A while back we put up a page on the website that we call “Home Accessory or Haute Couture” showing the runway fashions of a famous designer that seemed oddly “reminiscent” of a number of accessories we had on the shelves at Homescapes.

(click here to see the full page of side-by-sides)

I’ve been in New York the past few days shopping the Gift Show for Fall and Winter product and whether it’s now finally become a trend or it’s a trend I’m finally noticing, there are a number of manufacturers here who have combined the two fashion worlds of home and apparel and are using the same textiles for purses AND placemats or scarves AND pillows.

I like the idea…in Seattle last week I found a company where I bought chenille throws AND scarves to keep legs warm indoors and necks warm outdoors.  So why not keep it going?  I’ve bought a bunch of stuff this time around that blurs the line.  Hopefully, they’ll be hits…but really, it just amuses me.  The idea that someone might like a purse so much that they’d want a pillow to match.

Oh wait a minute…I already bought these things for the store.  That someone is me.