tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73514428972355601742024-03-13T09:34:55.535-04:00a fashionelleconquering fashion school in the big city {maybe}fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-65378605715870911342011-05-16T16:17:00.000-04:002011-05-16T16:17:26.272-04:00ok so it's not THAT bad...my CAD class was a disaster. the software (kaledo) is the least intuitive program EVER, the teacher had her busiest semester in life, and the school computers couldn't handle the complicated software so it constantly shut down. thus, my creative endeavors were thwarted and i learned very little. luckily, i could use my trusty photoshop/illustrator combo to complete the final project with a little help from my flats rendered from tech drawing. [borrowing for the sake of time is ALWAYS ok when its from your own portfolio, right?] as mentioned back in february when i assembled the mood board, this is an intimates collection for anthropologie, drawing inspiration from beach/storms/miu miu. our CAD class was geared toward textile/print design, so all prints and plaids designed/altered by moi.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">my construction 2 final was based on the <a href="http://afashionelle.blogspot.com/2011/04/egon-meinen-lieb.html">Egon Schiele</a> collection posted previously. techniques/features included? twist, shirring, elastic waist/legs, hidden pockets, invisible zipper, bias lining. whew!!--much more exhausting that it appears. unfortunately, i lost my back view, but basically it looks the same, just add back-bodice darts, and tie the ends of the twist in a small bow/knot. fabric: silk/cotton voile.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">tech drawing final had to be a small collection using more complicated flat drawings, patterns, and various color fills. i misunderstood the due date and did 90% of this in one night---the first of many sleepless nights this past 10 days. my collection is another spin off of the Egon Schiele inspiration, but presented as pajamas/loungewear/lingerie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">i still have one more to go, but i'm not particularly excited about it, so it will not be shared. :) and my other two were a fashion history exam and a paper on sustainability applied to the magazine industry. maybe i'll post the 10 page paper, but i doubt anyone has the attention span to read it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">and now time for some well-overdue sleep. goodnight, loves!</span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-84917524943746918732011-04-12T21:59:00.003-04:002011-04-14T18:39:35.649-04:00egon, meinen lieb!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">translation: i heart <a href="http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~svb/Schiele/">egon schiele</a>.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i've been swamped, again. (so goes fashion school finals), but here's a brief on one of my favorite expressionist painters and a quick flashback to when i was a fine arts student... ah the good ol' days of oil painting, screen printing, and live figure drawing.</span></span></div></td></tr>
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">i am enrolled in a fashion history class that fuses art with fashion. PERFECT for me! and our final project? a presentation/paper on an inspiring artist with a mini-collection that fuses MY design with the ARTIST'S essence. first thing i've been legitimately happy with since fall semester finals:</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">A pioneer of the Expressionist painters, Egon Schiele created grotesquely beautiful renditions of the figure. His stroke was both heavy and fluid, contrasting the realistic renderings of art prior. Curving around the shapes of the body, the line ceased to delicately depict a subject, rather becoming at least as important as the figure itself. Scheile’s understanding of the human figure allowed him to manipulate the traditional portrait into the ultimate expression of humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Born in Tulln on the Danube, Austria, in 1890, Schiele was a child prodigy who sought the teaching of Gustav Klimt and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Drawing inspiration from Art Nouveau and the Impressionism, Schiele produced twisted figures with underlying themes of existentialism, death, and sexuality. The images were disturbing as the poses were foreshortened and unnatural. The figures were frail, suffering from the hardships of the first World War. He gained notoriety for his expressive style, dominant artistic talent, but also his pornographic imagery and underage models. His erotic female nudes and barely-clothed figures depicted his wife, lovers, and coming-of-age girls summoned to his studio. For this, he received much criticism, opposition, and even an arrest with almost a month in jail. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Despite the controversy, Schiele managed to make a positive impression on early twentieth century art. In his short life of twenty-eight years, Schiele produced over 3,000 pieces of stunning expression. He and his wife both succumbed to the Spanish Influenza in 1918, making his large body of innovative work even more impressive. With so much emotion sealed into such a young body, his heavy themes may have been too much to have sustained beyond his prime.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; text-indent: .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><i>My own work has largely been figurative since I picked up a pencil, but my hand has always been delicate, precise, and noticeably feminine. Through art school I was challenged by my professors, peers, and myself to make something “ugly”. This deemed a near impossible feat, so I compromised with a contrast of “ugly” subject matter depicted in a soft and “pretty” style. With this approach, I find Schiele to be a perfect source of inspiration. I have taken his grotesque and provocative and interpreted it as lovely and delicate without losing his essence. Many of his figures are shown in lingerie, so I also pulled elements of turn-of-the-century undergarments into my details and silhouettes. The raw expressive line would be created by wires inserted in the seams of the garments, and the sheer organdies and organzas would reveal not only the construction of the garment, but also the frail figure underneath. Asymmetry and heavy draping suggest undressing. Though inspired by such a tragic artist, my garments should make the wearer feel beautiful and sensual rather than tasteless and destitute. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">so there ya have it. dark and twisted becomes my delicate fantasy.... i think i'm making the 2nd one from the left for my construction final! yay for having a summer romper just in time for school to get out!</span></div></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><i>japan fashion now</i> showcased the pioneer japanese designers of the late 70's, 80's and early 90's [note: <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/CMMEGRNS/seasons/">rei kawakubo</a> and <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/ISMIYAKE/seasons/">issey miyake</a>]. after circling around the masters, i entered into a room of 20+ present japanese designers and lost all hope of catching my breath. so much variety, ingenuity, and perfection in one room. but <a href="http://www.somarta.jp/#">SOMARTA</a> was the epitome of them all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">founded in 2006 by designer <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 20px;">Tamae Hirokawa, a former member of issey miyake's design team, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SOMARTA/109151729128144">SOMARTA</a> is a highly conceptual fashion line. It is a sub-brand of SOMA, hirokawa's art direction, graphic design, sound, and fashion. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">since i know <i>MUCH</i> more about bargain hunting than sliding my plastic on fifth ave, i chose to expose the art of thrifting--and i owe it all to my momma. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">saturdays growing up in TN were spent with my mom, her sister, and a chattanooga thrift store called "the bargain mart" for as long as i can remember. we scoured through hundreds of garments on the modest racks, cumulatively tried on at least 30% of the store, danced around each other in the small dressing rooms for glances in the mirror, and group-critiqued each piece until the perfect purchase was found. we didn't always go home with something, but all three of our wardrobes are dominated by thrifted items.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">i took everything my mom taught me about finding quality new additions in overlooked/unexpected places and turned it into a how-to article on cocokouture. shopping in these stores is easy on the budget and you're guaranteed to find something no one else is wearing. plus, it's <i>uber</i> green!! so go get educated: </span><a href="http://www.cocokouture.com/fashion/shopping/2011/03/making-someone-else%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98old%E2%80%99-your-%E2%80%98new-and-fabulous%E2%80%99/" style="font-size: x-large;">Making Someone Else's 'Old' Your 'New and Fabulous'</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">!!!</span><br />
