So I finished another project for my second semester and I've uploaded it on the links below. I had to find a series of images from the 1940's, 50's, and 60's and make comparisons to fashion today. They are all seperate PDF documents so there are 5 links below. The last two you will see are self explanatory.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59499733/Forties-Complete 1940's
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59500206 1950's
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59500286 1960's
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59500344/Nature-Influence Nature Influences
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59500411/Ethnicity-Done Ethnic Influences
I handed it in 2 days ago and got my mark back already!! 98% which brought my final grade in Fashion History to 95%.
I started my third semester on Monday and, as always, I really like it. The classes are below:
Fashion Awareness - The study of current designers and their contributions to fashion. Also to be able to recognize and identify their style and clothing.
Fashion Merchandising - not too sure what this course is about yet. So far, it's just a review of a lot of the material I learnt in Marketing last semester. I did however, learn all about the Industrial Revolution in the 1700's and it was pretty interesting.
Career and Resume Prep
Fashion Show Production - Learning the in's and out's to coordinating a successfull runway show.
Advertising - my first class begins next Wednesday.
Anyhow, let me know how you like the projects above. I'm very proud of it.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Dear Diary
Oh hey there friends!
When I was a kid I had a billion different diaries. I would write and write and then get bored and months later realize it's been forever since I'd written. So then would write for pages and pages to catch up on the absent 4 months. Then my hand would hurt and the writing would be messy so I'd start a brand new diary because I hated the messiness. (Actually, a lot of the time I would start a new diary because the old one just talked about boys - Joe Something or Other in Grade 7, Travis Wilson, Robert Downey Jr., AJ Mclean from the Backstreet Boys, etc ... - anyhow I would always feel so silly mushing and gushing over these guys that I would start a new diary to start fresh and more mature. It was like the old me just dissapeared with each new journal; it never worked though. I moved onto Jordie Edmonds, Mel Gibson, that guy from the free McDonalds VHS Christian movie, and Pierre Lauzon) What was I saying? Oh ya. I was comparing my blog tendancies to that of my old diary tendancies.
I haven't updated my blog lately because I got bored of writing. Now the idea of sitting down and catching you up on what's happened over the past few months is absolutley daunting that I've decided to just give snipets as I see fit. Sound good? Okay then.
Vegas was rad! We stayed at Treasure Island and met some party host that screwed us over in many ways .... so much so that I called Visa and disputed the $175 in charges for several services promised but not provided. I got my money back in the end. BUT, he did get us into a pool party one day where we lounged and drank and swam the whole afternoon. And we were able to meet some nice girls from Toronto who were also on a Stagette. A few nights later, bummed that we weren't VIP at a certain night club we were promised by that shotty party host, we ran into those Toronto girls. They had VIP at a different club so asked us to come along. We got in (no line, no cover, and free drinks to boot ) and had an excellent time. At that first pool party though, the bride and the maid of honour had some bad sushi and were out of commission the rest of the trip. It was pretty much just me and Sierra partying until dawn most nights. It would have been nice to have the whole group feeling awesome and dancing the nights away, but I had a fabulous time none the less.
OUTLETS!!!! Steve Maddens and Swarovski Crystal Earrings were my only purchases but hey, I'd pick quality over quantity any day.
So ever since Vegas, I kind of mentally checked out of school. I stopped working on my final projects and didn't study for exams until the night before each one. You see, after Vegas we had a "Fare Thee Well Montana Martini Monday Fort Night." We essentially built a fort that encompassed the entire living room. It was suspended from the ceiling and everthing. We drank in it that first night but then me and the new roomie decided to leave it up for a week so that we could have random naps in it. Well, all of a sudden it was hockey playoffs and I had a rotation of visitors come and stay with me. Kristen and Jeff, Brent Davies and Kevin, Neil Kader, Montana and Maneesh, Kristen and Jeff again .... we put an air matress in the fort and used it as a spare bedroom. So with this epic living room getaway, hockey, and visitors, my priorities suddenly got all messed up and that's the reason being my "checking out". Don't worry, after the riots I finally got my act together and studied hard and worked on my projects and I think the end result was fabulous. I got an A in both Visual Merchandising and Illustration and feel confident about the exams in Marketing, Textiles, and History. Also, feel free to read my final marketing project by clicking on the link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59219460/Marketing-Complete-to-Print-and-Send-PDF
So speaking of riots ... that was nuts hey? I went down there just to observe the mob mentally. It was so bizarre and culturally shocking that I just HAD to be a fly on the wall. I stayed safe, didn't loot, and just took a few pics. It was wierd .... as people were jumping on cars and lighting things on fire, a surprising amount of people came up to me (I was wearing flip flops) and said "hey there! watch your feet! ... broken glass, be carefull" Haha, it was so wierd!!! Individuals may have gotten carried away with the mob mentality but they're still Canadians and deep down, rather kind.
