Thursday, May 23, 2013

Pretty Mommy: Curated By


Excited to have my Jigsaw Print, Eibel Dress included in A Piece of Toast's curated list of summer must haves from Pretty Mommy!

You can shop those favorites HERE.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

State's Secret Summer Catalog 2013



My friend & fellow designer, Adrienne Antonson of State, may have come up with one of the most genius ideas I've heard to date.  Behold, State's Secret Summer Catalogue 2013!

I'm super excited to have contributed a lil top secret somethin' somethin' (a peak in the pic above!).

As per their site:

Do you have fond memories of getting the Delia's catalog in the mail?  We sure do!

That old-school feeling, plus a desire to kick off Summer in style were the inspirations behind STATE's Secret Summer Catalog.

STATE has curated a collection from our 12 favorite designers made of exclusive clothing and accessories. Next we had top notch photographers capture the looks in 3 gorgeous photo stories. These make up the Secret Summer print catalog that can be mailed to your door for your perusing pleasure!
Just pre-order here and you'll receive a gorgeous book filled with limited edition looks available in our secret online store. The catalog comes with a password so you'll have exclusive access to shop! It also comes with fun add-ons like recipes, stickers and more!

Click HERE to learn more about the project and pre-order your copy today!

Catalogs ship early June.

Featuring designs by:
STATE
CAVE COLLECTIVE
NETTIE KENT
STUDY NY
ANOTHER FEATHER
ILANA KOHN
KORDAL
PROUD MARY
KELLY VALLETTA
AMBIKA CONROY
MAGAR HATWORKS/MADAME MAGAR
THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN

Congrats Adrienne on bringing such a brilliant project to life!!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013





A few more shots of the SS13 collection from around the interwebs!  I am so incredibly blown away by how amazing both these shoots came out!!!

Top two pics from Need Supply.

Bottom two from Pour Porter gorgeously shot by Mimi Jung (Mimi, will you shoot a lookbook for me one day?!!).

Thursday, May 09, 2013






 A few of my favorite shots of SS13!!  I just love seeing how other people choose to style and shoot my clothes.

Top Two: Myth & Symbol / Laura Carlton
Middle: Craft & Culture
Bottom: Ryan Shimala / More & Co.


Monday, May 06, 2013

Mama Day Promo


Happy to be offering up a special mama's day discount through Lena Corwin who runs one of my most favoritest blogs and is a most amazing mama herself!  You mama's work so very very hard, time to treat yourselves.

25% off in the shop through Sunday, May 12 with code MAMA !

pic via Lena Corwin

Wednesday, April 24, 2013



So excited for Helen's latest scarf collection coming out this fall!  Girl is one of the most amazing textile designers I know.  A few beautiful sneak peaks from the Odette NY blog!

Friday, April 19, 2013

Cleaning House


Something I've been meaning to do for awhile now:  sell off some of the excess yardage that's been piling up around here!  Any of these fabrics are $25/yd + shipping.

Fabric content from left to right:
1. Silk/Cotton Voile
2. Crepe de Chine
3. Cotton/Silk Poplin SOLD OUT
4. Linen/Silk SOLD OUT
5. Crepe de Chine
6. Crepe de Chine (2.25 yds left)
7. Washed Silk Chiffon

Weekend Promo


Are you guys as psyched as I am that spring seems to FINALLY have arrived after dragging its butt for what has felt like forever?!  Celebrate with some springy new duds!

20% off in the shop all weekend with code FINALLYSPRING  :)

Friday, April 12, 2013

Sewing Seeds Fundraiser






Be sure to come out on the 26th from 8-12 pm for the Textile Arts Center's annual Sewing Seeds Fundraiser!  

This year, myself & a handful of other excellent designers got together and with the help of the TAC, designed our own scarves using natural dyes from the garden and other natural materials.  Above is the scarf that I made printing with logwood & iron for a gorgeous deep blue/purple color.  Come snag it on the 26th!

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Instagram Love



A few of my favorite SS13 instagram snaps from @brooklynandlyn @pourporter / @mythandsymbol / @craftandculture

Friday, March 29, 2013

Intern Needed!

I'm on the hunt for a paid intern to help me with running the day to day of a growing business!

Anyone interested, please contact me at ilana.kohn@gmail.com

Tuesday, March 19, 2013


I’m so excited for the grand opening of my new stockist, Swords-Smith, a gorgeous new shop in South Williamsburg!
The opening is this Friday, from 6-10 pm at 98C South 4th St. in Brooklyn. 
Hope I’ll see you all there!

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

AW13 on Refinery 29


So happy to see my AW13 collection featured on Refinery 29 today, thanks so much Willow! :)

Saturday, March 02, 2013




I'm so excited to finally be moving into a real studio space in about 4 weeks!!!  That said, I've been on a bit of a decorating hiatus for oh, just about the past six years.  Now that I'm about to have a nice, big space all to myself, however, I'm desperately wanting to fill it with all the beautiful objects that I've been admiring from afar.  These are all very much investment pieces but maybe? ...Slowly but surely? ...I can dream about them making their way into my life?

Iacoli & MacAllister / Kneeland Mercado / Doug Johnston

Friday, March 01, 2013

A Thousand Picnics Trunkshow



Come on out this Thursday to mine & Fischer's trunk show at A Thousand Picnics in Williamsburg!  We'll be celebrating A Thousand Picnic's one year anniversary (whoo!) along with my collab with Fischer Clothing.  I'll be there with brand spanking new SS13 merchandise as well for 10% off!

Thursday March 7, 6-8 pm

At A Thousand Picnics, 171 South 4th St, Brooklyn, NY.

More info on the Facebook page HERE.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

SS13 In the Shop!


I'm excited to say that SS13 is now in the SHOP for pre-order!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

For the Dudes






I'm so excited to finally be able to share the limited edition menswear accessories that I collaborated on with my buddy Kristina from Fischer!  Finally, something for the DUDES.

All pieces are made using my SS13 Ladder print on 100% cotton.  Printed & hand-sewn in Brooklyn, NY.

Available for purchase HERE.

Gorgeous Photos by Jay Gullion / The Coveted Man

Design Sponge!


I'm so thrilled to be featured on Design Sponge, one of my most favoritest blogs, today!  Thanks Amy!!

PS - There is still ONE spot left for the hanky marbling class I'm teaching at the Textile Arts Center tomorrow (did I mention that this class is also BYOB?)!  And only two spots left for next weekend's Marbling Intensive!!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Ilana Kohn SS13: Joey Dress




Photography: Dustin Fenstermacher
Jewelry: BRVTVS
Hair & Make-up: Caroline Ventura

Ilana Kohn SS13: Eibel Shirt & Johnny Pants




Photography: Dustin Fenstermacher
Jewelry: BRVTVS
Hair & Make-up: Caroline Ventura

Ilana Kohn SS13: Maddy Dress






Photography: Dustin Fenstermacher
Jewelry: BRVTVS
Hair & Make-up: Caroline Ventura

Ilana Kohn SS13: Milly Dress






Photography: Dustin Fenstermacher
Jewelry: BRVTVS
Hair & Make-up: Caroline Ventura