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</div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-19675503762250116702011-03-18T17:19:00.000-04:002011-03-18T17:19:58.163-04:00welcome back, spring! {and childhood}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">the snow in NY has <i>finally</i> melted and my spring fever is more severe than EVER! i can't get away from pinks/girly pastels in my work...which is totally out of character. but i get to go crazy with the ruffles and flowy details i've always adored as they won't be hidden by freaking down jackets!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">for my technical drawing midterm, we had to design a (basic) line. totally free range, but the flats had to be PERFECT. mine are not, but hopefully you won't notice the mistakes for which my prof undoubtedly docked my grade. my inspiration was a little girl's tea party: pastels, whimsy, clean, and feminine. it's a spring collection, so the materials are very light cottons. only the leggings and dolman tee are knits. unfortunately, the color reps are supposed to be on the presentation board, and the black+white's are supposed to be on the spec sheets (aka "design cards"). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">hope you enjoy my simpler/more sophisticated side....enough to buy it one day. [click to enlarge]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">**note: i'm not the biggest fan of the long peg skirt, but it was 3am and i needed one more garment for this project. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">....and now to start patterning/sewing one of these babies....</span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-27283531683277185212011-03-04T17:05:00.002-05:002011-03-04T17:30:39.193-05:00oscars most admirable<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i know the oscars, 5 days after-the-fact, is already ancient history, but i had my four favorite looks archived on my desktop to share. in ascending order of my [all-respected-hah!] favor.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>halle berry</b> in dreamy <a href="http://www.marchesa.com/">marchesa</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>natalie portman</b> +baby in surprisingly elegant <a href="http://www.rodarte.net/">rodarte</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>mila kunis</b> in ethereal <a href="http://www.eliesaab.com/">elie saab</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><u>*MY FAVORITE*</u> <b>cate blanchett</b> in <i>the. most. stunning</i>. <a href="http://www.givenchy.com/">givenchy</a>:</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">its pretty obvs that i'm diggin' on some uber-feminine, fairy-tale-esque dresses. i'm a total sucker for romantic detailing, soft layers, and airy fabrics. maybe inspiration for my already overly-girl semester collection? absolutely. also--apparently we should all be adding some<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79;">purple</span></span> to our closets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-38399377942441572672011-03-03T00:37:00.001-05:002011-03-03T00:38:28.416-05:00CocoKouture--i'm published!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my posting has become rather infrequent, but don't worry!! it's not due to a lack of writing (and designing, and drawing, and sewing, and fashion-history studying....)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the more classes i attend and garments i sew, the more i am considering fashion journalism as my future niche. i was recently hired for my first internship--a writing position for budding online magazine <a href="http://www.cocokouture.com/">CocoKouture</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">though the audience is broad and the writing has to be as applicable to 13 yr olds as 25 yr olds, i am enjoying the contribution.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my first assignment was to conjure up questions for a quiz entitled "<a href="http://www.cocokouture.com/funstuff/quizzes/2011/02/quiz5/">Do You Know When A Guy Likes You</a>". not exactly my choice of subject matter (or expertise!), but a quirky little exercise. this past week, however, was the big leagues! i had a whole story to my own. and yes, this is<i> CERTAINLY</i> an invitation for you're review. here she is: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but this is a story that <i>baaaaaaarely</i> made it to publication. feeling overly confident in my quick-writing skills, i failed to take note that this was a dominantly visual piece and i would have MUCH research to conduct. i allowed myself only 36 hrs to start and complete this article and spent 40% of that time finding looks i wanted to duplicate, 55% of my time online shopping, and a meager 5% of my time photoshop-collaging and writing. i took my laptop with me everywhere, multitasking at school, home, dinner, an art show, a music gig, even the subway. but my presumed confidence in completion failed me, and i submitted at <b>12<i>pm</i></b> on saturday, when it was due at <b>12<i>am</i></b> on friday.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">luckily i have the most chill and sweet boss in the world and she edited and published anyway!! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">also, i don't want all that online shopping i did to be in vain!! go get inspired to spend that leftover christmas cash for some spring break outfits!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and to support my fellow writing teammates and new employer, i procrastinated by taking <a href="http://www.cocokouture.com/funstuff/quizzes/2011/02/quiz4/">this quiz</a> and who is surprised by my result? i'm sure almost no one. the description is basically my biography--if you replace <i>PETA</i> with <i>ASPCA </i>(i do NOT support propaganda).</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*also, pardon a couple of typos in my article. Vena </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Cava </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s>(not cave)</s></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and fair </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>game</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s>(not fame)</s></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">**image source: DUH! my quiz results on <a href="http://www.cocokouture.com/">cocokouture.com</a>.</span>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-22905051049549029992011-02-25T00:50:00.001-05:002011-02-25T00:56:08.722-05:00*yawn*<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">school is back to it's high-speed pace. ny is enticing me to enjoy the city instead of the studio. and i took an internship writing for an online magazine that is just getting its start. [i'll let you know when my stories, if they're good, go live]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so here's a mood board. not finished quite yet, but basically this is my general mood for this season of designing, constructing, writing, and being. light. blush. breezy. ethereal. feminine. and whimsy. --wait--that's pretty much my mood all the time. oh well. enjoy.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Age Range:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 22-32 years old, but mentally/emotionally suspended between childhood and adulthood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Occupation:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She is a young professional, working a 9-5 for wages to fund her valued free time adventures. She may be in advertising, copywriting, public relations, or architecture. She loves her job and dresses professionally, but the majority of her wardrobe consists of “play clothes” for adults that she sports after work and on the weekends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Annual Income:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> $35K—$50K<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Education/Institution/Degree:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She graduated from the local state university with a bachelor of science in communication/advertising/marketing. She chose this school based on federal grants and in-state tuition so she could graduate without debt. She was involved with the school paper/radio, and she interned at a local television production studio. Education was an important accomplishment, but 4 years was plenty for her to begin her career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> Residence (type/location):</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Her single-floor, 1,200 sq foot, suburban house is a century old, slightly lacking in stability, but making up for it in charm. Decorated mostly in clean neutrals and muted pastels, her home is a soothing escape with whimsical