Elena Adams Designs – News

I have been working crazily the last few weeks getting ready to release a whole new collection in time for fall. I’m finding the slightly industrial look, combined with smokey grays and blacks really inspiring, and using fall favorite colors like deep purple and endive to brighten them up. Here’s a little peak at one [...]

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It has been HOT in California during the last couple of week. There’s no longer any doubt that spring is here, and it feel like we might even be in for a very long summer. I’ve already started digging through the back of my closet looking for last summer’s outfits and can’t wait to get [...]

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When I said petite necklaces were out, I had no idea celebrities were going to embrace it so completely. According the Marie Claire, huge necklaces have been spotted on celebs like Claire Danes, Amy Adams, Beyonce and Kristen Bell. I’m not just talking big pendants either, I mean enormous, layered, colorful beads and chains in [...]

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Elle reports this month that white will be the new black, or the new denim, or…it’s always hard to tell what we’re up to. Crisp white suits and accessories, white boots and oversized white belts, certainly do make for a striking ensemble. However, if you’re part of the regular population, like me, it’s a very [...]

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My job doesn’t require a whole lot of finesse in the fashion department. It’s a home studio and I never deal with clients, so most days I live in jeans and a t-shirt, or track pants if I’m feeling particularly “slummish”. For a while when I was working at home, I made up for it [...]

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Looks like it’s time to pull out your arm warmers again! Big, bright, day-glow colors are making a spring come-back. Gucci, DKNY, and Michael Kors are all showing off their beach-side best. Keep it in line by sticking to block colors and simple prints like stripes and polka dots. Not ready to plunge into this [...]

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