JPG magazine photo challenge: wardrobe_remix!

heads up, wardrobe_remix fans and members of JPG magazine!
JPG magazine is running a photo challenge theme this week focusing on my baby, wardrobe_remix!

(photo by JPG member lori andrews, entitled 'cruiser wear')

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the fine people over at JPG magazine asked me to be a guest editor for this theme, what an honor!
see their blog post about the challenge here, and if you're a member of JPG, you can enter a photo in the challenge and vote upon the submissions as well. the same basic rules that apply over at wardrobe_remix apply for this challenge...ya know, head-to-toe and all that jazz.
if you'd just like to browse the entries entered thus far, go here!
the contest runs through next week.

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thanks, JPG magazine! i cannot wait to see all the fabulous entries.

wardrobe_remix(ers) o' the week

warm weather has landed! at least...in some locales. as a result...your style is showing!
looking lovely, lovelies, as per always. keep it up!

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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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Mai Le (the woman behind the lens at fashioni.st):
bellaharo:
it girl_rag doll:
cat prism:
hen power:
atriuum:
warholuva:

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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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remember: you can click on the photo of any of these terrific wardrobe_remix(ers) to learn more about their photo or outfit, explore their flickr photostream, and beyond. all of the photos are owned by the awesome people who are depicted in them, of course!
join us over at wardrobe_remix and show off your awesome EVERYDAY trendbusting and trend-SETTING personal style!
spread the word!
and see you there!

polyvore play!

some time ago, i posed the question: polyvore, anyone?
since then, the site seems to have taken off...everyone and their mom seems to be using it. are you?
connect with me if you are! as might be guessed, i go by bitsandbobbins 'round those parts as well.

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i haven't been playing with it as much as i'd like...but when i do sit down and poke around, i play with the site and it's offerings in an indulgent way, putting together ensembles that go with my own personal tastes and trends, rather that those that seem to be currently on offer in the fashion world at large. i guess one can expect that sort of thing from me...i'm ever the stubborn one. ha!
how are you using it, if you are? for illustrations on your blog? just playing around like moi? do tell.

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i can't abandon one of my first color combo loves, the classic complimentary paring of red and green. the addition of a dash of chartruse and some blues keep things interesting and in my opinion, steer things away from the inevitable christmas color commentary.

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while orange (in most of it's forms) is still my greatest love, i am starting to cultivate a new appreciation for electric blue. i think it's especially lovely when paired with gray. and really, what isn't lovely paired with gray? it's a superb and subdued foil for all those great bright, eye-bleeding colors i can't seem to be separated from.

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i've always loved african fabric prints, regardless of whether they are chic at a given moment. (ethnic look, what?) it's something about the vivid colors and unapologetically bold geometric patterns that has got me hooked for life.

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clickity click on any of the above collages to find sources (and shop, if so inclined).