flair, boasting abundant handmade accoutrements from the local market and vintage trinkets acquired via inheritance or thrifting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Marital Status:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She has been planning her wedding day since she received Dream Bride Barbie, but if she has not yet tied the knot, she’s not necessarily in a rush to do so. If she’s met her “Ken”, they are newlyweds just beginning co-inhabitance and compromises while still very much infatuated. If he hasn’t popped the question, or even come along yet, she’s a dreamer and patiently waiting for Handsome to ease his way into her simple life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Spouse’s Occupation:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> If hubby exists, he is in civil/environmental engineering. His job pays him well enough to support a single-income family (but she works anyway). He works for the city, trying to make civil structures more sustainable, and environmentalism infiltrates his entire life—work, play, and home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Children (ages):</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Since she still feels like a child, she has no children….yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Leisure Activities:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She loves to go on a nightly bike ride with her husband after dinner. On the weekends, the couple travels to nearby nature reserves for hiking, swimming, climbing, or just skipping rocks. It’s not unusual for the couple to be spotted on the playground at the neighborhood park or throwing Frisbees into the river for their dog to swim-fetch. They are also avid indie-film movie-goers. Her long list of favorite activities is indicative of her sporadic and spontaneous personality. She thrives on unpredictability, risks, and the instantaneous.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Vacation/Travel:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She saves 10% of every paycheck so she can look forward to her one week of paid vacation per year. She only travels to conferences for her job, which are held in larger cities throughout the US, so she chooses paradise and relaxation over sight-seeing adventure for her time off work. She finds the best paradise deal on travel websites and hops a plane to vitamin d, sea breeze, and exotic sights.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Designers:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She loves environment-conscious Stella McCartney. Alexander Wang, Fendi (except for their furs), and Miu Miu are other favorites, but she looks to these designers for inspiration, only buying limited classic “must-haves” from higher-end brands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Stores:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> She shops on a budget, but not for cheaply constructed garments, so she looks to J.Crew, Gap, Madewell, and Zara for her shopping fix, only stopping ever-so-rarely at Saks Fifth Avenue and Barney’s New York (only during trips to the City for the occasional Stella McCartney or Alexander Wang). She could window shop yuppy, semi-urban/urban boutiques for hours if given the freedom to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Current Trends:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Current trends that really capture her attention include sustainability, soft materials, sheers, simple lines, wearability/versatility, and simple palettes/dark--neutral tones.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Demographics<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Age:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 22-32<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Gender: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> female<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Income/Socioeconomic Status: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>single</i></span><b> [</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">$35K—$50K, middle class], <i>combined</i></span> [$70K--$120K, upper middle class]<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Marital Status: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">single or newlywed, no kids<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Ethnicity: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">not specified<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Location: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">suburban America<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Garment<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Year/Season: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fall I/2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Store to Sell: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Stand-alone “Ell.” boutiques, select Bloomingdales. stores</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Price Range: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">contemporary, $160—$300<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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</span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-73364395757282431582011-02-09T01:29:00.001-05:002011-02-09T12:16:54.216-05:00alexa knows best<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> oh boy. it's time for another beefy ellen-spotted-a-celeb-and-can't-get-the-stars-out-of-her-eyes post. yes, i met <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Chung">alexa chung</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">six months ago, i had no idea who this very busy, very attractive woman was. she showed up in my <a href="http://www.nylonmag.com/">nylon magazine</a> and i didn't even read the article--{because we ALL know it's more fun to flip through the pictures... and subsequently begin sketching... and look like a pop-idol-obsessive freak}. though i <i>DID</i> notice her totally adorable haircut and admire her confidence in pairing lingerie with professional attire. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">our friends at <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">wikipedia</a> took me from a purely visual lust to a devout worship. i thought she was simply another style icon famous for being fabulous and famous, but she got her start in modeling, went into TV production {hosting for an array of british shows that i've totes never heard of}, hosted her <i>OWN</i> {note: <u>not</u> acronym for "<s>oprah winfrey network</s>} show on <a href="http://www.mtv.com/shows/alexa_chung/series.jhtml">MTV<i>-it's on with alexa chung</i></a>, and is now a contributing editor for <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/"><i>british vogue</i></a>, face for lacoste fragrance, and last year she collaborated with <a href="http://www.madewell.com/madewell_feature/ALEXACHUNGFORMADEWELL/PRDOVR~30784/30784.jsp">madewell</a>. yes, she's that amazing. fashionistas worldwide look to ms. chung for style inspiration. if you're unfamiliar, you're about to be enlightened as to why.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">her madewell contributions {are too cute}:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i'm sure you get the idea. if not, there's an entire blog devoted to daily photos of the pretty lady: <a href="http://alexachungblog.tumblr.com/">daily alexa chung</a>. {it's addictive, so wait to check it out until you get home from class/work... i'm fairly certain your boss won't be too happy with this use of your time unless you work for harper's bazaar, mtv, or some trend forecasting firm.} speaking of distractions, i'm supposed to be telling about MY encounter with the phenom-incarnate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bored in my construction class, i sought my trusty android phone to keep me occupied and felt the need to make sure that the rest of the world was having an eventful day {via our favorite social networking site}. well, it was. <a href="http://www.barneys.com/">barneys new york</a> had posted that a new-to-barneys designer would be launching his spring line on the 7th floor, hosted by alexa chung. i couldn't seem to figure out if she would actually be there or not, but the designer would be, so i decided i would be too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i raced out of my third class with 20 minutes to spare in the 12pm-6pm launch party, looking quite inappropo for the occasion in my rain boots, cheap leggings, raggedy sweater, and nondescript schoolbag, flying up the escalator at a rather unladylike pace. the celestial 7th floor of my favorite department store was resonating with upbeat music, clinking champagne glasses, and the flashes of 50+ cameras. success.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">The future of this illustrious fashion house is now in the hands of Guillaume Henry, who will adapt it to his guise. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">He is the guardian of the heritage of the Couture years, epitomised by the precision production of a garment and a judicious choice of fabrics. