sew ugly.

I had to chop my hair off for my photoshoot... =(

6 1/2 inches.. gone.

i'm going to be crying for the next year til it grows back out again. 

sew brunette.

The beginning of my own line!!

S.E.W. BRUNETTE

blouse & skirt made by ME =)

soo they're pretty basic, nothing extraordinary.. but I'm just astonished and proud of myself that I actually hand-made and sewed this outfit. I have such a strong sense of accomplishment. 

However, after many long hours in the sewing lab and needle stab marks all over my fingers from ridiculous whip stitching, I now know I definitely DO NOT want to be a fashion designer. Making clothes is such a pain in the ass, and I just don't have the patience nor the passion. 

Shoe design (as shown: BEBE) is without a doubt my cup of tea =)

Well, this is just the beginning! So exhilarating. 

Check out Stephanie's outfit toooo!!

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Coco Chanel

sew hilarious.

SERIOUSLY?!?!

Man girdles = mirdles

for all those amused... say I

I mean, can you imagine going out on a date with a guy or meeting a guy at the bar...things hit off well...take him back to your place...take his clothes off...and he's wearing one of these!! awkward!! or even seeing a guy with a boner with this on.. haha ;)

sew in love again.

LISTEN 

I will forever be a Britney Spears fan, no doubt. 

sew whaaaattt...

Is two-tone coming back...?

Gareth Pugh Spring 2009 Collection
Chanel heels (I actually like these tho)

hair... Cruella Devill?

Just not working for me..  

sew inspired.

I read this in 'Interview' Magazine:

ART

"Between October 9, 2007, and September 12, 2008, the U.S. Stock Market lost $4 trillion in value. So where does the money go? Does it implode into a sort of virtual black hole? A friend of ours once theorized that a crash is like losing weight, and that the dollars are given off as heat. But if that were true, all that former dough would have replaced fossil fuels. We believe in the law of the conservation of energy, so all that value had to go somewhere. As far as we can tell, it probably went into the art market. The day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Sotheby's opened an auction of Damien Hirst works, "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever," which raised $198 million. The art market is a likely hiding place for that fugitive $4 trillion - and the money will be happier there. We like the long view. And we'd much rather look at a painting than a financial instrument. When was the last time you got inspired by a contingent premium option? Or got a compliment on your credit card derivatives? For us, art is where the real value resides. It recalls the days when value had values. Art isn't greedy. It's a gift. It reminds us of what people like about religion, sex, and drugs and rock 'n' roll, sports, and fashion - all at the same time. It's something you can believe in. Something that gets you off. Something you can watch or play. And it's something that not only speaks to who you are, but that transforms you into who you want to be. But we don't want to give away the ending. Let's leave the details up to the artists. The financial markets may be in turmoil, but no matter what happens, we still have art. And that's what we really value."

This piece really encouraged me to think that no matter how depressing the world may get, there will always be art, fashion. The world could stop spinning tomorrow, and I'd still wake up and go to fashion class.