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Dain,
Thursday, March 06, 2008
1:47 PM (Eastern)
Normally, I pick five fantasy items that'll update my wardrobe, but I'm not so dedicated about it this season. I'm a little bored with the constant imminency of fashion. Trends are to clothing what celebrities are to people: popular plus corporate backing. [shrug] On the other hand, now that I can actually afford what I desire—it seems much less exciting. So my list this time around seems a little flat. It's mostly stuff I've already bought and doesn't reference the trends much.
A silvery moss green velvet skirt from Missoni ($68), dusted with polka dots. Very unique, but subtly so. Velvet is a nightmare to tailor by hand, so in the future I will sternly steer myself away from brilliant deals that are ill fits, but it came out alright in the end. My pants are very basic and boring, but I like skirts with a little more flavor (I also have a cream lace pencil skirt shot with gold), since they're more flippant to begin with.
I have my eye on this Alexander Wang Drop Needle Rainbow Cardigan ($357), it also hits that subdued-but-special note really well. Or maybe I just have a weakness for anything rainbow, in which I am far more comfortable than black. I wonder if there won't be knock-offs at Urban Outfitters, though, I'd like to save room in my wallet for perfume.
Manolo Blahnik, you've seen these before. This is probably my only trends-conscious pick. Bold color is in. The 80s are in. But these are gorgeous enough to last beyond.
Mmm... another recent purchase, a sultry summery sundress, the Fleurette Bluebird Chemise ($49.95). I can live on one handbag and four pairs of shoes and three pairs of pants, but dresses I do accumulate without any intention towards minimalism. They're the easiest things to wear, in my view, and the nicest. Though it is not by any intentional design, I've bought one every season, and I wear them all quite thoroughly.
I'm on the market for a pair of pearl earrings, and these smartly priced studs from Pearl Paradise ($482) still capture my imagination. Can a Buddhist really resist a lotus theme? I already own a strand, small and flawed, but of great sentimental value as it belonged to my mother. (Plus I have quickly discovered how very difficult jewelry design is, and am wondering if I shouldn't just leave it to the professionals.)
Hermmm...you do need some classical, expensive pieces of jewelry, much in the same way you need an interview suit, dressy shoes, and what-not...to have on hand. I'm a firm believer in that though I dislike the idea of classical pieces having to conform to only a few set designs (it makes it easier to give stock advice but, it's boring).
Once you have these, that's when you can branch out to more personal designs. I have noticed certain components are impossible to find. i.e. it's very easy to find many merchants who sell mainstream components, but if you want something different, it suddenly becomes much much harder to get hold of.
It probably has to do with my price range but imo, people on a certain level of jewelrymaking are also simply protecting their craft.
Ultimately, I do feel that will change, as more and more of the people who jumped into jewelrymaking when it was "hot," drop out. The people remaining will only become more and more specialized, hence there will also be more specialized suppliers.
Colleen Shirazi
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March 7, 2008 1:43 PM,
Hermmm...you do need some classical, expensive pieces of jewelry, much in the same way you need an interview suit, dressy shoes, and what-not...to have on hand. I'm a firm believer in that though I dislike the idea of classical pieces having to conform to only a few set designs (it makes it easier to give stock advice but, it's boring).
Once you have these, that's when you can branch out to more personal designs. I have noticed certain components are impossible to find. i.e. it's very easy to find many merchants who sell mainstream components, but if you want something different, it suddenly becomes much much harder to get hold of.
It probably has to do with my price range but imo, people on a certain level of jewelrymaking are also simply protecting their craft.
Ultimately, I do feel that will change, as more and more of the people who jumped into jewelrymaking when it was "hot," drop out. The people remaining will only become more and more specialized, hence there will also be more specialized suppliers.
March 8, 2008 9:35 AM,
I LOVE that cardi! If you find a suitable knock-off, do tell me about it!
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