Fashion

Mr. Fashion-Incubator sent me a link to photos Ansel Adams had taken at Manzanar. I don’t know if you ever read the book but it affected me profoundly. The Adams photos are breathtaking as you’d imagine but...
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Well wasn’t that fun? I tell you, in some ways it’s a lot easier sitting at the front of the class and having the answer key. I wouldn’t be opposed to playing stump the chump if someone wanted to submit a challenge for everyone, me included. All that said, I still had my work...
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It’s been awhile since we’ve done one of these, did you miss them? If you’re a recent visitor and have no idea what a pattern puzzle is about, we have a separate category for pattern puzzles in which we play “guess the item”. Typically I post the pattern pieces and you have to guess...
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  By hosting an international twitter chat on sustainable film practices featuring Megan Griffiths, director and producer, SSF brings February to a close with their focus on film. The conversation was terrific and brings to reality the desire for SSF to “inspire” conversations on sustainability. We had folks joining us from all over the...
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The activity behind the scenes at any show is compelling and yes, during fashion shows…we all want to see how it goes. Increasingly with the digital age, immediate “coverage” of the shows behind, on and who’s sitting at the runway … Continue reading → Read the full post
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Blogging can be a love or hate relationship. Yesterday it was ♥love♥: In 2007, I got an email from this guy in Russia who was searching for an old friend. The only search result he found was a comment she left on F-I so he wants her contact information. I wasn’t going to give...
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Stars made environmentally friendlier entrances at the Oscars from 2003-2008.  Choosing Toyota Priuses over limousines and suvs as part of Global Green’s Red Carpet/Green Cars campaign, influential Hollywood figures such as Cameron Diaz, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Natalie Portman make sustainable statements to a global audience.  Now, nearly nine years later, Red Carpet/Green Rides has...
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Last summer we were excited to announce that SSFTag film, Your Sister’s Sister, was having its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Here are some updates. The film was picked up by IFC Films for distribution in North America and Latin America, according to Indiewire. They have slated the film for release sometime next...
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EDEN, another Megan Griffiths directed film, will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival. Produced by Colin Plank and Jacob Mosler and starring Jamie Chung (HANGOVER 2), Matt O’Leary (NATURAL SELECTION) and Beau Bridges (FABULOUS BAKER BOYS). EDEN is one of eight selections in the prestigious Narrative Competition section. Costume...
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We had quite a few interesting responses to part two so I thought I’d address those in a post as opposed to a comment so we can move productively from there. First out of the chute is: Ronke: can you do a diagram for a simple dress? I am quite curious to see what...
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