sew chill.

Well, back in my apartment, back in my bed, back to being pretty chill. 

Home was more than nice;

finally got to catch up on family, friends, food, laughter, and sleep. 

However, I feel pretty off-balance.. like I'm forgetting to do something. Going from work work work deadline to nothing.. nothing to do, nothing to worry about, total calmness.. I just feel weird. ha ha. But I must say, it's nice. 

Found this picture - I'm feelin' the summertime. 

and wearing nothing by sandals, flats, and keds. 

NYC in a month or so to visit Miss Stevie; so esscited!! :)

sew just a little something.

Today is/was a wonderful day! 

Went shopping with mommy, AND it was on her tab :)

And it's funny.. because all the shoes on display are such knock-offs of Prada and Dolce&Gabana strappy heels, spring '09. Such crap, so over those heels already. That's the one thing I hate about having this blog. I know every design of every heel of every designer of every season. So, every shoe in every department store just doesn't measure up and is just 'so last season.'

I just CANNOT wait until I can afford the real things at the real time... not thru the retail grape vine when they're about to be out of season. Ugh. 

But I saw this on perezhilton.com.. just cracks me up. 

I hate Heidi & Spencer. 

They made 'The Hills' not real.. and that's devastating. ha ha. 

Wish they would just get over themselves. 

sew my kind of feelin'.

It's summer, and it's OFFICIALLY gonna be a good one. 

Checked my grades, got my scholarship back! WHOO with a whewh!

Hard work finally pays off in my behalf. about damn time!

And I think I might just celebrate by going shopping, and trying to find a knock off of these heels :)

You know, Fall is about the platforms; well, Balenciaga is all about the sole, a rubber sole at that. 

Leather straps.. suede ties.. knit jersey bootie..

This heels are sewww mine!! ya know, sooner or later. 

sew summa timmee

my joy is self-explanatory

goodbye: alarm clock, planner/agenda, bookbag, tennis shoes, & clean room

hello: home, my doggie, pool sunshine, peacefulness

sew waiting...

where I want my feet to be & be in come the end of this week. 

Met Gala pics up soon! soo eager to see who's wearing who.

sew crazy about 'Night of Spectacles'

Last Thursday night I modeled for 'Night of Spectacles', a fashion competition/auction held for fashion design students across Georgia, in downtown Atlanta at Club Opera. The event was to design a garment incorporating recycled eye-glasses, and then have the garment auctioned off, and the winner of the competition would win a scholarship. All of Atlanta's social elite were there, along with designers from Brenau University, Georgia Southern, & SCAD, fashion icon Michael Knight, and high fashionistas from Saks Fifth and Valentino.

My fashion designer/classmate Jerome Bacon created a BEAUTIFUL white mini cocktail dress using broken yellow frames as an embellishment design on the bodice, and then the actual eye-glasses as decoration on the hem. So chic & classy, and it fit me like a glove! And the other designs were pretty remarkable as well! 

The entire event was spec-tacular! While the judges deliberated, Jerome & I networked the crowd like bosses. We had a million pictures taken, along with an interview with 411 Radio/News. And the free dessert bar was oh so yummy!

But a good night is never honestly GOOD without some drama. 

Here's the scoop: Jerome and I were to give these other 2 designers a ride to the event. However, they had us wait on them for over an hour because they were so unorganized and the design wasn't even completed.. so we decided to just leave them, for we couldn't hit Atlanta traffic and thus hurt Jerome's success at the show. I mean, can you blame us? Well get this: four hours into the event, 5 minutes before the judges were going to announce the scholarship winner, the girls show up, and give this sad story on how their "car broke down but they were oh so determined on making it to the event and are such resilient, hard-working designers." ha ha, please. Well, the judges fell for their story and ended up giving the scholarship to them. I wish someone could have captured all of our faces when that was announced, for we all turned to each other, with big fake smiles and clapping "what the hell..." We were furious!! I mean, I could have died. 

 

But the good news: Jerome's dress sold for $135, and he got hella good reviews & connections made! 

UPDATE : the judges finally realized the un-fairness and reconsidered. 

Winner will be announced Monday! I'll let you know. Fingers crossed for Jerome!!

I must say, I'm most definitely doing this myself next year!!

sew new found love.

So, it's the night before finals week, and let's just say.. I'm not looking forward to it, or getting out of bed for that matter. 

This entire weekend you would think I was handcuffed to my bed post for I literally did not leave my room or my bed. I don't know if I'm coming down with the death flu, or if my body is pulling a 'celebrity exhaustion' state of mind or what.. but I feel completely drained and just tired.. But anyway, one more week of school and then I'm golden in summertime. 

So, check out Nicholas Kirkwood's Fall 2009 shoe debut. (pictures courtesy of ObessedShoes.com)

I've never really heard of Nicholas Kirkwood until now.. and in my previous post. But I'm so glad to have discovered these gorgeous heels. 

I just love the classy aesthetic & clean structural design, with the mini platform in the front. 

these heels just exude New York City to me. 

They're available at jeffrey in ATL.. 

but I wonder if they're in my price range... :)

sew dreamin' big..

So, I'm having 'introverted' moments with myself.. and thus, dreamin' big..

and ya know, I would so love to be like Carrie Bradshaw one day. Seriously. 

To live in the fashion capital, the city that never sleeps, and to be able to stroll/stomp those streets everyday, day & night, in a fabulous pair of high heels... and call that your lifestyle, as if it were nothing 'special' and you didn't know any different.

Yes, I know Carrie Bradshaw is fictional, along with her lavish life portrayed, but I so do passionately dream and wish for that New York City fashion lifestyle to be mine one day.

