Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts

March 6, 2013

NEED & WANT: LINENS


I've decided to call my design concept posts "Needs & Wants" for two reasons. The need because I typically produce an idea or design for the sake of my own cravings. It may be a bit on the selfish side, but designing for yourself comes naturally- every writer has a diary, don't they? The want because after I get these design spurs, I typically lust after them and photos of inspiration for many, many weeks. As of late, I've been constantly thinking about nothing else but linen. Linen tanks, blouses, shorts, dresses, etc. Like most Midwesterners, this is about the time I long for summer and those balmy nights. Every season I search for pieces that are easy, and simple. This year, I've decided to take on the challenge of making them. Delicate pieces easily slipped in and out of, marrying the space between body and air.



via 1 // 2 // 3


March 2, 2013

BACK TO DETAILS


Recently I've been seeing these dresses all over my Pinterest. Cutouts aren't anything new these days, but I think having interesting back details can make a dress so subtly beautiful and unique. This style was once off putting to me because I just didn't really like "strappy" things. Now, I feel like there are so many new styles out there that remain, I hate to use the most overused word in the fashion dictionary, but "classy" rather than tacky, like the $6.99 jersey knit dress picked up at your local __-Mart. 




Images via Style.com & Pinterest

February 24, 2013

ETSY: NEW LISTINGS IN MY SHOP - KKACHI


My Etsy shop, kkachi  has loads of new listings that you should check out! The pieces I sell are vintage & handmade items like home decor, crochet, vintage blouses, etc. This particular blouse I found in an ordinary consignment store. They obviously didn't realize it's brand name value for quality because it was shoved amongst a heaping pile of other (not so great) blouses. Luckily, I salvaged it! Enjoy x

February 19, 2013

NEW COLLECTION: NASTYGAL SPRING 2013


NastyGal.com has just released shots from their Spring/Summer 2013 collection.

"Beach goes beyond the outer limits of cool with sport-meets-space influence. Shop the latest collection, designed with love in Los Angeles!"

Be sure to checkout their New Arrivals and take advantage of their FREE 2-DAY SHIPPING on order over $150.



February 17, 2013

LFW: PAUL SMITH


Although I'm not physically a part of London Fashion Week, I'm actively participating in viewing collections on Style.com


December 19, 2012

In the Shop: The Western Blouse



This past fall, I began a new project in my life: my Etsy shop. Cup of Three is the shop I currently run along with my mother. I photograph all the pieces, edit, and manage the creative & business aspects of it. My mother merchandises and curates every single item. She also has many handmade pieces in the works!

This blouse is one of my favourites - although it is a bit snug on me, my sister fits it perfectly. It's a Western Gingham style with some of the most beautiful embroidery I've seen on clothing. The bright color contrast makes it completely different and unexpected than most gingham shirts. These types of shirts are timeless, and I believe anyone can work them into their wardrobe no matter what type of style they possess. 






{Photographed by me}

December 13, 2012

Textures



It's just starting to get bitter cold in Chicago, but I'm already thinking about spring colors and textures. I've taken the entire autumn season off from designing and I really need to get back into the swing of it. For the upcoming spring, I think I'll use this board as my guide for what I want to create, or just simply imagine. 





Credits { 1 // 2 // 3 }
Images from board found here, here, and here




November 30, 2012

Pinterested: Pennyweight


Pinterest is not only a wonderful recipe/wedding/DIY hub, it boasts some of the best curated style boards I've ever seen. That's what I primarily use it for, and spend most of my "online window shopping" there. One of my favourite style boards is that of Elise's of Pennyweight.

Her board is a collection of contemporary femininity married with a modern approach to relaxed menswear for women, if that makes any sense. That is what my personal style is completely about. I like to dream about the most girly, romantic pieces and covering everything in a lovely chiffon (thoughts of that scene in Teen Witch where she covers her lampshades in pink chiffon came to mind...)- realistically, I wear knit sweaters or button-ups, pants, and boots or flats of some sort almost every day. I don't wear jewelry and my handbags stay pretty consistent. Oh, and I have thick black framed glasses. Pinterest is really the best outlet for me to satisfy my inner Keira-Knightley-in-a-period-film desires, but also access my real life wardrobe inspirations.

Pennyweight on Pinterest & the web
{Images via Pinterest}

November 27, 2012

Sweater Weather

PARIS METRO Paris, October 2011, waiting at the metro station near The Eiffel Tower.
{Scarf H&M; Sunglasses from Poland gifted by my friend, Kasia}

FIRENZENovember 21, 2011, over a year ago, I was living in Florence admiring the tiny trucks.
{Scarf H&M; Sweater PIMKIE; Bag H&M; Jeans FOREVER21; Glasses RAY-BAN}


After Chicago's swift tease that we all might endure a light Autumn/Winter season, the weather is now back to seeing-my-breath and double-layered-socks cold (as well as indoors if you're too stubborn to keep the gas running like me). The absolute worst, apart from if there was a massive blizzard, is getting into an even colder car every morning. Grabbing a cold steering wheel is painful. Even with gloves, I dance around it. Lately, I've been happily sporting a Liz Claiborne chunky (I really hate that word) knit sweater that I discovered at a thrift store for a mere $2.49. It's my most cherished clothing item at the moment. The creamy biscuit colored sweater is heavy, but not overbearing, and has a SUPER chunky rollover at the wrist that I purposely let weigh the rest of the sweater down to give it that extra laziness that I love above thick sweaters. My goal now is to find similar pieces in my favourite colors for this season, which are oxblood, mustard, dark teal, and red.


SWEATERS COLLAGE 11/27

Images via Pinterest
{Find similar sweaters here, here & here}

Pinterest is like the ultimate window shopper's indulgence. It satisfies your shopping urge without feeling your funds are dwindling. I find so many pieces on there I wish I could buy, but sometimes it's pleasant to just browse and generate ideas or inspiration within your own wardrobe. I chose a few sweaters I particularly like this season, and those that are easily duplicated (for probably no more than a few dollars at your local thrift store).