feeling girly!

So, as many of you know, I am not a girly girl. Yes, you can always find me wearing skirts and dresses with pointy heels, and you'll rarely find me in pants.

Maybe it's these paperlili tops that Cristy sends over, they are so deliciously girly, glittery and sparkly.

Or maybe it's the long-awaited Chicago Springtime that seems to have arrived early this year :D

Either way, your next courtneycourtney dress may have ruffles!

All the frills you can expect from my creations. Enjoy!

contest: CC in a Room!

Hello courtneycourtney fans! Personal style extends beyond just an outfit, we want to see those superbly decorated rooms! Show us your CC in a room, see the examples below. All room photos will remain anonymous.

You may show CC dresses gotten off the market and gifts as well. Submissions will be posted to the courtneycourtney fanpage (in this album) as they are submitted for sharing, but voting takes place on the blog here.

Voting will be open during April 26-30^th.

Winner with most votes will receive an extremely limited edition handcut circles silkscreen pillow for your stylish abode.

Your JPG image must be less than 1mb.

Submit ONE photo of your cc in a room, to info.courtneycourtney AT gmail.com by midnight, April 25^th, 2010.

Choose carefully! The first photo received will be your entry. Now get to styling!

collaboration: From C to Z !!!

INTRODUCING: From C to Z !

Oh, the magic that happens when creative minds come together. I am not sure exactly when me and Julie of Zozobugbaby came up with this concept. Somewhere in the flurry of all our emails and messages,
packages of fabrics that we find and ship back and forth for each other, I shipped Julie the makings of a staple style from courtneycourtney's designs: the flutter sleeve.
She completed the look, and in unabashedly zozobugbaby + courtneycourtney fashion: voilà!! Off to Pascale Wowak and her beautiful little model and our beloved muse, Ellie, they go!
The perfect combination of practical, sweet, whimsical and unique. As most of you know, each piece is handmade and one-of-a-kind. Careful attention is given to each dress as they are assembled beginning in

Chicago and completed in Salem, Oregon. Truly, well-traveled pieces that combine the sweetness and joy we intend for the lucky little girls wearing our dresses, to live in everyday.

It makes my spirit so happy to be able to bring to life our designs to share with you and your little ones.
I look forward to sharing more designs and collaborations like this, thank you for your support. And

THANK YOU Julie and Pascale, always a pleasure to practice amongst truly creative, strong and supportive women. Now enjoy!

And yes, MORE photos to come, or check them out for yourself!

http://www.pascalewowakphotoblog.com/2010/03/from-c-to-z.html

circles for ziba! And a PUG!!!

You may remember our beautiful model here and here!

circles, bubbles, a pony ...

Eva wears her circle silkscreen dress - perfect for pony rides!

Love you girl!!! :D :D

tropical flutter! by Rebecca Drobis Photography

Rebecca is new to courtneycourtney, but definitely not to childrens photography, youth culture and fashion! Check out her exceptional work at www.rebeccadrobis.com.

Where in the world will courtneycourtney end up next??

Beautiful little model (yes, we've got hair jealousy) wears my flutter sleeve twirl dress with handcut apple silkscreen. Thank you Rebecca!!!

asterisk pom + flutter sleeves

pom pom POM POM POM!

Do I even need to tell you who took these AMAZING photos??

Thank you KATE!!!!!!!!!

And why do I love my flutter sleeve style dresses?

They look great alone, and layered over sleeves!

Just the right touch of girly meets comfy cool that goes great year-round, no matter where you live!

...and the dress itself:

The winning CIRCLES print dress!

Here is the winning dress in the circles silkscreen!!!

Thank you to everyone for participating in the contest, circles are always a favorite of mine revisit too! I hope you like the 2010 version!

I asked my dear friend Pascale Wowak to help introduce the new print, in my flutter sleeve style dress as worn by the ever-fabulous Ellie! I have been busy sewing up this new print into a collection that will be listed very very soon!

love her!

You just can't help but smile when you see this little gal.

I love all her silliness and sweetness, and her fab photographer mama captures all her moods so perfectly! Thank you for these surprise shots Crystal!!

And here is the dress alone: