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Dec 30, 2011 in Fashion
Jumping up and down because I found a new brand AND a superb opportunity contest perfect for many kaboodlers. The brand is QooQoo and they print their own material with luscious colors and an eclectic mix of fun, fashionable, unique patterns. They are designers from Latvia and have an Etsy shop, however they branched out last year and now sell in several retail shops. I expect to see QooQoo expand exponentially, which is great in such a lackadaisical world economy. Just proves you should go after your dream in spite of anything that seems to be a roadblock.
They sell a variety of clothing items as well as some accessories including boots and watches. My favorite products from QooQoo are the brilliant leggings. One of their legging designs is in the second picture accompanying this blog. The first picture is of the company's founder. QooQoo participated in a challenge to be named the best Newcomer of the Year and, not surprisingly, they won.
This bright, cool group of designers likes to participate in collaborative works with other designers, brands, and fashion lovers in general. They have already conducted several of these projects with great success. I was very happy to find a new collaboration they are planning which will include a person chosen through a design contest devised by the brand.
Here is the information I found on their website:
They sell a variety of clothing items as well as some accessories including boots and watches. My favorite products from QooQoo are the brilliant leggings. One of their legging designs is in the second picture accompanying this blog. The first picture is of the company's founder. QooQoo participated in a challenge to be named the best Newcomer of the Year and, not surprisingly, they won.
This bright, cool group of designers likes to participate in collaborative works with other designers, brands, and fashion lovers in general. They have already conducted several of these projects with great success. I was very happy to find a new collaboration they are planning which will include a person chosen through a design contest devised by the brand.
Here is the information I found on their website:
Make Your ideas work - draw, shoot, knit, cut, or mix it all together... any technique is acceptable. The subject of inspiration is: WINTER!
Why? We love winter and we would love to give You a chance to manifest your ideas through fashion.
Send us Your work to: konkurss@qooqoo.lv untill 17th January and You will possibly become the co-author of QooQoo winter print.
If you would like to see more products by QooQoo, I have a list of a variety of their items. Look for the title, "QooQoo: 2 Cool 4 Me". Don't let the name scare you away.....their dresses are VERY SHORT and not age appropriate for me. I hope some of you will enter the challenge, or maybe just design something for fun....or for a styleboard?
HAPPY NEW YEAR KABOODLERS ALL!
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Dec 14, 2011 in Fashion
Yes, I do LOVE hats. Since the weather where I live is getting pretty cold and winter arrives right before Christmas, I have been checking out winter hats. Winter hats have to look pretty, a tad unique, and romantic to meet my criteria. Most importantly, winter hats have to be very warm, preferably with a way to tighten the hat around your neck and ears so they will stay comfy.
However, I love very dressy showy hats too. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's are all celebrated with parties and BLING. Hats are the cherry on the top of your outfit bling IMHO. So this is the perfect time of year to find a truly unusual, amazing, attention getting, beautiful to you....and stunning with slight controversy to everyone else.
The pictures with this blog include my two favorite choices for bling and beauty, stunning and controversy. The bright red seasonal bow is the PERFECT holiday party hat. It is a couture hat by Arturio Rios....I think he should be awarded an equivalent of the nobel prize in Holiday Party Hats.
The next hat is by the same designer and, while I love it and it certainly is stunning, unique, eye catching, amazing, beautiful to me, and, I suspect, somewhat controversial....all perfect qualities for the holiday bling topper. You can always count on Rios for both stunning and controversial products.
The final hat pictured in this blog is a beautiful, soft, attractive hoodie hat that flows seamlessly into a tiny capelet covering your ears, and neck completely. There are buttons for making the hat fit snug enough to keep out roaring winter winds. Most importantly, the soft neutral color, the feminine curves and the way this hat frames the face gives the wearer an oh so yummy Romantic look!
If you are just aching to see more hats, check out my lists, Hats and Hats Two with enough choices to satisfy anyone. Let me know what you think of my picks.
I have so missed participating fully in Kaboodle over the past few months, but I have been working to bring in some needed income for my family. I missed you all, and it's great to be here again.
Hoping to see lots of your comments about these hats!
Thank you for reading my blog, and for your continued support.
Smiles to All, Paws 72 (Pat)
However, I love very dressy showy hats too. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's are all celebrated with parties and BLING. Hats are the cherry on the top of your outfit bling IMHO. So this is the perfect time of year to find a truly unusual, amazing, attention getting, beautiful to you....and stunning with slight controversy to everyone else.
