you're so outta control

Today's pick for tunesday is by a band called The Fashion. I used this song for my last SADA Fashion Show runway tune. My collection was inspired by the movie 'Cabaret,' Blair Waldorf, and a wonderful piece of fabric I found in NYC in the summer of '08.

here is the video:

and as a bonus, here's my collection :)

[did i share these already? i feel like i did, but i couldn't find it...]

t-swizzle

These images from the New York Times Style magazine interview with Taylor Swift are amazing! They show a completely different look for her, which I adore. They cover the bases of her trademark sparkles, but do it in a mature, sophisticated, but still fun, way. If her music career fades anytime soon, she'd have a fantastic career as a model, these clothes look fabulous on her...

and here's my red carpet creation for Taylor Swift :) 

somewhere over the rainbow...

In honor of the 70th Anniversary of one of my favorite movies of all time, "The Wizard of Oz," here are the four main characters re-imagined for a fabulous fashionista and her friends, both by myself and a spread for the NY Post, as well as some recreations of Dorothy's classic ruby red slippers. 

Mine are a more costume-y, literal approach to the characters, so I hope they're self-explanatory :)

     

     

I'm working on the witches in watercolor, too...I just haven't had time to paint them yet.

These are from the NY Post: 

I couldn't pull up the slideshow, but these happened to be available!

and some of my favorites...SHOES! 

and here's one of my favorite spreads of all time, from a previous post. So in love with this movie...

stick around summer...

I've been working on my portfolio this week, in hopes I get some leads on a j.o.b. of any kind, and created this mini resort-ish collection that makes me wish summer would stick around just a wee bit longer. At least you can add a fun jacket and some tights to most of these looks and carry them straight into fall...

hermione haute couture

So, I fully intended this post to happen in conjuction with the newest Harry Potter flick being released, but I got side tracked with other things...so here it is now :) I decided to create a mini-collection inspired by Hermione Granger as a stylish alternative to the Hogwarts uniform--because, lets face it, those wizarding robes aren't too chic nor flattering. Obviously these looks could be translated to the muggle world as well...<3

-xoxo, anna sui

Anna Sui is the next designer on deck for Target's lower price point collections, but this time there's a twist. As I understand it, starting with Sui's collection, each designer will have to pick a specific client in mind for their looks. Anna chose a subject--or rather, group of subjects--close to my heart: the Gossip Girl ladies. She came up with 4-5 looks for each of the four leading characters: Blair, Serena, Jenny, and Vanessa. While I liked the designs for "Vanessa," I felt they 1) didn't gel with the rest of the collection very well at all [they were all brown and orange!] and 2) didn't really embody Vanessa's Brooklyn/hipster vibe. I like a lot of the "Serena" looks, but again, not so 'Serena.' I think the "Jenny" looks definitely have the right vibe, they aren't my favorite things. I think the "Blair" collection is the most true to the character, but again, [in my opinion!] there are some things that I just don't see Blair wearing [although this dress to the left, so fab!] I'm hoping they're more impressive in person. The collections did get me excited, because for once I feel ahead of the game. For my Independent Study this past semester, I designed 3 collections using watercolors, and each one was very loosely based on a Gossip Girl character, combined with a touch of my 3 favorite musicals, and a bit of a location. Blair had elements of 1890's 'Spring Awakening'-esque feminine touches, and hints of Moscow. Serena encompassed the free spirit vibe of 'HAIR', and dashes of London. Jenny went a bit more alternative combining 'RENT' with a grungy bit of Seattle. The Blair and Serena collections were my favorite, but the Jenny collection I really let myself experiment with color combos and design elements. I've posted Anna's interpretation of the characters, along with mine...

"Blair"

"Serena"

"Jenny"

"Moscow"

"London"

"Seattle"