Category: Design

Art Inspired Fashion

If you’re not acquainted with art, it can sometimes be a little intimidating. Mostly because contemporary art is usually so serious. But I was delighted when I found this series by artist Amy Sullivan on (my fave art site) The Jealous Curator.

Featured in Jealous’ post were two series; one whimsical/creepy “Little Red Riding Hood” inspired set, and the second series featured the elusive forest creature – Sasquatch. What drew me to the Sasquatch series was an image of Sasquatch, his boombox, a friend and dozens of Eames chairs stacked precariously high.

This whimsical combination of Sasquatch and Eames chairs made me think of how fashion can be seriously intimidating, unless you’re able to find the whimsy. By simply adding some pattern (like polka dots) and a little color, you can create and outfit which  has sophistication and style!

Shopping credits: crop pants – J. Crew, shoes – See by Chloe, tote bag – Cynthia Vincent, tank – Michael Kors, scarf – J. Crew, cardigan – Juicy Couture.

Nicole Longstreath is a wardrobe coach in Orange County, CA and author of Reclaiming Your Wardrobe, an ebook dedicated to building a smarter wardrobe, avoiding bad purchases and uncovering your unique style. She also publishes a weekly outfit inspiration collage, exclusively for readers of Collages & Commentary.

QotD: Good vs Bad Design

Good Design Versus Bad Design

Happy Friday

Wear This Now: Fancy Blouses

The most under-rated item in a wardrobe is, hand-down, a good fancy blouse.

Whether they’re vintage polyester or expensive silk, a good blouse can be dressed up or down to suit whatever your day has in store. If it’s a casual day, pair with jeans. But if you’re going to a more formal event, a nice blouse can be the star of the outfit and get you noticed for all the right reasons. A no-fail fancy blouse combo: pair with a pencil skirt and some statement shoes.

Here are a few that got my attention. I have to say, the cobalt blue blouse from J. Crew is definitely going on my wish list!

Shopping credits: sophisticated blouse – J. Crew, ladylike blouse – Guilietta, trendy blouse – Milly, retro blouse – Anthropologie, smart blouse – Anna Sui, casual blouse – J. Crew.

Nicole Longstreath is a wardrobe coach in Orange County, CA and author of Reclaiming Your Wardrobe, an ebook dedicated to building a smarter wardrobe, avoiding bad purchases and uncovering your unique style. She also publishes a weekly outfit inspiration collage, exclusively for readers of Collages & Commentary.

Tweetable Mentions 2.3.12

Worth chirping about:

Libraries of the World: gorgeous shots of books in their natural habitats – from @PureGreenMag

Gold is IN - from @lovelivesmall

Road Less Traveled store re-opened in its new home – from @rltstore

My favorite wardrobe coach Nicole released her book Reclaiming Your Wardrobe.  AND for a limited time you can download it for free from Amazon!

Seriously, do this now.  Oh, and also, that’s my closet on the cover ;) - from @TheWardrobeCode

 

I was sick this week so that’s all I got.  Is there any big news I’m missing?  Other than the Facebook IPO filing, I heard about that.  And also Pinterest is taking over the world.  Thanks to @TheBigDebowski for that nugget.

Happy Friday, woopee!

Fresh and Bold Picks from Pinterest

I’ve been having serious color cravings lately, and where do I go to satisfy them?  Pinterest, of course!  Here are a few of my favorite recent pins from the board Fresh & Bold.

Source: ivillage.com via Linsi on Pinterest

 

Smile, it’s Wednesday.

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