When I was a kid I had a billion different diaries. I would write and write and then get bored and months later realize it's been forever since I'd written. So then would write for pages and pages to catch up on the absent 4 months. Then my hand would hurt and the writing would be messy so I'd start a brand new diary because I hated the messiness. (Actually, a lot of the time I would start a new diary because the old one just talked about boys - Joe Something or Other in Grade 7, Travis Wilson, Robert Downey Jr., AJ Mclean from the Backstreet Boys, etc ... - anyhow I would always feel so silly mushing and gushing over these guys that I would start a new diary to start fresh and more mature. It was like the old me just dissapeared with each new journal; it never worked though. I moved onto Jordie Edmonds, Mel Gibson, that guy from the free McDonalds VHS Christian movie, and Pierre Lauzon) What was I saying? Oh ya. I was comparing my blog tendancies to that of my old diary tendancies.
I haven't updated my blog lately because I got bored of writing. Now the idea of sitting down and catching you up on what's happened over the past few months is absolutley daunting that I've decided to just give snipets as I see fit. Sound good? Okay then.
Vegas was rad! We stayed at Treasure Island and met some party host that screwed us over in many ways .... so much so that I called Visa and disputed the $175 in charges for several services promised but not provided. I got my money back in the end. BUT, he did get us into a pool party one day where we lounged and drank and swam the whole afternoon. And we were able to meet some nice girls from Toronto who were also on a Stagette. A few nights later, bummed that we weren't VIP at a certain night club we were promised by that shotty party host, we ran into those Toronto girls. They had VIP at a different club so asked us to come along. We got in (no line, no cover, and free drinks to boot ) and had an excellent time. At that first pool party though, the bride and the maid of honour had some bad sushi and were out of commission the rest of the trip. It was pretty much just me and Sierra partying until dawn most nights. It would have been nice to have the whole group feeling awesome and dancing the nights away, but I had a fabulous time none the less.
OUTLETS!!!! Steve Maddens and Swarovski Crystal Earrings were my only purchases but hey, I'd pick quality over quantity any day.
So ever since Vegas, I kind of mentally checked out of school. I stopped working on my final projects and didn't study for exams until the night before each one. You see, after Vegas we had a "Fare Thee Well Montana Martini Monday Fort Night." We essentially built a fort that encompassed the entire living room. It was suspended from the ceiling and everthing. We drank in it that first night but then me and the new roomie decided to leave it up for a week so that we could have random naps in it. Well, all of a sudden it was hockey playoffs and I had a rotation of visitors come and stay with me. Kristen and Jeff, Brent Davies and Kevin, Neil Kader, Montana and Maneesh, Kristen and Jeff again .... we put an air matress in the fort and used it as a spare bedroom. So with this epic living room getaway, hockey, and visitors, my priorities suddenly got all messed up and that's the reason being my "checking out". Don't worry, after the riots I finally got my act together and studied hard and worked on my projects and I think the end result was fabulous. I got an A in both Visual Merchandising and Illustration and feel confident about the exams in Marketing, Textiles, and History. Also, feel free to read my final marketing project by clicking on the link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59219460/Marketing-Complete-to-Print-and-Send-PDF
So speaking of riots ... that was nuts hey? I went down there just to observe the mob mentally. It was so bizarre and culturally shocking that I just HAD to be a fly on the wall. I stayed safe, didn't loot, and just took a few pics. It was wierd .... as people were jumping on cars and lighting things on fire, a surprising amount of people came up to me (I was wearing flip flops) and said "hey there! watch your feet! ... broken glass, be carefull" Haha, it was so wierd!!! Individuals may have gotten carried away with the mob mentality but they're still Canadians and deep down, rather kind.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Stuff
