Thursday, February 3, 2011

Charles Frederick Worth-father of haute couture

I have been browsing many images of haute couture and I stumbled on a garment done by Charles Worth and I fear that many, like myself, tend to overlook this powerhouse designer because his garments were created so long ago and the House of Worth hasn't been in the headlines in years.  He is still the father of haute couture and his garments were STUNNING!!!!  After narrowing my search to "worth couture" I found many beautiful pix that I am going to use as inspiration for my Baroque Twist line. Here are some inspiration pix-i'll add some sketches later!!! xoxox


Wednesday, February 2, 2011

20 inches....woah

 So, this is the corner of Western and Wilson-they've got both streets pretty clear but.......
 If you are parked on the street or if you are on a side street-you're not going anywhere unless.....
 You are like these girls, bundled in your down snowsuits (Chicagoans are prepared) shoveling your way out-GIRL POWER....they weren't really workin fast, but I have faith that by now, they are def out ;)
 Side street right next to the Daily-only thing cleared here is the sidewalk which was pretty empty
I wanted to give a scale of the drifts and the plow pile ups-that is an f-150 driving past the above side street on Wilson and those are footprints because when crossing this street you walk up a mini hill of snow drift-I also saw a few boys sledding down the sidewalks but at this point I had ravioli takeout box that needed to be kept horizontal. I will just say it was sooooo CUTE.

Holy snow-Chicago is covered!!!! It's actually kinda pretty :-/

So feeling pretty good about starting a blog last night, I went to bed with warm fuzzy feelings and had wonderful dreams ;)
The warm fuzzy dreams could have come about because I knew today would also result in a snow day-schools here decided to announce YESTERDAY at 3 that they were shutting down-totally cool with me. Coming from a girl very familiar with snow days, snowmen and snowshoes come out on these magical days It just makes me smile ;-) I know some of u r yelling at me-but it's true, I love snow days!!
Anyways, here are a few pictures of the neighborhood-I must say Lincoln square has cleaned up pretty well. There are also young families out and about playing in the snow and littlkilmer in snow are hilarious. There arent many places open but the ones that are have employees that deserve a big tip because they r making your fun snow day better and unfortunately they don't get to have a fun snow day so be nice, be patient and tip big because they deserve a monetary treat!!
Although I am in snow day mode, I do have sewing to do for class-gotta run!!
Stay warm, stay safe-build a snowfort and have a snowball fight!! Snowdays are for the young at heart!!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Hello World

Well, hello there.  I am really excited about this new blog :) This is my first blog so I guess I should just start by telling you about myself.  I am 27 and I am living in Chicago with my wonderful boyfriend.  We are super foodies so we try to take advantage of all the great places in our neighborhood on the regular.  We also love to create food and I have a little black book of my secret recipes that will someday grace the pages of the menu at my dream bed and breakfast on a self sustainable farm (oh yea-I dream in very specific terms ;) tehe)
  I am finishing up a bachelor's degree in fashion design and I hope to be launching a small private line with in the next two years.  I look forward to sharing the progress of this line with you via sketches and photo timelines ;) As a student in an art program I also have many random sketches and art projects that I will share as long as the criticism is playful and polite. I do not claim to be an artist beyond the use of a needle and thread so do not expect picasso or warhol, just some random thoughts, funky croquis and garment sketches.
 I also really REALLY really enjoy shopping and finding super deals.  I will try to post as much as I can with tips, sale alerts and sometimes there will be items I have for sale (I rarely sell items from my personal collection, but when I do-you will be the first to know!!) I really enjoy giving advice about shopping, styling, interior decorating and cooking and pretty much anything so if you have a question, email me and I will try to research and answer you as soon as possible!!
I really hope we can create a fun environment on this blog and I want to thank you for reading my thoughts ;)
 xoxo