(not so) random links

some interesting things of note around the 'nets i have noted: -sly mai of the fashioni.st managed to take a photo of me when i was out with her for a photowalk! i happen to be rocking a dries van noten (menswear?) vest i found for $4 at thrifttown. SCORE! also, it's interesting to note that i am one of many happy vest wear-ers around sunny SF this week!

-i am LOVING my aim is true's weekly fashion installment, fat fashion thursdays! amber has a very sophisticated eye and modern aesthetic, and reiterates what i believe to be a Truth (with a capital-T, thank you very much!): that scintillating style is not limited to the skinny.

-too cool: obsessive consumption is a compilation of drawings by kate bingaman-burt, wherein she details her daily purchases via pen and paper, resulting in the most revealing doodles. see also: kate's obsessive consumption blog and flickr stream.

-kayte of love forever's food softie sculptures are brilliant. the depth and texture she uses to make such work just perfectly to approximate the illustrated foods. you can tell me to buzz off, kayte, but it'd be amazing to see a whole dinner party spread or refrigerator full of these things. woo, an installation of faux food! congrats on the plush you show.

favorites...and stuff.

fave-0-rights!
(more favorites of the momento here)

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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*.

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

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM]

machine & alice mc call: the homespun touch

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.

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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.

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(photos via machine)

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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:

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(photos via alice mc call)

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