yesterday and today

yesterday:

on e. 6th street, on my way to get indian food with peter and aaron.

-green/white feather and fan knit top: only navy via beacon's closet -orange knit dress: american apparel -striped acid-wash denim skirt: thrifted in florida, $1. -random vintage enamel flower pins: thrifted and ebay -red-orange enamel earrings: thrifted -green peeptoe pumps: TN_29 -gold leather tote: marc by marc jacobs

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today:

off to whole foods for groceries.

-red tank: american apparel -vintage yellow henley: beacon's closet -red/white/blue gathered yoke skirt: H&M -blue vintage dexter wedges: buffalo exchange -gold bag i always carry: marc by marc jacobs -navy blue snakeskin and leather heart belt: thrifted in florida -green leaf clip-on earrings: thrifted in florida -curly hair: a PERM! :D still trying to figure this hair texture out. it's been about 9 years since i had one. i'm going back to the salon this coming friday to cut it in some fashion (it's a bit poodle-y at the moment) and also probably go back to blonde (my natural hair color, actually. it's time.).

topography of my body

i'm in the process of making a sloper/block to fit my silhouette, and i'm fascinated by the idiosyncrasies of my own body. the extreme curves of my breasts, the squareness of my shoulders, the smallness of my waist, and it's small gradation to my straight-ish hips. i'm looking at it with a fresh perspective. my body is odd, it's extreme, yes, but it is me. just as you are you. viva la difference. the fascination with my own uniqueness extends to thoughts about genetics and the infinite variation of humanity...how amazing and different we are, within the boundaries of our species, and yet, how similar. these discoveries about my own form are merely the discoveries i have encountered in the making of the my bodice and skirt...i'm sure a similar rediscovery of my thighs and calves and arms will commence once i draft my sleeve sloper and redraft my pants sloper.

it's intriguing to see how one's own curves and lines translate to and from the the language of mathematics. i've taken a new, relatively objective look at myself, and have seen how i translate to and from two dimensions to three, and then back again, fashioning a two dimentional bits into a that than somehow conforms to my specific, three dimentional topography. amazing.

i've been putting this off for so long. now i'm thinking about the possibilities for custom clothing for myself. i'm eager to keep plugging along in this process of discovery, to keep pushing, learning, trying...and end up with things i can wear that conform to my exact figure.

i feel like i've been let in on some secret, and the secret is actually rather simple. it takes some effort and some spacial sense, but it's not rocket science.

it's a gift i wish i could give everyone, especially those who are hard to clothe, like myself, due to the extreme uniqueness of their bodies (which is, HELLO, just about everyone). if only i had the time and resources...

i suppose my parsons eduction was not for naught, no ma'am. lately, i had wondered... :D

fashion scrapbook

i scanned in some interesting pages from my most recent fashion scrapbook, pages i love and find inspiring. i pilfer american, british, and japanese fashion, interior design, and art magazines, and i glue in things that strike my fancy. sometimes it's something i love unequivocally, sometimes i fancy something about the design, like the cut, color, texture: how someone uses their materials in an innovative way. sometimes it's about styling: a neat way someone put clothes together, that's particularly interesting. it can and is anything that makes my eyes smile and tickles my fashion bone.

clearly: i favor the colorful, the quirky, the twee.

i clip and paste in clever street fashion shots whenever i find them. of course, japanese mags are great for this, but street fashion spreads, i have found, can also be spotted in titles like "teen vogue", "WWD Fast" and "nylon", for starters.

i also paste in DIY articles, when i find them, and information about new and upcoming designers, artists, etc.

i try to completely fill a page, if at all possible.

i've been keeping collages/sketchbooks full of clippings like this since high school, so hmmm, that's about 16+ years.

a closeup of the amazing knitwear on the previous page. LOVE that gold and silver thing on the left:

yes i am a tad obsessed.