Kate Towers

I have a lot of fondness for established fashion houses like Chanel, YSL and Prada, but I have to say, I'm also gaining a lot of respect for rising independent designers. It takes a lot of vision and drive to launch your own label, let alone make it a success.

One of my faves is Kate Towers, a self-taught designer from Portland, Oregan who makes non-seasonal, one-off designs that draw on her Fine Art background and inspiration from nature. Her dresses are so lovely. And I LOVE the photography from her lookbook!

Photo credits: http://www.katetowers.com/

Lorena Herrera (Galeria 1)

Website:

http://www.lorenaherrera.net/

Otras fotos:

Lorena Herrera (Galeria 2)

Lorena Herrera (Galeria 3)
Lorena Herrera (Playboy)

Actress Reese Witherspoon lights up in Monsters vs Aliens

Reese Witherspoon

Reese as Monster

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

This blue hannya is a coverup effort by Shawn Horiyama.. I must say that I personally love this piece, everything is so in place,absolutely stunning colors annd layout. Great stuff once again by Shawn!

Catch Me If You Can

I had the most bizarre afternoon yesterday. There was a massive blackout that shut down the entire Sydney CBD for a couple of hours, and when it happened we were in class. The rest of the building was evacuated but our teacher made us sit in the dark and continue talking about linen fabrics for another half hour. Frustration!

Two tests today and another one tomorrow. *sigh* Fashion is NOT glamorous; it's a lot of hard work! (But I do love it. :))

By Roberto Kusterle.

Photo credits: http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=226459_-1__0_%7E0_-1_3_2009_0_0&em3298=&em3282=&em3281=&em3161=

okok.. dont complain that you guys havent heard any news from GIMMELOVE 2 , pics below courtest from our very own Mudohori!!

Perfect Tote Bag

These tote bags from the Gap are perfect for weekend getaways. They are roomy enough to fit your essentials and a great shape to grab and go. They come in some fun colors too like this plum. $34.00

Kitty!

I had written this long and hilarious post here, and then my stupid mouse (probably in retaliation for this post) fucking closed my tab, and I lost it all. So, fuck you mouse, here's a kitty tattoo.

This is on my friend Jenn, because she loves kitties.





and apparently, with this post I became html retarded.

So Garance

On an unrelated note, I just heard that The Sartorialist is coming to Sydney for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, where I'll be volunteering. Can you say, excitement overload!?

Photo credits: http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2009/03/26/mama-shelter/

Growing a pair

Assuming Mark shows up on Tuesday when I'm getting Lucy finished, I think I'm finally going to ask him for real if he'll let me "work" for him. I use the term work loosely as it's more of a you answer the phone and deal with stupid people all night and you get the "family discount" on any work you want. So we'll see what happens. The worst he'll say is no and I guess that won't crush my entire universe. At least I'll have given it an honest go.

My rook seems to be doing better. I took 3 days' worth of antibiotics and gave it regular cleanings. It definitely doesn't hurt as much and I think there's only a little bit of swelling left. Piercings obviously aren't my thing. I think I'm just too damn lazy to take good care of them. The funny thing is, the two most difficult piercings to heal haven't given me any trouble. My dermal and my belly button are just peachy. So who knows? Maybe it's a sign I need more dermals ;). I've pretty much scrapped the idea of a lip piercing. If I can't make my nostril stud behave, I'm skeptical that I could make a lip stud behave. Plus, it would probably be way more trouble than it's worth to try to hide it for work. I guess if I end up working in a very liberal industry, I can get one. And if I stop being so damned lazy.

In other news, one of my friends who lives in Roanoke confirmed that Alex's is pretty much the best shop in town. So I feel more confident having Monica work on me. Her portfolio is great, but it's nice to have someone's opinion as well. Apparently another shop opened and is working up a good reputation, so I guess we'll see what that's all about. I keep telling myself I don't need to be tattooed twice at the convention. *slaps self*. Besides, the artist I wanted to do something on me never called or emailed me back, so I'm going to take it as a sign. And no one else on the list really does anything for me. I'll just take home my rockabilly skull and be a happy little girl.

skully time for Eric.. still as hardworking as ever.. seems like he is the one with the most updates... gambatte !

Some People...

Some people really don't get it. Honestly. I got a message on my private blog about how I pay for all my tattoos. Okay, I'm pretty open about a lot of things. I'm all about spreading the tattoo gospel. Any idiot can tell that. However, that doesn't make it okay to get too nosey. Like asking about money. As I said in an entry long ago, you can ask me, but you can bet your ass you'll get charged more. When this person asked I simply answered "My job". She replied with "But don't you have to pay bills?". I was tempted to say "Yeah, and then I trade sex for tattoos". I mean, really, who gets that fucking nosey? May I note this is the same chick who felt the need to tell me where to get my Tim Burton heart "fixed" when she has, count 'em, zero tattoos. Talk about not even a leg to stand on. When you've got some decent work, we'll talk. Until then, don't trifle me.