So I told you I would keep you updated on my marks so, UPDATE! I got my final grade for Design Awareness today. 97% on the final exam and 97% overall. Hooray. Granted, the majority of our weekly assignments were cut and paste from magazines .... but I'm still happy with it :)
I booked my flight to Vegas yesterday!!! I'm going with a bunch of girlfriends on May long weekend for a bachellorette party. I SO cannot afford it but A) some of these girls are my best friends and I haven't seen them in years, B) it's been so long since I've had a vacation and so long until I get another and C) i heart Vegas. So i figure it's justify-able. However, this happens to come at quite an inconventient time in my life. My beloved air matress (which as you may not know, I use as a bed) has decided to deflate on me nightly. My back aches and I need to invest in a new (real) mattress but after discovering it will cost me well over $300 I was forced to prioritize. Vegas won. On the plus side, Montana spends almost everynight at her boyfriends house so I take full advantage of her absence and sleep in her bed. (BTW Montana, I'm not sure if you knew that I did this, but I do. But don't worry! I wear PJ's and sleep on top of your blankets with my own blanket and pillow)
Oh and get this! I joined a bootcamp from Living Social (same concept as Groupon) because, well, I need to get fit for Vegas. It was super cheap but when I called them today to register, they advised that the sessions are held outdoors and I'm required to bring my own weights! WTF?! Have you EVER heard of BYOW? So stupid and I was livid. No mention of this on the web site or on groupon. Eff that noise. I switched to a Cardio Boxing class instead and refused to bring my own gloves (which they also require). I pursuded them to lend me company gloves for the duration of the 4 week class. Moral of the story? Living Social and UltraFit Bootcamp is balls and I do not recommend.
I had a poltergeist living in my bathroom sink but it's fixed now.
I'm trying to cut back on costs in order to make up for Vegas expenditures so I'm gonna go eat my dinner of 1 potato and saurkraut now. Maybe on payday I can add a carrot.
I booked my flight to Vegas yesterday!!! I'm going with a bunch of girlfriends on May long weekend for a bachellorette party. I SO cannot afford it but A) some of these girls are my best friends and I haven't seen them in years, B) it's been so long since I've had a vacation and so long until I get another and C) i heart Vegas. So i figure it's justify-able. However, this happens to come at quite an inconventient time in my life. My beloved air matress (which as you may not know, I use as a bed) has decided to deflate on me nightly. My back aches and I need to invest in a new (real) mattress but after discovering it will cost me well over $300 I was forced to prioritize. Vegas won. On the plus side, Montana spends almost everynight at her boyfriends house so I take full advantage of her absence and sleep in her bed. (BTW Montana, I'm not sure if you knew that I did this, but I do. But don't worry! I wear PJ's and sleep on top of your blankets with my own blanket and pillow)
Oh and get this! I joined a bootcamp from Living Social (same concept as Groupon) because, well, I need to get fit for Vegas. It was super cheap but when I called them today to register, they advised that the sessions are held outdoors and I'm required to bring my own weights! WTF?! Have you EVER heard of BYOW? So stupid and I was livid. No mention of this on the web site or on groupon. Eff that noise. I switched to a Cardio Boxing class instead and refused to bring my own gloves (which they also require). I pursuded them to lend me company gloves for the duration of the 4 week class. Moral of the story? Living Social and UltraFit Bootcamp is balls and I do not recommend.
I had a poltergeist living in my bathroom sink but it's fixed now.