 To do what I love,  wear what I love, and be surrounded by a fabulous circle of friends that I love.. that can't be fictional. 

I swear, that WILL BE ME one day. ONE DAY. 

And I'm not stopping, and nothing will stop me, until I'm there. 

My true goal in life is to own exceptionally amazingly killer heels 

...and to just have somewhere to go in them. 

Other dreams:

Christian Louboutin pumps, signed by him, of course.

S.E.W.brunette to be successful and widely known/read; 

and to be truly copyright-ed to my name. 

And to finally come to life with my very own shoe line. :)

“Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life... and one chance to do it all.”

sew sure to make a statement.

It's 12:36 A.M. - dreaming of shoes, when I should be study. But you know me, always have my priorities in check!

(However, these allergies are killing me!! And this Swine Flu thing going around.. oh gahhdd.)

Saw these few heels, and they are FOR SURE made to make a powerful statement on your little feet. 

Leather, satin, crystals + cut outs + killer heel + fancy, strong silhouette (pictures courtesy of ObessedShoes.com)

                House of Holland                             Nicholas Kirkwood                                     Dolce & Gabanna

How could you not just drool over these? These heels truly give the entire meaning of this blog. SEW HOT. love em! 

I just did a research project on the History of High Heels, 

and THANK GOD, we are in the evolution of zero standards, zero boundaries, and endless design possibilities. 

No longer are heels made to just be worn; they are made to make fashion statements, like they very well should be. 

On a side note, the sequel to Sex & the City was just confirmed - all the ladies are signed on! + Big!

CANNOT WAIT! ---> more cosmos, more chanel handbags, more heels, more bizarre fashions by Patricia Fields!!

Also, find me on twitter! http://twitter.com/sewbrunette

sew strappy for summer.

Why, hello! 

Yes, I finally have a moment of peace and quiet; a moment to breathe and update this shoe blog!

Even though I have been a little MIA for a while doesn't mean I haven't been reading the fashion headlines. 

(my fashion portfolio logo; so proud of myself)

Summer is right around the corner; 

so be prepared to give your toes some air for the hot weather to come! 

These heels will definitely bring that summer lovin. (pictures courtesy of ObessedShoes.com)

And notice, zippers are in the back.. new style introduced. LOVIN IT. 

                Alejandro Ingelmo                              Roger Vivier                                             Azzedine Alaia  

These petal poppers are edgy, but so classically chic. 

                     L.A.M.B.                                              Proenza Schouler                                        Yves Saint Laurent

Hmmm... feels good to update; like I'm finally back to doing what I do best. :)

This Thursday, I'm in a fashion show for one of my classmates (Jerome Bacon. he's a true inspiration to me, for he works so very hard on his designs & is very goal oriented. qualities I truly admire, and wish to find in myself) ..and I'm actually looking forward to it, despite my hectic, busy schedule. Excited to be back in the city, on the runway, and feel that adrenaline rush again. (will post pics later)

Also, found this picture.. S.E.W.true. isn't it?

sew mhmm..

oh wow um, hello blog. 

what else can i hello?

helloooo: insanity, 10 lb. spare tire around my waist, 5 inch roots, cigarettes, bitten finger nails, fashion projects, finals..

spoken by Cousin Vinny: "what else can I add to the top of the shit pile! is there anything else!"

oh yeah, i have no idea WHAT-SO-EVER what i'm doing next semester, I hate this god for saken town I'm in, I have ZERO dollars to get my tattoo piece, and my best friend is the crazy custodian lady in the library. 

I love life.. and these stupid stolen rings that are now turning my fingers green..

God, I know you're listening, I know you are.. but I'm tired of being your personal chuckle.

Throw me a bone.. or a bullet. Either or. Come on. I wear my cross & saints bracelet everydayyyy...

Well

I haven't look at any fashion blogs, updates, anything to spare some sanity. Like I totally took them off my Tab-bar, so they won't FLASH at me 24/7 and then I don't feel as bad for not writing/blogging.. losing S.E.W.brunette.. I try to mind-trick myself all the time.. doesn't really work though. Because then I double-think of it, instead of double-forgetting, and then I have to really swallow that I'm honestly tricking myself.. which is absolutely worse. Then tears. 

Ugh.

But I must say, there is light at the end of this tunnel. 

<----My fashion projects are fabulous, if I must say/brag. I'm really proud to be creating my portfolio :)

Just a couple, or few, more weeks.. then summer.. then hair appointment.. then S.E.W.brunette will be back :)

peace&love&sanity

sew nahhh...

Wow, it's been almost a month since my last blog. Dang. 

Well, I check the fashion/shoe blogs daily, but like Steph and I were saying just the other day, I just haven't felt inspired to blog. Now that all the fashion weeks are over or coming to an end.. so is my head and my creativity. School and fashion projects and personal bullshit have really gotten the best of me. I can't wait to see that sunshine this summer.. 

Til then.. 

sew brunette is sew burnt out. 

but please do keep an eye out for SEW STEVIE BRUNETTE. <3

sew spring break material.

Yes, it's 1:00 in the A.M. and yes, I'm suppose to be doing my study guide of the history of costume..

but a break never hurt anyone.. a break full of daydreaming about SPRING BREAK OH NINE. :)

Christian Dior debuted pretty heels last week, and they are so needed to be on my feet for Spring Break. 

I absolutely LOVE the detail in the heel, along with the sparkle and embroidery design on the shoe. 

I'll take all three, please. 

I'll take all these dresses by Bulmarine too. Love her style!!