soon to be a senior...

Katie is so inspiring - seriously! I've absolutely LOVED every single thing she's posted, (especially those hats, below, that I've been gushing over!), that I've been thus motivated to finally kick it into gear and POST AGAIN! :)   

I've finally decided what I'm going to plan for a bit of my Senior Project. You know those projects; the 'Final Culmination' projects that take weeks - months - to finish but are needed to grant you THE diploma.  Nick chose a 'Music/Inspiration' theme, but I'm going to go the more media-orientated route; a lookbook.

As you can tell from my other blog project, flower pony*, I've been obsessed with sewing recycled clothes, piecing together outfits, and taking photos like a fiend. What better way to use some of my photos than to piece them into a lookbook? I'm so excited to get started...here are a few shots I know I'll use:...

(shots from prom, of course...)

(handmade and self-altered tiedye)

(vintage pearls and handmade skirt)

(vintage denim shirt)

I can tell already that this project is going to take a LOT of time at the Kodak Printing Station...:)

Art Alert!

Check out Kiel Mead. Kiel (pronounced "Kyle") is an up-and-coming, 24-year-old jewelry and furniture designer based out of New York City. Kiel started his design career with his awesome "keyrings", rings made from Mustang, Chrysler and other car keys. Mead's jewelry is crafted from mundane yet nostalgic items, from drill bits to lanyards to matchsticks and even chewing gum. Each piece is unique and carries it's own significance. His furniture is just as interesting, providing artful yet functional pieces for the home.

All I can say for myself is that I adore his forget-me-not rings (pictured above).In fact, one was recently spotted on none other than Taylor Swift. What do you think about Kiel's interesting art? Any artists/designers I should check out?



Read. Think. Type. Rock.
-Katie
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I'm an addict...

It's not often that I post something that would have absolutely NO interest to the guys...but this could definitely be one. I'll just have to put that aside for now, 'cause this website must be shared!

Rachel Zoe is a Hollywood stylist, having dressed the biggest and the most famous stars of all ages, including Anne Hathaway, Debra Messing, Joy Bryant...ect. Here's another good reference to Zoe: Remember the first stages of the 'Olsen-fashion' trends? Really big sunglasses? Messy hair? Tons of jewlry? Huge layers of knits, furs, and vintage? Yeah - that was all inspired by Rachel's own look.

So I'm now an official addict: I click up to The Zoe Report just about every day while surfing the web. On her website, Rachel sheds some light on new trends and cool designer pieces in a blog-format, while even listing some similar alternatives with more attainable price-tags. It's basically the easiest way to get some great inspiration!

Shopping gone scary...

Marie Claire magazine has always been a magazine to tell it like it is; great photography and prose showing us the beautiful side of fashion and city-lifestyle while also never shying away from the darkers sides of the industry.  Finding an article with the tagline "Who knew japan's luxaholics could get any crazier?"...I had to read that story.

It's pretty common knowledge that the young generation in Japan is fashionable....and I mean fashionable. Uuber fashionable. Fashionable to the extremes. They are the definite definition of fashionable. It's completely common to see teenagers and young adults decked out in designer duds from head to toe, no matter what the cost.  (Some quick numbers: 40% of all luxury goods sales are straight from Japan, while around half of Japanese women in their 20's own a Louis Vuitton product...*sigh...lovely LV picture at right.)

This expensive style and obsession with designer labels can turn deadly, as the case with Keiko Onishi, 25 yrs. Oinshi ate nothing but watered-down miso soup for weeks in order to save up cash to buy a limited-edition Gucci bracelet watch. The result; Marie Claire magazine reports on "severe malnutrition and dehydration...the only wrist accessory she wound up with was a saline drip."

(Picture Left: Forever 21, one of MY fave places for cheap fashion...that I don't have to starve myself in order to indulge in...Picture Right: Natalie Portman's shoe line te' cassan...vegan and beautiful and something I would really really be tempted to spend a paycheck on...*double sigh...)

What kind of items are YOU willing to lay down the cash for? What's the most expensive item you've purchased?