I'm trying to cut back on costs in order to make up for Vegas expenditures so I'm gonna go eat my dinner of 1 potato and saurkraut now. Maybe on payday I can add a carrot.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
some sketches
Hey so as you know I'm taking an illustration course. I am a TERRIBLE artist so I thought I might share with you some images of a few things I've been sketching. In just 3 short weeks I have improved a lot and am actually pretty proud of some of my drawings. Like I said, they aren't great .... but an improvement none the less. So far we've been doing fashion croquis and faces. Next week we move on to hand and feet. I like the lips in the one below ... I'm not too too pleased with the Cindy Crawford "shooshing" face but whadya gonna do?
Monday, April 25, 2011
A for Awesome
Sooo .... I got some grades back from last semester! Just for 2 of the 5 classes though.
Art and Technology - 94% overall
The bulk of my mark was on my e-portfolio (seen in link below) which I got 36/40 on. Hoooray!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51728087/lsadler
Costuming for TV and Film - 98% overall
Art and Technology - 94% overall
The bulk of my mark was on my e-portfolio (seen in link below) which I got 36/40 on. Hoooray!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51728087/lsadler
Costuming for TV and Film - 98% overall
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!!!!
Well, I gotta be honest .... I was super dissapointed that the would-be 3rd Annual Easter Beer Hunt was cancelled this year due to a lack of hooliganism tendancies in my Vancouver friends. So instead, I became an adult and (with Montana, of course) hosted a fabulous dinner. It was a good turn out! Char, Michael, Bryn, and my old roommate Justin Bedard. Sierra was on her way when she popped a tire and had to call a tow truck to put on her spare. She didn`t feel safe driving her spare tire from Burnaby to Kits so unfortunately she had to stay home. That`s okay though! More wine for me ......
Menu
Veggies - spinach salad with assorted bell peppers, grated carrots, chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, and goat cheese. Also steamed carrots with fresh dill
Starch - mashed yams with brown sugar; roasted yams with cinnamon; scalloped potatoes; dinner rolls (bought, not made. wish we had Maaam`s freshly baked buns)
Main - pork roast with garlic and fresh rosemary and caramelized onions sauted in pork drippings
Dessert - Charmaine made a delightful Chocolate Cream Pie. It was the most delicious thing I have ever tasted in my life.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Reality Check
So .... if last semester was a breeze; this semester is a hurricane. I went from doing cute little "cut and paste" weekly assignments to on-going semester long projects, weekly quizes, and 25 page essays.
Don't get me wrong, I love all my classes. Fashion Awareness (the history course) is soooo interesting but the project we have to do takes a lot of man hours. I spent the afternoon at the library last week trying to find pictures of Edwardian fashion and discovered it's very hard to find colour portraits from the early 1900's.
My marketing professer assigned us a 25 page paper last week. The topic: one product. Not a brand, not a line, a specific product. So if I wanted to do jewelry, for example, I wouldn't choose Tiffany's; I would choose the Tiffany 1837 Bangle. I'd really like to do my report on something as elegant as Tiffany's jewelry, or Givenchy cosmetics but I think I will keep it simple. Simple = common = more research material available = less room for error. I'm thinking Burts Bee's Lipbalm. Opinion?
LIFE IN VANCOUVER
Don't get me wrong, I love all my classes. Fashion Awareness (the history course) is soooo interesting but the project we have to do takes a lot of man hours. I spent the afternoon at the library last week trying to find pictures of Edwardian fashion and discovered it's very hard to find colour portraits from the early 1900's.
My marketing professer assigned us a 25 page paper last week. The topic: one product. Not a brand, not a line, a specific product. So if I wanted to do jewelry, for example, I wouldn't choose Tiffany's; I would choose the Tiffany 1837 Bangle. I'd really like to do my report on something as elegant as Tiffany's jewelry, or Givenchy cosmetics but I think I will keep it simple. Simple = common = more research material available = less room for error. I'm thinking Burts Bee's Lipbalm. Opinion?
LIFE IN VANCOUVER
I don't see Montana too often anymore. She's got a new boyfriend and hides away at his place in East Vancouver. It's fine, I like the quiet sometimes. Plus it means I don't have to do her dishes. She's kind of like living with a boy that way .....
I'm running the Vancouver Sun Run tommorrow morning; 10km of death. Plus, I'm going to party tonight which I know isn't the wisest desicion but I'm doing it anyways. I have a new philosophy on life and if I turn down the invite for tonight then I will be going against my new-found philosophy. I can't dissapoint mysef .... I'd be so dissapointed!