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">With its chic, feminine and pared-down fashion, free from ostentation, the House today offers an inspired and accessible ready-to-wear collection."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> i fell in love. these are just a few of my favorite pieces {i promise he used color, i just looooooved the neutrals, as always}. i even got to tell the designer how beautiful everything was, right after he muttered to alexa that "the hangers make it look sloppy", and alexa responded to me, "he's a freakin' genius!" in her cute little british accent. i told her later that it was my respect for her style that, upon hearing she supported carven, led me to the launch in the first place. she replied, "aw, thanks, mate!" {i thought this was weird too... she's not australian, but whatevs}.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">whew. i get a bit long-winded when talking about something this exciting, but you can see how henry's designs inspire!! or maybe it was just that second glass of free celebratory champagne? ;)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">sourcing:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">from the top</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1) <a href="http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/alexa-chung-march-2010-november-2010-a-99843-90.html">the fashion spot</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2) me</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3) <a href="http://www.madewell.com/">madewell</a> (for images), <a href="http://threeinacrowd.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/alexa-chung-for-madewell/">three in a crowd</a> (for madewell logo)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4) <a href="http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/alexa-chung-march-2010-november-2010-a-99843-90.html">the fashion spot</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5) <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldr1pc7jaF1qabacao1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1297308435&Signature=s023vxEDSc9hh8Hvv9KuMrqOZfQ%3D">??</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6) <a href="http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/alexa-chung-march-2010-november-2010-a-99843-90.html">the fashion spot</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7) <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/alexa-chung-is-2010s-best-dressed-celebrity_1186263">contact music</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8) <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/alexa-chung-is-2010s-best-dressed-celebrity_1186263">contact music</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9) me</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10) me</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">11) <a href="http://www.carven.fr/">carven</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">12) me</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">13) <a href="http://www.carven.fr/">carven</a>, <a href="http://www.style.com/">style.com</a></span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-14831107044426012512011-02-01T23:28:00.000-05:002011-02-01T23:28:15.210-05:00oh, and btw...this weekend i was a very happy girl... especially after not posting for two+ weeks.<br />
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woohooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3,000!! even if i was 1,500 of these, i'm very excited. :)<br />
ok. finished with the indulgent bragging. thank you so much for reading/liking/commenting!fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-90910793160307743732011-02-01T22:05:00.001-05:002011-02-01T22:06:29.234-05:00lost time<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so i may have been lazy in my posting, but last night i submitted a wedding dress design to a contest sponsored by <a href="http://www.brides.com/brides"><i>BRIDES</i></a> magazine, so i haven't been completely worthless. winning is certainly a long shot, but i've adopted a new optimistic and aspirational mindset and i want to embrace every opportunity to create. here's my entry and description. let me know what you think! i love design feedback.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finding inspiration in galleries of vintage and antique wedding dresses, i felt that every one of them belonged inside a glass display box at a high art museum. My bohemian dress applies the nostalgic, pre-loved quality of the ivory/antique cream color with cascading tiers of crinkly silk chiffon and grandma's crochet lace. A bow front adds a touch of modern romance, but both the loops and tails are artfully tied twice to wrap the bow from front to back. The free spirit of a woman in love is timeless, and not just reserved for the wildly romantic tales of your grandmother's youth.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and just look at what cute little diddy popped up after my submission! that illustration!! i die. couldn't resist sharing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-31940000750392974552011-02-01T19:29:00.004-05:002011-02-01T21:07:08.697-05:00in case you missed the runways in september....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for those, like me, who are uber bored with winter clothing, fear not! a recent shopping trip {assignment} brightened my spirits as we look forward to the hope of melted snow and higher mercury. while neutrals took over the fall runways, spring and resort lines are crescendo-ing into a warmer season on new york’s fifth avenue. put away your heavy skirts, full coats, and insulated boots. spring is about to have you singing a lighter tune. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">coming down off the color high, the prints and patterns are less dominant and mostly classic. from the expected florals at h+m, to the unsurprising stripes and polkadots of j.crew, it seems print is more of the harmony for this season’s knits. even if few of the observed prints aren't particularly innovative, the nautical stripes at j.crew are eye-catching as they vary in width from thin to thick; and the classic blue, though present, is enlivened with fresh colors. their wovens lay-low with glen plaids and pinstripes for trousers, but shine with gingham and tartan plaids on shirts. h+m offers a few stripes in both knits and wovens, in addition to their slur of printed florals. chanel also has their own take on florals, and versace integrated an intricate, brand-unique geometric print solo among mostly solids.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">last night, with no plans, i settled into my couch corner and started to research my next post--i.e. online shopping at <a href="http://www.barneys.com/">barneys.com</a>. i racked up an impressive cart of items during my two hours on their website, only to take a screenshot of each coveted dress, coat, and blouse. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of course while completing any online task, i have a facebook tab ready, as any attention-holic would, in case someone wanted to chat, express their endless devotion on my wall, or tag a primo picture of me from last night's escapades. every half hour or so, i would switch from barney's to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/escottk12">social networking hell</a>, but with nothing juicy blooming on the newsfeed, i could continue "shopping".</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">that is... until i saw a video of a toilet. i read the description, and saw that it was my friend receiving a swirly. i hate germs, and i had friends in middle school who attempted to give me swirlies on multiple occasions. it is an </span>indescribable sense of impending doom, and i watched in horror as my friend succumbed to her loss of a farkle <span class="Apple-style-span"> bet. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">the book, entitled <i>melting chocolate kettles, </i>authored by austin l church, addresses common hurdles in following through with your creative ideas. every artist struggles with their own form of writer's block, and are quicker to make an excuse than to write the first word. as a frequent victim of this process, i started reading my personal pdf copy of the book and could not put it down until i finished it (at 3.30 am... i'm a slow reader). It is 59 pages of respectable, intellectual, and totally relatable advice for the lackadaisical artist. i was consumed with the wit, flowing sentences, and impressively organized content, and it left me inspired. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">the author promotes blogging as a key tool in honing your creative abilities, as readers provide an "assignment", posts provide a "due date", and comments provide "editing/feedback". so if you are in the same creative boat gone adrift, head over to the <a href="http://www.whatsleftout.com/">gu.e website</a>, skim a couple posts, read up on the author, and DEFINITELY download his book, if for nothing else but a creative resource for your next slump. and don't let the 59 pages frighten you. i'm a slower reader than your two-year-old cousin, but it was so entertaining it seemed unbelievably quick.