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happy (belated) 3rd birthday, wardrobe_remix!!

blue and orange (aka, day one)

happy (belated!) 3rd birthday, wardrobe_remix!

what you see above was the first wardrobe_remix photo, ever. and it’s of yours truly, natch!

the photo above was taken on september 13, 2005. it’s the day wardrobe_remix was, for all intents and purposes, born.

i wanted to document what i was wearing on a given day, to show the world (well, just my online pals at the time!) how i deigned to put myself together stylistically.

where did the idea come from? well, i was inspired by street fashion photos, like the ones in the japanese fashion mags i hoarded, and websites like hel-looks (which was one of the only street fashion websites that existed at the time…now there are zillions, one for every small and large city and town across the nation and the world!).

i started out by just posting photos like the one above in my blog, but an online friend suggested starting a group on flickr so others could participate. other people started taking photos of themselves, posting those photos in their blogs, and adding them to the group pool…

word spread like wildfire, and now…wardrobe_remix, as a community on flickr.com, boasts over 10,824 members.

WOW.

no one is more surprised or delighted that me at the popularity and success of wardrobe_remix, as well as the popularity and success of the members of the group. congrats to all of you! you deserve the attention and the accolades! you look amazing! you are amazing people!

i am still humbled when people talk about wardrobe_remix.

i giggle when it finds attention here and there (online, on television and in print).

my heart is warmed by to see that people are still joining the group, tons of them every single day, to this day.

i love that people find inspiration and friendship via the group.

it honestly makes me feel good inside to know i created something that matters to folks in some way, shape or form.

while wardrobe_remix started with just me, all of you make wardrobe_remix what it is today…a community.

so, mucho thanks everyone, for keeping it going, for contributing your photos to wardrobe_remix, for making it what it is…an ever-growing cabal of extremely stylish, devastatingly smart, and extremely creative, NICE folks.

*bows to you*

viva wardrobe_remix!

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(if you’re so inclined, you can peruse the remainder of my wardrobe_remix contributions are here)

October 29 2008 | Posted in wardrobe_remix

Comments

13 total remarks on this post.

  1. October 29 2008 at 8:44 am

    jennine

    wow… 3 years? that’s awesome… congratulations!
    :)


  2. October 29 2008 at 8:51 am

    Yokoo

    Tricia,
    You are a genius! What would we do without W.R.
    10,834 huh? That’s incredible and also, It’s nice to
    have you back. Give a big zerbert to poppy for me!
    xo,
    Yokoo


  3. October 29 2008 at 9:36 am

    madam0wl

    Yay, a happy belated birthday for w_r!


  4. October 29 2008 at 9:48 am

    Anouk

    I love the light bulb above your head… like you just got the idea of wardrobe remix while posing. very symbolic!


  5. October 29 2008 at 10:40 am

    Amy May

    I’ve only submitted a few times as I’ve rarely owned a working camera, but I’ve been watching since the very beginning. I remember this picture well! It scares me to think that its been three years! Congrats. :)


  6. October 29 2008 at 12:12 pm

    Casey

    Wow–I find it amazing how w_r has grown in leaps and bounds over time! :) It’s definitely one of the best ideas for a group, imho. Congratulations on three, stylish years! :D


  7. October 29 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Click It! 10.29.2008

    [...] Remix is three years old today! Congrats to Tricia (who just had a babe a few weeks back, [...]


  8. October 29 2008 at 4:37 pm

    eyeliah (hailey)

    I recently started going deep into the archieves of wr, starting from the beginning. It is such an endless source of inspiration and positve vibes. I still cannot believe that almost 300 pics added later I have not had a negative comment! With so much bad karma in the world I am thakful for this sanctuary of togetherness.


  9. October 30 2008 at 7:17 am

    softspoken

    happy birthday w_r!

    w_r has been a life changer for me
    and i’ll always be thankful for all
    it has done for me in the way of
    creativity, openness, and providing
    the strength and support to express
    myself in my own way despite what the
    outside world may think.

    much <3!


  10. October 30 2008 at 8:47 am

    toveb

    Cool! Happy birthday! :-)


  11. November 2 2008 at 10:44 pm

    meligrosa

    wow, 3 years. I know that I’ve been a fan (reader) for sometime and it is such an inspirational visual community, not’til recently I started getting over my camera shyness and started posting. Love the concept and congratulations! (and bigger congrats for the baby!!) glad to see your journal back.

    BESOS?de san francisco
    xo/ meli


  12. November 2 2008 at 10:45 pm

    meligrosa

    *BESOS<3 de san francisco (heart didn’t show up! LOL)


  13. November 4 2008 at 4:13 pm

    danielle

    happy birthday!!!