and her personality appears on her design. Gentle, eco friendly and full of love.

ゆいちゃんとはパリ時代からのお友達で，様々な雑誌，広告等で日本，フランスでとても活躍しているイラストレーターです。その人柄が表れている優しくて，愛情たっぷりの作風はずーっと好きで，いつか一緒に何か作りたいね，と話していた所，今回のPaperdollが完成しました。

This is one of her Color book. Made by all natural ingredients with LOVE.

お店に置いてあるTremplapinの塗り絵です。材料全てオーガニックで、繊細なイラストがとても可愛いく仕上がっています。

Paper doll

 
Last Saturday was a perfect cloudy day to do some craft with kids.

I decided to make a paper doll with my girls and Lilly. I gave them a piece of thick drawing paper, and some sawing material.

Fist they draw a girl and then cut off.  I had some left over cloth in my sawing box.

Each girl made a special doll for them. I wonder how they got their fashion taste, idea. I think they look great.

My next project with girls will be a " Doll House"

Cozy socks

  Socks and Tights can be a key point for Fall/ Winter Kids fashion.

These are one of "April shower" collection socks, available for 4,6,8 years size.

Chacoal color.

 Off white, pink, red, and geometric pattern.

Nadia with her friend "Teddy"

small touch for holiday season

 
nanamina received new collection from  april shower Paris.
There are perfect items for holiday season's gift.

Bag, poach, necklace etc...

Bow tie necklace by Mioaw, Paris.
Roket necklace by april shower.

Jo Feliz collection for  grown up ladies.
Each items are only unique pieces.

nanamina trunk show on 13th and 15th.

This week Nanamina holds 2 Trunk Shows on:

Thursday, the 13th (10am - 2pm)

Saturday, the 15th (1pm - 6pm)

One of a kind pieces from Paris, exclusive to Nanamina

New bags, accessories and more

Hope to see you!

little fall fashion

 New arrivals from April shower ( Paris).

Fons Gillet ( angel vest), Flavie blouse, Fara skirt, Rocket necklace.

Fee Dress, Fia bag, Olga necklace

 Talc St Lucie Dress, Emma Gillet (vest), Rocket necklace, Fresh bag.

Back to school

1st September. Soon school start, kids are excited and also bit sad to leave the house and mother. I, as a mother, can't wait to send them to school and have more time for me:)

We bought a new bag, new file, new lunch box etc...

These are bags which is perfect for pre school and little play date.

Top photo, sac ecolier. A french traditional school bag form, design by April shower.

Little back pack design by Coq en pate.

new member: evangelione doll

Evangelione dolls, hand made with LOVE just arrived in nanamina.

I found her doll through one of a gallery in France and I fall in love with her world.

They are more than just a doll, I would say a piece of art.

Each piece is unique, one of a kind doll. First arriving in L.A!

Doo little

Doo little magazine from France talk about " nanamina". Beside of Milk, I really like this magazine for kids, Thank you for the lovely article.

Doo little http://www.doolittle.fr/

maui vacation

We return to Maui for summer, it's been such a long flight from Paris last 15 years, but this year the flight was only 4.5 hours from L.A. So easy to get here.

Every morning I get up at 5:00 and go to the beach by myself. There are no body on the beach , so quiet and peaceful.

The house we stay has a huge yard and many many fruit tree. Everyday we receive fresh tropical fruits, such a papaya, mango.

Before our departure, I pick up some easy dress from nanamina:) This is Tokyo dress from Le marchand d' etoiles. Perfect for summer vacation.

un petit vacance de Lilly

Lilly, one of the best friend of Nadia, Marina. She dress always very cute.

This summer she take a "little vacance " in Salem, Massachusetts. She wear Rio dress from Talc with Chech hat also from Talc , and a little bag from Japan.

She was on the wedding party. She wear yellow silk dress from Maan and bird hat from Talc.

Thank you Lilly!

Bon vacance!

nanamina trunk show on July 23th

　Many summer dress, bikini, t-shirts etc... for kids.

Many new accessories for grown up people:)

Bikini by Talc

It's summer time.

Yesterday after we came back from Silver lake Farmer's market, it was too hot to stay with dress, so they decide to splash with water spray in the garden.

Black Margaret print bikini for Marina.

With red check hat. We can bend the shape with wire, very useful item. I wish they make it for adult size.

Pink beige pavot print bikini for Nadia.

Also exist with Blue marine dot in white.

It's available from 2 years old to 10 years old size. Each size $32.

Je sais cuisiner ( pour mes doudous)

This book is also what I found last time in Paris. It looks like a just cooking book but the concept of this book is " How to cook for my dolls". All recipe are very easy to make and full of imagination. It would be so much fun to cook with kids and have a dinner for dolls and kids. ( in this way, kids eat also vegetables:)

The author, Martine Camillieri is known for her installation, collaboration with Bonton, Merci etc...

She create her world with daily products and I believe that we all can try easily. Without using a colorful artificial ( I hate it!) color, she create a wonderful colorful world with natural ingredients.

It's written in French but even you can't read French, you can totally get feeling just looking at pictures. This book gave me a good workshop program for me and my daughters this summer.