bits and bobbins

and this time, i nearly forgot! whoops, busy day!

my apologies.
thank you all for being YOU.
shine on, sweeties…

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

any wardrobe_remix photos that find themselves here showcase great style + great photography = the two meet and merrily marry to make a perfect expression of YOU and your singular personal style! and i’ve said it a million times before, it’s not what you wear, it’s how you wear it…the ticket is the confidence and sureness you exude when you express yourself the way that makes YOU feel most comfortable. that confidence shines through and is captured on film. so whether you’re wearing couture clothes from the finest designers, mass market threads, stuff you made yourself, thrifted finds, or even a shirt you stumbled across on the side of the road…rock it! it’s ALL GOOD and it’s ALL WELCOME in wardrobe_remix!

becktress:


Pansy Lane:


keikolynnsogreat:


“Every form correctly seen is beautiful” Goethe:


Mochachocolata-Rita:


artd!va:


reinedufoyer:


La Meow:

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the bbc has a project called blast that aims to encourage the creativity of youngsters between the ages of 13-19. as a part of this mission they have a great interactive portal full of videos and information to foster that creativity, that includes DIY fashion videos, illustrating how to restyle a sweater/jumper into a hat, how to make a sweater out of several pairs of socks (!!), a fab tute that shows how to make a bleach stenciled tee, and some ideas on how to customize trainers/sneakers.

for whatever reason, the videos are not embed-able, so you have to go over to the bbc blast site to get a gander at the aforementioned.

useful ideas for creative-minded DIY’ers of *any* vintage, i’d argue…yeah!

many more videos of a similarly fun and fashionable DIY-flavored ilk may be found on the blast DIY fashion downloads page.

(via outsa pop)

-the big question this week:

do you think the current economic crisis will encourage creativity, or stifle creativity?

who’s creativity will be stifled, if at all? if so, how? who will be inspired to be more creative?

this question was sparked by a.), this quote from mary quaint, in an article about her that was recently published in the telegraph:

“the energy comes when you need it. i think out of this recession we’ll get enormous energy and a lot of new ideas. you create things when you’re deprived of them – that’s what i did. there will be all sorts of new and exciting things which will grow out of this time now.”

b.) the news that many fashion companies are shuttering or perhaps just scaling back due to rising costs and lowered profits in recent months.

it seems to me that…in a time of economic uncertainty, corporations who produce clothing and the retail establishments that sell them would choose to take fewer risks with the styles they deign to offer, instead choosing to lean upon items that they believe will sell (i.e., more classic or plain styles that might perhaps appeal to the masses). also, if a company with innovative ideas was trying to get off the ground these days, i’m guessing they would be harder pressed to find backing or credit with which to start said company. even more so, if the products they were choosing to sell were on the more avant-guarde side of things, fashion-wise.

on a mass level, on a big scale, i’d wager, creativity might be stifled, some.

or maybe not? maybe bigger makers will continue to make innovative product, in hopes of luring people back to stores, back to buying?

so who are the ones getting creative when the economy stinks? i’d guess it’s the people out there who enjoy fashion, who crave novelty. if they can’t find innovative products they desire in the marketplace, they will be the ones creating the innovative products they want to see, on a personal or small-production level (think: etsy, or perhaps small boutiques).

what say ye?
feel free to disagree!
what do you think is going to happen in the coming months, and years, with regard to a not-so-good economic environment and the world of fashion?
will we be even more pressed to make it all ourselves?
will fashion innovation become a grass roots endeavor?

sort of related to the above, actually!:

-remember the discussion a few (not so) random links posts back where i was wondering if craft/DIY sales would go up in response to this shaky economic climate we’re currently “enjoying”? seems they have! see this recent article in the new york times: for craft sales, the recession is a help…

but of course! the quick and dirty!:

-fabulously intelligent discourse at the crossroads of “fat” and fashion happens over at fatshionista…i just recently started reading (i know, i know, it’s been around for a while).

-the rumors are confirmed, the sart has a book deal.

-always mod is having a BIG, HUGE, GIGANTIC sale on some select marimekko stuffs. go, go, go! (my god, i love marimekko. you?)

-whip up recently posted about “’Stickkontact‘ – a Swedish hard core guerrilla knitting project”. said project intriguing and artful (to me anyway). reminds me of knitta please. if nothing else, i’d argue that it’s way(!!) better looking than those unreadable, unsightly “tags” thrown up on every non-moving surface in any urban area worldwide…

-this free classic cables scarf knitting pattern from lion brand is quite lovely, and yes, classic. want to make it look a little less classic, but still classy? do it up in a firey bright hue like hot, hot pink or perhaps electric neon blue. would be just as fine for the ladies as the men, methinks.

-nylon magazine (in conjunction with urban outfitters) is giving away free subscriptions at the momento. signing up for such might get you on a myriad of annoying marketing lists (that will likely shower you with their materials), but hey, free magazine?!

-these reconstructed sweaters made of sweaters by outsa pop are AMAZING. i am desperately pining for a tutorial on how to replicate such. please, outi, indulge us, we implore you!

-not strictly fashion-related but i can’t stop myself from mentioning: orla kiely is doing a line of homegoods for target (via sf girl by bay). uh, HELLO, OMG, i’m in love with all of it already!! sign me up!

-the interesting origins of 5 famous hairdos, including the mohawk and mullets (via mental_floss). (as an aside: anyone but me remember the beastie boys magazine grand royal and the issue with the multi-page spread all about mullets?? so, so good, and so, so burned into my memory. awesome.)