Shoe Love

Kirkwood for Rodarte

SO Excited!

Edun

I want to intern with Edun summer 2011!

Next Adventure

My computer is going to be gone for a week or so and I have come up with something to do in my spare time...

Barbies

For some reason I get Barbie catalogs in the mail. Normally, I thumb through them, have a laugh, and then toss them in the recycle bin. However, on this particular day, I received this in the mail:

I don't think I've ever wanted a Barbie so damn bad in my whole life.

I am super moody today.

 

 I've created the moodboard for my upcoming handbag and footwear collection. Think: The Brothers Grimm, William Morris, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Charles Perrault, and Aubrey Beardsley. With a little bit of Erzsébet Báthory. Just a little. And, dare I say, a little apocalyptic?

Fancy meeting you here...

Logo Designs

The colors...not so much. I was just messing around with that. Feedback? Which design would draw you in?

VALENTIN-YES!

Batik Stamps

I went to Sarasota Architectural Salvage today and found some Batik Stamps! Here they are tested out on some hand-dyed rayon fabric that I made in March. I haaave to go back and get the rest!


xx

OBSESSION

Rebecca Minkoff "Heartbeat" Shoulder Bag, $495*

*now accepting donations

Sneak Peek!!

Here is a sneak peek of my next handbag!!

ɸrientalisme

More Balinese Dancers!

I dyed the fabric for this dress! A senior fashion designer contacted me and I dyed sixteen yards of silk organza for her. This image isn't very true-to-color; it's actually a bit warmer eggplant-brown. Hooray for collaboration!

Guess who's obsessed with braiding leather!

Company burned into the ends (it makes a heart!)

Super long bracelet, belt, hairband, etc!

Guess who learned how to braid leather!

Front

Back


I love learning new techniques! It's been a very successful Saturday.

Weekly Chanel

Success without copies or imitations just doesn't exist.
Coco Chanel

I love SCAD Style

Where else can you introduce Kelly Cutrone, Claude Morais, Nichole Phelps, Vanessa Bertozzi, Faythe Levine, Brian Wolk, and Paula Wallace all within the same two-week period? It's my favorite time of year!

Balinese Dancers!!

So I have decided to expand my collection inspiration to include Balinese Dancers. My addiction to the LIFE image database has gotten the best of me!

How do I do this??

COOL.

WGSN Trend Forecasting

Literature

Art of the samurai : Japanese arms and armor, 1156-1868
NK6684.A1 A79 2009

Samurai : the story of Japan's great warriors
DS827.S3 T89 2004

Japanese woodblock prints : the floating world
NE1321.8 .J37 2008

Castles of the samurai : power and beauty
NA 1553 .M58 2003

Instructional Websites

Make-Your-Own Samurai Armor
http://www.indymogul.com/backyardfx/post/1407/build-plans-how-to-create-samurai-armor

Make-Your-Own Chainmail
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Chainmail

Woodblock Prints
http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/prints/process.html

Hardware

Possible eyelets? I THINK SO.

Lining=Woodblock Prints!

MOOD BOARD

Armor