Better Late Than Never...

Wow!  It's 2011.  What's even more amazing is that we're over halfway through January 2011.  I've been quite busy over here, which explains the lack of blogging on my end.  December was a mad rush of trunk shows and traveling, filling last minute orders, and scrambling to get my Spring line ready.  I managed to do it all, and I even launched the new SuzannaDai.com.  Many more exciting things are in the works too!

At the beginning of December, I flew out to LA to do a few trunk shows at the Nordstrom stores in Santa Monica, Topanga, and Fashion Island.  It was great to be in the stores and talk to customers face to face, although I'm not going to lie - it was also nice to get out of the mad rush that is NYC before the holidays.  LA was so warm and sunny, and I met up with an old high school friend, who took me to some cool spots.  I also filled up on Mexican food, which is soooo amazing out there.  It's funny - I grew up in Texas and couldn't have cared less about Mexican food until I moved to NYC and suddenly no longer had it at my fingertips.  Now I crave Mexican like nobody's business.  I pretty much ate my way through all the Mexican restaurants in LA.

I came back to NYC, did a few more trunk shows, and filled last minute orders before heading to my parents' house in North Carolina.  It was so nice to have a break - well, a small one, at least.  I spent a lot of time at home designing.  It's the only chance I get to step back and focus only on being creative.

I'll have my Spring 2011 line up on the site before too long - I'm really excited about it, and I'll give you a sneak peek here:

Malé Drop Earrings

Jaipur Collar Necklace

Palm Spring Cuff

I also launched a collection of beaded clutch bags, which I'm super excited about!!  More about those soon.

Here's to a great 2011!!

Dreamy Hollywood Glam

The last Monday in August, my friend Mondo, who is an amazing make-up artist, and his friend Irving (who does hair) wanted to put together a photo shoot using some of my jewelry and vintage clothing.  It was about 95 degrees that day, and we were all out in the park, dressed for fall weather, futilely trying to stay cool.  Despite the weather, I must say the shots came out pretty great!

The first shot we did used a random collection of pieces from my line, all piled on top of each other, for an over-the-top shot.  Most people aren't going to wear it this way, but it's a really impactful image to see so many detailed pieces right next to each other.  The model is wearing the Paris Cuff in silver, Windsor Cuff, Rouen Cuff, Constantinople Cuff, Barcelona Cuff, Paris Necklace in copper, and Copenhagen Triple Drop Earrings in champagne.

Then they made up one of the models to be a 1930's/1940's vamp.  She is wearing the Copenhagen Petal Drop Earrings.

The next shot has a 1920's look and features the Copenhagen Triple Drop Earrings in champagne, and the Copenhagen Necklace.

The last shot conjures up a feeling of Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.  In some of the shots, the model also resembles Joan Crawford.  I think these are my favorite.  She's wearing the Windsor Drop Earrings, Windsor Cuff, and Constantinople Cuff.

We had so much fun dressing them up, and I can't wait to do it again!