Comments on: remix(ers)_revealed: vasiliisa http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/ bits and bobbins Sat, 12 May 2012 07:03:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: bits and bobbins » archives » (not so) random linkage http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/comment-page-1/#comment-27742 bits and bobbins » archives » (not so) random linkage Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:57:17 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/#comment-27742 [...] -i’ve been frequenting some sustainable/green-focused blogs in recent days, and i stumbled across this post by no impact man, the subject matter of which crosses paths with that which i discuss here on bits and bobbins (most of the time, anyway!): fashion, and the urge to create (in my case, primarily, that which adorns the body). he poses a pointed, of-the-moment question pointed at the designers, manufacturers, and makers of the world and the consuming culture at large in which they exist: “how can we reduce the use of resources without squashing the creative drive…? how can we not throw the baby out with the bath water?” -on that same or a related note, check out this article by environmental health perspectives, called waste couture: environmental impact of the clothing industry, that’s been making the rounds on the internets lately. -liisa-maria is the thinking woman’s fashionista: she’s a fantastically stylish finn with a covetably large marimekko clothing collection, who has a fine arts background, and is now after her PhD in cultural studies. i dare say her brain is one of her finest accessories! i interviewed her back in june 2007 for my remix(ers)_revealed series. she’s started a new blog, entitled the suburban queen. it’s quickly become one of my favorites, as she eschews the typical fashion-blogger fare, instead taking us for a journey down the fashion road less traveled: chatting about the crossroads of fashion and sustainability, championing quirky personal style, and upholding her mission to fill the uninitiated though interested in on some amazing local scandinavian creative talent that may not be well known outside of those fine countries. AND…she just posted about a marimekko coat i’ve been secretly coveting for some time now! fabulous. -a quote i can relate to about fashion itself and the meaning of clothing and adornment, from the new york times style section article entitled admit it. you love it. it matters. (via final fashion): “I hate it,” Miuccia Prada once remarked to me about fashion, in a conversation during which we mutually confessed to unease at being compelled by a subject so patently superficial. [...] [...] -i’ve been frequenting some sustainable/green-focused blogs in recent days, and i stumbled across this post by no impact man, the subject matter of which crosses paths with that which i discuss here on bits and bobbins (most of the time, anyway!): fashion, and the urge to create (in my case, primarily, that which adorns the body). he poses a pointed, of-the-moment question pointed at the designers, manufacturers, and makers of the world and the consuming culture at large in which they exist: “how can we reduce the use of resources without squashing the creative drive…? how can we not throw the baby out with the bath water?” -on that same or a related note, check out this article by environmental health perspectives, called waste couture: environmental impact of the clothing industry, that’s been making the rounds on the internets lately. -liisa-maria is the thinking woman’s fashionista: she’s a fantastically stylish finn with a covetably large marimekko clothing collection, who has a fine arts background, and is now after her PhD in cultural studies. i dare say her brain is one of her finest accessories! i interviewed her back in june 2007 for my remix(ers)_revealed series. she’s started a new blog, entitled the suburban queen. it’s quickly become one of my favorites, as she eschews the typical fashion-blogger fare, instead taking us for a journey down the fashion road less traveled: chatting about the crossroads of fashion and sustainability, championing quirky personal style, and upholding her mission to fill the uninitiated though interested in on some amazing local scandinavian creative talent that may not be well known outside of those fine countries. AND…she just posted about a marimekko coat i’ve been secretly coveting for some time now! fabulous. -a quote i can relate to about fashion itself and the meaning of clothing and adornment, from the new york times style section article entitled admit it. you love it. it matters. (via final fashion): “I hate it,” Miuccia Prada once remarked to me about fashion, in a conversation during which we mutually confessed to unease at being compelled by a subject so patently superficial. [...]

]]> By: Jasmine http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/comment-page-1/#comment-21923 Jasmine Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:57:49 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/#comment-21923 yay! vasiliisa is my all-time favorite wardrobe_remixer. i love how her style is quirky and creative, yet still wearable! :D yay! vasiliisa is my all-time favorite wardrobe_remixer. i love how her style is quirky and creative, yet still wearable! :D

]]> By: elisa http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/comment-page-1/#comment-21834 elisa Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:07:29 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/#comment-21834 i like the two you've done so far - i'd like to see hen power featured i like the two you’ve done so far –

i’d like to see hen power featured

]]> By: tricia http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/comment-page-1/#comment-21781 tricia Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:40:29 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/#comment-21781 casey: i am glad you're liking it. i am really liking it too...there are so many interesting folks out there, and especially on wardrobe_remix! casey: i am glad you’re liking it. i am really liking it too…there are so many interesting folks out there, and especially on wardrobe_remix!

]]> By: Casey http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/comment-page-1/#comment-21778 Casey Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:19:50 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/#comment-21778 I just love this WR feature you're doing!! I really love Liisa-Maria's style; the way she mixes *bright* colors is so cool. Thanks for giving us a little glimpse into her fashion philosophy!! :) I just love this WR feature you’re doing!! I really love Liisa-Maria’s style; the way she mixes *bright* colors is so cool. Thanks for giving us a little glimpse into her fashion philosophy!! :)

]]> By: hoyan http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/comment-page-1/#comment-21770 hoyan Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:53:40 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/06/11/remixers_revealed-vasiliisa/#comment-21770 i love vasiliisa's style! it is always cheerful, even in the depths of finnish winter :) i love vasiliisa’s style! it is always cheerful, even in the depths of finnish winter :)

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