The Music of Fashion!

The touch, the feel of fabric, the fabric of our lives.....

The commercial and jingle tune for cotton has become somewhat iconic
to us all. The tune is as familiar as the taste of chocolate or an oreo cookie
dipped in milk. These foods also have some famous jingles that you may remember.

You can do a search for this commercial on You Tube, if you wish.

If you want to reduce fashion to its bare bones, you will find it in various
aspects of our lives. Every corner of our lives contains elements of things that make up fashion.

Many fashion bloggers quote Chanel who summed it up when she said that
fashion is in everything she sees.

Think about this as a point to ponder, and then look for concrete examples.


Everything is clothed!!!!

If you think about it, all of nature is clothed brilliantly and beautifully.

I was remarking upon the beauty of my friend's cat who has golden wheat and butterscotch
hues that inspire me to create clothing and even personal makeup.

The other cat reminds me of my parent's russian blue color in their carpeting.
Texture and colors and templates in all their glory!!!

I almost channeled Emily Dickinson one day when I spied a pair of cardinals, male and female, in the walk way of a friend's house. The way they are colored entranced me. No wonder Emily wrote this poem!

Think about peacocks, cheetahs, albino rabbits, the coats or manes of mares, or anything that gets you to stop and ponder the glories of nature.

Nature complements humans very well.

Books such as All things Bright and Beautiful, The Secret Garden, Green Mansions, and other such writers who concentrate on nature are greatly inspirational.

Speaking of complements, fashion helps us to complement one another as well. It constructs the choices we make, helps us coordinate, and allows us to match one another in harmony.

Next time you are at an event, look at the way everything connects. Admire the ways that families look together (spouses or children), weddings where the bride and groom harmonize with the bridal party and/or guests. The way the decor brings out feelings of peace and tranquility....

We are made to complement one another.



Fashion Research!

I found a site recently that helps fashion professionals research and market their products better. Have a look at: http://www.infomat.com/

Sign up if you are serious about fashion and want to work in it.


Fashion Sale!

Readers in Chicago! (Nordstroms)

Nordstrom will start their sale May 21st. This will be for women and children.