For this coming mother’s day, I’ve made a pressed flower painting called “Le Jardin de Josephine” for my mom. (Her name is Josephine and she used to have a pretty garden in our house.) Right now is exactly the time which slowly passes through the blooming season and is an absolutely a great season to order freshly pressed flowers (if you are too lazy to press them by yourself like me.) I’ve ordered hundreds of pressed flowers from the ...
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Job huntING….doesn’t sound super fun, but as for fashion related jobs, it is kinda of fun because you can discover a lot of fashion lines, designers, boutiques and companies that are new to you (at least for me!) I have to admit that I spent more time searching for fashion jobs because I have always been distracted to employer’s websites of beautiful and new fashion lines, works of designers, on-line shops (some LA based e-retailers are really killers! I ...
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I’ve been a diciple of Italian fashion design for a long time. For many people, it is convinced that Milan is the fashion capital of Italy. However, Rome, the eternal city is gradually considered as the fashion capital of haute couture and exquiste boutiques. Milan has famous fashion houses such as Prada, Armani and Versace, while Rome has Sorelle Fontana, Valentino and Gattioni.
My sister went to Rome for her holiday and one of the assignment she got from me ...
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This is a long over-due post for Antik Batik, one of my favorite French bohemian & ethnic style boutiques. I’ve listed their name of my blogging schedule for an extended period of time. Not until I received their happy new year e-card did I remember to post about them. Et voila!
After traveling around the world, cruising the remote area with rich ethnic cultures mostly in Asia, such as Tibet, ...
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These two fashion experiments use hidden electronics that sense light and react by sending bursts of air through the dresses to expand hidden pockets and unfold the fabric. The speed of the opening is faster for brighter lights, making the process seem very organic. The reactive movements would give off the impression that the clothing is alive, opening itself to breathe and take in the rays of light.