I saw a skunk for the first time ever.
A crack addict recently thought me a lesson in human-kindess. I was embarrased and felt like an asshole.
and finally ..... I totally understand "the freshman 15" now and I think it's disgusting. I joined a boot camp (gotta love Groupon) and I start next week. I'm going to Vegas next month and gotta get fit for all that sunbathing and outlet shopping :)
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tuesdays:
AM - Visual Merchandising
I have the same teacher for this class as I did art and technology. I was soooo nervous because she was a terrible teacher and so condescending. It wasn't just me that thought so, I think every girl in the class gave her a bad teacher's evaluation. And her voice!!! Like nails on a chalkboard. Which for my first class after Martini Monday you can imagine would be terrible. But I was suprised when she was nice, and funny, and even knowledgable in this subject! I had to take an Advil from her voice, but the rest was great! I really actually enjoyed the class .We were all suprised :)
PM - Textiles
I feel well prepared for this course because we touched on the basics of fibers and yarns and threads in my Design Awareness class. She's a tough teacher ... probably the toughest I've had so far but I know I will respect her and learn lots.
Wednesdays:
AM - Marketing
I love this class too!! :) The teacher has a great way of explaining things without reading the text book and uses his personal experiences in Marketing to help the information resonate. It's refreshing too, to have a teacher acknowledge that 90% of what you learn in a classroom will fly in one ear and out the other. But he says that as long as we can grasp and understand the basic concepts, we will succeed. After all, you're always able to research Marketing Tips if you ever stumble across a problem in a real marketing position.
So overall it's gonna be a really tough semester. Last term we only had 1 final and 1 regular quiz, and 1 in class essay for all 5 classes. But this term, we have mid-terms and finals in 4 out of the 5 classes. It's gonna be hectic but I love each class and I'm so pumped for it.
Oh, and if you are wondering .... work is going well. I'm 3 days a week. Thursday and Friday at John Ross Insurance and Saturdays at Arbutus Insurance. I work occasional Sunday's when I'm not doing homework or visiting Kevin. So I KNOW you (Maam and Dad) cringe that I "booze" every Martini Monday but I often keep myself so busy 7 days a week that I really think I'm entitled to a few cocktails.
On a good week we try to incorporate Wings Wednesday and WINGS on Granville. It's usually me, Montana, her boyfriend Maneesh, our friend from highschool Bryan Tyler, Bryn, and his gf Liz. Michael and Charmaine just expressed interest in joining so it'd be great if they wind up coming next week. I think Ice Pilots has usally been on so they couldn't ever make it. Other than that, me and Mont try to do Feel Good Friday once a month. It consists of just me and her, a yummy home cooked meal, an $8.99 bottle of Fuzion Malbec, and a movie.
Char and Michael actually take me out quite a bit. It's sweet actually. We'll go for a quick bite, or a beer or 2 and it's always on them. I offer to pay for myself of course .... but I get the usual "you're a student!! Don't worry about it. Save your money for books"
Speaking of which, I managed to buy all my textbooks used from a girl her graduated last semester. I paid $140 total whereas a lot of girls paid more than $300 for new books. I lucked out :)
Kay well it's 8:15 and I'm hungry so I'll write later xoxo
AM - Visual Merchandising
I have the same teacher for this class as I did art and technology. I was soooo nervous because she was a terrible teacher and so condescending. It wasn't just me that thought so, I think every girl in the class gave her a bad teacher's evaluation. And her voice!!! Like nails on a chalkboard. Which for my first class after Martini Monday you can imagine would be terrible. But I was suprised when she was nice, and funny, and even knowledgable in this subject! I had to take an Advil from her voice, but the rest was great! I really actually enjoyed the class .We were all suprised :)
PM - Textiles
I feel well prepared for this course because we touched on the basics of fibers and yarns and threads in my Design Awareness class. She's a tough teacher ... probably the toughest I've had so far but I know I will respect her and learn lots.
