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Label Watch: Gryphon The Aldridge Trench

Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes is my favorite Typepad blogger. :)  She and her mother, Judy Aldridge (a former model) of Atlantis Home,  recently teamed up to design a trench coat for Gryphon.

Here is the creation that they came up with: The Aldridge Trench.  To read more about it, visit Sea of Shoes by clicking here.

At 18 years old, Jane Aldridge's life seems like every girly girls dream come true.  She lives and breathes fashion and shares her passion with her mother - who was a former model, boutique owner, and designer, too.   Jane also designed a line of shoes for Urban Outfitters.  (And HOW MUCH do you love her cut out boots in this picture???)

 

It looks so much cuter styled on Jane than on this model...

  

 Here's a close up of the removable leather pouch.

Gryphon The Aldridge Trench $875

Label Watch: Gryphon New York

I've seen Gryphon at high end department stores and designer boutiques - but never knew much about the history of the label.  Interestingly enough, the label was started by a woman named, Aimee Cho (woot woot), who was a former fashion editor at Vogue turned designer.  (This basically sounds like my life dream come true, what a bitch!  Just kidding).

The label was founded off a closet staple: the iconic trench coat (hmmm sounds a little familiar, ahem, Burberry) and branched out to include everything from edgy tees to romantic frocks!

Check out some looks by Gryphon on my favorite fashion search engine: Shopstyle.com

 

 

OK TRUTH - I am totally busted.  What inspired this post today?  Well I made the mistake of logging into Gilt Groupe and was lucky enough to put this little number in my cart!  It originally retails for $450 and I actually used an old credit so all I had to pay was $12 measly dollars for shipping!  Woo Hoo!

I am loving the little print - which you cannot see in the picture but they are actually teeny tiny minature hearts.  I am going to pair with the Stuart Weitzman huggie booties and pair with sheer black tights with pin dots ala Balenciaga Autumn/Winter 2009-10 line.