bits and bobbins

other inspirations and obsessive random-osity in trish-land of late, in an all-exclaimation point format!:

-decorating my new loft! (we’ve decided that we’re staying in SF for a while longer, after doing some soul-searching/deep thinking/looking around!)
-on a related note, i’ve been obsessing over/loving the interior-scapes of wary-meyers for months now! amazingness overload.
-my amazingly talented and original friend ally’s knitting blog, sticks and string forever! she inspires me so much.
-iced black tea! hot black tea! TEA!
-collecting funky old vintage teapots!
-snakeskin shoes, in BRIGHT COLORS!
-dance shoes!
-wacky, geometric vintage needlepoint pillows!
-fiberarts magazine!
-sunny days!
-an amazing afternoon consists of sitting on the rooftop of a hotel, drinking wine with your girlfriends, and pretending you’re on vacation in your own town!
-anything gold and glittery!
-the beastie boys show in berkeley tonight! should be *awesome*.

and i’m laughing over the truthiness of this video! it’s the the hipster olympics!:

it’s that time again!

this here is the original weekly wardrobe_remix recap of the latest and the greatest, from yours truly, the creator of wardrobe_remix!

yay!

some girls and some boys this week! glad to see more guys joining in! LOVE IT. guys, for the record, are completely and totally welcomed and encouraged to show off their superb style in wardrobe_remix! let’s keep it egalitarian!

eggienog:


♥andi:


*Babette’s:


MEMPHIS DIME.:


johnnycutcorners:


mickelli~mhmm:


velocorapture:

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clothing with 60s/70s-esque hand-needlework elements are what i’m grooving on hard at the moment. okay…well, to be honest, i’ve always been into clothes with those elements! i’m old, so that’s a long time! what elements, ye may ask? well, things like applique, embroidery, patchwork piecing, quilting, and the like. yum yum.

these pieces are by a mysterious maker called machine, who inexplicably only seems to use myspace (yuk!) as her primary interface with the world. i was tipped off to the existence of machine by jennine of the coveted (thanks!). i love how everything has a very sexy 70s feel (down to the colors), and her crafty use of what appear to be recycled elements in the design of her garments. check out the details utilized: braided straps, lacy crochet, directional piecing…it all just really works together in a lovely way.

aussie designer alice mc call has some handspun elements in certain pieces within her s/s 2006/2007 collection, conjointly entitled welcome to the dollhouse:

good stuff than makes me yearn for more of the same!