Night Garden has Landed at Dark Garden!

The Evgenia Lingerie Night Garden collection has officially landed at Dark Garden, our longtime stockist. The Night Garden collection is the epitome of luxury: from fine lightweight silk crepe de chine to an exquisite French starry lace and our signature insertion lace bow detail. Each piece is made right here in the Bay Area.

Bralette in Black Dahlia, $130

Deco Romper in Moon Flower, $234

Tap Short in Moon Flower, $141

Modern Star Knicker in China Rose, $108

Modern Star Knicker in Black Dahlia / Moon Flower, $108

Tap Short in Wisteria, $141

Deco Tee in China Rose, $223

Visit Dark Garden at 321 Linden Lane in San Francisco to pick out your favorite pieces!

May Events Calendar

May is full of wonderful events for Honey Cooler Handmade. Whether you're celebrating Mother's Day, an upcoming wedding, or just need a night out of beauty, there's something for everyone on my calendar this month.

First, SFMade Week is well underway and Dark Garden is celebrating by hosting a pop-up featuring  San Francisco designers from 11am - 5pm on Sunday May 11th, Mother's Day. Swing by to scope out wonderful pieces from House of Nines Design, Apothekerri, Kalico Delafey, Pop Antique and yours truly. You won't be disappointed! Check out more details here.

Next up, on May 15th from 6.30pm - 9pm, visit The Social Beauty Company for a Speakeasy inspired beauty event featuring beauty treatments, Botox consultations, nibbles, drinks and of course gorgeous lingerie by Honey Cooler Handmade. Enjoy movie star perks like valet parking and makeup touch-ups - all perfect ingredients for a night out with your favorite ladies! Tickets for this exclusive event are available here.

Getting hitched or know someone who is? On May 22nd from 7pm - 9pm, be sure to check out What's Your Something Blue in Palo Alto. This girls' night event will highlight the not-to-be-overlooked details of the perfect wedding including jewelry, accessory, stationary, lingerie and more. Your ticket gives you exclusive access to workshops, food and free-flowing beverages - the perfect occasion for brides and bridesmaids alike!

Three 'Grams: Sharing the Love

I can't believe that Valentine's Day is almost upon us and I'm proud to say that I've been busier than ever filling out my stock for the year's most romantic holiday. I threw a big party with Rue Magazine and Zelma Rose just over a week ago, plus two Valentine's Day trunk shows, one at Dark Garden and one at A La Folie. While the in-person events are over for the moment, that doesn't mean that the HCH Etsy and BigCartel shops aren't fully stocked and ready to fulfill your most frou frou of Valentine's Day dreams. Make sure to scope out what I've got in stock, and remember - use code VDAY2014 until February 14th in either shop for free domestic (US) shipping on your order of ready-to-ship items.

I hope your Valentine's Day is a magnificent one! Following me on Instagram yet? Find me here - when I get to 1000 followers, I'll be giving away a big-ticket HCH item!

My trunk show with A La Folie.

My favorite SF landmark, the Palace of Fine Arts.

My Deco Bralette, Dixie Ribbon Corset and Tammy Knickers shot by November Light.

TOMORROW! Honey Cooler Handmade & Pop Antique at Dark Garden!

That's right, the corsetry atelier famous for cinching the ravishing Dita Von Teese among other beauties of burlesque is hosting a Valentine's Day trunk show tomorrow (Saturday Feb. 1st) featuring lingerie by yours truly and the beautiful millinery of Pop Antique. This is the first public event in which I'll have a wide range of sizes and styles from my new Deco and Cotillion Collections available for purchase!

Scope out the full details and RSVP on the Facebook page - we would love to dress you up and make this year's Valentine's Day a truly elegant one!

Join us for champagne punch and prettiness from 4 - 8pm at Dark Garden, 321 Linden Street in Hayes Valley. See you there!

