Wings

Saw this cutie sandals in a google search from Irregular Choice. They are old and no longer available though. Anyways they remind me of the new Adidas x Jeremy Scott collection here:

Mr. Obama x Project Runway

This site asks past Project Runway contestants if they could design Michelle's Inaugural Ball dress what would they do. Here are some of the sketches. What do you think?

Also check out this site dedicated to out new first lady's fashion.

sewing project

in the works: a fringe jacket like the one kate moss did for topshop (which is selling for $300 on ebay), the very same one alison mosshart wore when i saw her perform at the treasure island music fest. though i bought 7 yards of black fringe at britex fabric, i'm left with a half-fringed jacket until i can restock. so far its coming along nicely...

alison mosshart on stage, and in the kills "tape song" video which includes a few clips of jack white :)i made a very basic blouse pattern from silk. i'm attaching the fringe to the sleeves as flat pieces and will close up the sleeves at the end. more photos to come i hope...

Oh Leanne

Apparently I'm a little late because Leanne Marshall, recent winner of project runway was selling some of her line on Etsy. Check her message above. I'm still waiting for a Project Runway winner or even a contestant for that matter, bring there talent to the masses. Here's a few pieces off her Leanne's website Leanimal.com

Iconoclasts indeed

A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to check out Iconoclasts on the IFC channel. It was soooo good. The 2 paired up were Stella McCartney and Ed Ruscha. I didn't know much about Ed but as I watched I recalled his work and fell in love with it. He does amazing paintings primarily with type which I would discribe as fine pop art. Also since I am a graphic designer, he shows how beautiful type is and what you can do with it. His work sells at auctions for millions. Anyways it was great seeing 2 people on top of their game in aww of each other (mainly Stella being the huge fan). Stella even propositioned Ed to do a piece with her. Wow! Of course Stella is amazing as well. She shows us why all her work is so well tailored and how hard she works. Go on girl!

Stella latest line for Adidas. So Lovely.

I just got these shoes from her Adidas collection too!

Holla holla holla

One of my most favoritest sites, Creatures of Comfort is have a sale!!! I never bought anything from here but I love to drool over all their amazing clothes. Here are my picks (drool)...

Still need to get me these harem-esque pants!

APC makes chinese slippers! Love!

arts and crafts

i always pass by this green apartment building on my walk home. it gives off a glow that i've tried to capture a few times on camera, this is the best i could do. i'm really into leaves and shadows lately...

maybe organic things in general are catching my eye and influencing my arts and crafts.
more projects are in the works, as the weather gets chillier. one i finished:one that i'm stewing over: possible bag made from scrap fabric and old boots. the boots have served me well, and i would hate to throw them away. so they will be reincarnated as something just as nice. the fabric was a scrap form my textile class. it was a silkscreen practice swatch i believe...

introduction of a muse

i think most folks can relate when i say i have certain people i watch for on my morning walks. they provide comfort in familiarity, but also entertainment, because in case you didn't know there are a few eccentrics in san francisco. by 'eccentric' i mean it in the most admirable way possible. one of my favorite characters, and one whom i've seen for years, is equal parts nancy sintatra and betsey johnson. she normally wears bright pink coats, tops, full skirts, hats, scarves, with the occasional red thrown in. unfortunately i don't see her every day, more like once or twice a month, and when i do, i either don't have my camera or she's too far away for me to chase down. today luck was on my side, and for the first time in probably 2 years of sightings, i introduced myself to francesca. she was very sweet and gracious enough to let me snap her picture. in fact, she said sure, and in seconds had thrown down her bags (she normally carries like 10), and struck a pose:

collection of pieces inspired by outfits i've seen...1. hat, topshop 2. necklace, forever21 3. jacket, see by chloe 4. bootie, topshop 5. coat, pucci 6. purse, paurice sweeney 7. sweater, 3.1 philip lim 8. dress, temperley 9. sandal, topshop 10. sweater, sonia rykiel 11. purse, chloe *all bangles and ring by forever21

Yokoo

I don't remember what me and Sarah were looking at where I seen this girl again but when I did, I instantly remembered being intrigued by her on Etsy. She is so awkwardly awesome with her haircut and glasses, not to mention the poses, oh and the pictures. I found her while searching for a chainlink, knitted scarf similar to the sold out Benetton ones. Anyways, check her out if not for her gear, then her cool pics (which I see she is now selling as well). Neato.

Pamela Love

Cute jewelry. For some reason I imagine Sarah's site to look like this since she is an awesome sketch artist.

Sonia Rykiel exhibit in Paris

I love her! Here's the scoop...

Sonia Rykiel’s exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris will be open Wednesday through April 19, 2009 celebrating her 40 years in fashion featuring some 200 outfits. “The exhibit is organized by theme and not chronologically because many of Rykiel’s leitmotifs — lace, stripes, rhinestones, black, etc. — have remained constant throughout her career, said Saillard. Visitors enter the show via a black rotunda where Rykiel’s recorded voice reads some of her pronouncements on style. From there, display cases are dedicated to knitwear, printed dresses, velour jogging suits, marabou coats and slouchy pantsuits — all Rykiel signatures. Each window juxtaposes a piece from early in her career with a more recent one elaborating on the same theme. The second half of the exhibit upstairs includes several windows devoted to large-scale pictures of Rykiel-wearing models by photographer Dominique Issermann.”

info from WWD

And here's a skirt from her I missed out on from tobi.com.

weekend recollection

its sunday evening and i can only say i wish it was friday all over again...

louie and me, in my new absolutely-no-bells-or-whistles gap jacket...paul & louieclearly the sensible hiking outfit: AA rubber leggings and ballet flats
*photo by paul