POLYVORE: Fashion Collages Made Easy

Hello there, Creating fashion collages in Photoshop is a fun yet arduous procedure. I tend to shy away from labors of love (hence abando...

Hello there,


Creating fashion collages in Photoshop is a fun yet arduous procedure. I tend to shy away from labors of love (hence abandoning my dear blog) so imagine my excitement when I found a link to Polyvore on my friend Danielle's amazing blog. No more painstakingly magic wanding away the background, no more tediously copying and pasting links to clothes and writing down the prices by hand.  Polyvore does all of the work for you and you can search for items by price, color, category, you name it. I die!


Word of warning: I ended up up finding lots of clothes I want to put in my non-imaginary closet and many of the items on Polyvore are designer. Why cruel world, why? 


Happy collaging my friends,


Genevieve

I Envy You, Korea

Hello there, Every so often* while reading my favorite blog, Creature Comforts , I will see a picture that makes my breath catch in my ...

Hello there,


Every so often* while reading my favorite blog, Creature Comforts, I will see a picture that makes my breath catch in my throat.  I'm filled with the overwhelming feeling that that should be me. Lately I'm feeling extremely nostalgic for Korea and Korean style. It doesn't help that Asian women are so gosh darn attractive. To prove my point, half of the women pictured above are friends of mine and the other half are featured in the ridiculously glamorous and talented Jeana Sohn's blog, Closet Visit. I bet you can't guess which ones. 


Have a great day and thanks for reading! 


-Genevieve


*daily

Hello there, Three months is a long time to abandon a dear friend. Forgive me. I've been going through some fairly radical life change...

Hello there,
Three months is a long time to abandon a dear friend. Forgive me. I've been going through some fairly radical life changes:

• I got a pretty sweet job in study abroad. 
• I moved to Austin, Texas which I have been predicting for about 18 months, so I do have to give myself a little pat on the back. 
• I rented my first apartment that wasn't paid for by the Korean government. 

Excluding the last part, I am simply pleased as punch and hope to get back to my regular routine of trying out different creative projects in my spare time and then reporting back to you every week or two. My latest fixation is... sewing! I bought some silk and a Cynthia Rowley pattern and am going to go to town. If it's not the most horrible experiment ever, I will post some pictures. For now, please enjoy snaps of some drool-worthy peephole dresses I hope to be able to sew one day. 



Penny Pockets Checkered Dress- Kenny, If I Only Had a Heart Dress- Alexandra Grecco  via Creature Comforts


Humbly yours again,
Genevieve

The Civil Wars: Fashion Corkboard I

Hello There, I'm back in my hometown, Iowa City, and it feels amazing! I've only been back a handful of times in the past three y...

Hello There,


I'm back in my hometown, Iowa City, and it feels amazing! I've only been back a handful of times in the past three years and I'm seeing it in a whole new light. Perhaps part of my Iowa City high is that my scenester mom took me to a Civil Wars concert at The Mill my first night back. We were sitting five feet in front of them and were lucky enough to see them during their first visit to Iowa. I wouldn't be surprised if they remembered us, as I unfortunately inherited her rhythmic sway which has been described as "heroin addict-esque." 

Photo by Jon Willis

If you haven't heard The Civil Wars yet, indulge your ears. They are Indie Folk at its best. Joy Williams, the female singer, oozed charisma. I was already having major fashion envy until she pulled out a concertina and then my mom got instrument envy. Basically, we want to be her. 


Joy is the inspiration for my first fashion corkboard. I get depressed looking at clothes I can't actually afford so the dress, shoes and black ring combined cost less than $100. The concertina will run you a bit more. 


Inspiration: dress, shoes, concertina, black ring, three rings, earrings

Thanks for reading and have a great day listening to "Poison & Wine."