if money was no object...

this installment of if money was no object... is brought to you by the color yellow, rainbows, patchwork and...the fabric formerly referred to as 'de nimes'. more than a little mass market this time around! oops.

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patchwork in the guise of a clutch by justinamaria @ etsy is pretty precious:

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i like the fact these jeans (also from UO) are a bit higher waisted than some, slim, and dark. plain and simple is always a good thing.

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rainbows and snakeskin are so wrong but together so right in these shellys of london peeptoe flats:

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yellow shoes in general are my obsession right now. i like them simple and more or less graphic, the way i like most things. i quite literally imagine them with everything i have.

(an aside: am i the only one who mentally pairs potential pieces i wish to purchase with things i already own?)

for starters, there are these bright yellow beauties with subtile polka dots from loeffler randall (@ shopbop):

or these yellow bow-backed flats by georgina goodman (via anthropologie), with less subtile polka dots that are jazzily metallic:

and last but not least, these chic little ankle-high yellow rainboots by trentorn, (again at UO (i know, i know.)):

wardrobe_remix(ers) o' the week

it's thursday! it's time for wardrobe_remix(ers) o' the week! hen power (patrick!): Club Red

Snoof: B: 5. March 2007

persephassa: day84

liebemarlene: Wintertime Blues

Swiss Army Knife: 060407

remember: you can click on the photo of any of these terrific wardrobe_remix(ers) to learn more about their photo or outfit, and explore their flickr photostream. all of the photos are owned by the awesome people who are depicted in them, of course!

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from the mouth of dame vivienne westwood

there's an exhibition on at san francisco's de young museum honoring the 36 years of innovative sartorial work by dame vivienne westwood, the famed british fashion designer and doyenne of punk rock fashion (meaning, for those not in the know, she's one of the creators behind that now ubiquitous costume). known for her racy, intelligent riffs on historical fashion, westwood has been behind many a trend in years gone by, like tubular knitwear, corsetry, platform shoes, and pirate looks, to name but a very few. the dame herself was in san fran this past weekend, to open the show and celebrate her body of work with local glitterati.

(sara stockbridge in vivienne westwood, 1987.)

on sunday march 4th, vivienne spoke to the students at the academy of art university, and she gave advice to the fashion and art students that attend the school:

"If you want to be a fashion designer, don't look at fashion magazines. Don't care about them. Look at costume."

absolutely!! sound advice for aspiring fashion designers, miss viv...

and i'd suggest, sound style advice for "normal" folk too!

want to find your style center? keep your eyes open, be inspired by all that you see but don't let fashion mags or celebrities be the only source you turn to when you mold your style statements...

follow your inner muse, make your own interpretation! what comes from inside you may be even more amazing, and so much less derivative than unquestioningly accepting what's already around...and it could even be potentially groundbreaking.