favorites and obessions

(more favorite-ness at my ye olde flickr faves page)

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other favorites and obsessions:
-i'm really picky about the fashion blogs i like and choose to read. i like 'em thoughtful. i like them to be themselves, write well, be interesting, and not the trend. right now i am picking fops and dandies, who is all those things.
-i've been eating too many cinnamon bears and jelly belly's. someone stop me before i turn into either one! (actually, i really wanna go to the jelly belly jelly bean factory sometime soon! it's in the bay area!)
-finding cute vintage maternity patterns on ebay. because everything else available for pregnant women out there at the moment makes me want to projectile vomit (i.e., doesn't suit my aesthetic AT ALL). seriously pondering making a lot of my "lady-in-waiting" wardrobe myself.
-food in general. my body is insane. for some reason i'm craving this.
-weird fashion dreams. by fashion, i mean, like, in the dream i was dreaming about something fashion-y or something i want to make. or should make. the night before last it was a necklace with a bunch of wire and a cluster of white beads. last night, i couldn't stop thinking about an outfit that consisted of a yellow top and yellow pants. methinks me brain is trying to TELL ME SOMETHING (i.e., go make or find that, dammit). i'm going to go with it.
-sweater coats. yeah, uh-huh. yup. yes. in bright colors, natch.

check me out!: @ etsy's storque and fashioni.st

i'm off to do a little thrifting down in the mission, but before i do, some me-focused links!

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i just did a trends piece for the storque, etsy's terrific blog, called Trends: DIY Fashion Accessories with Tricia Royal of wardrobe_remix, where i highlight some cool items from etsy that embody the creative independent spirit of both wardrobe_remix *and* etsy. enjoy! thanks again, etsy, for the opportunity!

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also, just to prove that i've actually left the house recently and bothered to dress myself: the ever amazing and gracious mai featured me yet again on her SF street fashion fashioni.st. thanks mai, you're a doll!

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also, stay tuned: a new etsy love post and wardrobe_remix(ers) of the week post are on the way this week.

time magazine: class pictures

i am mesmerized and moved by this collection of formal photographs of american teens by photographer dawoud bey, which are part of his new book, class pictures (featured on the time magazine website). bey shot and interviewed the diverse group of high schoolers over the course of 15 years, spending approximately three weeks at each school. the honest, heartfelt words of the teens are the perfect accompaniment to his stunning portraiture...the whole project has a feeling of realness and the results are incredibly poignant: some of the children have faced fatal illnesses, discrimination, and the tragic death of loved ones, and have come out the other side with a deep sense of wisdom. many exhibit more than their fair share of intelligence.

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upon pondering bey's photos in some depth, it occurred to me why i love this direct style of portraiture more than any other: i am most moved by a photograph of a person when a subject faces the camera directly, unwaveringly.
it is the very same thing i love about some strains of street fashion photography (in the style of fruits, fashioni.st, hel-looks, and a few others).
sometimes, i just want to see something for what it truly is. i like the idea of a photograph being a simple, direct document of the thing or the person. i don't always need the frills of posing or an overabundance of affectations and drama.