Sunday, 20 January 2013
Sharon Van Etten
We're going to catch Sharon Van Etten opening for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in March. Can't wait!
Friday, 18 January 2013
The Work of Lisa Kokin
I'm forever finding shoe boxes full of old photos at flea markets and wondering what to do with them. I love flipping through them one by one, wondering who they are, what kind of life they led and why that small remembrance of them ended up for sale to strangers at a flea market instead of treasured by their own future generations. But since I'm never quite sure what to do with them, I always end up leaving them behind.
Lisa Kokin has successfully answered my question as to what should be done with these old images. They should be stitched together to form a maze of anonymous faces, each connected by thin threads and staring back at you from their web. Of course! Why didn't I think of that? If you're a fan of these, you should also check out what Kokin does with old books.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
A Tale of Woe
Here lies a once beautiful silk 1930s wedding gown, resplendent with silvery bugle beading and the most flattering of bias cut. But alas, she was fated to never grace another slender body again for she was fatally flawed. Plagued with the dreaded dyness so many vintage dresses suffer. But before she fell to pieces, she offered up this swan song, holding it together for her last grasp at glory only to shred along every seam immediately after. Once the dryness was detected I just started tearing and well, the effect was rather beautiful so I documented it. Sigh...at least I saved the beading and hope to use it again to embellish another dress.
Her former self...
Etsy Update: Easy Dresses
I've just listed a dozen super cute, easy to wear dresses in my Etsy shop. Check it out here! All less than $40!
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Ulla
Is it really that time already? I think I must say that every season. It's a bit confusing to think about spring collections right now when we're in the middle of a winter that doesn't really feel like much of a winter. I think we've had all of three hard frosts and only a few inches of snow that quickly melted away. The first of the spring collections to catch my eye is Ulla Johnson. The last time one of her collections caught my eye it was for her Gloria Steinem lookalike model. This time it's the easy to wear cotton dress in plaids and prints.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Dear Golden Bridal ♥ no. 1
This year the Dear Golden Bridal collection will be the most fetching yet! The first wave has been photographed and edited and it will be trickling into the shop in the coming weeks. All the while I'll be photographing and editing the rest of the racks of pretty wedding dresses I have been saving for the weddings of 2013. Vive l'amour!
What's in stock now? SHOP DEAR GOLDEN BRIDAL.
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