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| Project Runway- a lengthy discussion |
| 08.31.06 (4:50 pm) [edit] |
I had a LONG discussion today about Project Runway. The other person said they hated Jeffrey, and that someone needed to slap him. lol While I think Jeffrey probably does need slapped, I gotta admit, I love him.I think his designs are awesome, and as much as I love my beloved Michael, there are a couple of challenges that I thought should have gone to Jeffrey. The first one was the recycling challenge. His dress was wearable, and I would have considered wearing it on the street. Most likely not, but I would have considered it. I didn't care for Michael's dress because it looked like recycled plastic- which it was. Jeffrey's dress actually looked like fabric. The second one was the jetsetter challenge last night. I don't know that he should have won the challenge, but I liked the outfit. Like I admitted on the discussion, I don't really think it's great for jetsetting. You'd never get past the metal detectors with the metal studs covering the crotch. But I do like it. Now, Jeffrey is an ass, but he's a talented one. He has his own fashion line, and the celebrity clients are big names. So why's he here? Exposure. Plain and simple. I should hate Jeffrey, but I don't. Sorry Angela's mom. Sorry Angela. For women that are into bad boys, he's the ultimate bad boy. |
| My local clothing store. |
| 08.30.06 (5:39 pm) [edit] |
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I live in a very small town, and the nearest town that has a clothing store has less than 7000 people. So needless to say, there is not a lot of variety here. But what we are missing in the number of stores is made up for in the stores that do exist. Today I went to my favorite clothing store. I am always amazed at how fashionable they are. The store is located in an old bank, and they use the vault for storage. They also have a play area, which my daughter did not want to leave. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted. They didn't blink an eye when I said that I was looking for a white jacket. Like I said, it's a small town, and you need to go into that kind of shopping experience remembering that you should let the clothing find you rather than looking for a specific piece. They found me a few suitable items, and I tried each one on. The one I liked the most happened to be the most expensive, and I told them I would have to budget for it. They told me to check back soon, because they mark things down often. I found that to be very true. There was a cute skirt for $10.50, and a jacket that I liked for $34. It had been marked down from it's original $70. There was a large pink purse that I have been lusting after for a while, marked down to $12. I think I might have to go back this weekend. As I was leaving, I saw a crinkled newspaper print top. It really had a lot of potential, especially with my rock star pants (black on black velvet flared leg). The store offers a lot of variety, especially for being so small and tucked away in the middle of nowhere. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the prices are not too bad. If only most stores could be like this. There are perks to living in the middle of nowhere. |
| A very important topic! |
| 08.29.06 (10:38 am) [edit] |
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Kilts. That's right. Kilts are a very important topic. For a fashion blog anyway. I think kilts are beyond sexy, and they make the men that wear them instantly sexy. Most of my female friends think so too. I am not only talking about the traditional plaid kilts that guys wear at Renaissance Faires. There are new styles out, and these are even hotter than the traditional ones. One company that makes them is Utilikilts (and though I'm not being paid to promote their company, I wouldn't mind being paid to promote their company). These are cool, functional kilts for the modern man. The Original has cargo pockets on the side, the Mocker is their version of "Dockers". It's a casual version of the khaki pant. Survival has about two million pockets, and it's good if you are trying to make it on a reality show. Tuxedo is for dressy occasions, although if you wear it to a wedding, you'd better check with the Bridezilla first. Spartan is probably the most inventive. You know those horrid stretchy pants guys wear to play basketball? Same material, and even has the stripe down the leg. My opinion is you will get your butt kicked for wearing this to a pickup game. And then there's my favorite by this company. Workman's. It's got hammer loops and cargo pockets and key clips- ohhhhh my! Even better, they advertise that it has a snap in the front that snaps into the back, so that if someone is holding the ladder for you, you won't blind them. Considerate and hot.  So I'm declaring it now. Kilts are hot, and you need to be a big boy (but sensitive) to wear them, 'cause other guys are going to try to really beat the crap out of you. Chicks dig scars, and I am not liable for your injuries. lol |
| Emmy fashion |
| 08.28.06 (8:17 am) [edit] |
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I'm just going to post my quick thoughts on the Emmy fashion. I didn't actually watch the Emmy's, but I made sure to go to imdb.com and look at the photos this morning. Eva Longoria's dress had so much promise. Ultimately, I didn't like it. It's too puffy on bottom, and hitches up in funny places because it's so big. The top was nice though. Sir Ben Kingsley's white tie on a white shirt looked good. I don't think any of the younger crop of stars could pull off this look. Annette Bening had an interesting purse. I would probably want to own it, and then I'd cram it in the back of my closet and wonder why I ever bought it in the first place. Maria Menounos had a bad use of the accordian collar I blogged about before. And yes, it was supposed to be accordianned. Look at the bottom of it. Julia Louis-Dreyfus could almost be forgiven because it is close to being cool. In the end, it looks like a gun holster over a white dress. My