I have been in love with this Menlo Park boutique for years – and all the while I have dreamed of designing a logo that would suit their sophisticated style. They were formerly called Calla, but after a change of ownership and a horrible fire, the new owners, Phil and Tiger Bachler recognized an opportunity to rebrand and reinvent a community staple for women residing in the bay area and beyond.

Our initial discussions were about what they wanted the brand to evoke in their shoppers:  “alive, warm, stylish, sophisticated, classic, charismatic, loyal, girlfriends, & community.”  So naturally they chose a name that was both meaningful and memorable; Alys (Phil’s mother’s name) and Grace (their daughter’s middle name) seemed to combine the beauty and fluency they wanted their shoppers to experience, and their boutique was born. This husband and wife team, even from the first meeting, desired to give their clients a meaningful experience in Alys Grace. They wanted to simply but completely embrace a sense of community and fashionable style.

Through the design process we came back again and again to who shops at Alys Grace. The clients’ personalities and the fashion available to them are so essentially linked for this boutique, and they wanted a logo that would reflect that. When I came up with “extraordinary women inside & out” it seemed to perfectly describe the Alys Grace client. Alys Grace continues to promote real women wearing Alys Grace clothing as they do extraordinary things in their communities, highlighting all we do as women in today’s world.

AlysGrace.com was a huge part of our design process because they wanted women everywhere to be given the same experience you would receive when shopping at Alys Grace.

From logo to bags to note cards and signage, this butterfly has a fashionably large following – of extraordinary women who recognize and pursue quality!