Chugging Along

I can promise you that I will never get myself on a permanent schedule. It is what it is, but at least I won't lie and say "I'll be better" or "I promise I will always post on...", so I think I deserve some credit for that. And in that vein I sit before my computer at five till eleven on Friday night drinking a glass of red wine and presenting you with an inspiration board.

It's bright, it's frilly, it's the circus! Fantastic timing since I've been looking at a bunch of House of Worth gowns from the late 1800's to the early 1900's and they have the same kind of whimsical feeling to them. Also, every time I look at this board I remember that the bride wants to put the groom in tails and then I think of is the ring leader. BRILLIANT!

Me MIA?

Yeah that happens a lot doesn't it. Whatever, I'm here now. By the way, so is fall. It was like the weather decided it wasn't going to gradually change with the seasons, but instead did a strange cartoon bit of going straight from one to the next. Next thing you know all the changing leaves will just drop off in a heap. Just like that. Oh well. I'm excited for the cooler weather, lord only knows my wardrobe tends to be more tailored to it.

But enough about the amazingness that is fall, you all want pictures and inspiration boards. So today I give you STEAMPUNK:

I don't know what it is that makes it so right for fall, but it might have something to do with the rustic nostalgia that is attached to it.

Have a good week everyone!

So The Scanner...

Yes it deserves to be capitalized, it has become an entity of of great villiany in my life. That is to say it is still having problems. I know how to fix it, thankfully, but in the end I have decided that I 'm going to wait on posting the actual designs I did, and instead post those all together at the end.

So for my next board I was able to find pictures from an actual chemistry themed wedding, which I know will tickle my friend's fancy (she loves chemistry - her dream kitchen would be a chemistry lab). On my end this should be interesting because it has no actual dresses as reference. I have a few details in mind from some dresses, but nothing substantial. So here we go:

I personally am a big fan of the candy table with all the periodic elements as labels. Enjoy!

No drawings today

Sorry if you were looking forward to it. I have both preliminary sketches and a finished piece that I really want to show every one, but my scanner is out of commission at the moment. Hopefully next week will yield better results. So until then here's the next inspiration board to hopefully appeal to the senses:

This one I'm really excited about, and the reason for this excitement is that it's a bit of a military influence. It might not seem that way since it consists of Empress Elisabeth of Austria's coronation dress and costumes from the ballet Stars and Stripes, but the reality is that both were already influenced by military dress to begin with. Also, the whole sword thing going on down in the right hand corner - I know that there are talks about a mock battle during the ceremony. What can I say, my friends have a flair for the dramatic!

Hope everyone has a good coming week!

I'm not dead?

I thought I was, Lord only knows my life is monotonous enough to make my a zombie. But then the clouds parted and the sun came out in the form of my friend getting engaged and then coming to see me. Ladies and gentle men, boys and girls, if you are ever in a depressive funk go hang out with friends and take a mini vacation and suddenly the world becomes a little brighter.

Because I saw my friend and asked her about her wedding I have been inspired enough to do something. You see, she knows nothing and told me to come up with ideas for her... for  her wedding. So, yeah. For the next couple of posts how ever many they may be will be full of ideas, inspiration boards and dress sketches for my friend for her wedding.

So without further ado, here is the first concept: Starry Night

This board was actually created by Snippet & Ink with the inspiration of a Constellation Wedding fueling it. Once I saw it, it made me think of my friend's love of architecture and cathedrals that have star covered ceilings, so I came up with this:

By next week I hope to show everyone at least one dress design using this board as inspiration. Wish me luck!

Joined Lookbook

And I'm beginning to feel like everyone is a little biased there. Perhaps it's just me being out of sorts due to lack of hypes, but I have a theory about those that actually get hypes:
1. You must look like you shop at places like Urban Outfitters or Topshop
2. Your photos need to look like they were taken by a professional
3. You can't have classic taste. Unless there is an underlying trendiness to it - socks and platforms anyone?
Oh well, I'll keep posting and hope for the best. Lookbook is so that I can flaunt my style and get inspiration, not be ashamed of what I wear. Also, if you feel that I'm full of shit then please prove me wrong. I like when people do that.

As for those of you looking at the weather today, the Chicago area has finally gotten its first real snow. Quite a few inches over here ladies and gents! Thankfully I live with my dad, who lives in a townhouse, who's snow shoveling and yard work get done for him. Yeah! No snow shoveling for me! Another fun thing about the weather: I get to wear my fur coat! Granted I could have worn it earlier this winter, but out in the burbs a fluffy blue fox jacket is a bit out of place, and the days I was downtown it would have been too heavy. But since it shall now be nice and chilly for awhile, I can wear it. I don't know what it is about fur, but one always feels glamorous in it.

Also, I have this terrible urge to have a dark and romantic tea party. Where are my friends who understand this urge when I need them?

Things to do

So when you find yourself doing nothing due to having your shift called off two days in a row you tend to get things that you've been putting off done. In this case it would be cleaning/organizing my new room (no where near don, but it's getting there), updating this blog, and trying to find the best place to sell my old text books. And when procrastinating I do things like cut my bangs (once again I did them a tad short, as has been my affliction since I could hold a pair of safety scissors in preschool) and come up with a theme board for my older sister's bachelorette party. Since I'm one of the two maids of honour (my baby sister is the other) I kind of have to help plan and throw it. Should be fun, terrifying, and interesting all at once. Thankfully my sister (the bride) has some guild lines for the whole thing. Also, she originally wanted something very Kate Spade for her wedding, but toned it down for the groom. So the wedding colors are emerald, gold, black and cream: lovely. The bacholorette colors? Kelley green, lemon yellow, black and white. I love it when things are easily transformed. Thankfully my summer classes are now done so all I'm focused on is work until September - let's just hope I don't get too many more called off shifts before then!

It's gunna be awesome!