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You may remember I have kind of a soft spot for beautiful backpacks.  An oxymoron, you say?  I think not.  More and more we're seeing brands that specialize in these super sturdy, super functional, super thoughtful, and yes, super beautiful everyday backpacks.  One of my favorite discoveries of late is from Archival Clothing, a label that actually started off as a blog where founders Lesli Larson and Tom Bonamici researched, field tested, and reviewed heritage apparel.  They eventually decided to start their own line, one in which every product would be up to the standards they used to evaluate everything on the blog, and thus Archival Clothing was born.

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I know I'm not alone in craving smaller, more delicate pieces of jewelry lately.  I used to wear all kinds of huge and crazy pieces, but now I just sort of want to feel light and breathe easy, and somehow small thoughtful delicate bits of metal are having that effect on me.

Enter Another Feather, a small independent jewelry line created and hand-crafted by Hannah Ferrara in Asheville North Carolina.  What I love especially about her work is that despite being minimalist and understated, it is still tough and edgy.  A fine line to walk.

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On Granville Island (Vancouver) we popped into a dual purpose First Nations gallery/tourist trap shop that had some irresistible souvenirs.  We snapped up a few temporary tattoos, which of course we had to apply right away.

I don't have any permanent ink but I find myself constantly pinning lovely tattoos and I have to say, having this sweet bird on my wrist makes me feel pretty darned good.  Not saying I'm going to do it, but I am saying that I may just get hooked on temporary tattoos to scratch that itch.  This of course led me on a great big hunt, and I found some real beauties.

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I'm back from my trip to Vancouver and I have to say the city is truly stunningly beautiful.  I'm organizing my thoughts (and the few photos I managed to take) for more posts next week, but wanted to start sharing with you some of my big discoveries.  Like local backpack company Herschel Supply Co. Brand.  I've seen their goods online and always been intrigued, but in person you can see how really special they are.  Built super solid and sturdy, they are also ridiculously comfortable on, and beautifully designed. 

Usually when a lookbook is this tastefully done it tells you something about the brand ethos, and Herschel is no exception.  Way to make a utilitarian backpack sexy and totally covetable!

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