thoughtsicles

I am so ready for summer and new spaces and projects and ideas. Big and BIGGER. We have collectively been super busy lately but here's a couple of shapes and patterns that I really like right now. Both from creatures of comfort - karen walker and rachel comey.

modaes needs an intern.

Wiksten is straight outta KC and seeing her BBW/midwesty stuff makes me want to start sewing again. Really bad. I was on a big gonna-sew-my-own-clothes-from-now-on kick over the summer but that never happened. I think maybe if we just tried to replicate my houndstooth jumper, that would be a good start.

My vintage pattern cup runneth over.
My time cup? Not so much.

eye candy like whoa.

Japanese textile / fashion: Mina Perhonen = amazing! So much print, pattern and embroidered goodness. Yes.

I am sort of taking it easy for the next day or so. Doing personal "research", watching MSCL and cleaning the house for Olivia's residency next month. Also editing photoz for my last critique next week and working on secret projectzzzzzzz; I will post documentation after they are revealed.

what up, pucc?

I can totally appreciate the history behind the label and early psychedelic patterns, but I'm not usually one to gush over Pucci and its def never been my first click on style.com during runway season.

But I am SO loving the subdued color and geometric vs trippy pleasure town patterns in the spring 08 RTW line (on the left, the right is from fall 07, I think).

Fashion yumyumz. Plus check out the Dan Flavin-esque easter egg light runway goodness. If I ever have a house with a long hallway, I want that at the end.

oh, modernism

Papa Rauschenberg archives @ Gemini G.E.L.

a salvor story

This is it!!! You know. The one one.

About a month ago I was waiting for the bus to NYC at Kennedy Plaza and spotted a girl (below!) carrying a bag, also below. I loved the print -- the photo feels a little blown out, the fabric was creamier -- and almost said something to her about it, but it was really hot at the time and I didn't feel like being Chatty Kathy. I've been looking for it ever since.

Ok. So over the weekend Peter took me to Kiosk, where the super nice shopkeeper / owner lady was wearing a gigantor hoodie with the same pattern printed on the back. !!! Ding !!! "Where is that pattern from? I saw it on a bag once in Providence and can't find it anywhere. Now its on your shirt."

SALVOR

And now my search is over, though at the moment I'm not inclined to pay $400 for a new bag. Grad school and all.


These scarves are nice, too.