bits and bobbins

a great video featuring my favorite trendsetting octogenarian, iris apfel. it’s basically a little bio on her, her tastes, her influences, her textile business. it’s chock-full of great old photos of her from “back in the day” and lots of sage, style/life advice.

i’ve been a big fan of hers since seeing the 2005-2006 MET costume institute show, rara avis, that featured selections from her fun, bold wardrobe.

seeing her free and bold use of color, shape, motif, and texture was incredibly inspiring to me. it’s still inspiring to me! she’s a woman unafraid to experiment and try new things when it comes to fashion, and at the same time, she knows who she is and curates her style accordingly.

love these quotes from her in the video:

“i just mix and put things to together the way the spirit moves me”

“the fun of getting dressed is that it’s a creative experience, sometimes it’s better than another time”

“freedom of expression, of expressing yourself is the most important thing; if you don’t you’re all bottled up and choking.”

“[be] free, free”

“you only have one trip [life], you might as well enjoy it”

…basically, i think she’s saying:

if enjoying [style] means wearing what you like, the way you want to wear it, when you want to wear it, then… GO FOR IT. and make no apologies.

wise words! iris, you are wonderful!

(via advanced style)

hi y’all!
how’s it going?

psst! i have a secret to tell you:
i heart you very much!
thanks for being a part of wardrobe_remix!
will you be my valentine?

xoxo,
tricia

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, stuff you made yourself, thrifted finds, or even a shirt you stumbled across on the side of the road…rock it! it’s ALL GOOD and it’s ALL WELCOME at wardrobe_remix!

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saw a link to formspring.me on darling dexter, thought it seemed pretty neat!

as far as i can tell, formspring.me is a site where you can sign up, make a profile, and folks and friends can come along and ask you…whatever. you can then answer their questions if you are so inclined. good for using as an ad hoc FAQ to which you can direct folks when they query you on whatever subject. if so inclined, one can link the Q&A up to their site, their facebook, etc. brilliant, i say.

i’m planning on putting a link to my formspring on my about and faq pages, if you have questions you are curious and care to ask, you might find the answers there. especially if they are questions i field all the time, and think might be beneficial to make public.

so…anyway.

here goes nothin’…

ever wanted to ask me something? anything?

if so, here’s your chance.

(be nice, haha!!)