monumental love

Basia - BCBG MaxAzria tie-dye silk top,

BCBG MaxAzria lazercut scalloped hem faux leather skirt,

tribal ebony wood earrings, ethnic nepali necklace, dominican turquoise bracelet

Patrick - HUGO BOSS striped cotton sweater and pants,

Emporio Armani wrist watch, Jeffrey Campbell huaraches, honduran leather bracelets

If you had asked me how many photos I would've taken for this shoot beforehand, my response would most likely not be anywhere in the 500s. But alas, put a boy and girl together in a shoot and I guess the possibilities are endless. Which leaves you with thirty of the final shots here that I couldn't bear not making the cut.

The shortfall would be that there are ZERO outfit changes, but it seems my photography style is leaning more in the direction of the relationship between the images than what is being photographed.

In the photo of me leaning on the fountain with the cyan water, you can see the occupy Buffalo movement in its infancy. Our Niagara Square is undoubtedly breathtaking, and I can't blame them for taking it over as their main headquarters.

Something tells me the tourists that accompanied us on our photoshoot visiting the square have either diminished in numbers since their occupancy, increased, or more likely stayed the same.

Many thanks to Kasia Campolo for her photo expertise and Lauren Willett-Benson for lending out her Nikon!! :)

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runway 4.0 musings

models (left to right): Magdalene Poletowska, Catherine Willett, Rachel Battista

clothing, hair & jewelry accessories

BASIA POLETOVVSKA S/S mini collection

makeup: Katie Ambrose

Every time I see the colors from this collection all together, via the last photo, it gets me so hyped. For what exactly, not sure, probably more just excited for summer fashion than actually something productive like getting busy on the sewing machine. Sewing machine excitement needs a few dollar signs rolling in, since the endless hours of work turn out to be paid in nothing more than pride and self-accomplishment. Hmm... yea, totally lying. Looking at the said photo and being able to say "I made this" is totally worth the lost sleep and $2.43 left in my bank account earlier this year. Plans for F/W 2012 are in prenatal stages, and x'ng my fingers that I'll have time for a S/S 12 collection as well. But who knows, it might turn out the other way around.

The theme for the show was Fashion Diversity Mash, and I think you can see where I was going with this by the use of repetitious pleats and layered prints. My true inspiration was a single pinwheel, the idea of combining 3D elements with 2D to compliment each other.

Runway 4.0 is fourth in a series of runway shows put on by Buffalo State College, and is produced by Erin Habes.

Vintage Housewife

the allegory

Borrowed pearls; Vintage crocheted silk/angora jumper; Vintage skirt (hand-hemmed mini from original below-the-knee A-line); Hair bow made from skirt excess; Vintage apron (remade from Vintage Fruit of the Loom Guaranteed Apron); Target ruffle ankle socks; F21 heels

Hope everyone had an awesome Halloween weekend! The holiday has always been such a great fashion inspiration. Here's a narrative that came to mind throughout the production process. Enjoy!

Glazes ham and secures pineapple slices with toothpicks. Sets at 350 degrees, slides into oven.

Okay, done in just under 2 hours or so. I should start on the beets. Now where did I put those gloves? Wouldn’t want to chip my new coat of polish.

Hollers gently, “Sweetheart, I picked up some fresh tobacco for this evening, let me know how you like it.”

Napkins. My goodness, only 8 left! Just washed all the linens, you’d think they’d at least last me a whole week.

Delores just came back from fur shopping in Charlestown, I’ll have to catch up and see how she fared. A mink? No, most likely beaver. Sighs, Maybe John is due for a raise.

Chop, chop, chop. Tosses celery in pot.

A couple more hours until guests. I wonder if Fred and Diane will bring over that lovely merlot again? I could use a cup of tea.

Polishes silverware and tea set. Checks reflection on her mother’s heirloom teapot.

Borrowed pearls again. Oh, is there ever a relief from this insanity?

John walks through kitchen to make a call from his desk.

“It smells wonderful in here darling, new recipe?”, John asks.

She replies, “Why yes, I thought we could use a change from the usual pot roast.”

Smiling tenderly, he holds her by the shoulders and kisses her forehead.

Oh, if he only knew what it was like! I could use an extra hand from time to time.

Pondering.

But he works so hard.

Disturbing?? Housekeeping Monthly 13 May 1955