lorimarsha

I am so loving this color right now. Last December Rodarte included marigold in its signature line for Target and I loved it so much I took a picture of the dress but ended up only purchasing the long sleeved cardigan. (That day, the will power won out.)

Yesterday, my friend Cathy brought over the dress from the same line that she had found marked down to $28. Score! The challenge for me was to downplay the femininity with some darker colors. I added a belt that I made from a vintage tie and rhinestone buckle, a black jacket, marigold tights and brown suede boots. The sparkly brooch on the jacket lapel was the final touch. Thanks, Cathy, for thinking of me when you saw this lovely dress. I think I’m going to wear it for Valentine’s Day. I’ve planned a special surprise for Carl.

Today I’m working on a Frida Kahlo- inspired ensemble created from a mix of found and salvaged textiles. The “te amo” screenprint came from a vintage pillow case that had seen better days. The apron is removable and can be worn separately.

I have a very special person in mind to model this during my May Day spring event.

Today I dyed a collection of vintage garments, laces and trims that I’ll be using in my Spring 2010 line. I had decided on a combination of salmon and coral as the accent color. I had a couple packages each of Tangerine and Fuschia so decided to experiment. One of each was just too pink, so I added another package of tangerine to orange it up. Voila! Exactly what I was hoping for.

The variance in the color is due to the differences in the fabric. The darkest camisole was already a peach color, and the lightest (with all the holes) was a kind of yellowy brown.

Well I hope you don’t find this recent project to be too “it’s all about me” but I seriously needed help. Do you have days that you look into your closet and say “I have nothing to wear” or “I see these clothes but I don’t have the brain power today to figure out an interesting outfit.”? Well, that’s a common experience with me, lately.

Last year I joined a flickr group called “Wardrobe Remix” where members post pictures of their outfits. The idea is to “remix” items in your closet in new and creative ways. Well, I thought it was a fun idea and the days that I decided to post pictures, I really spent time putting things together. It was also fun to look at everyone else’s outfits for inspiration.

As a result of being involved in that group, I amassed an embarrassing large portfolio of photos of me wearing my clothes. So….the other day after having one of those mornings of feeling no love for what I saw inside my closet, I had an idea. I went to my flickr site and created a set of photos of my favorite outfits. From that set, I was able to design a mosaic of images and a 16″ x 20″ poster from a website called Big Huge Labs.

I got the poster in the mail a couple of days ago and hung it on my closet wall. It’s such a help to look up and see some ideas for combining garments. Even though I rarely where the same combinations, it provides a nice jumping off point to get started.