// H&M PRESS EVENT

// KOONS FOR H&M

H&M fifth ave. location Press Event launch party featuring the ballon dog handbag. My mouth dropped when the escalator reached the third floor [there are four in total]. H&M home. It's a floor full of heavenly things. Birdy was performing that night. Her voice is amazing. Hope you're enjoying your Saturday morning. x -C

// MAMAN

// MAMAN

A brand new cafe in Soho called Maman has ordered custom one of a kind Candice Kaye Designs. Here is a sneak peek into one of them! Can't wait to see how they all work together. Such an incredible opportunity. I'll make sure to get photos up of the Cafe once it's all ready! 

x -C

// UP TO NOW

// UP TO NOW

Up to now? Well, firstly let me start by saying Hello, and welcome to grown up and matured "iCandi", except we can't really call this website iCandi anymore, how about just Candice. You're more than welcome to call me C. So, I moved to New York City from Toronto, Canada last August. It's now the end of July, which means a couple more weeks and it's been a year. Crazy how time flies.

I am a textile surface designer in her 20's trying to absorb and learn as much as I possibly can. My passion is to create. Whether that be taking photos, making videos, painting, talk to you, designing, or sketching. I'm still trying to figure it all out, but saying 'yes' to every opportunity presented has brought me to places I didn't know existed. Let's just say it's been an adventure. You can read more about me in // Meet Candice.

This new site marks a new beginning. For those of you that don't know who "iCandi" is, feel free to take a visit Here! 

Hope you like it the new website!

x -C

// SHORE

// SHORE

I met Dan out one night in Brooklyn. The moment he told me he was from the Jersey Shore, I laughed and immediately thought of 1. the reality show, and 2. I wonder if he has an accent. Like is it Coffee or Cawfee, water or watta. 

I opened my eyes a couple months later with a slight hangover from the night before. I wasn't in New York City, but in the State of New Jersey and It was july 4th weekend. Dan was ordering Pork Rolls for the boating adventure to F Cove, and I was quietly sipping on my coffee patiently waiting for my hangover to subside. In my older years I've developed slight motion sickness. For instance, every time I fly I now get nauseous when landing. it's ridiculous if you ask me. So, hangover + boat rides = no fun.

My July 4th weekend of F Cove, the boating adventure, and the Jersey Shore was just awesome. So awesome I just got back from there this weekend. Oh, and for the record, Dan says "water" with a hard a, there's a slight accent with Cawfee, and when he drinks enough alcoholic beverages "over there", durns into Pauly D's "Cabs are here" accent. Haha, he's going to kill me for that. 

x -C

// FARRAH

// FARRAH

It was sometime in October of last year during a six hour studio class when I started sketching this brooch. I remember I was teaching myself how to use water colour paint, and I was frustrated because it looked like shit [excuse my French]. So I went for a walk, bought the new Porter magazine, got myself a fresh Americano [must have been number 3 of the day], and sat on a bench. There was an article written about Brooches.I've always loved wearing Dee and Ricky's Lego Heart, so my thought process went something like this: mmm I like brooches, I've taught myself how to draw flowers, I love roses, maybe this can be something.

The textile surface design program at FIT was really hard for me. I had no idea I would be picking up a paint brush again. I had to teach myself everything. Farrah represents this time in my life. The mold of the flower is an exact copycat of my first flower drawn for one of my first designs made. Inspired by the Calixte Bracelet, I wanted movement and shine so I added chains in Rose Gold and Silver.

Voila, Fashion's First Lady was born.

// SCRAPBOOKING

// SCRAPBOOKING 

It's 4 pm on a Saturday and I literally have turned my little apartment into disaster zone. Let's fast-forward about four hours ago when I sat with coffee number two to write the "Meet Candice" section of this website. I was writing then deleting, writing then deleting when I finally stopped writing, I looked around my room and started to collect everything that = me. Pretty crazy how much has happened up till now. It feels good to be starting something brand new. Read the full // MEET CANDICE section here.

x -C

// MURICA

// MURICA

Back in the city a year older [26 as of yesterday] from a weekend spent at the Shore. I never expected it to look like this. Beach vibes everywhere. A lot of the people you see in these photos grew up on boats, and F Coves, and docks, and views that look like this. The closest thing I had to water growing up was a sprinkler. Although, there is nothing wrong with a sprinkler, my family and I invented some pretty awesome games.

Life at 25 years old was life changing. Literally. I can’t wait to take everything that I have changed for myself and make it into something incredible for life at 26. Hope you had a good weekend. x -C

// AUDREY

// AUDREY

From sketches to the shirts of icons. Audrey's rocking the Farrah Brooch. I finally picked up product, and can't wait to get it on this website and then into your hands. 

// MONTAUK

// MONTAUK

5 ladies, one small cottage on Paradise Lane, and sunshine. Montauk, you have my heart. It just makes me want to work out a lot, buy a surfboard, grow my hair really long, and become a beach babe. Who knew New York living would 1. teach me the true meaning of time, and 2. make me fall in love with the water.