bits and bobbins

moves made.

so, i recently made a move from livejournal, to my very own wordpress blog, now run off the server of a friend.

i made the move for a myriad of reasons:

firstly, using a personal publishing platform like wordpress allows me more control of my blog, allowing me to shape it and mould it to my liking.

secondly, running a blog off our friend’s server allows me to track traffic to my blog more easily. i can see where people are coming from, which is really, really nice.

there are other reasons, but suffice it to say, it was just time to go, and it was an amiable departure. i plan to check in with friends and communities from time to time over at livejournal, but i intend for this blog to be my main home on the web from here on out.

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with this move, i also intend to streamline my blogging content even more than i had before. i want to focus *even more* on:

  • street fashion and it’s intersection with art and culture. this is probably one of my greatest obsessions.
  • fashion design, in general. this is the field in which i have been recently trained, and perhaps this blog can be a window into where that career track may take me.
  • fashion and/or design pieces that moves me, what i’m currently obsessed with, and why. this might or might not intersect with what’s “trendy,” but i could give a crap! i tend to prefer smaller, artisan-esque, mostly foreign labels, but i am not really a supporter of fashion elitism, or and generally not a slavish fan of labels or a member of the cult of high couture. i feel that fashion can come from anywhere: the garbage, second-hand, and one’s own hands, in addition to the usual suspects (high-street/mass stores, boutiques, major labels, etc.). i love to see how high and low fashion mix, mesh and intersect.
  • the process of making things. i make lots of things (sewn, knitted, crocheted, etc.) and blogging about my ideas, my process, and the results helps me keep track of the creative insanity.
  • the visual arts, with a particular focus on the fiber arts. when i find amazing, inspiring art or artists (past or present), i like to spread the word.
  • thrift-reports and thrift styling sessions. thrifting is a huge obsession of mine as well, and i rather love showing off and mashing up my thrifty finds and seeing what comes of it.
  • the wardrobe_remix project: i’ll likely keep up the wardrobe_remix posts, wherein i show off particularly interesting outfits i wear, and occasionally, the amazing outfits of other group members.

generally, i like to keep personal things personal, but being that i’m a human, and i have a blog, the personal stuff is bound to slip out on occasion, and that’s not always totally awful. but i want to try and keep that to a minimum.

i was doing all of these things, to a great degree, over at livejournal, but i suppose i want to make an even greater effort to stay on topic now that i have made a fun, fresh start.

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down the right side of the blog, you’ll see that i have added a list of fashion/art/craft-related blogs, and websites, and a huge list of street fashion links. these are all blogs and websites i follow and love, and i highly recommend all of them.

if you are aware of a great fashion or art blog or street fashion website that i don’t already have listed, i would love to hear about it/them! i’ll be adding and changing the list of blogs and websites as the blog matures.
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and i have to ask, who are you? how did you find this new blog? i’d love to hear from you, if you are so inclined.

cheers!

July 23 2006 | Posted in fashion musing, it's personal.

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  1. July 23 2006 at 8:46 pm

    madam0wl

    Hi - it’s madam0wl from LJ taking a peek at your new spot… my family oriented .net has been with WordPress for a while now too so I think you made a good choice. I’m getting started on an internet overhaul of sorts myself, which started with a 48 hour hiatus this weekend. It went well. Quickly checking my favorites before bed :) I’ll be sure subscribe to your feed!


  2. July 23 2006 at 9:06 pm

    persephone

    Just peeking out of the woodwork to say HI! I don’t know how I came across your blog @ LJ, but I’ve been lurking for a year or so now. I love your style and your thrift finds. I’ve been tempted to join wardrobe remix, but I feel WAY out of my league looking at the amazing pics. So, anyways, my name is Persephone, I love clothing and street fashion, and I have a crafty blog (mostly plushie sewing).


  3. July 23 2006 at 9:59 pm

    Jessica

    I happened upon your blog this evening as all blog stumblings go and liked a lot of the images that you have posted. You seem to have a similar aestitic as myself and that is quite refreshing considering how many blogs you can look at without liking anything the person has to offer.

    I like you how have posted the topics of what the blog, but you also have to let it evolve by itself. In the past four months mine has changed so much and I often look back at my posts and wonder what I thought was so interesting about that product or why i said those things, I guess that is why we grow..it is important to mature or we just end up suffering from arrested development.


  4. July 23 2006 at 10:11 pm

    Annika

    I first found you on LIveJournal, I believe through the Creative Spaces community. I was a relatively new knitter when I stumbled upon your journal, and found it very inspiring (still do!). I came to the new journal from your LiveJournal post announcing the move.

    I am a freelance writer and editor, obsessive knitter (though much better at starting projects than finishing them), and a brand-new mother. I’m from New York and now live in LA.


  5. July 23 2006 at 11:52 pm

    Victoria E

    Howdy - it’s victoriablue from LJ :) That stands to explain who I am and how I found you. I think it is cool that you made the move to Wordpress and I have been tempted to do that same for a long time, though some key things stand in my way (such as privacy and “haters”). Anyhooo, I’m still going to make sure to keep up with your posts and such.