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span">i implore you to comment on/edit/complain about/contribute to my posts as freely as you like. it can only help me become a better writer/illustrator/designer, and you should be open to the same critique. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">i know this isn't about fashion, but a lot of you are creators of different sorts, so let this challenge you, and me, to keep up with our processes and share our art(s) with the world just as austin has.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">after writing about <a href="http://afashionelle.blogspot.com/2011/01/lulu.html">lulu</a>, i went and commented on her blog. not even 3 hours later, she had replied via email that she appreciated + loved my write-up and placed a permanent link to my blog on the sidebar of <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/">her's</a>!! dreams <i>do</i> come true. now i just need to set up an interview :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on my artist-high, my sickly body (blah winter crud that lasts forever) miraculously regained the strength to tackle williamsburg in three fantastic days. while three days <i>IS</i> enough to fall in love, it is <i>NOT </i>enough to claim that i am finished exploring. i will post on this artist's haven after i am more fully exposed to its wonders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and if those two beautiful happenings weren't enough, my friend chandra and i headed down to <a href="http://www.openingceremony.us/">opening ceremony</a> in soho. friday night was the launch of a particularly special line, and we had the itch to meet the designer, lovechild of indie film + edgy fashion, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Sevigney">chloë sevigny</a>!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for those who aren't familiar with this explosion-of-talent, chloë has been in the alt-culture's eye since the mid nineties, playing in edgy/controversial indie films such as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>kids</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>boys don't cry</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. {confession: i've never seen either}, but she's also been in zodiac {which i DID see and love}. Sure she's a fab actress, but she also modeled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassy_(magazine)">for</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.thestylerookie.com/2010/04/sassy.html">sassy</a><a href="http://www.thestylerookie.com/2010/04/are-you-tired-of-sassy-yet-answer-is-no.html"> magazine</a></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, and has collaborated with multiple designers/fashion houses/celebs in creating clothing lines. In 2009, she launched her own line for opening ceremony, a boutique carrying high-end, cutting-edge, drool-all-over-myself fashion. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">friday night's launch was for her pre-spring 2011 line, full of flirty femininity. if the price points weren't higher than my current checking balance, i would've swiped up EVERY ONE of her dresses {particularly the paisley version of the grey bibbed dress--2nd row, left side}. the prints were classic with the perfect combo of vintage + girly. the colors were pretty neutral (go figure. everything is grey these days). the fabrics were flowy. then she added her chloe-esque touches in patterned tights, leather pants/jackets, ridiculous platforms, and a little punk-glam. plus she's modeling her own line, so BA.</span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in utter admiration, i approached the towering blonde and made a fool of myself, telling about my assignment on her and then gushing over her paisley dress, but i knew i'd regret not interacting with a style icon. she was perfectly poised and gratefully receptive. the paparazzi (probably just the opening ceremony blog people) even took our picture together. several times. <i>I'M FAMOUS!</i> heh. and as dumb as i was, i <i>don't</i> regret it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://trendland.net/">trendland.net</a> (supposedly from <a href="http://www.nylonmag.com/">nylon</a> mag originally)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.becomegorgeous.com/">becomegorgeous.com</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> for more images of the collection, click <a href="http://www.fashion-style.becomegorgeous.com/new_trends/chloe_sevigny_for_opening_ceremony_resort_2011_lookbook-3401.html">here.</a></span>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-47681776035120491162011-01-12T01:03:00.003-05:002011-01-12T14:15:11.292-05:00lulu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in the winter of 2008, i accompanied my boyfriend (at the time) to his barbershop. since he insisted on just a walk-in, rather than an appointment, and it was obviously the fave hair-joint for the local seniors, i was tremendously bored and fervently reached for an outdated issue of W magazine. I had no idea that one, miniscule feature would change my creative future forever.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">flipping through the pages, observing every detail as this was the most engrossing subject matter available, (much better than watching grey locks fall to the floor), i came across one of those pages that gives a quick review of interesting haps, publications, or people in recent culture--aka, my quick pop-history source. in the bottom right hand corner, almost cut off by the fold of the binding was a photo of the cover of a textile designer's soon-to-be-published book. it was beautiful and i had to know more.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the designer's name is lulu de kwiatkowski, a parsons school of design BFA (studio art) graduate (holla!), world traveler, textile + wallpaper + artist extraordinaire. splitting her childhood between the hamptons and the bahamas, she was constantly exposed to vibrant/earthy colors, patterns, and just interesting things. after her own textile company celebrated its 10th anniversary, it was deemed necessary that the world learn about the creative processes of the artist behind her wildly popular prints. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i received this book as a christmas gift in 2009 and refer to it on an addictively (i think i just made up this word) regular basis. you're about to see why.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TS01M24vlyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/iitaqkhOGUw/s1600/lulu9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TS01M24vlyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/iitaqkhOGUw/s400/lulu9.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i feel like lulu's anonymous mentor-ee. she obviously loves yellow, red, pattern, handwriting, collaging, fauna, vintage, intricate drawing, and figures as much as i do. maybe we're secretly related or something. all of the above images i took with my camera from her book, as only a TINY sampling is available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lulu-Kwiatkowski/dp/0978607678/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294809555&sr=8-1">amazon.com</a>, excluding some of my favorites. The book, should you want to look it up, recommend it, or purchase it is entitled<i> Lulu</i>, published by Ammo Books, and is 192 full-color, giant-sized, incredible pages.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now that you know her artistic side, here is the kind of product you can expect from her design company, called <a href="http://www.luludk.com/">Lulu dK</a>. these are all fabric prints, prints-in-progress, or print-promos. i sourced these images from her blog, <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/">trailofinspiration.com</a>. i could have posted 90,000,000 more images, but not only would that start to look sketchy, it's a lot more fun to find it yourself!! go check out her blog, the lulu dk website, or best of all, her BOOK!</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TS06AYDQSvI/AAAAAAAAAK8/ShXr8v9jNkk/s1600/Picture+7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TS06AYDQSvI/AAAAAAAAAK8/ShXr8v9jNkk/s400/Picture+7.png" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i had to throw in this image of hand-painted owls/butterflies. she's just amazing. i want several of these little guys for my room :)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">now if you'll excuse me, my paintbrushes are calling. have a colorful day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">photo sourcing:</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i took all "black border" images of <i>Lulu.