chain mail

I've been hit! Jessica, of Shiny Squirrel tagged me with this chain post.

6 Weird Things about me:

1. My college roommate and I had a 100 plus item list of male characteristics we deemed undateable. This 'undateable list' included such things as: no guys with only reptilian pets, no one in more than 3 bands, and no little socks.
2. I've read all of the Princess Diaries books.
3. I hate it when someone puts a lemon in my water glass at restaurants. This displeasure is intensified when the cup is plastic.
4. My parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents have always had poodles and only poodles. My poodle love is hereditary.
5. I've never had my ears pierced and only wear clip-ons.
6. I have yet to go further west than Chicago. Somehow I've existed soley on the east coast these last 24 years.


In return, I'm tagging Life in Neon, Do This Don't, The Fray, and tchoke attack!. What comes around goes around, right?

Polaroid Pictures

I spent yesterday at and around the K Ranch, shooting some new self portraits with Andrew. I'm into this whole Polaroid/ vintage coats/ rustic setting thing right now. These are some examples from the shoot (courtesy of my relic of a scanner). I'm pretty happy with them.

hat survey

A quick clip of me in this week's Creative Loafing, talking about hats while wearing a fabulous vintage Schiaparelli design.
I'll ask you the same question they asked me: Are hats still relevant, do people still wear them in your town?

2007

Happy New Year! Here's to a very fun and fashionable 2007!

wig

I had some fun wearing a wig out to see my fav Atlanta band, the Selmanaires last night. This was a cheap, fun, wig. . . But the experience had me eyeing the Raquel Welch wig collection for some quality styles.

queen of the jungle

Ah, leopard. It never goes out of style, does it? Here is Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. coat for Fall'06

And me, thrilled to be breaking out my faux leopord 1960's coat for yet another winter.

why not?

Why not wear your favorite summer sandals this winter, with stockings or socks?

the future is now

Today I wanted to work some of the 'retro futurism' I've been seeing so much of on the spring '07 ready-to-wear runways. I love all of the mod influence mixed with sci-fi that's happening, particularly Balenciaga's gold lame robotic leggings!
I went for a cheaper interpretation of this look with silver leggings from American Apparel. I may just have to spring for the gold ones as well . . .

There's been much talk about spring '07's predominant themes of neo-Romanticism in the shape of lacy floral Gibson Girl looks (from Alexander McQueen) vs. the 1960's futuristic styles of metal, plastic, and miniskirts from Dolce and Gabanna, Chanel, and Balenciaga. As far as wear ability (and isn't that what the RTW collections are supposed to be about?), I'm going to have to cast my vote for the future!