Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
Indian Summer
by Valerie on Monday, August 30, 2010photos by Francis
straw boater – ebay
Neneee Indian Summer Dress – self made
clogs – Miu Miu
gold jeweled bangle – thrifted vintage
leather watch – gift from mom
beaded bracelet – Gallop USA
friendship bracelets – thrifted deadstock
This fabric was a lucky find at the local craft store. While laying out the patterns to cut it into a dress, I [...]
Twilight
by Valerie on Friday, July 16, 2010I know what you’re thinking and the answer is no. I’m not referring to the hyped vampire series. Sadly it’s not the hankering Elliott Smith song either.
twi·light (twī’līt’)
n.
1.
a. The diffused light from the sky during the early evening or early morning [...]
Black and Blue
by Valerie on Thursday, June 24, 2010photos by Francis
We chased clouds until sunset, but I only managed to capture the sun and it’s hidden up my sleeve.
leopard cardigan – Ross
floral dress – reconstructed secondhand
leather belt – Polo
rock bracelet – gift from Michelle
silver rings – gifts from Loraine
shoes – Keds
One Small Girl in a Tree
by Valerie on Wednesday, June 9, 2010On the coffee table, there’s a mountain pile of tissue soaked in green phlegm, 1 Logitech universal remote control, 36 short films amounting to 11 hours on 4 DVDs of Charlie Chaplin’s short films, 1 copy of The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing by Kathleen Fasenella, 8 caplets American Fare Cold & Flu medicine [...]
Posted in Fashion, Inspiration, Music, Personal, style diary | No Comments »>Tweedleduhhh
by Valerie on Friday, May 28, 2010Photos by Francis
Babysitting duties and a conversation with my boyfriend and niece… babysitting my boyfriend, not my niece, just to clarify.
Francis: You wanna watch Alice in Wonderland?
Kristen: Oh, I watched that! There’s a rabbit with the watch and it’s ticking. Then she falls in the hole and her hair’s upside down…
Francis: I [...]
My Precious
by Valerie on Friday, May 21, 2010Three awesome new additions to my jewelry box:
1. The leaves of Lorien
2. Arwen’s evenstar necklace
3. Gandolf’s brooch
These are so fun! I can see the brooches as a quirky touch to my everyday twee outfits on colorful cardigan sweaters. Arwen’s delicate necklace would pair well with soft chiffon maxi dresses with low necklines or even [...]
Puzzle Pieces
by Valerie on Wednesday, May 12, 2010How cool is it to find the ultimate present for your mom in the toy department? She can spend months on end assembling her 10,000 count jigsaw puzzle, admire its completion for five minutes, then take it all apart and toss every piece back in their box like it isn’t anything. WTH. If you want [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Personal, style diary | No Comments »>Poppet
by Valerie on Monday, April 12, 2010A while back one of my customers, Molly, asked if I’d be able to make a custom moon unitard for her show. It’s pretty safe to assume that anyone who has the strength of character to sport a unitard in front of hundereds of strangers is awesome (see: David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, that cute girl [...]
Posted in Design, Fashion, Inspiration, Movies, Music | 2 Comments »>MAC Attack!
by Valerie on Monday, March 29, 2010Overdone make-up has always been something I’ve tried to avoid. In between my decidedly experimental outfits and often wackadoodle hairstyles, a made-up face might be pushing it. But when Aileen—the manager for MAC and Bobbi Brown DFS—called to ask if I can model for their MAC colourview event, I thought, why not? It might be [...]
Posted in Fashion, Inspiration, Personal, Style | 2 Comments »>Rebecca’s Hair
by Valerie on Tuesday, March 23, 2010When Rebecca of The Clothes Horse contacted me about creating a special commission for her, I was pretty excited to see what would come of it. I love working on collaborations with nice people; it breaks the monotony of having to work independently all the time. It’s also really cool to see what someone else [...]
Tags: collaboration, sewing, theclotheshorse
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