Plastic Island dress; vintage shoes; hand-crocheted clutch made by a friend; Forever21 ring I'm not usually one for bright colors (even though I'm trying, I swear!), but a pop of hot pink does wonders for even the most sedate color schemes. Apparently, my girl Barbie still wields a fair amount of influence over my sartorial choices. Have a great weekend!
My friend Alaina is putting together a series of fundraisers called Mural on Main to raise money for Artworks to paint a mural on the side of the building at the west corner of Main and Liberty. The mural will face high-traffic thoroughfare Liberty Street and serve as a colorful, quirky welcome to Main Street!I volunteered to help by creating the poster for the event, and after gathering the needed information
Sometimes when I'm out shopping, I see things I like but can't fit/can't afford/have no business even looking at. Being the generous person that I am, I thought I'd share some of my favorite finds in hopes that these items find a good home!This time around, I hit Atomic Number 10 (Style Tour stop #1!) in search of pants, shorts, and tops for my DIY collection:I found a pair of Proenza-worthy ikat
Light it up in honor of Bike Month; Birds and butterflies are (almost) as interesting as the birds and the bees; Body art drawn on with a Sharpie suddenly seems like a good idea; This is one way to make sure all of your photos look good together; The hair, the coat, the expression, all perfect; Sometimes, a simple "Hello" isn't so simple.
Cincinnati Fashion Week continued in full force after my coverage of Part I!Graphic FashionOn Thursday, Landor held a block party in the alley beside their offices to celebrate the unveiling of a new window display based on the synergistic relationship of graphic design and fashion. I'm all about THAT!Landor's windows are always a point of interest--everyone gathered around to see the creativity on display.Like most Fashion Week parties, the place was rife with music, booze,
Okay, so in these pictures I'm really just walking/standing/generally looking confused, but since 'crop top' rhymes with 'drop top' , you start thinking about old Dr. Dre & Snoop videos, and, well
Monday was the start of Cincinnati Fashion Week, which means there have been parties and events for the fashion forward every night. I'm old and stuff, so I can't do it all like I did last year, but I've managed to hit a few stops so far:A-Line A-listMonday was the A-Line/CFW Warhol Factory party, held at the old CAC. I've walked past that building a skabillion times and had no
You're not going to believe this, but I actually got around to doing a project for my DIY capsule collection! I decided to tackle a fairly easy task first: a crop top. Now, technically it only required extremely basic cutting and sewing but just humor me here, mmkay?I found a cute little oxford shirt at Atomic Number 10 and decided it would make a perfect crop top. Here's what I did:1. Gather