The pictures with this blog include my two favorite choices for bling and beauty, stunning and controversy. The bright red seasonal bow is the PERFECT holiday party hat. It is a couture hat by Arturio Rios....I think he should be awarded an equivalent of the nobel prize in Holiday Party Hats.
The next hat is by the same designer and, while I love it and it certainly is stunning, unique, eye catching, amazing, beautiful to me, and, I suspect, somewhat controversial....all perfect qualities for the holiday bling topper. You can always count on Rios for both stunning and controversial products.
The final hat pictured in this blog is a beautiful, soft, attractive hoodie hat that flows seamlessly into a tiny capelet covering your ears, and neck completely. There are buttons for making the hat fit snug enough to keep out roaring winter winds. Most importantly, the soft neutral color, the feminine curves and the way this hat frames the face gives the wearer an oh so yummy Romantic look!
If you are just aching to see more hats, check out my lists, Hats and Hats Two with enough choices to satisfy anyone. Let me know what you think of my picks.
I have so missed participating fully in Kaboodle over the past few months, but I have been working to bring in some needed income for my family. I missed you all, and it's great to be here again.
Hoping to see lots of your comments about these hats!
Thank you for reading my blog, and for your continued support.
Smiles to All, Paws 72 (Pat)
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Sep 1, 2011 in Home & Beyond
Picture: My husband is the one in back with the hat on, our 13 year old is next (clockwise), the one with sunglasses is our youngest son of our five older children, he is holding his youngest child, his wife and their oldest child are next. The little girl in front wearing the pinkish top is their second oldest. The little boy with the superman shirt is my son's third child, then the one with the red shirt is our 11 year old son. Taken when my son brought us on vacation with them.
1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
Bars of Dial and Dove, bottles of some kind of guy's body wash and bottles of no-name body wash.
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
Nope.
3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?
Nope.
4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?
Most likely.
5. What would you change about your living room?
Well, we have four rooms that COULD be called a living room, but I am going to go with the largest, which is the one we put bamboo flooring and two walls striped like the front cover of Brown Bear, Brown Bear....so , nothing.
6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
No dishwasher, well he doesn't HOLD them.
7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?
No.
8. White or wheat/brown bread?
White, my sons and husband eat boring food
9. What is on top of your refrigerator?
Pretzels, Potato Chips, Cheese Puffs, Corn Chips, Animal Crackers.
10. What color is your sofa?
The one upstairs is brown microfiber. The one downstairs used to be really nice and it is a plaid with soft mauves and teal and ivory.
11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Blue with dolphins.
12. How many plants are in your home?
One. I usually kill them, but this one is really special. It is a Christmas cactus and it was my mother's, so I take very good care of it. It blooms twice a year and is beautiful. It has had to be put in a bigger pot twice since she died.
13. How many candles are in your home?
Until Irene blew through, I thought, lots of them. It turned out...not that many....very few now.
14. Is your bed made right now?
Don't know.
15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?
No coffeepot. Dunkin Donuts for me and Starbucks for my husband
16. Electric or standard can opener?
Standard.
17. Comet or Soft Scrub?
Both.
18. Is your closet organized?
Yes, but it's very full so it looks a little disorganized.
19. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?
Two are black and orange, two are bright red (one is hand cranked), two are gray. If we need one, we need all of them.
20. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?
Paperclips, scotch tape, scissors, pens, pencils, note cards, various playing cards and game pieces, a couple of curtain hooks, a baby name book, a few pages from a really old address book, magnets, pushpins, a little book showing shadows of people and telling you what their body stance is telling you, a couple of "In Memoriam cards, some handouts from home shows over the years...like teaspoon measurers, a couple of name tags from places I used to work, some cub scout badges, colored pencils, highlighters, a small ruler, an old pencil compass. It's a very long drawer.
21. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
I use glasses ONLY, but the rest of my family uses both.
22. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
I don't, but it sounds good.
24. Curtains or blinds?
Shades and/or curtains
25. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two
26. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
Not unless my husband and sons are camping with the boy scouts. Then I sleep with ALL the lights on ALL night.
27. How many ceiling fans are in your home?
Two
28. How often do you vacuum?
Weekly. (I'm just going to go with that)
29. Standard toothbrush or electric?
Standard.
