from one to the other

"Learning to Love You More is both a web site and series of non-web presentations comprised of work made by the general public in response to assignments given by artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher."

Sometimes we (YOU AND I, ME AND YOU, J&H, N&S, H&I) get caught up with the idea of greatness: living great, dreaming great, looking great...but maybe we are already...just as we are...significant in our little lives...it's just about expanding from here on out...we'll get there...no worries. Happy birthday. "You are loved." - a red pin you gave me years ago.

grappling with the dreams of idealism

"GOING BANANAS: splotchy dark spots are an inevitable reminder of time gone by"

-from vogue, photo by irving penn

when four months have passed and nothing fits anymore and everything is lackluster

when there's no such thing as Becoming, after you've thrown your self into something with big name promises, and it wasn't enough;

i want more, i want the substance that consistently inspires, the eye that can turn something inside out and make it new again.

when four months have passed and nothing fits and everything is lackluster

we reinvent, we rethink and rework definitions and throw away preconceived, belittling ones.

we look outward toward the brilliant, and elbow inward to keep what is distinctively ours.

we're not done yet,

kathoratai.

whatever you like

I think the idea I challenge myself with most often is...when you rob the fashionista of his/her money, will he/she still be fashionable? This isn't to discredit all people of money...but it's definitely a question to ask. Lately...i feel the trend is geared to look fabulous and rich. (A couple years ago...I believe it was a bit of a trend to look like a hobo.) So that's really the bulk of what I've been seeing. Fur coats & vests, black harem pants, high high shoes, and always chanel chanel chanel. But I start to think if half these girls had half the budget they do, no chanel, no alexander wang, no topshop (I like all these brands...don't get me wrong...but they are good examples of where it's hard to go wrong when you say "I got this from ________") no such & such...could they still look half as good they do? And I'm not sure that I can always answer yes. Hence...these pictures of Abbey Lee. I don't know much about her income and all but I do know that her ensemble of clothes are completely original, interesting, and that she looks fabulous (to me). Whether or not her clothes are designer labels, thrifted, from the GAP, WHATEVER...she has her own sense of style that she sports confidently...and that is what I admire most. That's what it always should be...just whatever you like.

This is also why I love making trips to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, Target, etc.. I think the idea of having a budget really forces you to work with what's available and to be creative. Half of my most fashion forward pieces were $10 & under. I went to K-Mart yesterday and bought some shoes including a pair of fuggs...finally gave in...but seriously only to walk the dog (i am actually wearing them now at school but only because it's finals week)!!

One more week till semester's end. We can do this!

effortless

"when a woman wakes up and does herself up a little, that's great. nothing too contrived, something more natural. she's comfortable and confident. she doesn't feel like she has to watch herself in the mirror every minute."

Your Body is A Battleground

"I have no complaints, except for the world." - Barbara Kruger.

Child with Toy Hand Grenade at Central Park

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been. - Diane Arbus

on carine roitfeld, editor in chief of french vogue

"I am not a good professional of fashion. I am not an expert about how clothes are constructed or the history of fashion. I never start with fashion. I always think of the girl and her personality - because all that matters to me when you look at a page is, "Do you want to be that girl?"

"For me, when I'm looking at a show, I ask, 'Do I like it or not? When I have an idea it's always spontaneous - that I have to add white shoes or open a button. It's a feeling.'"

"'Seeing beautifully dressed women wearing the season's latest clothes never inspires me. What can I learn from them? Sometimes I'm more inspired sitting in an airport lounge. I like to look at people. I like errors. I love high heels with jogging pants; black lingerie under white T-shirts. The mistakes.' "