Jenny Watkins
A sassy, stylish wordsmith & her oenophile husband - what's not to like?
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Corks and Caftans
http://corksandcaftans.wordpress.com/
He loves wine; she loves fashion.
How it all started...
After a wine-soaked honeymoon in Napa Valley, CA, they returned home and Carey was laid off from her job. With time to spare, wine to drink, and a considerably smaller budget for clothes, the two decided to put their energies into a blog.
They wanted it to be funny, a chance to share life’s goings on with friends and family, and a marriage of their passions: wine and fashion.
It morphed into so much more. (And even kitten Eli has input from time to time.) The two review wineries, restaurants, recipes, wine (of course), designers, trends, and more. Carey has a thing for inspiration, so she writes a lot about that. She feels like fashion is just another art form, but rather than spend time lauding designers and dissecting trends, she prefers to see what the people on the street do. And she loves to find inspiration in clothes, most often as they are connected to music.
Most of all, it’s a glimpse into a new marriage—a copywriter and a builder—who both love to create and to admire beautiful things. And drink lots of good wine.
- Added on: Jun 26th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: corksandcaftans
- Listed in: Fashion Wine
- Tags: Photography reviews marriage designer clothing Wine
Recent Posts
Wake-up call.
This is the kind of alarm clock I need. An enormous, 150-lb, super-excited, angelic, loving, grade-A grand offender of spacial relations, canine one: If anyone tries to tell you a dog this big is impractical, have one crawl into bed with you at 7AM...
Found: golden fleece.
I’m hyperventilating. [In my brother's house guest room, I found a little something in the closet.] You know the premise of the new movie, Brothers? In a nutshell, she assumes her husband is dead—so she moves on and finds new love. When I...
Tryptophan + tall canines.
This isn’t from tonight, but it might as well be: Space cadets. In and out of consciousness. Food coma combined with 3:30 AM wakeup call. Total silliness and too much wine. “Step Brothers” and “the clown has no penis…...
Wine and Food: Rosemary flatbread with grapes and blue cheese/2002 · La Velona · Rosso Di Montalcino · Italy
In lieu of airport delays, Cinnabons, and watery margaritas, Carey and I were strongly urged by a U.S. Airways customer service agent to avoid taking our original 6:08 pm flight to Philadelphia and hold off for a more convenient 5:40 am flight tomor...
This minute…
The clothes have been packed for 24 hours now. Flight was bungled, so we’re here enjoying a Baby Brunello. I’m watching “Woodstock: Then & Now.” And Eli is hiding his head in shame in the corner. [3 stuffed suitcases for ...
Wine Review: 2009 · Joseph Drouhin ·Beaujolais Nouveau · À Beaune · Côte-D’Or, France
The third Thursday of November usually passes for me without a lot of fanfare. “Beaujolais Day” was never very popular in my house growing up—no waiting to see if the bottle would pop out and see its shadow, predicting another stret...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 5 comments.
Donna
I love this blog for it's wonderful blend of commentary, beautiful photography and their unique perspective on fashion (her) and wine (his). I am not a fashionista what-so-ever, but you don't have to be to enjoy this blog! Give it a try. You will not be disappointed.
Allie
This blog is so great! I love all Carey's fashion posts and pictures and I love Rob's wine posts! They take professional looking shots of each other and their life which makes the blog personal and fun to read! Carey has a hilarious sense of humor to boot!
Cami
Just delightful. They're funny, sweet, and obviously so in love. She has great style and all the photography is warm and beautiful. His wine reviews are what I read before I go shop for wine for dinners. I check it every day; rich content, original photography, and great writing.
It's quite simple. If you aren't reading this blog daily, then what ARE you doing?
Posted: August 26th, 2009 | Report This Comment