i wrote my second article for cocokouture last week on a topic of my choice.
since i know MUCH 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. :)
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.
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 uber green!! so go get educated: Making Someone Else's 'Old' Your 'New and Fabulous'!!!
image source:
cocokouture.com (collaged by me, but i still have to credit my employer for publishing)
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....)
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 CocoKouture.
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.
my first assignment was to conjure up questions for a quiz entitled "Do You Know When A Guy Likes You". 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 CERTAINLY an invitation for you're review. here she is:
10 Spring Runway-Inspired Looks Just for You!
but this is a story that baaaaaaarely 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 12pm on saturday, when it was due at 12am on friday.
luckily i have the most chill and sweet boss in the world and she edited and published anyway!!
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!
and to support my fellow writing teammates and new employer, i procrastinated by taking this quiz and who is surprised by my result? i'm sure almost no one. the description is basically my biography--if you replace PETA with ASPCA (i do NOT support propaganda).
*also, pardon a couple of typos in my article. Vena Cava (not cave) and fair game (not fame)
**image source: DUH! my quiz results on cocokouture.com.
