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.

etsy love: raeburn ink

here goes the second installment of etsy love!

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this time, it's all about the patchwork goodness created by jennifer cooke, aka raeburn ink. jen hails from eureka, california, and has a website at www.raeburnink.com and a blog at raeburnwest.blogspot.com. jen produces printed clothing, home accessories, and accessories, all of which feature riotously colored abstracted patterns. according to her website's about page, her work is grouped into "thematic collections are inspired by everything from topographic maps to security envelopes". nylon and lucky have preached the good word about her work, and her stuff has even been sold at one of my favorite department stores, the inimitable barney's new york. and with good reason: her work is envelope-pushing, completely modern, supremely artful. i've yet to see anything else like it...subsequently, i keep coming back to her etsy shop and pining away for everything to be found there. i can't help it...everything there just resonates completely with me and my aesthetic. bravo, jen!

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these puffy patchwork rings made from tiny scraps leftover from other patchwork projects are ingenious...i love the idea of fabric jewelry, and i actually collect it. the fact that these are oversized adds to their charm but doesn't seem as if it would weigh the wearer down due to their materials and obvious loft. completely eye-catching.

i am complete bowled over by jen's work with patchwork: the colors and fabrics she utilizes set her work far away from the pack...she strikes a thoughtful, planned balance between solids and patterns (many of which are her own prints) that simply works, and those solid planes, of course, give the eye a place to rest, but thankfully, not retire, because of their vivid hues. this patchwork pillow is a perfect example of her skills with the aforementioned:

i'd snap either of these bags up in a millisecond. the pink and red-orange photo-print bag is from her i heart japan collection (and uses photos from her journey to that land), and the patchwork bag, like the ring and the pillow, is from her patchwork collection. i featured the blue patchwork bag in my recent article over at the storque, mentioned here on bits and bobbins yesterday.

the latter carries on the same theme and feel as the pillow above: again, the solids work incredibly well with the prints...the mix is just perfection, and again, completely and totally modern in the very best way.

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want more? check out: raeburn ink viva, etsy!

wardrobe_remix(ers) o' the week

starring some stars of wardrobe_remix, and some new stars too! thanks for pushing the numbers to almost 7000(!!!!!), y'all!

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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, thrifted stuff, or even a shirt you found on the side of the road...rock it! it's ALL GOOD and it's ALL WELCOME in wardrobe_remix!

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one daaaangerous easter egg:
feytwee:
veronicamint:
lorimarsha:
lilyofthevalley:
softspoken:
piksi_:
lebonbonmulticolore:

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thanks to everyone who's been posting about wardrobe_remix or featuring fashions and folks from the group in their own blogs or websites. thanks for getting the word out. i am glad that wardrobe_remix inspires you! remember to give credit to the people in the aforementioned photos (if you use them in your blog posts, etc.) and to wardrobe_remix itself. it's good internet/blogging karma! (plus it actually goes with flickr's terms of service and a little thing called copyright!)

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