Wednesdays:
AM - Marketing
I love this class too!! :) The teacher has a great way of explaining things without reading the text book and uses his personal experiences in Marketing to help the information resonate. It's refreshing too, to have a teacher acknowledge that 90% of what you learn in a classroom will fly in one ear and out the other. But he says that as long as we can grasp and understand the basic concepts, we will succeed. After all, you're always able to research Marketing Tips if you ever stumble across a problem in a real marketing position.
So overall it's gonna be a really tough semester. Last term we only had 1 final and 1 regular quiz, and 1 in class essay for all 5 classes. But this term, we have mid-terms and finals in 4 out of the 5 classes. It's gonna be hectic but I love each class and I'm so pumped for it.
Oh, and if you are wondering .... work is going well. I'm 3 days a week. Thursday and Friday at John Ross Insurance and Saturdays at Arbutus Insurance. I work occasional Sunday's when I'm not doing homework or visiting Kevin. So I KNOW you (Maam and Dad) cringe that I "booze" every Martini Monday but I often keep myself so busy 7 days a week that I really think I'm entitled to a few cocktails.
On a good week we try to incorporate Wings Wednesday and WINGS on Granville. It's usually me, Montana, her boyfriend Maneesh, our friend from highschool Bryan Tyler, Bryn, and his gf Liz. Michael and Charmaine just expressed interest in joining so it'd be great if they wind up coming next week. I think Ice Pilots has usally been on so they couldn't ever make it. Other than that, me and Mont try to do Feel Good Friday once a month. It consists of just me and her, a yummy home cooked meal, an $8.99 bottle of Fuzion Malbec, and a movie.
Char and Michael actually take me out quite a bit. It's sweet actually. We'll go for a quick bite, or a beer or 2 and it's always on them. I offer to pay for myself of course .... but I get the usual "you're a student!! Don't worry about it. Save your money for books"
Speaking of which, I managed to buy all my textbooks used from a girl her graduated last semester. I paid $140 total whereas a lot of girls paid more than $300 for new books. I lucked out :)
Kay well it's 8:15 and I'm hungry so I'll write later xoxo
Monday, April 4, 2011
April 4th - Start of my second semester
Well hey there! Fancy meeting you here.
Today, after a well-lived 2 week break, was my first day back at school. I am IN LOVE with my Monday classes. As for Tuesdays and Wednesdays .... it's too soon to tell.
**Monday AM - Fashion Illustration
I had to go buy a crap tonne of art supplies for this class and I am SO not an artist. It made me kinda nervous. The 2-level craft store I went to was so overwhelming and I had to hunt down charcoal pencils, and graphite pencils, and 2hb and 5hb and tracing paper and graph paper and the list goes on. But during our class overview today I realized I have nothing to be frightened of. My teacher is super laid back - typical of an art teacher - and advised that as long as a person shows up and does what's asked, you won't just pass; you will get an A. Easy peasy.
**Monday PM - Fashion Awareness 1
I have always been so excited for this class and the reality of which did not dissapoint. My teacher is just a fountain of knowledge and I can't help but automatically have a tremendous amount of respect for her. It seems that you ask her anything at all and she will give you a 10 minute explanation of why it came to be, who designed it, the dates the photoshoot was released, who the designer had an affair with, the mistress' birthday blah blah blah. It's amazing.
This kind of stuff may not seem interesting to you but I adore it. I like randomly knowing that the classic Chanel quilted purse came out in February 1955 after Coco's 14 year absence from fashion due to her affair with a Nazi enemy and subsequential move to Switzerland after being shunned and ridiculed by Parisians for said affair. hahaha, I love that when you ask a typical college student "what did you learn today?" you will most likely get a dorky answer like - "well, in 1960 Joseph Kittenger flew 102,000 feet up and past the tropopause by hot air balloon then jumped into free fall to test the results of atmospheric pressure on the human body." Whereas you ask me this same question and you get gossip from the 1920's or the fact that so and so's Runway Show demonstrated inspiration from Egyptian Royalty. It seems kind of ridiculous and somewhat trivial; but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Oh - I guess I went off on quite the tangent there. To summarize what I actually review in Fashion Awareness 1 is this:
We disect different era's in fashion (today we started with Victorian era {1890's} and the Edwardian era {1901-1910}; named such because of who held the throne at the time) and we look closely at what they wore and why they wore it based on different political and economic events at the time. Also, we look at how these trends influenced art and architecture or those same eras (and vice versa). It's rad.
