If I ever became a designer, I'd probably want to be a combination of:
Edna Mode,
Stella McCartney,
and Rachel Roy....
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Above, a worker named Jasmine from Bangladesh.
Below, a Columbian t-shirt factory.
Planet Money Makes a T-shirt series
Planet Money, a facet of NPR, produced a segment where they documented the manufacturing of a simple t-shirt, starting from the cotton farm and following the process all the way to the shipment of the final product around the world. It's fascinating to see every step...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Here in Seattle we didn't really get much of a Polar Freeze. It's much warmer and drier than usual for January, to be sure. Because of this in-between weather, I'm beginning to see the beauty of long vests, which are a mix between a comfy sweater and a sleek coat, and offer enough warmth without much bulk. These long ones are particularly flattering. They streamline...
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Ishihara Satomi is the second from the right.
Credits for the raw video go to dekkawai!
The latest VSArashi (2014.01.09) featuring the Shitsuren Chocolatier team was super fun. You can see that they all wore matching Breton shirts for team unity and I was immediately inspired by actress Ishihara Satomi's outfit.
The elements: a Breton top rolled up at the sleeves, an oversized...
Friday, January 10, 2014
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