Painted Bird Shoes
Painted Bird Shoes first caught my (Morgan’s) eye on the feet of one of my fashionable friends, Alison, who was in town visiting from California. I immediately needed to know where they were from so I...
View Articleon the lookout: spring dresses
Is it safe to say that it’s spring yet? Please! Well, we are ready and so are these dresses (clockwise from top left): Eyelet Trail Dress, Crushes Sea Cove Silk A-line Dress, Silk Color Block Long...
View ArticleWe heart Kansas City: Prairie Goods
We are super-excited to introduce you to our new obsession… Kansas City’s own Prairie Goods. Several weeks ago, we learned of the gorgeous leather goodness our W studio mate, Jason Domingues, was...
View ArticleHappy Summer!
It’s here! It’s here! Welcome, summer! In honor of the first day of this beautiful season, we’ve rounded up some warm weather must-haves: clockwise from top left: Cane Double Old-Fashion Tumbler and...
View Articlehappy national sunglasses day
some days are just worth celebrating and National Sunglasses Day is one of them, right? Seriously though, we are both in need on some new sunnies…so this holiday sent us out on a search! Thanks to the...
View ArticleFourth of July Style
It’s almost time to light the fireworks here in the US. We had fun rounding up a few things that would add some patriotic fun to the day! clockwise from top left: Americana Graphic Tee, Keep Your...
View Articletrend watch: painter’s palette
We know we’ve been a bit MIA on the bloggity blog lately and we apologize, but don’t think we aren’t still keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest….cause we are! (always) We’ve been tracking...
View Articlea fashion-loving graphic designer’s dream
For two graphic designers (who met in Typography class), that happen to love fashion as well, this little team-up couldn’t be any more exciting for us. UNIQLO and House Industries have partnered...
View Articletanya taylor spring 2014 ready-to-wear
Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week 2013 is upon us and we aren’t there to be a part of the action, but we’ll be watching from afar! The first collection that we have fallen head over heels in love...
View ArticleMarimekko for fall
We’ve mentioned before our love of Marimekko. We are suckers for their prints and colors and their fall fashion line is no exception. It’s so playful and bold and we can’t get enough!
View ArticleWinter Style
We’re coming to terms with the idea that we have many more weeks of winter stretching out in front of us and trying to make the best of it.What’s helping us right now is finding the most comfy clothes...
View Article8 Days a Week: thank you to Madi Sharp
We are so excited to introduce you to Madi Sharp, another one of our amazing collaborators on our sewing projects! Madi is in her last year of school as a graphic design student in St. Louis, Missouri...
View Article8 Days a Week: thank you to Monica Spiehs
We are so excited to introduce you to Monica Spiehs and her mad sewing and pattern designing skills! We can’t even express how lucky we were that Monica volunteered to help us with our sewing...
View Articlewe heart kansas city: KC Fashion Week
The Kansas City Fashion Week can rival the best! We’re so proud that such a well put together event happens right here in KC! This year, Morgan & Carrie missed it, but the newest Ampersandee,...
View Article8 days a week: thank you to carrie dickerson
We are so happy to introduce you to Carrie Dickerson! She is one talented lady! She does custom embroidery, monogramming and sewing over at her shop, One Pink Duck. Her work is just beautiful so we...
View Article8 days a week: thank you to jordan clark
We are so happy to introduce you to Jordan Clark, the owner of ScatterBrained collars. Jordan makes the most amazing and fun pet accessories that we’ve ever seen. She does bow ties collars like the...
View ArticleFinefolk. Effortless Designer Style.
Last Saturday the Ampersand ladies attended the Finefolk fashion show in Kansas City’s Haw Contemporary. We drooled over the collections curated by owner Leslie Fraley! If you didn’t get a chance to...
View ArticleBack-to-School Fun: Boys
Summer’s on it’s way out (boo), and school is in! At least in our world, it is. Our little guys are heading back to school (each of our boys is starting preschool) this week and next and that means...
View ArticleBack to School Fun: Girls
We just posted about the boys heading back to school (including our own). But of course, we wouldn’t forget the little ladies headed back to school. Do they make that skirt in our size? Girls: 1. Land...
View ArticleIntroducing the Kansas City Baseball Tee!
WOOOOHOOO! We are so proud of Kansas City! Whether you were a baseball fan before or not, you are NOW — are we right?!!! The energy in this city is electric right now! We’ve been waiting 29 years for...
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