</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lulu working: <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/01/me-at-work.html">'me at work'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sailboats: <a href="http://www.luludk.com/">'lulu dk homepage'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yellow pattern: <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/01/hand-painted-fabric-preview.html">'hand-painted fabric preview'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pastel dots pattern: <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/03/petals-petals-everywhere.html">'petals petals everywhere'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">floral pillows: <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/05/did-you-know.html">'did you know?'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/05/did-you-know.html"></a>color block fabric: <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/09/voila-my-new-print-colors-has-arrived.html">'voila!'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">owls: <a href="http://www.trailofinspiration.com/2010/03/thank-you-everyone-for-your-enthusiasm.html">'thank you'</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-19159964189350073802011-01-04T21:17:00.007-05:002011-01-19T15:44:08.150-05:00mm'mmm juicy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">i've been a little discouraged lately, fearing that my talents only lie in rendering and that my design/construction skills are so weak that i will become "just" an illustrator. until i came across some of <a href="https://www.erinfetherston.com/#/blog">erin fetherston's</a> sketches while procrastinating during finals week. her drawing style is beeeeeeeaaautiful!! each figure is simply, femininely perfect. The young designer is so talented, she has revived the name of <a href="http://www.juicycouture.com/womens/erin-fetherston-collection/">juicy couture</a>, as her latest design position with the brand has earned much accolade. I find this especially exciting as i had loooooong tired of the "juicy"<a href="http://juicycouturedeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/juicy_couture_fleece_track_suit.jpg"> butts</a> on college campuses and the acceptance of terry cloth as casual wear. these are my favorites of her fresh designs and too-cute figures:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLhj6p0GI/AAAAAAAAAJg/eQN8yWbjYVw/s1600/erinfetherstonsketches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLhj6p0GI/AAAAAAAAAJg/eQN8yWbjYVw/s400/erinfetherstonsketches.jpg" width="365" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">her croquis are just sooooo pretty!! wonder where she gets her inspiration....? no, for real though, i find it an incredible expression of confidence to use yourself as a model. i've done it a couple times and felt extremely vain and/or insecure, but fetherston makes it something for which developing designers should mimic or aspire. <a href="http://keenanevans.com/">adorbs</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">and i looooooooove how her clothes look like the drawings just came straight to life. especially the resort collection, with that doll of a model.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLoKLFUOI/AAAAAAAAAJs/5B72il8BVp8/s1600/erinresort2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="350" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLoKLFUOI/AAAAAAAAAJs/5B72il8BVp8/s400/erinresort2011.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">resort 2011 (figures from <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/2011RST-EFETH">style.com</a>)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLoKLFUOI/AAAAAAAAAJs/5B72il8BVp8/s1600/erinresort2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLkoH6IqI/AAAAAAAAAJk/jHMeyk_b2O8/s1600/erinfs201011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TSPLkoH6IqI/AAAAAAAAAJk/jHMeyk_b2O8/s400/erinfs201011.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> fall rtw 2010/spring rtw 2011 (figures from <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2011RTW-EFETH">style.com</a>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">and because so few designers are THIS adorable, i just had to do a quick drawing of her.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">here are some real photos of her, though, as my pencil can't quite do her justice :)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> <a href="http://milkmade.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Erin-Fetherston1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://milkmade.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Erin-Fetherston1.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/images/2008/09/26/erin_fetherston_lu_biscuits_illus_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/images/2008/09/26/erin_fetherston_lu_biscuits_illus_2.png" width="217" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo sources (other than style.com):</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">drawing sources from left-right, top-bottom</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/">today.msnbc.msn.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.glamour.com/">glamour.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.pantone.com/">pantone.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://weddingbellsblog.com/">weddingbellsblog.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/">vanityfair.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://afashionneverland.blogspot.com/">afashionneverland.blogspot.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">erin in brown</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://movies.broadwayworld.com/">movies.broadwayworld.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">erin-esque drawings</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.thefashionillustrator.com/">thefashionillustrator.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">erin photos</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://milkmade.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Erin-Fetherston1.jpg">milkmade.com</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/images/2008/09/26/erin_fetherston_lu_biscuits_illus_2.png">fashiontribes.typepad.com</a></span></span></span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-77456203824170342772011-01-03T23:41:00.002-05:002011-01-04T00:37:40.142-05:00magical<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">you know those cool, clear summer nights that you just can't make yourself go inside? the breeze is perfect, the grass is plush, and the clouds have unveiled a stunning navy-blue sheet, speckled with tiny, yet brilliant diamonds, more perfect than any prize from Tiffany's. it's a moment that surpasses serenity, fuels existentialist thinking, and arouses childlike wonder. it's the most magical of moments, (at least for me), only recently rivaled by christmastime in the city.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">after 5 months in new york, i feel qualified to finally offer an opinion. it's filthy. mind you, i have a slight preference (HAH!) for cleanliness, but even the messiest of human beings would agree with this observation. the streets are infested by pigeons, while subways are crawling with rats. sidewalks are plastered with gum, irresponsibly discarded fliers + wrappers, and spilled-now-congealed frappuccinos. bed bug infestations require laundering/cleaning of <i>ANY</i> new purchases. smog and human traffic make breathing fresh, virgin air nearly impossible. However, even with week-old blackened snow piles and the bustle of holiday tourism in the city, the christmas spirit miraculously masks it all. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">my best friend came for a much-needed visit that not only made my little heart happy, but allowed me to be a tourist in my new home. my eyes were wide with each department store window, oversized christmas tree, and sparkling garland. i swear i even saw sugar plum fairies weave through the horrendous line of anxious ice-skaters outside bryant park. it was nothing short of magical, and as i said, i don't use that adjective lightly.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">our week together, though it occurred 12.29-1.3, included all the important holiday activities--most importantly: ice skating in central park (the<i> BEST EVER!!</i>). Also, while we missed the actual blizzard that hit december 27th, we witnessed it's destruction (or beautification--glass half-full, right?) of the city. but here are a few of the more 'magical' shots from the week (and one of the blizzard's trail). i won't bore with further detail. enjoy my <i>almost</i> starry-summer-night-feeling experience.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">so i wanted to add some old-hollywood glamour photos with this to make it more tied to fashion, but who said fashion can't relate to the magic of the holiday spirit? i feel a sparkly, high-contrast, ostentatious collection coming on....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">hope everyone has a very happy 2011. make a resolution to keep this cheer we are all so obviously starved for come each december.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-75379520889119589592010-12-27T09:56:00.001-05:002010-12-28T10:39:40.692-05:00more frills please<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> checked out women's wear daily the other day, and this is the good news i discovered. enlarge to read.