Now how do I know these two amazing women? I had the pleasure of meeting owner Karen Morgan and Pat Catalini of Pearl Clutch in July at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market.  These Jersey gals are a pure delight!  They attended our Friday night social hour (remember, champagne and  Delysia chocolate truffels!) and we really enjoyed chatting up a storm with them.  Beautifully decked out in black and white from head to toe and multiple strands of pearls, these lovely women just lit up the room! We had incredible fun entertaining them, seeing photos of their store, and sharing the Deborah Main story about our pillow line.

Myself with Pat Catalini and Karen Morgan of Pearl Clutch boutique

And there just so happened to be ONE pillow in particular that really stood out to these buyers.  Let’s be honest here, they fell in love with it!! That’s right, our one-of-a-kind black & white beauty handcrafted with vintage French Passementerie (and featured on the 2008 cover of Austin American Statesman Glossy magazine with a Loubouton heel about to crush it in a feature called “Heartless”.)  We’ve held onto this favorite pillow of ours for the permanent collection of Deborah Main pillows because, well, we just couldn’t part with it.

And we’ve always proudly displayed this Rococo Ribbon pillow at our events because it is an excellent example of what we do here at the Deborah Main Designs studio in Austin Texas.  Frankly, this little one-of-a-kind pillow sums up our entire creative process!

The “creative process” story: In 2008, there was no black and white fabric to be had in Austin Texas (I am serious folks!) and I was asked to create a pillow for this feature article.  So, I just decided to make my own black and white fabric!  I used vintage black velvet ribbons to form the stripes on white faux suede. I love to mix it all up with textures anyways, so it was perfect! Then I had three beautiful corners of jet black vintage French silk Passementerie that were drop-dead gorgeous and, as I played around with them, I was able to create a heart.  After adding the finishing touch of faux pearls (from my daughter’s jewelry making supplies, I kid you not!), a vintage B&W cameo and black crushed velvet on the back, well it just all came together into this yummy pillow we adore.

And we were thrilled that Karen and Pat, of Pearl Clutch boutique, adored it too!!  So much that we did everything we could to source more black vintage French trim to create these three beautiful samples for their anniversary event.

So please join me at Deborah Main Designs in wishing Karen and Pat of Pearl Clutch a fantastic one year anniversary celebration!!  Tell all your friends far and near to be sure to check out this beautiful shop, as not only do they feature Chanel and Thad Cline jewelry, but they’ve got a little Deborah Main going on there too with their gorgeous black and white boutique motif!!  Happy shopping!  XO, PG

Vintage Chanel jewelry & Deborah Main pillows on display at Pearl Clutch.