fashion forestry

Pieces of my porfolio

2009-12-18T16:47:00.000-08:00

I also made my portfolio this semester

I left out the technical flats to spare you...

Now I need to make little samples

and then my portfolio will be complete!

Early fall 2012

Bambie Garden Crasher

Inspiration:

Deer who ruin perfectly prim gardens.

Especially gardens with lattice and Ivy.

16th century wallpaper and textiles in the Skansen Park in Sweden

Holiday 2012

Ballet des Animaux Albinos (ballet of albino animals)

Inspiration:

albino animals

the movie Red Shoes

tulle and sequins

Spring 2012

Oh no! Someone spilled on the couch!!

Inspiration:

creepy old English/baroque/traditional couches that has spills all over.

I like the clash between the stuffy and the electric. It also can be looked at as toxic man product spilled upon nature.

EMBROIDERED SPILLS

Yep you heard correctly, all the spills you see on the outfits are full of satin stitch embroidery!

Summer 2012

Chameleon Chain Brooch

Inspiration:

This collection was HEAVILY researched. It all started with a little story from a lady's childhood memories. She said that during the 1950s they wore brooches with a chain that attached to a harness on a little chameleon. I found out that there were peek periods when this was popular. In the 1890's eccentrics were seen wearing them. In the 1920s it was popular to have a chameleon roaming all over, but without a chain. In the 1950s and 1960s they were no longer chameleons, but anoles and were always attached to a harness/pin. From the 20's-60s street vendors or "bug pinchers" at the circus would sell them. Women and children wore them.

fall 2013

Treasures of the Sea

Inspiration:

We actually had to include our final collection. Read all about it in the previous post :)

The beginning of the end

2009-12-12T18:16:00.000-08:00

Well

this semester was all about deciding what my final collection will come to be.

For our final this semester we had to present two outfit that might be part of the collection

and illustrations of the rest of the collection

along with samples of techniques that will be on future garments.

we also had to shw the color story and fabrics.

Treasures of the sea explained:

Visually I was inspired by sea life (crabs lobsters sand water) and objects(sea glass etc.) that wash up on the shore. My techniques were inspired by vintage millinery and purse techniques.

I believe that both go well together becasue theya re both impermanent.

For example some hat making techniques require hand sewing stitches that can easily be removed and changed around. And the treasures of the sea will not always be there. If you like the shell or the way the sand is forming, you had better grab/or take a picture quick.

I love the beauty of impermanence!

silhouette

asymetrical

curcle skirts

techniques

molding felt

pin tucks

rhinestones on plastic

piping

exciting linings

Lobster peplum top.

Lobster is hand molded

pleated tulle is hand pleated around the lobster

peplum top has a v waistline

Matching skirt

faced with a grosgrain ribbon inside

hem is purposefully irregular.

Rain coat

seams will be covered by red tape and have rhinestones all over it!

rhinestone zipper

hand molded resin crab zipper pull

asymetrical hem

flat in the front and full in the back

shell pockets

asymmetrical collar

felt shell vest

asymmetrical dress underneath with rhinestone buttons at the neck

All the linings with be pointillism crab prints

as well as one dress and one shirt

tights will have rhinestone seams down the back

I am planning on making lobster claw and shell hats

I am also planning on making a raincoat material or resin purse

My collection is also a ode to my beloved Schiaparelli

And on to the pictures:

I always dress to match my projects

here is what I wore

1950s wicker umbrella purse that opens on two sides like a picnic basket!

1930s crab brooch

I will show my portfolio in the next post

...... until then CRITIQUE ME! All of your feedback is very helpful :)

Pile on the fur and lace

2009-11-30T15:03:00.000-08:00

Lately I like to

pile many similar items

on at once

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

My sister and I

Thanksgiving photoshoot

"furs

and

sequins"

My little fashion show

2009-11-24T18:09:00.001-08:00

I had a little fashion show

Which included school projects from past semesters

(This is not my final collection that I continue to slave over!)

I had fun styling each outfit with my accessories

(I have done photoshoot already with most of the outfits. You can see the previous shoot here )

here is the video

photos
(face outfit photo is missing)

Backstage fun

Crabby day

2009-11-22T19:04:00.000-08:00

My outfits

Mysteriously

Tend to be

inspired by my final collection lately...

tiny peeks into the process of my collection

(grahha!! This took 6 hours today)...

More birds!

2009-11-12T19:41:00.000-08:00

1940 puffy bird sweater

Silk knit head wrap

H&M Jumpsuit

H&M coat with beautiful studs

Aviation

2009-11-11T14:55:00.000-08:00

1940's bird hat

and the rest is history.....

Halloween

2009-11-02T09:20:00.000-08:00

My costume

ingredients:

1 1930 halloween coat with moon and star appliques

2 thigh high boots

1 plum lipstick

1 spider hat (at the moment lost in a random bar)-----found it!

7 rat bracelets

4 faux minks

= sorceress

Pierre's cotume

ingredients:

1 edwardian robe smoking jacket

2 bone hand gloves

1 elm street esque hat

= conjured spirit

The sorceress and the conjured Spirit

Costumes I liked

Happy belated Halloween

Fall Realy is here!

2009-10-29T10:50:00.000-07:00

The lovely Trish Hunter trishhunterfinds from Melbourne, Australia

hahaah SHE FOUND

this amazing sweater

I flipped out and purchased it this summer

over the internet even though I was in Europe and not at home

I didnt want to take any chances

this little puppy was mine

i feel this to be a true forest piece/outfit

skirt American Apparel

1970s old lady shoes

leggings H&M

1940 jaguar earrings

Look at me being a guilty fashion geek

2009-10-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

I had to buy it

I waited until fashion week was over to wear it

Trying to hide with my new fall coat

wore it with this purse to be geekier

(if that was possible)

Proof of being a fashion geek/victim

and

a nerdy costume I made in 2 seconds for Clementine

She is not happy!

she is saying

no mommy stop trying to make me a fashion victim like you

oh the guilty pleasures in life!

