Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Bargain Hunting 101: 2010's 1st session
I will again be doing the fantastic sale of all sales Bargain Hunting 101. Conveniently during the Super Bowl on February 7th. 12-5 at the Crystal Ballroom. Free to get in, and there is a full bar. I will be in the same booth as Billie Joe Retro. Come see us, and get some killer deals!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Neat Sheet
If you are in the Portland area, perhaps you have noticed a new blog in town. The Neat Sheet I really dig it. It seems to know everything going on, sales, events, ect. Best thing, it's not snarky! In fact it's actually funny with out making fun of stuff. Not that I don't love D-Listed.com, or Regretsy, but I don't need attitude when I want to figure out what is going on around town. Anyway, if you haven't check it out. Plus, it looks pretty.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Curves Ahead
Look at what I stumbled upon this evening (thank you Nicole of Union Rose):
CURVES AHEAD
Click the link to see all the photos. It's really cool to see this in a magazine.
CURVES AHEAD
Click the link to see all the photos. It's really cool to see this in a magazine.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
$21 + a can of gold spray paint
So along with sewing up a storm, I've been trying to make the studio pretty. Yesterday Janeane and I had some impromptu pillaging action. We stopped at an estate sale on the way back from breakfast, and did a quick hit to the Bins on the way back from the fabric store. This is what I created:
I love gold spray paint.
I love gold spray paint.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Happy New Years!
This year has been a whirlwind. Some good, quite a bit bad, and a lot in between. I am glad to be kicking 2009 to the curb, and welcoming in a fresh decade and New Year. 2010, I hope you are awesome!
That being said, I'd like to thank the below people/things for being part of my life. I am truly grateful to the network of amazing people around me.
Carolyn Hart. My fabulous studio mate in Nashionland. Constant form of comic relief and LBD designer.
www.carolynhartdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janeane Marie. Through a series of odd events, which turned to good ones, I met Janeane this year. We both work insane hours, and I'm very glad to have her down the hall. Meow.
www.janeanemarie.com
Sarah Giffrow. Photographer extraordinaire. I'm looking forward to shooting up a storm with her in 2010.
www.enkophoto.com/
Boni Dutch. Model/make-up artist/crafty maven. Also, her parties have had the best decorations I have EVER seen.
www.bonidutch.com/
Jennifer Simms. Cracks me up like no one else, and gets more excited at a thrift store than I thought humanly possible. Also, an amazing designer and patternmaker.
www.billiejoretro.com/
Seyta Selter. Most definately someone I do not see enough of, and am constantly amazed at her ability to dress the gents so dapper.
www.duchessclothier.com/
Tracy Anderson. Without her help I would be in chronic pain. Acupuncture and Shiatsu massage. Amazing.
Tracy Anderson Bio
Vintage Portland. My new favorite blog. Makes me love the city more, and I adore looking at the old photos of now ghost buildings.
http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/
On this last week of the year I am working hard at sampling my 2010 collections. I'm excited to get them shot, and in stores.
2010 will be awesome.
That being said, I'd like to thank the below people/things for being part of my life. I am truly grateful to the network of amazing people around me.
Carolyn Hart. My fabulous studio mate in Nashionland. Constant form of comic relief and LBD designer.
www.carolynhartdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janeane Marie. Through a series of odd events, which turned to good ones, I met Janeane this year. We both work insane hours, and I'm very glad to have her down the hall. Meow.
www.janeanemarie.com
Sarah Giffrow. Photographer extraordinaire. I'm looking forward to shooting up a storm with her in 2010.
www.enkophoto.com/
Boni Dutch. Model/make-up artist/crafty maven. Also, her parties have had the best decorations I have EVER seen.
www.bonidutch.com/
Jennifer Simms. Cracks me up like no one else, and gets more excited at a thrift store than I thought humanly possible. Also, an amazing designer and patternmaker.
www.billiejoretro.com/
Seyta Selter. Most definately someone I do not see enough of, and am constantly amazed at her ability to dress the gents so dapper.
www.duchessclothier.com/
Tracy Anderson. Without her help I would be in chronic pain. Acupuncture and Shiatsu massage. Amazing.
Tracy Anderson Bio
Vintage Portland. My new favorite blog. Makes me love the city more, and I adore looking at the old photos of now ghost buildings.
http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/
On this last week of the year I am working hard at sampling my 2010 collections. I'm excited to get them shot, and in stores.
2010 will be awesome.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Other stuff......
I like making clothes just fine, but sometimes I get to do fun "other" stuff. Recently my studio mate Carolyn and I made large curtains to help divide up our landlords giant home studio. I think they look pretty cool, and personally enjoy making really ginormous things. Here they are:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Trunk Show Saturday 11/28 at Pin Me Apparel
It's Thanksgiving week. Hopefully that means you are stuffing your face with yummy treats, and getting out those sharp elbows for shopping deals.
On Saturday I'm having a trunk show from 3-7 at Pin Me Apparel. I will have yummy treats and good deals. I will have my Fall/Winter line for sale, along with a special selection of limited edition No Muffin Top skirts.
Read all about it here:
http://pdxneatsheet.com/neat-sale/clairvintage-pin-me/
Hope to see you there!
Remember shop local!
On Saturday I'm having a trunk show from 3-7 at Pin Me Apparel. I will have yummy treats and good deals. I will have my Fall/Winter line for sale, along with a special selection of limited edition No Muffin Top skirts.
Read all about it here:
http://pdxneatsheet.com/neat-sale/clairvintage-pin-me/
Hope to see you there!
Remember shop local!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
This moves me.
My friend Chelsea left the November issue of Glamour in my studio a few weeks ago. I am terrible about reading magazines, and I will let them pile up for months. I remembered seeing this photo online, and when it was orginally published in Glamour.
So, this evening while I was reading the November issue of the magazine, there was this follow up to the original photo in the letter from the editor.
The Woman on Page 194
This moves me. To see this in a magazine. This is a lady how she is. No photoshop. More of us look like this than not.
As a follow up the magazine ran this photo:
Along with this story - These bodies are beautiful.
I really hope that this publications, as well as others, will use a wider variety of models. Putting clothing on a size 0-4 model is easy. Fitting the rest of the world, and making it look good, is the hard part. It's one of my challenges, and it's also something I take pride in doing. I'd love to outfit those 7.
So, this evening while I was reading the November issue of the magazine, there was this follow up to the original photo in the letter from the editor.
The Woman on Page 194
This moves me. To see this in a magazine. This is a lady how she is. No photoshop. More of us look like this than not.
As a follow up the magazine ran this photo:
Along with this story - These bodies are beautiful.
I really hope that this publications, as well as others, will use a wider variety of models. Putting clothing on a size 0-4 model is easy. Fitting the rest of the world, and making it look good, is the hard part. It's one of my challenges, and it's also something I take pride in doing. I'd love to outfit those 7.
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