Silk Maxi Dress, $290

Silk Dress, $116

Silk Two Tone Dress, $196

We’ve just unpacked gorgeous silk dresses from Miami designer Claudia E. All of her versatile designs hold a casual elegance making them a perfect choice for Summer weddings or graduations!

Summer is right around the corner, how prepared is your bar? Here are a few of our entertaining essentials to be sure you’re stocked and ready to go for any impromptu Summer evening cocktails! Mix your creations in style, this metal Izola “Shake Rattle & Roll” shaker is a clever take on a classic, $36. From the devoted designers at Teroforma come the attractive and funtional Ekke shot glasses ($40)  and soapstone Whiskey Stones ($20). Sophisticated and sleek, a set of  non-pourous soapstone shot glasses in the Ekke series use the same principle as Teroforma’s Whiskey Stones using natural materials to keep your liquids chilled. For a great taste, crush up fresh farmer’s market ingredients like raspberries and basil using these old fashioned wooden muddlers, $16. So this Summer when you’re sitting back to relax enjoy your cocktails in style with our favorite bar wares from Stripe MEN.

“Rasberry Basil Smash”

INGREDIENTS:

1 1⁄2 oz. Whiskey

5-8 raspberries

1⁄3 oz. simple syrup

3-4 basil leaves

1⁄4 oz. lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

Press raspberries and basil at base of shaker. Add all ingredients, shake and single strain over crushed ice.

SERVE:

Serve in a tumbler or tall glass on the rocks with basil sprig and raspberries.

We’ve gathered together some of our essentials from Stripe MEN this Spring! Protect your eyes when your out and about with these Raen Squire sunglasses, available polarized $118-142. Clean the grit and grime of a long work day off with all natural USA Made Ursa Major Fantastic Face Wash, $26. We guarantee you will feel so refreshed after washing with their cedar, spearmint, and lime formula! Easy and edgy, Roark tees are soo soft and designed in California! This Ghost Rider graphic tee is perfect to wear all Summer long, $32. Go camping and sit fireside wrapped in one of these Pendleton wool blankets, roll it up in it’s leather carrier and you’re ready to go!$108. Make a smaller statement with Richer Poorer’s graphic socks, $12. Come down to Stripe MEN and pick your own must-haves for the season!

Spring is fully in bloom here at Stripe. It’s hard not to want to keep everything we unpack for ourselves! Here are a few things we just HAVE to take home though… We’re loving the new “Crystal Rose” frames from Raen, so undeniably feminine and chic, $118. The Summer issue of Kinfolk is here and the images are more beautiful and inspiring than ever $18! Rifle Paper Co.’s notebook set is perfect to keep in your bag to jot down important reminders and sketches, $10/set 2. A little update is always needed after Winter fades away; these Dash & Albert striped pillows are the perfect way to make your home feel fresh without spending an arm and a leg, $44 each. The oatmeal and vetiver candle from Barr Co. brings a warm clean scent to your space in a reusable jar, $26. And of course, stop by your local farmer’s market and pick up some ranunculus to bring the outdoors in!

“Emergence”

Blurring the line between organic form and structural design, “Emergence” is an attempt to allow my ambitions to emanate on paper. Due to the physical ailments related to Lyme disease – chronic fatigue and pain cause constant limitations. My goal with this series is to conceptualize how my resilience can overcome these obstacles. Bold rather than feeble, the imagery seeks to signify rising above my limits in an exhibition of strength.

The symmetrical compositions create graphic abstractions. The use of mirror imagery transforms the subjects into unrecognizable pictures. Thus, the ideal visual representation of Lyme: others constantly perceive my physicality differently than I experience it. The images are from places I have traveled – destinations which have influenced my optimism.

My hope is that the abstraction allows the viewer to bring his or her own interpretations to the forms and structures.

Jamie Drobnick is a printmaker and photographer from Petaluma, California. She studied fine art printmaking at UC Santa Cruz and is currently an Artist-In-Residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley.

April 5th, 5-9pm

117 Walnut Ave.

Rain Jordan resides and works in the Monterey Bay Area. She holds a BA and an MFA from the California State University system and specializes in textured acrylics and mixed media abstracts.  Always innovative, Rain Jordan is the originator of the style displayed here, geometric abstract impressionism.

Rain’s paintings present unique, abstract impressions of nature–seascapes, landscapes, beachscapes, waves, et cetera–or of human life as a part of nature. Perhaps because of her obsession with the importance of home, and/or perhaps because of her work as a Realtor, Rain’s nature-centered paintings often include hints of homelike or other human-made structures as part of her scenes, but in unusual ways, and always focused first on nature.

Rain’s works have been shown in Perth, Australia, in Laguna Beach at LagunaArts, at SC41 in Santa Cruz County, and are in various private collections throughout the world, including New York, California, and Australia.

April 5th from 5-9 pm

107 Walnut Ave.

Thieves Faison Tee, $30. Life After Denim trousers, $120.

Suburban Riot shirt, $76 paired with Tellason raw selvage denim, $220.

Life After Denim button-up, $98 and Coal straw hat, $38.

Archival sweatshirt. Designed and made in Portland, Oregon, $92.

Life After Denim plaid button up, $108. Coal 5 panel hat, $38.

We adore this mid century dining set.  Newly upholstered in a gorgeous blue and white ikat fabric, this piece makes a confident statement in any living space. The set includes six chairs (four with two carvers) and expands to 8.7 feet, perfect for dinner parties and holidays.

$1850 SOLD

L:62.5″       W:39.5″       H:29″

Leaves: 21″ EA

Longer days, warmer afternoons, flowers and leaves… Springtime is here and we cannot wait to adjust our wardrobes accordingly. The change in weather is an excuse to bare your legs and shoulders. Discard the down jacket for the linen blazer and switch your boots with flats. It’s an exciting time of year and even more so here at Stripe when all of our favorite designers charming and lightweight designs come rolling in. We’re always looking forward to the simple and classic styles from Ursula Dean of the Bay Area’s Modaspia. Her handcrafted designs define femininity with their timeless shapes, and form flattering fabrics. This Spring Modaspia has taken organic linens, washed cottons, silks, and eyelets to create a wonderfully versatile line perfect for the Stripe girl. Almost all of her pieces this season can be styled with sandals and shorts, flats or heels, perfect to make an on the go look seem well planned out. Be sure to stop in and find which of her pieces will become an instant staple in your Spring wardrobe!