The cutest sweater

When I went to Sears a few months ago, Land's End has these sweaters for children that I love! The fleece is so thick, and this product comes in an assortment of vibrant colors..I wish they had these in adult sizes for me. Well, until then this is a great buy for children.

On tv

On Martha Stewart, the theme of the today's show was desination weddings. Georgina Chapman featured her Marchesa wedding gowns that were gorgeous!The gowns were created in silk crepe, chiffon, satin-faced organza, and tulle. The dresses were elegant, lightweight and angelic. As a designer these kind of lux and beautiful looks are what I aspire to. I enjoy looking at the detail put into wedding dresses! One dress that I like just because of it's utilitarian use, is the second to last dess that is short. On the show it was mentioned that this dress could be used if the bride would like to have two dresses during the wedding day, one for the ceromony and the other (this dress) to dance in etc.

I love this look

This photo is from Tokyo's fashion week Spring Summer 2010. I love the color, light muted purple/grey. I also like the hardware involved. The studs everywhere bring the "wow" factor. It looks like the model is wearing a decorative turban headpiece, which brings even more beauty to the look.

Largest Dirndl Dress ...Wow

On June 21 2003 the largest Bavairan style dress was shown to the world. In Germany, Gabriele Hein-Fischer was the creator/designer. The skirt portion was 9 ft long and 29 ft in diameter, the sleeves were 4.9 ft in length!!! Talk about scaling that pattern from one size to another! Not only was a dress created..there is also a dress form underneath that garment that is huge too! That project takes a lot of dedication and precision, good job Gabriele!

Most Recycled Clothing

According to Guinness World Records this kid Eric collected the most clothing to be recycled ever! Eric is accompanied by Stuart Claxton in this photo and they are in Washionton D.C., behind them is all the clothing collected! Eric collected 1,684 pieces of clothing. This event was organized by National Geographic magazine for kids and Cotton. It is so cool that his child would collect so much!..and its all for a good cause, to preserve the Earth.

Men's Dress Apparel

Every man has there own way of dressing just like every woman. Eventhough this may not fit every guy's taste I think this is a classic look that is also contemporary and definitly is a good option if a certain man needed a extreme makeover!! In the picture to the far left, the tie along with the pant and shoe could coordinate with any color shirt. The pant is a straight leg design and it's wool blend fabric will keep the customer warm and comfortable. Banana Republic did a great job putting this together. This is a shoe style that I would pick out to go with this look and many others. These shoes are sharp! This is a great shoe to wear to work or out on the town.

Cloche

Cloche, which means bell in french. These hats are named this because they look like bells. I just purchased one of my own from Urban Outfitters that looks similar to the one in the picture to the left. I have wanted a 1920s inspired hat for so long... like for 5 or more years! I also admired knited hats like this red one. I think would like a white, black, or grey one. I like this 1920's look, it is cute and feminine. Even though I have liked this look for a while it didn't seem like this type of hat has been sold at retailers until recently. This hat has to be in style for a buyer to pick it for the season lineup. I guess it is finally in style! :] This felt hat is a great accessory, brings personality to a look, makes a look go from good to unique and somewhat edgy.

I am really enjoying shopping for interesting accessories that bump up my wardrobe! In my history class we have a design project and I picked the cloche..how surprising :P I'm really excited about where my will imagination taked me!

L' Officiel

I had a French fashion magazine presentation in my History of Dress class. I spoke about various fashion magazines that were created in the 1920's. L' Officiel was one of them.I was very impressed by how it was so influential and prosperous. When created it brought together many artists, models, and fashion designers of that time who were talented and famous. This move and others made this magazine made it the success that it was. By the 1950s Americans reffered to this magazine as the fashion Bible. Max Brunhes was the creator wanted to make it and dedicate it to, Andrée Castaniée. She was, "...young woman who was wild about fashion." and he was in love with her.

My Pick

These pairs of shoes are examples of my fall must have. I don't know when I will have them but they are gorgeous and a girl can dream! :] The ankle booty is very in and looks great with skinny jeans or leggings. The pumps can be worn with almost anything. I would wear them with skinny jeans, or a dress pant or even a pencil skirt or a form fitting dress.

Ugly Betty Revamped

I have been a fan of Ugly Betty from the beginning. I would love to get the seasons on dvd. This show has been a source of fashion and cutting edge looks, and also not so fresh, but odd color combinitions, mismatching patterns, and garments that just don't go together! These unusual looks are a Ugly Betty signiture. Now at the forth season...Ugly Betty ..little by little is becoming more chic! New glasses, a new hair style and the clothes are even matching! The new look came with the character's new confidence, sense of place and belonging and promotion from a desk receptionist to an editior of the magazine she works for. I will keep watching to see what comes next and what new adventures Ugly Betty gets into.

Garments Re-done

I tailored both of these garments. The little black dress was actually my sister's homecoming dress, the length of the dress that went all the way to the floor. It was bought about 9 years ago...and it looks new :] I gave this dress a new use and life. I was really happy with this, I finally have my little black dress without spending a single dime! It is a classic look that I am excited to wear. The skirt was a dress, that I re-made for a client of mine. She can now use it in a new way as well.

Room Curtains!

At the beginning of the school year it didn't take me too long to get fed up will my very plain dorm room. Within just a few days I decorated my room so I could feel right at home. I brought color to the walls, rearranged my furniture, soft lighting ...instead of harsh office cubicle lighting, and a little plant of my own. Being a life to my room was the best choice. After a long day in class I can come back to my comfortable living space! What was a big contributer to this feeling and lovely ambiance was my creation! I made these lovely curtains on the left. This touch brought personality to my place and a sense of belonging. I am satisfied with them and I have recieved many compliments and now I am working on my friend's set of curtains to freshen up her room as well.

1920' dresses

In my History of Dress class, we are studing the 1920's era. Every once in a while my professor brings in clothes from our school's collection of historical clothing. These three dresses are from that collection. Unlike some more elaborate clothing of that time that is an avant garde style and Art Deco these garments were for the everyday woman. These dresses were worn by women in middle class. Two of the dress may be for a more formal occasion but the linen blue dress is more like a house dress. Back then women wore house dress while they spent time at home rather than sweats or pjs that women today wear. Today I was fortunate enough to see all the clothes in the room these antiques are kept in! There was basically a classroom of rolling racks full of garments from various eras. There was even garments from the 1700s! It amazes me how old some of the clothes are and that they are kept at my school and not at some fancy museum.