Ray Liotta comment isn't about the clothing. He looks puffy and like he has some illness that is causing him to swell. Seriously, I am worried about him. Ellen Pompeo- I've never watched Grey's Anatomy, so I really don't get all the love for her. I think she is not the most stunning woman in Hollywood. So when she comes to the Emmy's in an 80's prom dress style, I am not inspired to start watching her show. Purple shiny velvet (or at least it LOOKED like it), a shirred top, and a mermaid skirt. Ugh! Gross! Debra Messing was YOWZA hot! That dress was just perfect. Kyra Sedgewick was atrocious!!! Yes, three exclamation points worth! There was a bow/rosette/ruffle/monste r that had already devoured one hip, and looked like it was trying to take over her torso next. I will have nightmares about this dress. The blonde chick with Jon Voight was not cute. I don't know if she's his wife, daughter, girlfriend, or random Mariah Carey look-alike, but she was so inappropriately dressed. She had on a "camo" dress of sorts, only there was gold instead of brown. It was laced around the top, which is good, because her boobs would have left the dress otherwise. It looked better suited for the beach than an awards show. Heidi Klum's dress looked lopsided, but honestly, how bad can you look when you are Heidi Klum. I think she might have been able to pull off Kyra Sedgewick's dress and started a fashion trend. Thank god she didn't!!! Melissa Rivers was saggy on top in a dress that looked like it was made of a plastic painting dropcloth. Not a fan of the look. Judy Reyes had on an interesting top. I really like the rhinestones, which formed intricately decorated patterns. I think this could become a trend, although hopefully, not with rhinestones. Girls, you cannot wear rhinestones past the age of 4, without looking like you need a BeDazzler intervention, except at award shows. Cheryl Hines was worth discussing. I loved the back, but then again, I hated it. I love the back and the rhinestones on a sheer nude fabric. What I hate is that it was only on the back. Everyone remembers that GORGEOUS Halle Berry dress a few years back. The beautiful part about it was that it was sheer on the front too, and was embroidered to cover the naughty bits. Cheryl Hines dress had a fantastic back, but I am not a fan of the dress just stopping on front, and then creating this illusion on the back. I would have preferred at least a halter neck on it, because I think it gives it a more finished look. But I realize that's very nitpicky, and if I had a chance to wear this dress, there's no way I would have turned it down. Virginia Madsen's boobs made an appearance at the show. I don't know what her dress looked like, because all it did was show off her chest. You cannot wear a top like that if you are that busty. I've got a LOT up top, and I would never wear something like that. And no, I'm not going to chalk this up to being more prudish in my own fashion, or to a matter of personal taste. If your cleavage is being used as a weapon, as her's was, it affects everyone. On a side note, thank you Jesus, I didn't have to see Chloe Sevigny photos. |
| Not to say "I told you so," but... |
| 08.26.06 (3:08 pm) [edit] |
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My town has a street fair every year, and I happen to own a building right on the square where all the action happens. They shut down the streets, and everyone, and I do mean everyone, comes downtown to enjoy the music, food, and festivities. This morning, I wanted to get my building in tip-top shape, and I knew some old hag selling her wares would be chain-smoking outside, blocking the view of my sign. So we got some spray paint and painted the phone number in large letters. As we were walking down the street to the hardware store, we saw a girl wearing a short jacket. Then, a few people away from her, there was another short jacket. Guys, I just now started this blog, which is why I just now posted it, but this idea has been in the back of my mind since last November. Earlier this year, at my husband's company picnic, I saw a LOT of poorly executed skirts of a design that I had come up with several months before that (more in some post at some later time). This isn't a nyah-nyah type post where I sit here and tell you how tight my designs are. This post is where I lament that I didn't go to design school. And let me state right now- what I call the "communist China look" is going to be HUGE fairly soon. A short cheongsam and patent leather knee-high combat boots- mwah! Beautiful! I am stating it here so I can avoid the crazy looks when it actually happens and I tell people that I came up with that. I think it's going to get hot within the next year, but it could be a couple of years away. |
| I am SUCH a fashionista! |
| 08.25.06 (3:10 pm) [edit] |
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Ok, so now it's time to come clean.
I am a Project Runway fanatic. But that's not the cool part. I mean, who isn't?? The cool part is that they run a contest called the Fashion Face-Off contest, and you can win a trip for two to NY, an outift designed by the winning designer, and a bunch of other cool stuff. I won last season.
I get an outift designed by Chloe Dao, and I've talked to her (she's super sweet, but that isn't any surprise). Next month, I am going to NY, and I am going to meet her and get this awesome designer outfit made just for me. Can you tell that I'm psyched?!? I will tell all about the outfit here once it's actually in my hands and I can give decent details.
(And if the fashion gods are smiling down on me, I will meet Ralph Fiennes while I'm there. See, we both like Project Runway and have other similarities. Now if I can figure out a polite way of telling my husband to go away. ;D )
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| Sorry guys! |
| 08.25.06 (2:38 pm) [edit] |
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Not being fickle, but I had to change the template already. All my neat little whatsits weren't working with it. So now I've gone all green. Envy me, baby. Envy me.
