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.