Sunday, March 4, 2012
Sacai by Chitose Abe
I was leafing through Paper Mag at Sugar Sweet Sunshine on Essex St. in NY when I came across the fantastic Japanese designer Chitose Abe. I wanted to share a few favorite pieces of mine with you...
Friday, February 10, 2012
Mardi Gras Costume Accessories
I've been gathering images for possible Mardi Gras costumes. So many parades, so little time. Here are some of my favorite images...
All this would require is some lace, Sta-Flo and elastic.
Simple and beautiful. I'm thinking of adding lace or flowers.
Sequined Headpiece
Black goat and feather collar by Maria Grachvogel
Antlers and sheer material or lace. Photo by Silja Magg
Crystals from an old chandelier will do the trick.
This one might have to wait for a coming year...Anna Pavlova in costume for her Russian dance, 1910’s-20’s. Her headdress is an elaborate version of what is known as a kokoshnik.
Sequins, feathers and lace, oh my!
All this would require is some lace, Sta-Flo and elastic.
Simple and beautiful. I'm thinking of adding lace or flowers.
Sequined Headpiece
Black goat and feather collar by Maria Grachvogel 
Antlers and sheer material or lace. Photo by Silja Magg
Crystals from an old chandelier will do the trick. 
This one might have to wait for a coming year...Anna Pavlova in costume for her Russian dance, 1910’s-20’s. Her headdress is an elaborate version of what is known as a kokoshnik.Sequins, feathers and lace, oh my!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Peter Pan Collars and Pussy Bows, oh my!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Recycled Fashion Show III : Bridge House Benefit
I will be participating in Bridge House's annual recycled fashion show benefit again this year. "A fashion show featuring clothing from the Bridge House Thrift Store that have been “tweaked” by local designers to cute fashionable outfits." The Bridge House Thrift store helps fund their organization's low-income substance abuse treatment programs.
Show starts at 7:30 on Friday, Feb. 3rd at Southport Hall, 200 Monticello Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana
Get your tickets here.
Hope to see you there!
Lovely models Kyle and Heather wearing my designs at last years show.
Show starts at 7:30 on Friday, Feb. 3rd at Southport Hall, 200 Monticello Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana
Get your tickets here.
Hope to see you there!
Lovely models Kyle and Heather wearing my designs at last years show.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Get Your Gifts Handmade and Local!
CONSTANCE PRESENTS THE 6TH AVANT GARDEN INCLUDING THE PREMIER OF PECHAKUCHA NIGHT
Avant Garden, a curated arts market + PechaKucha Night
Hosted by the Joan Mitchell Center
2275 Bayou Road, New Orleans LA 70119
Saturday, December 17th, 11am-6pm,
with Pecha Kucha following from 7p-9p.
Avant Garden is a semi-annual curated arts market hosted by Constance, a local art / design publishing group and arts organization. Featuring artists, designers, and makers from the New Orleans community, Avant Garden's goal is to provide an alternative to the usual local Arts Markets by a process of individually inviting vendors that represent emerging talent in the city, enriching our cultural economy as a whole.
PechaKucha Night is a place for young artists and thinkers to meet and show their work in public. Each of the 10 presenters are allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up.
I will be selling my clothing designs as well as some photographs.
Avant Garden, a curated arts market + PechaKucha Night
Hosted by the Joan Mitchell Center
2275 Bayou Road, New Orleans LA 70119
Saturday, December 17th, 11am-6pm,
with Pecha Kucha following from 7p-9p.
Avant Garden is a semi-annual curated arts market hosted by Constance, a local art / design publishing group and arts organization. Featuring artists, designers, and makers from the New Orleans community, Avant Garden's goal is to provide an alternative to the usual local Arts Markets by a process of individually inviting vendors that represent emerging talent in the city, enriching our cultural economy as a whole.
PechaKucha Night is a place for young artists and thinkers to meet and show their work in public. Each of the 10 presenters are allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up.
I will be selling my clothing designs as well as some photographs.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Distressed Denim is Deadly for Workers
If you consider buying distressed denim products, think again...
(Read full article here)
Manual sandblasting of jeans requires just a hose, an air compressor and sand - workers literally blast the jeans with sand, to give them a worn look and to soften the denim.
Silicosis is caused when small particles of silica dust from the sand embed themselves within the lungs.
It causes shortness of breath, coughing, weakness and weight loss. It's incurable - and in its acute form, fatal.
"I believe that distressed denim will be seen as one of the great madnesses of this generation... a sign of fast fashion at its most ridiculous." -Orsola de Castro
(Read full article here)
Manual sandblasting of jeans requires just a hose, an air compressor and sand - workers literally blast the jeans with sand, to give them a worn look and to soften the denim.
Silicosis is caused when small particles of silica dust from the sand embed themselves within the lungs.
It causes shortness of breath, coughing, weakness and weight loss. It's incurable - and in its acute form, fatal.
"I believe that distressed denim will be seen as one of the great madnesses of this generation... a sign of fast fashion at its most ridiculous." -Orsola de Castro
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