Shadows

Wow, it has been an entire month since I posted over here? Hmmm.
Bad darling! I love this pic I took with my phone while in La Jolla drinking really amazing coffee with a best gal pal, Jen. These are the most comfortable fishnets I will ever own!

Birthday SALE - 20% off SMASH UPs

We are proud to announce that Smashing Darling - Your House for Indie Fashion - is going to be a year old Feb. 20th 2008! We cannot believe that it has only been a year! The site is over 300 indie designers strong and getting stronger every moment!

We want to celebrate our first year with you with 20% off any and all items in the Student Smash Up Store. We have some beautiful and FUN screen printed items in the store. All screen prints on these items were designed by different students from various art schools across the country. Stay tuned for a special edition birthday SMASH UP that will go up for sale on our big day!

Here is your unique promo code: DRSZVL. It will be active from Feb. 1st - Feb. 29th 2008 use this code to receive 20% off any item in Student Smash Up Store only. There will be a place at check out to enter the code to get your 20% off!

Stitch Lounge interview

Head on over to the Smashing Darling blog to learn more about Stitch Lounge in San Francisco!

Interview: Melissa Alvarado of Stitch Lounge

Todays interview is with Melissa Alvarado one of the girls that started the Stitch Lounge in San Francisco. A very unique business that encourages customers to pick a project and just get started! We love that because that is what Smashing Darling is all about, letting your indie OUT! She also co-authored, with her friends and partners, Melissa and Hope, Sew Subversive and then Subversive Seamster. So if you are in the neighborhood, pop in and experience the lounge! These girls are always up to something fun!

Be BOLD - and comfy - in 2008

Many thanks to Mallory Whitfield of missmalaprop.com and her indie self for spreading the good word over at styledash.com. Check out her blog about one of our new Smashing Darling designers
CUT-IT-OUT.

Darling's in New Haven's PLAY weekly

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With the expansive nature of the internet shrinking the world of commerce and growing it simultaneously, it's seems only natural that we head away from our metropolis and head North to find the masterminds behind the new social shopping website, Smashingdarling.com.

Over the Quinnipiac River Bridge and north on Route 9, you'll come to the quaint artist's community of Chester. Traveling down the windy road of Route 148, reducing your city speed to a more country-friendly pace, you'll find Mergirl, a custom clothing boutique in the stone building on Water Street.

Welcome 2008!

Happy New Year!

Many thanks to everyone out there who voted for SmashingDarling.com in Mashable.com's Open Web Awards. We came in second - thanks to all of your help - and all of us Darling's are heading out to San Fran for the awards in just a week. Not a bad way to kick in a new year.

Thanks again and cheers!

Calling All Indies!

Your VOTE for SmashingDarling.com in the Open Web Awards is a common vote for the entire Indie community online!
We made it through the first round and now everyone can VOTE AGAIN!

WHO: Smashing Darling NEEDS YOU!

WHAT: TO GO VOTE!

WHERE: Mashable.com Open Web Awards 2007 FINAL ROUND - Best Social Shopping Network

WHEN: NOW! Voting Ends Thursday December 20th, 9pm PST

WHY: Because the indie design community needs you to:

SHOUT IT OUT - SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT - PASS IT ON

HOW: Click Here.

Scroll down, Look for Category: Social Shopping. Click the circle next to www.smashingdarling.com. Click Cast Your Vote

It is as easy as 1,2,3! So GO VOTE now before you forget! If you aren't familiar with the site and are wondering what it is all about, we have a fabulous manifesto for you to read at your leisure. If you don't have time for that, I have included a few words from some of our fans.

What they are saying:

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"You won't ever understand the allure of indie fashions until you buy and wear something distinct, fabulous and hard to find. Then and only then will you get why indie fashion rules the roost...they are on to something....
- Papierdoll

"Smashing Darling, my new favorite site to shop, drool, quiver etc over amazing indie fashion finds."

- PR Couture