John C. Calhoun was

such a handsome fellow. You know you can't resist this face.

Just saying. He looks like a womanizer.

Anna Sui Spring 2010 Ready to Wear

I swear, I love this iPod touch. I can listen to music AND check fashion shows with the style.com app AND update L+S+EN. Bam.

So I had no homework left and nothig to do so I scanned the list of shows and can across the Anna Sui collection for spring. Holy. Crap.






























In order from top to bottom. PLUS a lovely commentary and rating system by me. I don't really know what I'm talkig about but.

• I like the layering of patterns here. It's awesome and busy. But it works because it's all blue-based. *** three stra because I don love the skirt and the vest seems a little off to me.

• I love the colour scheme here. It's so dang summery it reminds me of a Popsicle. **** four because again the skirt seems a little off to me.

• *****. Five stars. I love how summery and earthy Boho hippie love child flower this is.

• PURPLE MAH FAVORITE COLOR ****

• this is awesome. Purple meets veteran school girl who looks innocent enough but has a harsh vocabulary and regularly runs away from her expensive but restricting boarding school so that she can freely paint in a valley of violets.

I migh update this a little more. But I procrastinate. Stop procrastination.

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My wonderfully average weekend.

I'm back again, and this is how it's gone-

Thursday I left school and sat through a four-hour car ride to the amazing state of new hampsire to go skiing. Brother hogged the dvd player.

Friday I woke up to go to Loon mountain for my first day of spring skiing. It was 75 DEGREES OUTSIDE. It's spring skiing, BUT SERIOUSLY. And I'm not a fan of spring skiing conditions, and I was rediculously tired after an hour and a half of trekking through snow. SO what else to do than take the Kangamangus Highway to North Conway to go to Zeb's general store? Alas, it was 80 degrees at hte highest point and the view was of a snow-covered Mount Washington. But I got a cute LL Bean striped cardigan and Vermont Cookie Buttons in Double Vanilla which made my day.

Saturday I had to leave because I had to work sunday. We went skiing at canon and I decided to stick to the bunny slopes and practic hotdogging (thats ski lingo terminology for freestyle, my fellow skiers.) and mainly, not faint from heat.

SUNDAY, oh boy, was WORK WORK WORK. I do childcare at my church and watch the kids who are too young to go to service. At the busiest point, I had 8 kids, 2 parents, adn 2 under-two year olds, five potty trips, and 1 meltdown. But to make it better I spent nearly $40 on fabric to make a dress and a romper.

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL I have a picture of the dress I made, and it got good reception and I did not fall down stairs in heels.

 Ignore the fact that in this picture it looks like the strap is a little weird. I love this dress. And I'm using the same skirt pattern to work on a dress inspired by my favorite TV character on my favorite TV show, Pushing Daisies. I love the character "Chuck" (name's really Charlotte). Google the show. Wiki. Yahoo. Youtube. Just tune in, turn off, drop out, drop in, switch off, switch on and explode.

If you get that last reference then you have my undying love.

This is so terrible of me, but I'm skipping school on friday to go skiing... considering we're already at the mountain and it's 50 degrees F at 9 at night, there own't be much snow soon. Therefore logic states that we should take all out time skiing. RIGHT?

I might upload a few pics of me skiing. I'm actually ok at it (that makes one sport).

I arrive home on saturday evening becuase I have to work Sunday so I will update with my views on a fashion show and hoprfully the rest of the pictures from the fashion show.

PS My sincerest apologies for the pictures being sideways. My bad.

clothes by Shift features at the fashion show

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this is just a post for the people at Shift ( a local clothes shop that sells "green" clothes, i.e. fabrics made of bamboo, hemp, and other various recycled and renewable materials). The clothes were absolutely goregous. I want every outfit featured.

School Fashion Show Part 1

Tomorrow is my school's "green club" fashion show featuring outfits put together from pieces from local vintage and thrift shops. I'm gonna be there taking pictures/ making notes and I get an article in the school newspaper! It's a semi-formal affair and since I had nothing to wear.... I decided HEY I'LL MAKE A DRESS even through I'm still new at sewing. My gramma came over and helped me make it and I love it with all my heart. So tomorrow or Thursday I'll have a pic of my dress and coverage/pictured of the show too.

