Patagonia's cradle to cradle- Missing that school I went to

Stuff that I learned at Cornell is coming back to life! At work, the higher ups and merchandisers had a big meeting about fit, and that the higher-ups hired a consultant to assess the fit of the clothing sold. They said that the pants here have the most consistent fit out of all of the womenswear apparel companies, and then they listed that there are so many ways that more clothing can get sold by improving the fit of the product. They have no idea that I studied so much about fit in school, and have done that class bodyscanning project...

The other thing that I was studying about was apparel sustainability, and not only shoes, but underwear is now going to be going through a cradle to cradle system! Yay for underwear! I just wish that one day that my company will get on this green bandwagon soon....

Check out the stupid yet cute video!

Patagonia recycling

Christmas Memories for 2006

So, call me weird, but I asked for a xmas tree from my nicey nicey bf this year- and it's a very nice tree. Since there was more room in his parents house, we put it up in there and decorated it with stuff that's been hiding in the attic for several years! Free ornaments! From decades past!
It's so ridiculously fun to decorate trees. In New England, it is a given that your tree will be a live tree. Ours was a very prickly blue spruce that was very wide. We had a couple hundred glass ornaments on it, but for some funny reason, the ornaments that were the most fun were these guys that were probably made by one of Cs sisters at some point...


Last but not least, Cs sister made me this very cool stocking- it's made of OLD SWEATERS! Tres chic example of reuse, no?

Is Flatulence Good Or Evil?

That is one of the questions I will be asking my tour audiences when I take them around the ICA. I love this building! The highest floor is a glowing box, and the wood on the inside is a really nice color gray. It is the first time I've seen a place finish wood to look like how it will be when it's outdoors, because the outside wood will weather naturally, and what color will it be? Gray! Those of my friends who need that one more excuse to come to Boston just to visit me, this new museum is another reason to come over, ok? I'll be your personal tour guide, and maybe one day in the nicer weather, we might be able to board a Duck tour and get to the museum!
Or get on the T and use a CharlieCard!

Tapping Card T Fare Info

When I was in Singapore, we used this system to get around on the bus and the train- it is SO EFFICIENT!!! Instead of feeding a card in a specific direction, which takes time and hand coordination, you just tap your card on the black reader. Simple. Functional. That's why I love Singapore.


Paris Fashion Show exhibit is coming to town!

So Exciting! At the MFA, there will be a fashion show exhibit on display for the next few months. For the first time garments from 2006 collections from Paris, shown in the Carrousel de Louvre, will be in Boston (?) And I'm sure none of my students know about this blog, so they won't have any clue that I'm going to make them do an assignment involving this exhibit, heh heh.

 

MFA Fashion Show 2006 Exhibit Link

And speaking of museums, yay for the ICA- it's almost done! December 10th it will open on the waterfront- I better start studying the museum tour guide book!

ICA Home Page

The NEW AF-Competition

So, in 2004 I entered my thesis project into a student fashion competition and became one of the 14 American finalists to go to Paris and show my work on the same runways that they use during Paris fashion week. It was a really cool, yet EXPENSIVE effort to go there.

This year, however, the AF-competition lost it's Air France/ Pffaff sewing machine sponsorship, so it's no longer a competition against students from 15 other countries. Instead it's just a US competition and my professor was actually a judge for the 1st round sketches- pretty cool, huh?
Not nearly as cool as the ASTOUNDINGLY AWESOME internships that were given to the 6 students who became finalists!
Imagine being an American student who won a chance to go to Belgium or Paris to study under the likes of Ann-Valerie-Nash and Veronique Branquinho, etc? These designers aren't well-known in the United States, but they are very innovative and edgy.
Check out the very nice sketches the students submitted for their entries:


   
• The Arts of Fashion Competition Link of Winners


  

Sister Wedding in Sedona, AZ

Sedona, AZ is such a very unique place- it's amazing such scenery exists in the United States....

Ok, for those who are curious about how my dress came out photos from my cousin:





It was a GREAT wedding- it had to be taken indoors b/c of rain! but after the ceremony, our banquet room displayed amazing views of Sedona and TWO cool rainbows. Congratulations, Mrs. B!

Mt. Ida Gallery Show

Yet again, I find a way to utilize the stuff I made for my master's thesis!

 

Mt. Ida College Faculty Gallery Show

I display half-sized versions of my thesis for the show, which runs on campus for about a month. It is titled "The never-ending wardrobe" and the mini-clothes are so cute. They show that the above pieces of fabric are a pattern for multiple garments.