la roux

fun pop song, great outfits! the colors are sooo eighties.

(EDIT: i definitely watched this three times already, and now i'm seriously craving coral/orange lips and i'm definitely diy-ing some humungo pendant necklaces. uhh obsessed?) 

while we're at it, another from the same kids (elly is the singer half of the la roux duo, ben apparently shares songwriting and producing duties):

in her element

(src: milla j)

just saw fifth element for the first time last week, can you believe it? milla is so killer in it, and the crazy sci-fi body con costumes are right on. it's no surprise that countless designers quote this film as inspiration. the hair makes me think of the following shot of charlott by arvida:

these swedish bloggers get me every time. 

listening to: little j! taylor momsen fronts pretty reckless and i'm actually pretty into it! 

whyamistillawake

not feeling so hot right now, my stomach hurts. 

i had a great day today.

now now

While I was staying at my friends' house this weekend I had some time to kill so I made two new jersey necklaces- I gifted them to Court because they're totally her style and I love seeing people wear my work. I'm really feeling the pastely watery effect that happened with the dye job on the blue piece. 

I guess we traded jewelry because she had given me this single earring from the Fleathers jewelry line- it sells at Topstitch in Old City, but you non-Philadelphians can buy on their Etsy. This morning we both wore the earrings out to coffee- kinda cheesy, yeah but they're too cool. I love the single earring look, and these are the perfect mix of delicate and tough that I'm all about these days!

Listening to:

turning japanese

vest: amazing thrift find, $4

slip: thrifted

obi: random fabric 

bandeau: selfmade

earring: from courtney

silver bracelets as usual...

tales of fishtown

courtney's lovely work.

court and ali

ryan dancing to the talking heads.

night walk

love michelle.

listening to:
(EDIT: if anyone knows why i'm having problems embedding full imeem songs, please let me know! i know people don't usually want to mess with the videos...)
Geraldine

walking the line

trend alert!!
yes, i love girly grunge. in my defense, however, as long as i can remember i've had to balance my love of super feminine and super androgenous looks. this mix of tough and girly perfectly balances my love of short skirts, waist belts, and florals with my long time addiction to studded belts and dark colors.

dress, thrifted and chopped. i'm too lazy to actually hem it.

belt, borrowed from the roomie.

boots, docs obv.

snowflake socks, ancient.

HA! morning sun in my eyes...

silver bracelet, borrowed.

fabric bracelets, selfmade.

listening to:

girlcrush

lissy trullie: boy boy

show off

accepting my award at the fashion show.

is there anybody out there?

feeling the spring today:

-2xl silk tank, thrifted and pinned up in the back.

-bandeau, aa.

-jeans, from a friend, with diy studded pockets.

-belt, thrifted.

-shoes, candies, thrifted.

-bracelets, selfmade.

listening to: 'girl and the sea' pandora station

under the sea

modeled for justyne's final critique today... love her jellyfish/underwater collection!

(l-r: emily in sequined bandeau top, jersey ruffle vest, taffeta/silk mini with rosettes. jolynn in sheer mesh applique top, knit sweater vest, sequined trousers. keri in taffeta/silk dress with rosettes. the designer herself!)

grey like today

this is my day-after outfit: i had my final critique last night, went out to celebrate the holiday and didn't make it home before i had to be back at school today. i had my collection garments and accessories with me, so on went the pants and the shoes with a borrowed tee.

sweater, dkny. tee, gap. pants, selfmade.
scarf, selfmade. shoes, f21. jewelry, thrifted and selfmade.

forbidden

the lingering mist of many rainy days hangs over campus; students appear sporadically, but most are holed up either finishing finals or recovering from sleepless nights. a fog is over my mind, as well, a frustrating remnant of work remaining for the semester, when all i can do is think about the future.

pilfered

so bored

here's a little noise punk for your rainy morning:

wanna be bored on a california beach right now. finals are wrapping up, summer's coming soon!

russian roulette

During the Fall Semester of this year, I took a class called Problem Solving; we made garments out of unusual materials, from shower curtains to candy wrappers to bubble wrap. One of the assignments was to create a garment based on a game. My choice, in an effort to stay away from the inevitable board and card game genre, was Russian Roulette.



This shot is from the class critique, so it's not great quality, but as you can see I used paper, tulle, netting, and bullets to create this stormy outfit. (Model: Claire Galusha)

Our task was then to create a full collection based off this assignment. I expanded on the idea of darkness, storms, volume, and shape to come up with the following ten piece collection: First is the mood board, then illustrations (which still need Photoshop work), then flat sketches.




Still love it! The oversized shapes and cropped shirts are so right now.