From the Cape with love-
Abigail


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Loius Vuitton Fall 2010 Collection

I love these dresses. I'd wear one if they weren't as low cut and only $50. 'Tis not meant to be. sigh.

This was one of my absolute favorite pieces this season. The fabric flows and has gorgeous movement, and the contrast of the black and floral with the belt makes me swoon with envy. WANT WANT WANT. Almost every single model had their hair swept up and slicked back into ponytails. Easy enough for us who are extremely uncoordinated with their hair (ME).

I really like the full pleated skirt here. I'm actually making a dress right now that has a skirt just like htat and hits about the same place. Look at me, I'm gonna be FASHIONABLE! *gasp!* The top reminds me of Monet's moody impressions of night skies and oceans. So asdfghjkl mindblowing filled with love. The bow in the front of the shirt makes me think of the Madeliene books- remember the little girl in paris with her spanish friend and the rest of the orphans?

Plaid. I loved it years before it came in for fall '09. I love the a-line silhouette of the dress, and the coat reminds me of madeliene (see above?) I want this dress. And the heels with the flat bows and the glossy beige bag fit and tie the whole ensemble fantastically.

However, even though I did love hte show almost entirely, I didn't appreciate the red carpet gowns at the end... in particular this one:

To me it looks like a summer maxi dress with a trash bag pinned of the back. I just don't like how the dress seems to fan in the back with different, shiny, almost plastic-looking fabric. Meh.

But the rest of the collection was awesome. My lookbook on style.com gained another 20 peices.

McQueen Fall 2010

Most people know that the designer Alexander McQueen comitted suicide a few weeks ago and died at age 40. He was reported saying that he wanted his house of design to go on after he died... And so the fall collection was unveiled on a somber affair.



The collection featured rich reds, golds, and muted tones. McQueen is greatly missed by everyone in the fashion industry.

My favorite FAVORITE part of the collction was the beautifully deep reds he used.

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Vintage Calandar Bracelet

This bracelet from dallanonnajewelry.com is amazing. I WANT IT. You get a stone in any date of a month you choose (choose from differenct colored sapphires) and it comes on a faux suede cord which comes in several colors.

Get it as a necklace, bracelet, or charm bracelet online (it takes me several times to spell "bracelet" right. bracelet bracelet bracelet. now the word looks weird.)  click here for the website home page.

picture from right here.

Introduction of Sorts

Well, let's see. I'm a 15 year old girl-child who is more concerned with what others are wearing then she should be. I'd rather attend lectures on the history of fashion in the 1800's than to even try understanding the principles of substitution and linear functions. I'd spend all my money on shoes and headbands if my parents would let me, or just sit around and gorge myself on Ben & Jerry's Half Baked icecream.

DOWN TO BUISNESS NOW like you want to hear me go on .

Balenciaga Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear collection had me glued to my computer monitor. I saw the gorgeously tailored nudes with demure whites and graphic heels, then POP colour in stripes that reminded me of sixties mod. I've been really digging the mod vibe for a bit now. The geometric designs just make me involved. The other outfit in the show I absolutely LOVE LOVED was the graphic stripey pop of the beige dress, graphic black and white print and fantastic heel. If I had anywhere that would call for a dress, I'd want that one. So badly.

Then the graphic pops of neon faded back and then BAM more print that caught your attention, then there was a newsprint-magazine like print. I loved how the black contrasted with the body in this top. Still kinda the strong shoulder trend we all saw back in the fall of 09? But I love this.

The continued print in the line was so refreshing. I love a gorgeous, tailored heather grey jacket as much as the next person, but my favorite part about fashion is the pops of colour (I'm using the word "pop" a lot. But it fits!) This dress is a girly softie pink but with a bit of edge with the newsprint print. LOVE LOVE LOVE. LOVE. and more love. I have just religiously renewed my love of Balenciaga.