30. What color is your toothbrush?
Mine is purple with a white stripe
31. Do you have a welcome mat outside your front door?
No, people kept tripping on it.
32. What is in your oven right now?
Oven racks
33. Is your microwave clean or dirty?
Clean.
34. Is there anything under your bed?
OH, yeah, but no way I am going to try and find out what it is.
35. Chore you hate doing the most?
Changing beds....My left arm doesn't open or close all the way and I can't wave the sheet in the air and have it land squarely.
36. What retro items are in your home?
Right off the top....my husband is the most retro, and I am next. After us, it would be much easier to list what is NOT retro....and that would include our 11 and 13 year old sons. I am also seeing our everyday things being sold in vintage stores.
37. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
I have a room I use as a craft, writing, picture compiling room.
38, IF you have a yard who mows it?
Richard, my husband does. But he doesn't water it, so it usually dies pretty quickly, or not exactly dies, because you can still tell it's green, but it doesn't grow...he only has to do it two or three times a year.
39. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?
There might be, when you have as many grandkids as I do, there pretty often is something or other....a toy car here, couple of legos, sometimes an m and m. I always manage to get them though.
40. How many mirrors are in your home?
One in each bathroom and one full length door one upstairs and downstairs.
41. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
If we do, it isn't mine, and I didn't hide it.
42. What color are your walls?
Green, Yellow, White, Blue, Beige, Teal, Pink, Purple, and repeats of Teal, and green.
43. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?
One kitchen, one bathroom, and one wall of each of three bedrooms.
44. Do you have a peephole in your front door?
No....we have a little crack though.
45. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
Once I called the police because I thought there was a robber in the house and when they came they were surprised to see me holding our fire extinguisher in an intimidating fashion.....they said that was a great idea. We have steak knifes, and frying pans. We have cooking oil.
46. What does your home smell like right now?
Fresh Air with a hint of autumn.
47. Favorite Candle Scent?
Vanilla, Patchouli
48. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
No clue. I am diabetic and I stay away from food just to be sure I don't eat the wrong things. It works too, my doctor says I am one of his best patients for lowering my sugar count.
49. Who are in the pictures you displayed?
The 29 members of our immediate family.
50. What color is your favorite bible?
Somewhat ironically, we are active Catholics, and we don't have a Bible. My Mom had one, but when she died, it became my sister's as my mother wished.
51. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
Not nearly enough.
52. Ever been on your roof?
NOOOO
Do you have a stereo?
Bars of Dial and Dove, bottles of some kind of guy's body wash and bottles of no-name body wash.
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
Nope.
3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?
Nope.
4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?
Most likely.
5. What would you change about your living room?
Well, we have four rooms that COULD be called a living room, but I am going to go with the largest, which is the one we put bamboo flooring and two walls striped like the front cover of Brown Bear, Brown Bear....so , nothing.
6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
No dishwasher, well he doesn't HOLD them.
7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?
No.
8. White or wheat/brown bread?
White, my sons and husband eat boring food
9. What is on top of your refrigerator?
Pretzels, Potato Chips, Cheese Puffs, Corn Chips, Animal Crackers.
10. What color is your sofa?
The one upstairs is brown microfiber. The one downstairs used to be really nice and it is a plaid with soft mauves and teal and ivory.
11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Blue with dolphins.
12. How many plants are in your home?
One. I usually kill them, but this one is really special. It is a Christmas cactus and it was my mother's, so I take very good care of it. It blooms twice a year and is beautiful. It has had to be put in a bigger pot twice since she died.
13. How many candles are in your home?
Until Irene blew through, I thought, lots of them. It turned out...not that many....very few now.
14. Is your bed made right now?
Don't know.
15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?
No coffeepot. Dunkin Donuts for me and Starbucks for my husband
16. Electric or standard can opener?
Standard.
17. Comet or Soft Scrub?
Both.
18. Is your closet organized?
Yes, but it's very full so it looks a little disorganized.
19. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?
Two are black and orange, two are bright red (one is hand cranked), two are gray. If we need one, we need all of them.
20. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?
Paperclips, scotch tape, scissors, pens, pencils, note cards, various playing cards and game pieces, a couple of curtain hooks, a baby name book, a few pages from a really old address book, magnets, pushpins, a little book showing shadows of people and telling you what their body stance is telling you, a couple of "In Memoriam cards, some handouts from home shows over the years...like teaspoon measurers, a couple of name tags from places I used to work, some cub scout badges, colored pencils, highlighters, a small ruler, an old pencil compass. It's a very long drawer.
21. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
I use glasses ONLY, but the rest of my family uses both.
22. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
I don't, but it sounds good.
24. Curtains or blinds?
Shades and/or curtains
25. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two
26. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
Not unless my husband and sons are camping with the boy scouts. Then I sleep with ALL the lights on ALL night.
27. How many ceiling fans are in your home?
Two
28. How often do you vacuum?
Weekly. (I'm just going to go with that)
29. Standard toothbrush or electric?
Standard.
30. What color is your toothbrush?
Mine is purple with a white stripe
31. Do you have a welcome mat outside your front door?
No, people kept tripping on it.
32. What is in your oven right now?
Oven racks
33. Is your microwave clean or dirty?
Clean.
34. Is there anything under your bed?
OH, yeah, but no way I am going to try and find out what it is.
35. Chore you hate doing the most?
Changing beds....My left arm doesn't open or close all the way and I can't wave the sheet in the air and have it land squarely.
36. What retro items are in your home?
Right off the top....my husband is the most retro, and I am next. After us, it would be much easier to list what is NOT retro....and that would include our 11 and 13 year old sons. I am also seeing our everyday things being sold in vintage stores.
37. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
I have a room I use as a craft, writing, picture compiling room.
38, IF you have a yard who mows it?
Richard, my husband does. But he doesn't water it, so it usually dies pretty quickly, or not exactly dies, because you can still tell it's green, but it doesn't grow...he only has to do it two or three times a year.
39. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?
There might be, when you have as many grandkids as I do, there pretty often is something or other....a toy car here, couple of legos, sometimes an m and m. I always manage to get them though.
40. How many mirrors are in your home?
One in each bathroom and one full length door one upstairs and downstairs.
41. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
If we do, it isn't mine, and I didn't hide it.
42. What color are your walls?
Green, Yellow, White, Blue, Beige, Teal, Pink, Purple, and repeats of Teal, and green.
43. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?
One kitchen, one bathroom, and one wall of each of three bedrooms.
44. Do you have a peephole in your front door?
No....we have a little crack though.
45. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
Once I called the police because I thought there was a robber in the house and when they came they were surprised to see me holding our fire extinguisher in an intimidating fashion.....they said that was a great idea. We have steak knifes, and frying pans. We have cooking oil.
46. What does your home smell like right now?
Fresh Air with a hint of autumn.
47. Favorite Candle Scent?
Vanilla, Patchouli
48. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
No clue. I am diabetic and I stay away from food just to be sure I don't eat the wrong things. It works too, my doctor says I am one of his best patients for lowering my sugar count.
49. Who are in the pictures you displayed?
The 29 members of our immediate family.
50. What color is your favorite bible?
Somewhat ironically, we are active Catholics, and we don't have a Bible. My Mom had one, but when she died, it became my sister's as my mother wished.
51. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
Not nearly enough.
52. Ever been on your roof?
NOOOO
Do you have a stereo?
Yes, but we don't know if it works.
54. How many TVs do you have?
Three....ridiculous excess, but people come and go and leave stuff.
55. How many house phones?
Two
56. Do you have a housekeeper?
No.
57. What style do you decorate in?
I really like modern, but no, we don't have that. WE have the pretty much obligatory New England colonial style.
58. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
AS long as it goes well with the rest of the room. I don't care. I have a settee....that's why we bought it....because we wanted a piece of furniture called a settee. It is quite lovely.
59. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
Two....but, um, better off leaving it at that. After the fire, the one in my mom's part of the house stopped working and it is a wired in kind, but that was about five years ago.
60. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
The boys, my husband,my small cedar wood picture of Jesus, and my camera.
61. Do you know how to turn the electricity off?
Yes
62. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?
I like mid 70's, everybody else likes low 60's. I have lots of various colors of sweatshirts.....which I layer under my sweaters.
54. How many TVs do you have?
Three....ridiculous excess, but people come and go and leave stuff.
55. How many house phones?
Two
56. Do you have a housekeeper?
No.
57. What style do you decorate in?
I really like modern, but no, we don't have that. WE have the pretty much obligatory New England colonial style.
58. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
AS long as it goes well with the rest of the room. I don't care. I have a settee....that's why we bought it....because we wanted a piece of furniture called a settee. It is quite lovely.
59. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
Two....but, um, better off leaving it at that. After the fire, the one in my mom's part of the house stopped working and it is a wired in kind, but that was about five years ago.
60. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
The boys, my husband,my small cedar wood picture of Jesus, and my camera.
61. Do you know how to turn the electricity off?
Yes
62. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?
I like mid 70's, everybody else likes low 60's. I have lots of various colors of sweatshirts.....which I layer under my sweaters.
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Aug 17, 2011 in Fashion
HUGE RINGS are amazing, in my opinion. Especially if they are not over the top in any other way, simply attractive but fun. I wouldn't like to wear something so outlandish everyone stared at me the second I walked into the room. I wouldn't like to wear something requiring me to maneuver around people or things. Still, something different and pretty always appeals to me.
In April 2010 I happened to see this awesome ring. After a bit of hunting, I found the one I had seen and a bunch of others on Etsy. These are made by a woman who lives in Australia. Last year I did a blog on the rings and made a prediction they would become a trend.
Recently I went looking for the ring again, because I definitely have seen a trend in larger two and three finger rings this year. I have not seen any of this type, but I still believe this will be a huge trend. The designer has sold nearly 1,000 since she first started making them in 2009. She has added many more choices over the past year.
I asked her about weight and convenience in using your fingers while wearing one of her rings, since that was something many Kaboodlers mentioned as a concern. She assured me those factors were addressed when she first designed the rings. Her rings are worn on the middle finger. They do weigh a little more, but each ring is ergonomically designed so the weight is balanced and actually spread across all four fingers. Since it is worn on only one finger it doesn't interfere with the way you use your hand or your fingers.
These rings are my favorite because they are attractive, unique and very affordable. That's my update, now I'd like to hear back from those of you who saw last year's blog. I'd love to hear comments from anyone who hasn't seen these rings before too. So, let me know what you think!
In April 2010 I happened to see this awesome ring. After a bit of hunting, I found the one I had seen and a bunch of others on Etsy. These are made by a woman who lives in Australia. Last year I did a blog on the rings and made a prediction they would become a trend.
Recently I went looking for the ring again, because I definitely have seen a trend in larger two and three finger rings this year. I have not seen any of this type, but I still believe this will be a huge trend. The designer has sold nearly 1,000 since she first started making them in 2009. She has added many more choices over the past year.
I asked her about weight and convenience in using your fingers while wearing one of her rings, since that was something many Kaboodlers mentioned as a concern. She assured me those factors were addressed when she first designed the rings. Her rings are worn on the middle finger. They do weigh a little more, but each ring is ergonomically designed so the weight is balanced and actually spread across all four fingers. Since it is worn on only one finger it doesn't interfere with the way you use your hand or your fingers.
These rings are my favorite because they are attractive, unique and very affordable. That's my update, now I'd like to hear back from those of you who saw last year's blog. I'd love to hear comments from anyone who hasn't seen these rings before too. So, let me know what you think!
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Jul 12, 2011
Recently I fell across a list by Kaboodler, Kristenleanna. I think it was the name that caught me. Her list is "Love Love". Since I seldom end up where I intend to be heading...I shrugged and gave the list my total attention. (For those who don't know, I am a true believer if we trip across something or bump into someone,it or they are going to play an important part in our lives.) Her list tugs, and I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.
There was one particular item that resonated deep within my heart. All through the following night I kept thinking about that item. As soon as I could, I went to the site, a company called Story People with items from "Storyland". Imagine my surprise, to find the art I am so desperately trying to make, and the words I have had in my heart, waiting too long to put them into an inspirational book.....were right in front of me.
So unique and personal to me, I had to share them with all of you. I don't expect them to have quite the same effect on you as they did on me. I do think you will like many of the items. There will be a list on my "spot" named, "Pictures Tell Stories", and items from this blog will be the first section of the list. The name of the list comes from one of my favorite songs, though I tweaked the name. The actual song has a line, "Music tells Stories, and often makes pictures"... . If any of you recognize the song, I would love you to let me know in a comment.
Now, I face a dilemma. My dream is THIS ART, THIS MAN'S BOOKS, THESE WORDS. What should I do now??? All suggestions deeply appreciated. What a wonderful/ disastrous find! Looking forward to your comments. My next blog will return to Paris, for a look at my FAVORITES from the show.