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| The only pair of shoes I've ever hated... |
| 08.25.06 (12:01 pm) [edit] |
In searching for some lovely shoes to go along with my skirt, I found the worst pair of shoes ever. Now, you should know that I have probably 300-400 pairs of shoes, so it's pretty obvious that I'm not insanely picky about them. But these are an abomination!! High heeled moccasins with sneaker laces. And in a color that can't be worn with much. And do I detect a hint of nurse's shoe? Did they think this was a good idea because they were under the impression it could go with everything since they are working in so many different styles??? On the contrary, it can't go with ANYTHING!! |
| My skirt project |
| 08.25.06 (10:04 am) [edit] |
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I am working on a skirt that despite being sorta turquoise and having ruffles, is NOT Boho. It's a material that is in between ice blue and turquoise. It's the color of an iceberg, although a better description would be an iceberg from the Carribean. lol As far as the ruffles go, the truth is, the entire thing is ruffles. If you've seen the Sex and the City finale, the Versace skirt she wears (in seafoam green), is similar. Mine is a short, iceberg blue, smaller layers skirt. It's going to be an A-line skirt. I just found the material I'm using. This will NOT give you an accurate idea, unless you use your imagination. I cut this into strips that are 6 ruffles wide. Then, I overlapped them slightly, so that one piece gets shifted one ruffle upwards. This makes the ruffles layered, where the material is not. It also reduces 2 yards of fabric down to about 12 inches. (And for what it's worth, the color is photographing very inaccurately.  I have spent a good part of a year sewing this thing, and it's only taken so long because I'm lazy and it's boring and difficult. See, the material is SO diaphanous that it is like trying to sew air. Which, you might manage to sew air, but you're never going to get it lined up straight. :D I will post pics when I finish. Now if any of my lovely readers would like to send me a pair of shoes as shown below, let me know and I will arrange a way to receive them. I wouldn't want to be rude and turn down a gift. *batts eyes innocently* 
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| Short jackets |
| 08.24.06 (8:48 pm) [edit] |
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Right now, an idea I'm experimenting with is the short jacket. It's kind of a cross between a shrug and a jacket. For me, a shrug implies a short sweater type garment, but the design I'm talking about should not have any give in the fabric. I am planning on doing this with a solid color jacket, but in the meantime, I found an old camo jacket from a thrift store. I am going to cut it right at bust level, and hem it with a wide ribbon all the way around the bottom. Then, I decided I needed to soften it up some more. So, I am slicing the sleeves up to the shoulders and using a narrower version of the same ribbon. I will hem the cut so it doesn't fray, apply some grommets, and sew the ribbon into it so that it joins together the sleeve. The idea is to make faux epaulets out of ribbon that go up and down the sleeves. This would be paired with a simple black tank top, a pair of jeans, some worn combat boots, and a sorta messy hairstyle. The look is a very girly military look. More with the short jackets at a later date... |
| Boho must die already! |
| 08.24.06 (2:16 pm) [edit] |
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My sister wore a top recently that could only be described as boho. If you don't know what this is, it's short for bohemian. It has lots of ruffles and lace, is flowy and gauzy, and tends to be turquoise, cream, or some shade of brown.
This season has been RIFE with boho (or as I like to call it, Hobo) and as a result, we haven't had a winter, spring, or summer as far as fashion is concerned. Think about it. Browns are fall. Now, this isn't to say that you can't wear brown anytime in the other seasons, but that it shouldn't be the primary color of your outfit during those seasons.
The reason I mentioned my sister above is because her shirt caused multiple people to ask her if she was pregnant. She's not. Any style which causes the wearer to be asked if they are large of stomach (for any reason) is not a flattering style, and as such, should not be worn!
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| Accordian style trim- chic! |
| 08.23.06 (7:59 pm) [edit] |
Example from Fashion.net-  This style is only now starting to get picked up, which tends to prove my theory that I am a few years ahead of other people in fashion trends. I first saw this in a period film set in France. It was gorgeous then, and it's gorgeous now. The example above is an extreme version, but I wanted something that would really give you the idea of what it is all about. And even though I say it is an extreme version, don't mistake that for disapproval. I would love to see a shirt with a collar this wide. It's classy, but there's something wild about it too. It's that when done properly, it should stand up, and go against whatever else is going on with the garment. If it's on a collar, it should be a nice ordinary shirt, and then this crazy pleated collar doing its own thing. It's kind of the modern beefeater. But to use it properly, it should be limited to a small area. Do not get the wild idea that you should cover a skirt in this. It would be a disaster. Also, this is usually a MUCH smaller pleat. Fashion- A+ Length of time until it goes out of style- 6 mo to 1 yr. |
| Toast the Trends |
| 08.23.06 (10:07 am) [edit] |
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Here is my little spot on the web where I get to comment on all of the fashion hits and misses. We can cheer the triumphs with a glass of champagne, and we can incinerate the disasters. (Kinda like the pic above.)
Enjoy and destroy!
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