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">this trend was made for me. if only trends would stick around for more than a few months or so. uber feminine. uber ruffles. uber flounce. terrific.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TRioBCKSesI/AAAAAAAAAIc/zEQ2iucWiag/s1600/wwdfrills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TRioBCKSesI/AAAAAAAAAIc/zEQ2iucWiag/s640/wwdfrills.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news?module=tn#/article/fashion-news/spring-2011-trend-frilly-weather-ahead-3407524"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">women's wear daily</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">--here's the link, for legal purposes, but you need a subscription to actually look through the site. </span></span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-84736540726203479922010-12-25T09:00:00.002-05:002010-12-25T09:07:25.077-05:00'murry christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">a christmas present to all <3. much love! enjoy this day!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">{my first southeastern white christmas}</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://i-love-cartoons.com/printables/color-pages/christmas/Peanuts-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-Color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i-love-cartoons.com/printables/color-pages/christmas/Peanuts-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-Color.jpg" width="298" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.opendeco.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cn00033242_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://www.opendeco.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cn00033242_large.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.stylelist.com/media/2010/08/erin-featherston-juicy-couture-holiday-590sc080310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.stylelist.com/media/2010/08/erin-featherston-juicy-couture-holiday-590sc080310.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">erin fetherston. juicy couture.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.opendeco.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cn00033242_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.pinkmemo.com/dallas/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover_mb2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.pinkmemo.com/dallas/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover_mb2.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.movieforum.com/movies/wallpapers/christmas/itsawonderfullife/images/1024x768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://www.movieforum.com/movies/wallpapers/christmas/itsawonderfullife/images/1024x768.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">it's a wonderful life.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.organisart.co.uk/img_news/browns_xmas_card_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.organisart.co.uk/img_news/browns_xmas_card_final.jpg" width="282" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">greengrownandsexy.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-87190339464617681082010-12-19T16:26:00.008-05:002010-12-19T17:25:43.447-05:00you can never make something "new"<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the best way to clearer skin is the completion of finals. i looked in the mirror this morning, just two days post-hell (aka week of presentations), and almost didn't recognize my healing face. my theory: if school's didn't take the we'll-throw-everything-stressful-at-our-students-until-they-drop-out approach, no one over the age of 18 would need benzoyl peroxide.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that said, i have taken a step back to observe my style influences. there are some that i admired from the start, some that my work tends to resemble, and some that i strive to be. unfortunately, as new as i may think an idea is, i keep seeing my "ingenious" designs already interpreted by someone bigger, better, and with more money--without me ever knowing about it. that's okay though, because as my first semester in fashion school concludes, it's nice to know that my thinking is at least along the lines of some of fashion's greats.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">before i digress on my style specs, here are a couple more projects from the semester.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">[warning: low-quality images due to my memory card <i>LOCKING ITSELF</i>! boo. so these were taken on my droid]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5z5MtRcJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/zfAARRlliuU/s1600/overunderalls2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5z5MtRcJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/zfAARRlliuU/s400/overunderalls2.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the over-underalls have too many details for me to EVER want to sew it again, but notice the button front, shirt pocket + pants pockets (all upside-down), and down-below collar.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2011RTW-VIKROLF/#slide=11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">viktor & rolf</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (s2011 RTW), <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2010RTW-PSCHOULER/?loop=0&iphoto=9&play=false&cnt=45">proenza schouler</a> (s2010 RTW) , and <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2010RTW-AWANG/?loop=0&iphoto=6&play=false&cnt=11">alexander wang</a> (s2010 RTW) ALL have unique takes on this "dressed in the dark" concept of unconventional use of clothing pieces. (though i was inspired by <a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-streetshirt-as-skirt-stockholm.html">this image</a> from the sartorialist.)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my skirt was inspired by looking through <a href="http://www.freepeople.com/">free people</a>'s online lookbook and an ease of design given that i had only one night to design, pattern, and sew this piece. proenza, again, may be blamed for the ruffles. the only rule for this final was that it had to fit me, so voila!! new skirt (12 hrs later)!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5z8IxRWJI/AAAAAAAAAIE/hJfMxeMk_1A/s1600/pants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5z8IxRWJI/AAAAAAAAAIE/hJfMxeMk_1A/s400/pants.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and these pants, much less lame when on a body and photographed with my nikon instead of my phone, were constructed mid-semester for patternmaking class. again, the only constraint was that they had to fit.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the black pair is my FAVORITE. they are velvet and open-knit jersey. they fall at the perfect length for heels and have a sophisticated high waist. the edge of the jersey on either side is scalloped (my first experience with a purling machine). i wore them proudly to a party with a black lace tank and this girl complimented my outfit. naturally, i was SO flattered and excited, but then i found out her father helped fund the a.wang spring fashion show!! WHAT!? maybe she and i should have lunch sometime to discuss backing, design, and logistics. :) (in my dreams)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the other pair was very much annie hall inspired, made of a heavy linen. they are a little bit too big, so i need to tailor them, but i LOVE the crochet detail. these, too, are high-waisted, but with a tapered leg.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so it seems that i like interesting (but simple) lines/diagonals, drapey-ness, neutral colors (with neon accents), whimsical features, feminine details, and classic silhouettes.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this is still so very broad. all of the above put together describes quite a bit of fashion history, but i'm honing in on the whimsy, girly, and simplicity.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">much of my edgy/feminine i would say is inspired by two of my favorite designers, rodarte and proenza schouler.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">looking at these images, you can<i> clearly</i> see where some of my aesthetic comes from.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5jzqtljTI/AAAAAAAAAH0/kQAykmiOGhM/s1600/rodarte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="417" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5jzqtljTI/AAAAAAAAAH0/kQAykmiOGhM/s640/rodarte.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">images from <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2011RTW-RODARTE">style.com</a>, and <a href="http://thesisterproject.com/sisterpedia/designing-sisters-in-business/">the sister project</a>. </span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5j3UNuIKI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Wi3AzwKwvYU/s1600/proenza+schouler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5j3UNuIKI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Wi3AzwKwvYU/s640/proenza+schouler.