bits and bobbins

what’s inspiring me, what’s occupying me:

i could give a crap if dresses over jeans are “in” or “out”. such things are irrelevant to me. i love the easy, relaxed, wrinkled look worn by this japanese gal. everything is perfect: the voluminousness of her dress, the tears on her jeans, the beachy, faded vintage necklace, everything.

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a scarf i’m working on at the moment. feather and fan stitch in a very *now* charcoal-hued wool. i can’t stop working on it. i want to make this this in a myriad of colors.

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some old sketches. more ruffles. you can see my notes about inspirations stenciled to the side: afro-centrism (the beauty of people of african origin and their style), the 18th century, the sixties and seventies, and the ruffles themselves. these frocks might be interesting in busy, african fabric, i’m thinking. i’m STILL waiting on my sewing machine and tools…*sigh*

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thinking about how i’m actually in california. sometimes i feel as if i moved to another planet, or at least another country. still trying to figure out what i want to do and how i want to do it, and how that will work in this golden state. where i stand and how i’ll fit in or stand out.

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for those who don’t know, there’s a new cable/sattelite channel out there called current. i like to explain it to people as a cross between CNN & public access, aimed at hip young people (read: those in their 20s-30s). it uses a lot of what they call “pods”, short pieces of film, shown randomly throughout the day/night. some of them are produced by current themselves, but a lot of pods are created by viewers. pods can be about anything: entertainment, fashion, art, current events, politics…literally anything. in addition to having tons of pods showing on the actual channel, there are tons and tons of pods on their website as well, all there for the viewing. YOU could submit a pod, about ANYTHING interesting, and it could get on TV or be shown on their site. for instance…a while back i noted that built by wendy did a pod, showcasing wendy mullin as a designer, and her clothing and store. tool around and look at the website and the content on there, and you’ll likely get an idea of what current is all about. it could be a tool for advertising, a tool for getting the word out about news that you feel needs to get out, perhaps even a tool for activism, i’d venture. it’s young, innovative, and trend-forward.

pretty damn cool…it’s the default channel in our abode when nothing else on tv is worth watching.

anyway, i saw a pod today produced by a viewer out of NYC about street fashion, here:
http://www.current.tv/pods/style/PD04143

you have to see that one on current at this point, so check your cable/sattelite listings…i’m guessing it will eventually be available on their website once they take it out of rotation.

here’s one from the same gal, from last year on the same subject…right here for your viewing and enjoyment!