  6. July 24 2006 at 1:42 am

    nichola

    I’ve been checking in with you for a while now and am glad to see you move to a Wordpress blog because now i feel i can comment more freely. I had to become a member of Livejournal to comment and to tell you the truth i found it too much effort so ended up just reading your posts but not commenting, sorry. Love you stuff and your hair looks great.
    I started Wardrobe Refashion recently, maybe you’d like to check it out-www.wardroberefashion.blogspot.com


  7. July 24 2006 at 1:54 am

    Veronika

    hi, i’m veronika.
    i too found you on livejournal first have found your blog to be VERY influential on my view towards fashion and such. i think i’m probably one of the youngest people reading your blog(i’m 15). i think the most major thing i learned from your blog is to not just follow every single major trend because everyone else is. i also took up knitting and set foot in thrift store for the first time after one of your posts.
    now you probably think think i’m really stupid and whatnot so i’ll just stop making a fool of myself.
    but i just thought i should let you know how much you inspired a girl to break out of her shell and explore fashion for herself.


  8. July 24 2006 at 7:35 am

    Miss Twiss

    Final Fashion introduced you to me. I wrote an entry on my blog about a particular sincro-happening, one that fits your recent move.
    And, I’ll keep on reading. That F-F, she’s got good taste.


  9. July 24 2006 at 7:41 am

    tricia

    veronika:

    i certainly do not think you are stupid! :) i think it’s great that you’re being creative and thinking about fashion at your age!

    when i was in high school, all i thought about was fashion! (okay, maybe boys too. and then schoolwork. EEEP. seriously, please do not follow in my footsteps as far as priorities go…hee hee!) i started thrifting in high school after a friend showed me the way. i WISH i would have picked up knitting at 15…if i had, maybe i’d be a lot further along at my ripe old age! :P

    it’s great not to follow every trend…i mean, after all, all those trends don’t suit every individual, and anyhow, fashion companies are making new trends just to make money, and just because they are selling it doesn’t mean we’re required to buy it. most of it is cheap garbage and falls apart sooner than it goes out of style. best to save one’s money for the really special, good stuff that really means something to us and says something about who we are as individuals, i say.


  10. July 24 2006 at 8:26 am

    Karin

    Hey! There’s another streetfashion blog about Stockholm, Sweden, here:
    http://stockholmstreetstyle.blogg.se/


  11. July 24 2006 at 8:33 am

    Anna

    Hiya. I followed you from Glitter, to LJ, to this lovely new place!


  12. July 24 2006 at 12:50 pm

    Kimberly

    Hello! Its Kimberly aka ShiningStar from lj. I think your mover over here was a wise choice! I am hoping to in the next few years switch over to a blog like this once I have established myself as a designer a bit more and find my own style.


  13. July 24 2006 at 7:14 pm

    tawn

    i’m tawn from lj. i never had you officially on my friends list, but i am a loyal reader and i always check out wardrobe remix as well. glad you’re not ridding of a journal completely and i look forward to your new blog!!


  14. July 24 2006 at 9:14 pm

    Maria

    Hi! I found your blog through a lj community, i think, and kept reading because I love your work and because I’m in your program at Parsons and I’ve enjoyed comparing your opinions to my own. I don’t know if you remember, but I met you in the library once and introduced myself. I hope you have good luck with whatever the degree leads you to. From what I’ve seen of your stuff on livejournal, you have more talent than half the kids in that program put together, and I’m sure you’ll do something great with it.


  15. July 25 2006 at 11:16 am

    Cheyenne

    Hey there,
    It’s nice to see you make this move, I am going to make the move back over to wordpress once I regester another domain name for my art portfolio site. Wordpress is amazing and I think it’s a lot more professional than livejournal too. Don’t get me wrong though, livejournal is fun and I love the whole community aspect of it! Good luck with this new chapter in your life Trica!

    From,
    Cheyenne


  16. July 25 2006 at 3:14 pm

    Ashley

    I found your original LJ through another community, but I don’t remember which one. I was impressed by your designs and your sense of fashion, so I stuck around. You seemed like such a creative, funky person and I figured that the vibes would rub off on me. (So far, they have. :D )


  17. July 25 2006 at 9:36 pm

    krissy

    i’ve been reading your journal for a couple of years i think. i found it way back in your days on glitter. i always feel inspired by the things you post in your blog. i’m really happy you moved out of livejournal because i could never comment (unless anon. and i thought that might be creepy…). anyhow, i’m sure i’ll comment regularly now.


  18. July 26 2006 at 3:52 pm

    Rebecca

    Hi! I’m Rebecca and, I hate to say, I have no idea how I found this blog. Today, I found it in the “link” folder in my “favorites” menu. When I put it there? I have no idea.

    I’ll be back, though. :)


  19. July 26 2006 at 7:49 pm

    pretendingsanity

    Welcome to the world of wordpress, I think you’ll like it here. I’ve been reading for quite awhile, but rarely log into LJ to comment. I know you from g*.


  20. July 28 2006 at 2:38 pm

    Amber

    I added your feed. I’m “reachingxout” on LJ, (although I don’t post there anymore) and “amber in norfolk” on Flickr. I post to w_r from time to time. I love seeing your fashion illustrations and the process that goes into your designs. That is so fascinating to me. I also really love when you construct a garment and show us the inside finishing. I’m learning to sew and I love seeing how things are constructed.


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