A big thanks to Carla Antonelli at Stella Shops for this cool write-up! A little foray into inspiration and the relationship between music and fashion by way of Myself, Amanda Valentine, and Poni Silver. I love it.
sporting a WHITE RABBIT tank dress on day 4 of her 30 Days of Wardrobe. A project in wardrobe exploration, wearing only what's already in her closet and not repeating for 30 days! To follow her looks visit HERE.
Just a few pics... I had to at least document my hot fashionable friends. To get your hands on some of the fantasmic handstitched chiffon seen above go HERE.
After a hellishly busy April and not the smoothest transition into a more relaxing May, I've been sorta out of sorts... to say the very least. Completing 10 looks for Naked Without Us 2010 in one month was quite an undertaking, considering I became obsessed with making separates this year? My collection was comprised of 20 handmade garments and 8 handmade necklaces, and after finishing it... I was TIRED. So tired in fact, that I got sick. I had exhausted myself to the point of illness and true to form, I had already taken the liberty of scheduling a photoshoot for the following week to document all of the work I'd done. So, rather than resting, a mere 2 days after the show I was out in the rain, cold wind, and hail, shooting a look book in the woods. Aside from all of the obvious negatives, the shoot went REALLY well!! Then I got really sick... sleep all day sick... and this is where it all started to amass into a huge confusing blur. After a broken AC unit at the store during the hottest week yet this year, a satellite failure during the biggest pay-per-view boxing match of the year, a devastating city wide flood (obv), a flat tire on the interstate, a RAGING sunburn that I still cannot explain, seeing my mother for the first time in 7 years, sewing through my fingertip and having to pull the needle out with a pair of pliers, and last but not least, an order from Metro to install a main line backflow on my water line ($900 or my business would be denied water service)... I officially had a melt down. There's stress and then there's life taking a huge dump on you. Mine was the latter I think.
Solution: I took an entire week off from work. It was good. Given my tendency to make lists of things to do, I couldn't help but indulge in some housework and errands, but mainly I tried to get as much rest as possible, not bother myself with any decisions or stress, and indulge in complete vacuousness and personally rewarding work like planting my flower beds! I'm feeling pretty dang refreshed and was happy to start this week off with FINALLY getting a look at some of the documentation of the fashion show! Including the above video montage put together by Dylan Reyes and Chancellor Warhol. I really like it and it renewed my sense that I had done something cool and fun rather than feeling like I'd been body slammed. I'm glad to be back on track, guhhhh... and I'll be busy the next few days organizing all of the new photos from my shoots that I have yet to show anyone!
For the past couple of weeks the girls over at Stella have been putting together interviews with all of the participants of the weeks fashion events! This week yours truly and Amy Breen of AMY B clothing got our own little feature... Check it out HERE. I'm really into how I talked about my love of color and sent them 3 pictures of BLACK dresses. Haha. While, you're there check out the rest of their interviews with NWU designers VALENTINE VALENTINE and Chance Warhol of Marti McFli.
The local Nashville art pressing, the Rabbit, has launched a new online home this week. The site looks really nice and I love what these guys are doing. Since beginning their project, they have created a synergy in the local art scene that I think is healthy and much needed. Not to mention their release parties are crazy FUN. I can only expect that this will continue to grow and be cooler and cooler each year. In the newest edition you can see an interview with Amanda Valentine of VALENTINE VALENTINE, a friend and Local Honey comrade, and peruse other local fashion blurbs, art happenings, and music related articles. Check it HERE.
...and for those of you out there that caught the Moloko reference, I love you.
Party season is in full swing and having that perfect ensemble to hit the town is essential! Holiday parties are THE BEST place to sport the sequins and taffeta and we want you to be ready!
FANNY'S FROCKS will be be overflowing with just the things you want! All of Nashville's best vintage dealers are cherry picking the brightest, shiniest, and most marvelous dresses, jackets, purses, jewels, and shoes to deck you out for the holidays! Monday night, November 16, from 6 to 10pm, come peruse our finest glitz and enjoy the raucous sounds of the Southern Girls Rock n Roll Camp!
New Fall pieces from 10 local designers! Music from Nashville's best DJs. Drinks and food to welcome the Autumnal Equinox. Don't miss out! Summer sales and an abundance of new fall stock. Be there or be SQUARE.