That's all for today; I'll let you know how tomorrow goes :)
Today, after a well-lived 2 week break, was my first day back at school. I am IN LOVE with my Monday classes. As for Tuesdays and Wednesdays .... it's too soon to tell.
**Monday AM - Fashion Illustration
I had to go buy a crap tonne of art supplies for this class and I am SO not an artist. It made me kinda nervous. The 2-level craft store I went to was so overwhelming and I had to hunt down charcoal pencils, and graphite pencils, and 2hb and 5hb and tracing paper and graph paper and the list goes on. But during our class overview today I realized I have nothing to be frightened of. My teacher is super laid back - typical of an art teacher - and advised that as long as a person shows up and does what's asked, you won't just pass; you will get an A. Easy peasy.
**Monday PM - Fashion Awareness 1
I have always been so excited for this class and the reality of which did not dissapoint. My teacher is just a fountain of knowledge and I can't help but automatically have a tremendous amount of respect for her. It seems that you ask her anything at all and she will give you a 10 minute explanation of why it came to be, who designed it, the dates the photoshoot was released, who the designer had an affair with, the mistress' birthday blah blah blah. It's amazing.
This kind of stuff may not seem interesting to you but I adore it. I like randomly knowing that the classic Chanel quilted purse came out in February 1955 after Coco's 14 year absence from fashion due to her affair with a Nazi enemy and subsequential move to Switzerland after being shunned and ridiculed by Parisians for said affair. hahaha, I love that when you ask a typical college student "what did you learn today?" you will most likely get a dorky answer like - "well, in 1960 Joseph Kittenger flew 102,000 feet up and past the tropopause by hot air balloon then jumped into free fall to test the results of atmospheric pressure on the human body." Whereas you ask me this same question and you get gossip from the 1920's or the fact that so and so's Runway Show demonstrated inspiration from Egyptian Royalty. It seems kind of ridiculous and somewhat trivial; but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Oh - I guess I went off on quite the tangent there. To summarize what I actually review in Fashion Awareness 1 is this:
We disect different era's in fashion (today we started with Victorian era {1890's} and the Edwardian era {1901-1910}; named such because of who held the throne at the time) and we look closely at what they wore and why they wore it based on different political and economic events at the time. Also, we look at how these trends influenced art and architecture or those same eras (and vice versa). It's rad.
That's all for today; I'll let you know how tomorrow goes :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Tout Le Monde
During my travels in South America I began to feel really inspired with all the different shops in all the different countries. Brazilian jewelry, Peruvian wool, Argentian leather .... the list goes on. I started to recognize an unfortunate reality; we cannot buy these items in Victoria. I'm sure a few stores here and there offer samples of such items -Ten Thousand Villages for example - but no fashionable boutiques really offer a plethora of universally unique items. So I started to brainstorm and I started to sketch. My ideas turned into a floor plan of the boutique I would like to open one day - Tout Le Monde - literally meaning All the World. So when we were asked to make a porfolio about an imaginary business in my Art and Tech class, I was excited because I already had the ideas and now it was only a matter of translating those ideas into cohesive images in photoshop. Click on the link below to see the final product - it's worth 40% of my mark so I hope you, as well as my prof, likes it :) http://www.scribd.com/doc/51728087
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Mountview Arms - Kitsilano
The Tacky BathroomHey :) So this is my apartment! It was advertised as a 2 bedroom but really they just boarded up the den to call it that. We took down the boards and put up a scarf, which I now use as my door. I blocked the den door with my bed because it leads to the kitchen and who wants to see dirty dishes immediately after waking up? It's gross .... especially after Martini Mondays.
