How to Make Rosettes

Tanya may not think she is crafty, but she is most certainly stylish, and somewhere the twain shall meet. As the editrix with a superb and strangely flawless eye on The Hinter, she brings make-up, shoes, bags, products, outfits, and general stylistic inspiration to those of us with eyes that rest on bargain tables a little too often and too long (who here has not been vexed by a purchase prefaced by the dangerous question, "is this ugly-cool, or just ugly?" ). When Tanya interviewed Wendy Mullin of Built by Wendy I was pounding my keyboard in delighted exasperation at how awesome both of them are. She also uses maddeningly clever titles for her posts. Even the very particular ladies at Lucky think her effortless cool is just about the most appealing thing on earth and want whatever lipgloss she fancies "very fresh and modern." When a girl says she wants to wear high-waisted jeans with tucked-in oxford shirts and boat shoes, the world sits up and listens.



A few months ago, when it was more spring than summer, Tanya came over to show me how to make the accessory of the season. These might remind you of those ginormous flowers everyone gagged on in season 3 of Sex and the City but for which my heart has always fluttered. Tanya and her aforementioned keen eye, however, noted these buds sprouting up everywhere at Philip Lim, and in dark moody colors they carry right through till fall. And really, who wouldn't love a perma-corsage no matter the season? Made with pretty silk shantung or wire-trimmed ribbon these are certainly more attractive than your average prom date.