WHAT TO WEAR THIS PRE-FALL?

(photos: style.com)

ABBEY LEE, WHO IS SHE?

This 21-year old Aussie beauty is popping up out of nowhere. She already has Gucci, D&G and CK Jeans ad campaigns to her résumé. She has appeared in Chinese, Australian and Italian Vogue, V magazine and Nylon.
You might have seen a girl faint (caused by a supertight corset) at the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer '09 show during Paris Fashion Week. That was our poor Abbey.
What can you do besides brushing the dust off your shoulders? The Abbey Show must go on, and all of us in Fashion Land will be watching. Keep your eye on this one!

(photos: models.com, cyanatrendland.com)

RICHARD AVEDON AT FOAM

RICHARD AVEDON - Within the history of photography his ouvre (1923-2004) helped the development of fashion and potrait photography as we know it today. He made such an impact that even till this day fashion professionals and photographers are still influenced by him.
The exhibition is from 13 Februari 'till 13 May and will show over 200 of his best work in chronological order. From his first photograph in Italy 1946 to his last potraits, made shortly before his death, in 2004.

This exhibition (Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946 - 2004) will be shown in only 6 places over the world.
In Amsterdam it will be held at the Foam Gallery, go to www.foam.nl for further information.
There are several museums who have his potraits in their collections. Go to www.richardavedon.com for information.

GONNA STUDY FASHION DESIGN!

I live in Amsterdam and there's a design school called "Gerrit Rietveld Academy"
I applied there and had an appointment for them to evaluate my work.
Well they said that I don't have enough stuff in my portfolio (they were so right, even I knew that but I went anyways)and they recommend me to apply for their Pre-College Course. They were, however, very positive about what I DID show them and they told me I was unique. Anyways their Foundation Year would be too intense for me they said & I get what they're saying. But it costs €1560,- damnit! that's alot of money.
But I guess if you compare it to other Design schools it's really nothing.

It's my dream to study Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design in Paris.
I don't know what will happen. If I get to study there and then Central Saint Martins.
Somebody up there likes me!!!

Idk if that's ever gonna happen, but there's no harm in having dreams right?

But I do know what I want my clothes to look like.
It's gonna be High Society meets Street. That's the basic idea, and with every collection I want to include an element of art or culture, maybe inspired by movement in dance, architecture. I dunno, whatever I want to share with the world at that moment.

My clothes are for eclectic youthful women (like myself) who just want to have fun and find depth in life!

That kind of thing!

Designing clothes takes some thought, there's so many things you have to consider.
And I am now just learning! God I don't even know how to sew!!!

But hopefully I will be successful one day!

PASSION FOR DANCING

Ok yesterday I had my usual Breakdance and Pop 'N Lockin' class.
And I felt so uninspired, like nothing I did went right. I felt kinda down and disappointed in myself. I love dancing so much but sometimes I feel like I'm never gonna get things right. I think eveyone has felt that way before.
So one of my dance teachers sat me down and told me that you'll never gonna learn dancing if you think like this. You can't expect to wake up one day and start to dance the way you'd like. It takes PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE!!!!
But you just need the discipline, and disciple comes when you've figured out for yourself WHAT it is that you want.

When you know what you want, you'll want what you know!

BTW I posted this video because I think this girl Mariel Martin is so full of passion when she dances. Just watch it. She's part of Funkanometry SF.

Go to www.funkanometrysf.com if u want more information for dance classes and such.

ERIN WASSON!

Ok so a few weeks ago I was looking online for tattoos.
I wasn't even going to get one until I saw Erin Wasson's tattoo.
OMG I flipped... I NEED TO HAVE IT!!
check it out.

I heard of her actually but didn't really took time to really know her. Turns out she's a very cool model who's been in Vogue and is Alexander Wang's stylist and muse. She also has her own jewelry line "Low Luv" and a has designed a small collection for RVCA called "Erin Wassion x RVCA".
She seems so cool idk why but she seems very interesting.

I really need to start reading Elle & Vogue again cuz I am soooo behind on fashion.

I'm ALIVEEEE

I even forgot I made this blog LOL, this is the first time I'm posting.
Today I woke up after a good night sleep (FINALLY). So it's the last Sunday of this year and I was supposed to go to church but I was so damn tiredddd.

Anywho, I was just thinking... life is such a headache.
I was always scared of growing up, and now that I'm 20 I suddenly have to decide what to do with my life and bla-di-bla!

I just wanna chill out, relax right now you know.
So I'm thinking of studying Psychology or Fashion Design.

I know I would do great at both. The funny thing is that even though they sound like 2 totally different professions, they are actually pretty similar.

So that's the dilemma that I'm having right now.
Psychology is just very safe .. I know I'll have a job and I'll have a good salary & I'll be doing something that I like.

Fashion Design is just exiting and you need confidence and a strong will power... you need to be creative and you need to keep up with everybody. It's art, you create something people will live their lives in... so it's pretty serious. You can make someone feel like a queen, or a boy, or just sexy... I love that!.. but it's risky business... you never know if you'll do well or not, if you're in or out!