Anyway, I opted for the "polite" answer and told her I budget so that I can pay for all my work. I may whine about not having money, but I always make sure I pay up those who earn it. I make sacrifices for my addiction. Maybe some people just don't get it.

Incidentally, I ran into three really drunk chicks in the bathroom at the hockey game. I ended up giving them a brief tour of my ink. One of them had just gotten something done today and it was already looking angry. I tried to explain in drunk speak that she needed to get lotion on it ASAP. It'll probably fall out, but it wasn't my fault. I do what I can.

March 2009 Team Happenings!

It's the end of the month and here is a round up of what has been happening within the Fashion, Design and Lifestyle team!
DAINTYCROCHETBYALY and some of her stunning fascinators were featured on Dramatis Personae blog! The one featured is crocheted lace in brown colors accented with feathers and red wooden beads which is available here.Mylittleaura is holding a SALE where everything is only $10! She has also launched her Spring Collection and now has her own dot-com: mylittleaura.com One of our newest members, Furiousdreams sold three original paintings - amazing!!Another one of our team painters and again, one of our newest members is aliherrmann who made the much sought after position on Etsy - The Front Page! ... and also sold a total of eight pieces of art this month!Norakaren has had a wonderful month with finally reaching her goal of over 70 sales and 800 hearts! She was also featured in the Teens Gift Guides and the St Patrick's Day Gift Guide.AllThingsPretty received a custom request to produce a wedding dress, which also happens to be her forte!Capitolagirl had fabulous news to share with all of us - her Silicon Gallies glass tile computer key pendant necklace was featured in ELLE Magazine's March 12, 2009 Trend Report showcasing Graphic Patterns. We were all incredibly excited for her!Kristensteinfineart is currently exhibiting artwork at Comcast Center, Philadelphia and a solo exhibit at Milkboy Cafe, Ardmore for month of March. She was also accepted into the Juried "Arts in The Park Festival" for June in Elkins Park, PA and featured on a few handmade/handcrafted websites/blogs as a March featured artist.
And finally, we had our first Trunk Show presentation, which was very successful, we can't wait for the next one!

Danse Macabre

Okay, the first version of this post was totally cracked out. Not good. Let's try this again, shall we?

I was browsing tattoo portfolios at work today because I was bored (in between getting yelled at for shit that isn't my fault) and it got me thinking about my back. My original thought was angel wings going the length of my back. However, upon closer examination, Mae is placed such that getting the left wing to look right would be very difficult. Like, it would have be super skinny before I wanted them to be super skinny. If that makes any sense. I'm not sure it does, but whatever.

Russ suggested previously I get something to do with dancing on my back since I already have the quote on my back about dance. I started with the concept of angels since I started with the angel wings. I bounced around the internet and then decided to go for more of a dance theme. For some reason, the concept of a danse macabre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_macabre) popped into my head. Lucy is somewhat dance macabre-ish, so it would work well to move from my arm to my back. As I did more research, I decided I really liked the concept of having a ballroom scene on my back with 5 dancing couples. I think some of the couples might have one partner as a skeleton and one partner as human in various ballroom poses. I also want "danse macabre" in the tramp stamp area. In a very pretty font of course.

I thought it also might be cool to have different artists work on different couples. I could have everyone's style but still make it look like a complete piece. I'd also want some kind of background to make it look like a ballroom. I'll probably discuss it with Russ and Mark on Tuesday and see what they think. They're my top two choices to work on a couple, then I'm batting around ideas for the other three. That's, of course, if I even end up getting 5 different artists to work on me. The level of skill is roughly the same and I may give some artists who aren't quite as good at skulls or skeletons a different pose or couple to work on. Ideally, I'd have two couples dancing near my shoulders, one in the center of my back over my current back piece, and two on my lower back, then "danse macabre" at the base.

I was trying to put pictures up, but the stupid thing won't work. *sigh* Maybe later. In the mean time Google "gothic puppet" or "Van Helsing" to get an idea of what I'm going for.

Kim Kardashian on bikini

New Collection of Jewelry by Bonbon Oiseau

Brooklyn based jewelry line Bonbon Oiseau has released a new line of Pacific Northwest inspired jewelry. Bonbon Oiseau is known for their innovative charming pieces and this new ethnic inspiration is really cool. Shown La Push Earrings in Turquoise $194.

Tanggul Jebol Situ Gintung

Tanggul Jebol di Situ Gintung Jakarta.

Jumat Day on 27 March 2009, Jakarta in lye natural disasters with broken-down embankment in Situ Bingtung! More than 58 people killed and many declared missing, the effects of this natural disaster event caused losses of facilities and infrastructure are very large.

in my pictures..

Rakhi to fall in love with Rani Mukherji

In Yash Raj’s latest production Hadippa, Rani Mukherji is playing the role of a man, more precisely a Sardarji. And guess who is wooing her? Rakhi Sawant. Rakhi has a comical item song in the film where she’s trying to get Rani to fall in love with her, not knowing she is actually a woman!

Hope Rani is able to re-invent herself with this film and so bounce back into the race.

For Gossips And Mirch Masala Log On To Bollywood Paradize