A quick final note. As I mentioned this company's items come from what they call "Storyland". Ever since I first met my husband, I have pondered over taking his last name. It was a point that almost made me want to run in the other direction. For 30+ years now, my name and his have been the same. Yet, I still hesitate to tell people my last name. Soooo, comments on this are also welcome. If you don't already know, our last name is "Sweetland".
There was one particular item that resonated deep within my heart. All through the following night I kept thinking about that item. As soon as I could, I went to the site, a company called Story People with items from "Storyland". Imagine my surprise, to find the art I am so desperately trying to make, and the words I have had in my heart, waiting too long to put them into an inspirational book.....were right in front of me.
So unique and personal to me, I had to share them with all of you. I don't expect them to have quite the same effect on you as they did on me. I do think you will like many of the items. There will be a list on my "spot" named, "Pictures Tell Stories", and items from this blog will be the first section of the list. The name of the list comes from one of my favorite songs, though I tweaked the name. The actual song has a line, "Music tells Stories, and often makes pictures"... . If any of you recognize the song, I would love you to let me know in a comment.
Now, I face a dilemma. My dream is THIS ART, THIS MAN'S BOOKS, THESE WORDS. What should I do now??? All suggestions deeply appreciated. What a wonderful/ disastrous find! Looking forward to your comments. My next blog will return to Paris, for a look at my FAVORITES from the show.
A quick final note. As I mentioned this company's items come from what they call "Storyland". Ever since I first met my husband, I have pondered over taking his last name. It was a point that almost made me want to run in the other direction. For 30+ years now, my name and his have been the same. Yet, I still hesitate to tell people my last name. Soooo, comments on this are also welcome. If you don't already know, our last name is "Sweetland".
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Jul 10, 2011 in Fashion
"After seeing Black Swan a few months ago, Jean Paul Gaultier chose to give his label the ballet treatment for Fall 2011 couture. Hence, tutu-like peplums on jackets, toe shoe-inspired heels, and a prevalence of black feathers (in a nod to the Darren Aronofsky's aforementioned film). Gaultier didn't leave his punkish roots behind, however, giving his signature Breton stripes the mink treatment, turning trenchcoats into evening dresses, and even employed a '90s model with the bald, tattooed head, who hasn't set foot on a runway in 15 years." This is the write up featured on Fashionologie.com, with two minor changes to delete links.
And here are some of Gaultier's designs. In my opinion, they are much more attractive than the previous designers discussed in my last blog. I am not, however, a big fan of mixing ballet inspired outfits with punk hair design. Perhaps some of my Kaboodle friends do enjoy this combination. If YOU are one of them, please leave a comment convincing me why these two styles are complementary.
I was not impressed with fur coats wearing "poodle" hair cuts either. At least Gaultier's looks were cohesive and some, imho, are quite beautiful. I am always interested in the design of gowns and I swooned over this designer's styles, which reminded me of the silky, satin fashions from the thirties. I think of Loretta Young and Marlene Dietrich when I see these sumptuous designs. His ivory and cream colors also seemed to come right from the height of the big movie era.
If you would like to see more, I have a list of Jean Paul Gaultier's items on my K page, and if you'd like to pick your favorite designs you can go to Fashionologie.com where you will find a whole list from the Paris show. Can't wait to read what you think of this group of fall fashions. Thanks so much for reading!
And here are some of Gaultier's designs. In my opinion, they are much more attractive than the previous designers discussed in my last blog. I am not, however, a big fan of mixing ballet inspired outfits with punk hair design. Perhaps some of my Kaboodle friends do enjoy this combination. If YOU are one of them, please leave a comment convincing me why these two styles are complementary.
I was not impressed with fur coats wearing "poodle" hair cuts either. At least Gaultier's looks were cohesive and some, imho, are quite beautiful. I am always interested in the design of gowns and I swooned over this designer's styles, which reminded me of the silky, satin fashions from the thirties. I think of Loretta Young and Marlene Dietrich when I see these sumptuous designs. His ivory and cream colors also seemed to come right from the height of the big movie era.
If you would like to see more, I have a list of Jean Paul Gaultier's items on my K page, and if you'd like to pick your favorite designs you can go to Fashionologie.com where you will find a whole list from the Paris show. Can't wait to read what you think of this group of fall fashions. Thanks so much for reading!
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