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">images from <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2011RTW-PSCHOULER">style.com</a> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for my less obvious inspiration, it's kinda like a giant, expensive grab-bag of everyone's favorite designers. i love the colors/preppyness of <a href="http://www.marcjacobs.com/">marc jacobs</a> + <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/">j.crew</a>. the unexpected wit behind <a href="http://www.viktor-rolf.com/_en/_ww/index.htm">viktor & rolf</a> + <a href="http://www.alexanderwang.com/">alexander wang</a>. and the elegant simplicity of <a href="http://www.stellamccartney.com/default/index.html">stella mccartney</a>. i only posted a pattern with samples of favorite 'bottom-halves' of these designers because i really can't choose few enough images to fit into one post.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5j5-b-9jI/AAAAAAAAAH8/IVJ3C6cVvnM/s1600/brands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQ5j5-b-9jI/AAAAAAAAAH8/IVJ3C6cVvnM/s400/brands.jpg" width="343" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">images from <a href="http://www.style.com/">you-guessed-it...style.com</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">it's so excited to find my niche in the huuuuuuuge realm of fashion, but i certainly have much more to develop. (not to mention, i <i>desperately</i> need to sharpen my construction skills. i loved sewing before fit and grades mattered. go figure.) i've never felt more relief than i felt friday, turning in my last project. it was the hardest semester of my life, but also most exciting, fun, and enlightening 4 months ever. so worth it, and so ready for my month-long break.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</span></span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-74825599278731624232010-12-14T19:58:00.002-05:002010-12-19T15:01:42.553-05:00dressed in the dark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">FINALS WEEEEEEEEEEK!! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHH!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">i'm feeling a lot like the screaming child with pants on her head in my mood board.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgQaZnGMdI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Yh5QgosIFb0/s1600/designmoodinspiration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgQaZnGMdI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Yh5QgosIFb0/s400/designmoodinspiration.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">the mood board (a little lacking in the upper left corner) for my final collection.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">(my design teacher still has all my sketches. boo.)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">this shows my color palette, inspiration pieces, and the whimsy of my pieces.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgADufrlJI/AAAAAAAAAHU/gSwFVoFhdvc/s1600/overunderalls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgADufrlJI/AAAAAAAAAHU/gSwFVoFhdvc/s400/overunderalls.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">final draping + sewing.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">fake brand: ell.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">collection title: dressed in the dark</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">concept: mismatched, topsy-turvy, adult "play clothes"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">piece title: over-underalls</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">detail shots to come? maybe?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgM-tNTCXI/AAAAAAAAAHc/l5NIdR4JJqk/s1600/businesscardsfinish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="345" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgM-tNTCXI/AAAAAAAAAHc/l5NIdR4JJqk/s400/businesscardsfinish.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">these are my potential business cards. the four fit together like a puzzle, so the pale grey lines show where they would be sliced.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">front is an illustration i made for my ideal customer (eco-friendly, casual, feminine, traveler, etc.)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">back is my writing sample on theories of buying.<br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgX3xJaQrI/AAAAAAAAAHo/qAgjzMftCqI/s1600/flattenedgarment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TQgX3xJaQrI/AAAAAAAAAHo/qAgjzMftCqI/s640/flattenedgarment.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">draping assignment: create a garment that when not on a form is completely flat (this basically means there can't be any shaping seams, like darts, or princess, or sleeves, etc...)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mine is a japanese-inspired bubble or flare top. it has a detachable waistband that it connects with to form the optional bubble hem. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">everything on this is held together with tiny strips of velcro and really heavy steam-ironing. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351442897235560174.post-88931151493408445252010-12-07T17:44:00.005-05:002010-12-19T16:48:55.659-05:00i'm alllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive!! sorta...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">herrrrro, people-who-still-read-when-i-don't-post-for-a-whole-MONTH!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">so, similar to midterms... finals last from right before thanksgiving to right before christmas, hence my absence. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">i will certainly post more if possible, as i am staying in from the cold, most likely on my big leather couch that my body sinks in to indefinable depths of comfort. if my finals aren't completed on time or well, it's probably the fault of this venus fly trap, i mean, couch. it's cruel that november/december are so busy for students (and everyone else, for that matter), as that is the annual reign of the couch potato king. seriously. who cares about fashion when you are wearing horrifically cozy sweatpants, fleece popover, wool socks, bundled in an electric blanket, and covered in dog hair, (or preferably a complete, living, warm doggie)?? yeah. not me. see these outfits i drew? well, i only rendered them, not much creativity involved here (see <a href="http://lookbook.nu/">lookbook</a> online), but i can't even <i>begin</i> to think of wearing anything so adorable as winter leaves me stuck in frumpville. i'll just live through the <i>chic</i>-ness of my prismacolors <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(aka--fancy markers)</span>.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHbuXkVdI/AAAAAAAAAG4/FpQRzysakwc/s1600/sarah+hankininson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHbuXkVdI/AAAAAAAAAG4/FpQRzysakwc/s400/sarah+hankininson.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sarahhankinson.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">sarah hankinson</span></span></span></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHfbDKAwI/AAAAAAAAAHA/21Onrp1L538/s1600/adam+lowe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHfbDKAwI/AAAAAAAAAHA/21Onrp1L538/s400/adam+lowe.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thedonutproject.com/inspiration/adam-lowe-illustration/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">adam lowe</span></span></span></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHjPPbBrI/AAAAAAAAAHI/PcaMdOGZviA/s1600/petra+dufkova.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHjPPbBrI/AAAAAAAAAHI/PcaMdOGZviA/s400/petra+dufkova.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49760579@N07/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">petra dufkova</span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHZ-3mIcI/AAAAAAAAAG0/U6ClsybvgNU/s1600/garance+dore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GO9-ZnS-cn8/TNoHZ-3mIcI/AAAAAAAAAG0/U6ClsybvgNU/s400/garance+dore.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.garancedore.fr/en/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">garance doré</span></span></span></a></div><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">all of these images were on fashionary's blog, a post about <a href="http://fashionary.org/blog/30-fashion-illustrators-part-1/">'30 fashion illustrators you can't live without'</a>. i plan to do some research on my own to find some more fantabulous mark-makers that are maybe less known. click on the illustrator's names to see more of their work. :) (and trust me, it's worth more than a quick peek)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">ok that was a nice break. sometimes i need to stop and look at pretty things before i can continue sewing generic garments that are far less than perfect. </span></span></span></div>fashionellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063134810281595427noreply@blogger.com2