about me...

i am the anti-fashion designer. 

if i hadn't been the teachers pet, i would have been my college professor's worst nightmare.

i don't buy designer labels.

not can't just don't.

i blame my mother. 

i inherited her sense of style, timing, and mouth. 

we are always early, esp. when it comes to a sense of fashion. i, like her, cannot be considered trendy. not because we have bad taste, but because we always wear things months if not a year or more ahead of schedule. therefore i have learned to buy what i like and adapt the rest. it wasn't until after college that i found my true since of style.

with a degree in fashion design, 4 years of costume design and stitching experience, and more than 17 years of sewing experience, you would think i own more clothes than forever 21.

you are wrong.

not being a fan of "fast" fashion. i shop rarely and just add tights! 

**definition time- fast fashion means cheap and affordable clothes designed to bring the latest trends from the runways to stores in the fastest possible way.

example- Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, Delias, Old Navy, & Gap

these clothes are made only to make it "through the summer" until the next legging crazy.

i'm a firm believer in basics. black dress. great coat. and one nice pair of jeans.

i don't necessarily follow the "whats hot spring 2013" path. why? because what other designers try to sell on boney ass models aren't ever gonna fit me correctly- esp not at a fast fashion price. 

the all through college i searched for a specific personal style. the problem i found is if i follow trends i have to be uncomfortable. why in gods name do you wanna be uncomfortable all the time.
i know what your thinking. "mom always said 'beauty is pain'". yeah maybe for a fancy night out, but no way am i going grocery shopping in pain... or sweats!
my philosophy on fashion is: it should make you feel good, and you should allow you to be you.
clothes are required by law, but that doesn't mean it cant make a statement!

i have three rules of fashion...
learn them. live them. love them.
 #1 Leggings aren't pants!
 repeat with me. i don't care if you way 47lbs. if i see you wearing them as pants, i will point, laugh and comment to anyone wh'os listening.
#2 Your bow can never be big enough!
if you don't like bows, ok whats your thing. find it and do it big. i never feel better than when a great bow.
#3 Smile! 
if you feel good enough about your outfit to smile, then you are trendy all on your own.
runway models can't smile- someone else picked out their outfit!

until next time. later taters.

 

best way to change is to upcycle....

writing a blog.

for me thats like writing in a diary or new years resolutions.

its something that always seems like a great idea, until you are two weeks in and someone makes you cookies... then off the wagon you fall. 

the problem for me with writing a blog is well, writing a blog. where do you begin. what do you talk about. 

hi my name is angela... um ok whats next. 

after months of crappy, random sales pitch blog posts,

(they're still up, i'm not ashamed. go ahead read them. lol)

i asked for help. and a new friend and excellent blogger answered my call. 

my question: "where do I start? how do I make it interesting?"

and her response: "YOU are fun and interesting!" write about something you are really really interested in.
stunned, i sat and thought for a minute; the first thing to pop into my head was
"NO WAY am I INTERESTING!"
eccentric.maybe. obnoxious. at times. brutally honest. definitely, but i really don't know about interesting.
i am however great at giving an unbiased opinion and turning crappy "goodwill" finds into wearable art.
so that settled it, after this introduction and a brief background on why i'm "interesting", this blog will be a truly UNFASHIONABLE guide to finding you own style, in the back of your closet and ( in my opinion) starting a few trends of your own. 


until next time! Later Tater!