Three 'Grams: Starting Off Strong

Wow. It's been quite awhile since I picked up my proverbial pen and added a little love to the HCH blog. Things have been busy to say the least, and my holiday season stretched just a tad longer than I had originally anticipated it would. After visiting family in Pennsylvania and Florida, we returned home to San Francisco just in time for a giant New Year's Eve party with some college friends. The next few days included a trip to Tahoe, lots of cooking with pals, a jaunt up to Muir Woods and Tomales Bay Oyster Company, and a New Year's Eve reboot party.

The icing on top of my magnificent holiday was meeting Dita Von Teese at Dark Garden while she was promoting her new Von Follies lingerie line. I sent the burlesque legend a box of HCH lingerie last year and we talked a bit about Honey Cooler Handmade. No big deal, right?

I hope your holidays were just as wonderful! To see more of the past few weeks' craziness (including partying with The Bachelor's dashing Juan Pablo - no kidding!), be sure you're following HCH on Instagram!

An impossibly cozy view from our cabin in North Lake Tahoe.

New Year's Eve (take two) at the DNA Lounge

Chatting lingerie with Dita Von Teese

Honey Cooler Handmade at Dark Garden on Saturday February 9th

When I first moved to the Bay Area, I was just beginning to explore sewing and fashion/costume design as a career path. My love for Victorian clothing inspired an obsession with corsets, so the second I discovered that Dark Garden existed, I hightailed it there. Like everyone who steps foot in Dark Garden, I was instantly blown away by the creativity, craftsmanship and inspiration behind the atelier. Proprietress Autumn Adamme is so intensely talented and passionate about her craft, and it shows.

My humble beginnings as a really bad sewer and corsetière have given way to something I never dreamed, and now I am beyond blessed to be selling my insertion lace lingerie at one of the most well-known lingerie boutiques on the West Coast. If I'm ever having a bad day, I remind myself of just how far I've come and landing a trunk show at Dark Garden is quite a milestone.

So, I hope you'll share this big day with me! Tomorrow night, Saturday February 9th from 4 - 8, I'll be at Dark Garden at 321 Linden Lane with a lovely stash of lingerie, including lots of pastel pieces that haven't yet been seen in the shop. I, along with the Dark Garden staff, would love to help you pick out something perfect for Valentine's Day for yourself or your sweetie. See you there!

Where Are All the Skulls?

Flying off the shelves, so to speak!

In probably the most delightful surprise of the past month or two, my Skull Deco Camis have become quite popular... so popular in fact, that I sold out of all but one at last week's private trunk show! They are my favorite pieces to sew, and my most time-consuming, so it's been a challenge to keep up with demand. But never fear, there are two new Camis on their way to the Etsy shop, and they'll be making their in-person debuts at Dollhouse Bettie this Friday.

Bellinda Deco Cami

The first is above, a new take on an old classic, bias-cut and sewn from a gorgeous navy animal "print" silk jacquard. Bellinda sports a dragon crown too - one of my favorite laces.

Keep your eyes peeled on the Etsy shop for more newness, and don't forget to swing by Dollhouse Bettie on Friday and Dark Garden on Saturday for two delicious trunk shows featuring my pieces!

Dark Garden's Valentine Boudoir Photo Event

Check out Honey Cooler Handmade insertion lace pieces at Dark Garden tomorrow night as they celebrate their 2nd annual Valentine Boudoir Photo Event!

Photo by June Moody, via Dark Garden's blog

Individual shoots begin at 6pm and run between $75 and $195. Slots are running out fast, so be sure to call and book ASAP: 415.431.6784.

Hey, Where'd it Go??

If you've noticed that a bunch of pieces have suddenly gone missing from my Etsy shop, you're not crazy. Last week I had the amazing experience of handing off a large amount of stock at local lingerie purveyor, Dark Garden. Having Honey Cooler Handmade in that amazing shop is an honor and a delight, especially since Dark Garden is pretty much THE corset capital of the West Coast! Below is a selection of some of the pieces now in their inventory.

If you'd had your eye on any of these pieces, you can snag them in person at the store, or shoot me a message and I can check to see if it's still available.