Our teensy kitchen. To the left, opposite the fridge, is the door leading to my "bedroom"
My room
Our teensy kitchen. To the left, opposite the fridge, is the door leading to my "bedroom"
My room
Sunday, March 13, 2011
random assignments
This is biography I wrote on designer Gareth Pugh. Pardon the wierd look of it, you can't copy and paste into blogs for some reason. I actually had to write script and I'm clearly no good at it.
February GARETH PUGH by Lisa Sadler Since graduating from Central St. Martins in 2003, Gareth Pugh has demanded the fashion world’s attention by experimenting with intense form and volume while simultaneously creating avant-garde headpieces as theatrical additions to his garments. Pugh, now 29, captured the Pugh’s earlier collections included stiff, architectural shapes in a monochromatic palette that were considered to be “wearable sculptures”. During the past eight years however, his collections have steadily evolved to feature a more romantic mood with an heir of femininity. However this is not to say that his designs have strayed from his iconic hard edge, it’s just that there is now a fluidity and movement that wasn’t quite present before. So much so that Gareth chose to present his Fall 2009 and Spring 2011 collections as a film in replace of a runway show. “My clothes are about movement and how they work” he said. “It’s so nice to see them in this way than just to see them in stills. It makes what I communicate to everybody so much more concise and slick and [is displayed] how I want it to be seen”. Gareth Pugh’s collections often contain natural fabrics such as furs and leathers to create an animalistic energy symbolic of aggression. His collections are self-described as “very beautiful, but with an underlying current of violence”. This can easily be seen in his constant desire to play with the struggle between light and dark. His designs are a captivating blend of edginess and sensuality. Pugh has been featured in Vogue, Dazed and Confused, on Style.com and his designs can be found in Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman. Gareth’s most recent challenge was unveiled just last month. He was commissioned to showcase a mini-collection designed specifically for Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy. He did so by producing another short film with Ruth Hogben, whom he collaborated with for his previous presentations. With Pitti at end, make sure to keep an eye on what Gareth will do next. There’s no telling what he’s capable of. And this is one that I did for my costuming class. Hope it works! :)
1, 2011
interest of the fashion elite with his Fall 2006 debut at London Fashion Week followed by his ANDAM Fashion Award in 2008.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/50671692
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Hi Maaaaam
Dear Maaam:
This blog is mainly for you. You wanna hear alllll about school, but I don't wanna talk alllllll about school. It's not 'cause I don't like talking to you, it's because I come home from class and I tell Montana about my day. Then before I go to bed I talk to Kevin and I tell him my day. Then, people at work ask how school is going, and blah blah blah. So believe it or not, I get bored talking about me. So this is a blog where you can check in and see my projects and get a glimpse of what my life is like here in Vancouver.
This blog is mainly for you. You wanna hear alllll about school, but I don't wanna talk alllllll about school. It's not 'cause I don't like talking to you, it's because I come home from class and I tell Montana about my day. Then before I go to bed I talk to Kevin and I tell him my day. Then, people at work ask how school is going, and blah blah blah. So believe it or not, I get bored talking about me. So this is a blog where you can check in and see my projects and get a glimpse of what my life is like here in Vancouver.
my classes
Design Awareness
Costuming for TV and Film
Art and Technology
Public Relations
Effective Communications
I am just about finished my first semester but I'll post some of my work later for you to see. I haven't quite figured out how to "blog".
1. Design Awareness was good. I just had my final exam and there were only 5 questions or so that I was unsure of. A good sign right? I'll keep you posted when I find out my marks.
2. MY FAVORITE CLASS! The teacher kinda drives me nuts because she repeats herself a billion times. If I have to hear another stupid story about her granddaughter's Irish Dancing I am gonna punch her out. Thankfully I only have one class left. Anyways, I think I'd like to look into a career in costuming when I'm finished this program. Unless another class in my next 3 semester grab my attention like this one did.
3. Stupid and I hate it.
4. PR is okay. It's good to understand all the aspects, but I don't want to do PR so I find it somewhat usless.
5. It's about dissesting fashion shows and writing cohesive runway reviews. It's also about stylized writing for different audiences and other fun stuff. My final was last week. I had to write 2 in-class essays of 500-700 words. I'll keep you posted.
That's it for now. Kay bye. xoxo
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