Quick mood photo

2009-10-27T09:22:00.000-07:00

You asked for it

Here it is :)

first outfit in muslin

sweater dress and new poodle purse

2009-10-25T19:13:00.000-07:00

The lovely Hannah interviewed me for her blog,

she is too kind :)

When she asked to interview me I was so flattered

..it has basically completed me! ahah

she actually heavily inspired one of my collections for my porfolio

In my mind she would be the ideal wearer

the other inspiration included:

my facination of deer invading/eating people's gardens

the lattice in these gardens

skansen in Sweden

Hannah

collection

pictures of my new poodle purse

and cozy fall sweater dress

I finished my first mock up outfit for my 5 outfit collection

and i photographed a mood picture

Im still thinking about it but I think I will post just the photograph soon

tell me if you really want to see it

sneek peek of my final collection

2009-10-19T15:23:00.000-07:00

Yes Im alive

but...

My final collection will

kill me

eventually

Since

the fashion gods

were giving away my secrets

I will only show

inspirational pictures

without explanations

Fall 2010

One to watch out for

2009-10-14T10:12:00.001-07:00

Isobel and Cleo

buy

become a fan

These knit pieces are to die for

from the color palette

to the texture details

Each piece is VERY Exciting

I want each of the following please!!

Obsession

2009-10-13T18:36:00.000-07:00

Of course with all small obsessions

big obsessions follow

All summer I was only thinking about

leopards

jaguars

tigers

on all my future clothing and accessories

It began with them creeping into my

shoulder brooch collection

Then the animals moved to hats and appliques

Then I watched the Inglorious basterds in August

and guess what I found

And so, like every other designer

I am only thinking of leopard

I will be wearing it

from head to toe

My theory is that

this

the ONLY way

This is what I bought

from YesterdDaze

From lookinglasshouse

from putonthatdress

Ensembles will be posted shortly...

I dont know if Im being completely neurotic but...

2009-10-08T20:43:00.000-07:00

The collections this season

are making me feel personally violated

I feel like each designer

sent a spy

on a bussiness trip

into my

closet

sketch books

brain

soul

I feel sure that when a designer takes a trip down "appliqué land" I feel threatened...

I think this really means

I am REALLY ready for a job

ahah

My shirt

My different hair colors show

how long Ive had it

starting with today:

(I saw the miu miu collection after putting this on today, and the runway photos were put up over night!!!)

Miu Miu

I ususally look up to Prada as she (was) my god of fashion

untouchable even

now I feel cheated, almost as if I deserve to work with her

oh well Im completely dramatic

and here is Parada's Miu Miu collection

the colection starts to veer off

but still

Of course I love it

The outfits you have been missing

2009-10-08T10:29:00.000-07:00

Although this semester has dampened my spirits

(I never thought I would be effected in this way)

My repressed wishes still try to come out

I am reminded by my subconcious about:

shoulder brooches

fur accessories

Leopard ANYTHING

Deciding to live in

London

Amsterdam

Paris

Berlin

Stockholm

New York (ONLY if I can work for Marc Jacobs)

Maybe someone can

help with moving insites

because

my thoughts should only be on my final collection

outfits

1929 spider web dress

1960 schiaparelli hat

1950 spider brooch

Lion earring come back with a partner in crime

shoulder brooch lion

ruby red 1940s dress

1940s hat

Oh Viktor & Rolf

2009-10-05T22:10:00.000-07:00

Oh Viktor & Rolf how I adore thee

I want to run away to Amsterdam

and be your

eternal worker slave

I will buy your coffee

I will work for free

I just want to be around your magical auras!!!

Come on really

could a collection be MORE perfect?

Amazing experimentation with tulle wasn't enough

They had to kill me with indescribable floral appliques!!

and

silk pants

ahhhhhhhh

With its fantastic color story

Magical construction

textile details

I have awoken

from my Senior thesis blues

beaded blackbird dress

2009-09-27T14:39:00.000-07:00

Mixing up the eras

secret date

2009-09-23T17:46:00.000-07:00

Pierre and I go on a date every weekend
We alternate in the secret location

This weekend it was Pierre's turn

This is what I wore

waiting for food
not knowing where we will go

The secret location:
Opera at the ball park

Watching the screen
\

FREEZING!!
Popsicles

I need to file a complaint, Im hoping I'll have fellow complainers!

2009-09-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

Dear Marc Jacobs
Come on!!!
It really isn't fair
you could have at least launched this idea for fall
it would be great because
our identical collections
could exist at the same time
Our ideas are always intertwined, but this is when it counted!!!
The teachers stick you on the same collection for a year and a half

I have no choice, it all has to go!

but really
Ive worked on this collection for a year and a half!!
luckily I haven't sewn anything yet!!!

Now I'm going to be behind
in my fashion school thesis!!!

It is your fault

I have to re-work everything

see for your self.

I mean come on look at these pants below
stop it!!!!!!!!!!!

Compare more of my Fall designs here
with
your collection Spring 2010 here

Sincerely,
Mrs. upset

Mid century Hawaii

2009-09-15T08:51:00.000-07:00

I draped this beautiful 1940s fabric
from urban burp

I made this mid century platter

People

Food
(If you couldn't tell already it was all amazing)

1920 bandeau

2009-09-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

beach jumpsuit

2009-09-11T08:43:00.000-07:00