draping

my favorite classes in college were my draping courses. i love draping, i could do it for hours on end. i find it relaxing and very inspiring. i like to just start with a basic silhouette in mind and see where the fabric takes me. all fabrics are not created equal. some will do things others wont. just like you wouldn't use organza or chiffon for bed sheets, or leather for a bath mat.

i started using silk scarves to drape mini dress forms for display. after much encouragement i've decided to start taking pictures of my favorites. i don't cut or sew the fabric at all. i don't use pins, tape, or adhesive to hold things in place.i merely tuck and tie the scarves. chiffon is the easiest to play with and twist and gather for a full effect, but a heavier silk is great if you're looking for a more set, stiff look. more architectural, a little less 'pretty'.

here are a couple i did last week. the pictures could be better, so i'm a little bummed. they're cuter in person.

and one of my very first, fresh little barely 18 year old, free drapes for my first draping class

validation

i stumbled upon this short film a little over a year ago and thought it was absolutely fantastic, and the countless short film awards its won display that. it's been all over the world to tons of film festivals, taking home a prize at most of them.

i'm not terribly big on smiling (yeah i have one plastered on my face for work, but it's hardly genuine). it's not that i'm unhappy, i'm just not barbie. i love the message the film puts out there, and it inspires me to (genuinely) smile more often. watching this film is fifteen minutes of your life well spent.

one time in a police station...

i swear the story isn't as bad, or funny, as the title implies.

so about six or seven months ago i found myself, with my ex-roommate, standing in a police station. we were there filing a police report, and it being 2:00 am, the police station was empty but slowly we noticed that every officer working in the station was now out at the front desk talking to us (apparently a police station at an obscene hour of the morning is a great place to pick up cuties in uniform). as we were filling out the paperwork we starting chatting with the officers about different things, mostly about how it must suck to work the night shift at the station because it's so boring. we then asked them if being a cop is anything like what you see on t.v. and what show is most accurate in it's portrayal of police life. i think there was a cop show on the t.v. they were watching an that's what lead to this question, also possibly mild flirting, but c'mon, how could we not? ha ha.

anyways...one officer started telling us about a new show on t.v., Southland, that was really accurate. he was going on for a few minutes about the show when another officer interrupted him and said, "the only reason he's telling you about it is because he's on one of the episodes." the officer became a little embarrassed and said he didn't know exactly what episode he was on, but told us to watch the show and look for him. ha ha.

and what made me think of this random story that really has no point, besides it being mildly entertaining, is that i finally saw an episode of Southland today.

is this amateur hour?

my favorite place to catch up on all the runway shows is style.com. they organize the shows very nicely and make them so easily accessible with slideshows of pictures, reviews, and even videos, very often the same day the show takes place.

looking through the fall/winter 2011 ready to wear runway shows i came across zac posen. the collection was good, but i couldn't believe one of the pictures i stumbled upon.

it may be just me, but when you make it to paris fashion week, no matter who you are, your clothing should be finished properly. sample/runway piece or not.

mon the biff!

the biffy clyro show was good, and very sold out. it was at the troubadour, one of my favorite venues (other than their obnoxious red and blue lighting). it was funny to see the comparison of how many people were at their show last october and this one.

we arrived a couple minutes before they went on, which is new for me, i usually catch at least one of the opening bands. since the show was sold out and we arrived late we ended up standing toward the back of the room and i got stuck behind a tall guy wearing a tall hat (really?! who does that?), which got old quick. most of my videos have a hat in the middle of them. other that the hat guy, it was a fun night and they played all the songs i wanted to hear.

last song of the set

Mountains - Biffy Clyro

galliano is a hot mess

i know i'm late with this news, and even later with the pictures, but this is the first chance i've had to sit down and actually type up a post.

a quick recap: john galliano was arrested for making anti-semitic remarks to a couple in Paris, no third party witness. He was then suspended from his position at Dior. a video from a separate incident showing him going on an anti-semitic rant was released. Dior fired him.

i think it is a horrible shame that this happened, but i do believe Dior was completely correct in dismissing him from his position. i'm quite curious as to whom will take over Dior next. no doubt, galliano is an amazing designer and did a great job with Dior.

i forgot to post these pictures from the Dior spring/summer 2011 haute couture show, sorry. i know we're already well into fall/winter 2011 shows, but these pieces take my breath away. it absolutely melts my heart to see the nod to the new look. i thought this was the most appropriate time to post these, with the galliano mess and all.

simple math

i wanted to do a post about manchester orchestra, one of my favorite bands (as i've mentioned numerous times before), before this one but i just couldn't wait.

manchester orchestra is scheduled to release a new album entitled simple math on may 10th, 2011 and yesterday they released the first single off the album, simple math. the song is quite amazing and it's pretty much been on repeat since i downloaded it. the video they did for it is also really neat, so i just wanted to share.

i'm off to a biffy clyro concert, pictures and video up within the next couple days.