So inspiring ... and totally makes me want to do a puzzle.
I see a floral minidress coming....
Happy Madre Day!
Today was the epitome of relaxation. I met up with my sisters and my mom, had brunch outdoors, while basking in the sun, eating fabulous homemade food (thanks to the incredible chefs: my sis Nicole and bro in law Dave), and drinking mimosas all morning/afternoon. It was SO relaxing. So relaxing, in fact, that I am thinking of making it a normal weekend tradition, wake up, sit outside, get some morning sun, and drink mimosas. One day, I'll be able to wake up and do that on a daily basis, God willing, of course. Once Prim Suspects launches, I see big things happening. I can just feel it in my little bones.
Today I saw two people that I haven't seen in a very very long time. Coincidently, these are two people that are very dear to my heart. My friend Ali, who I love to death. She was the only person I knew in Jackson, until she moved to Philly and left me here. I totally understand her not missing Jackson for a second. I still, to this day, do not know one single person that is a Jackson resident.
I also saw my friend Torey, a friend of six years who I hold so incredibly dear to my heart. You know that person in your life that has this cozy little spot in your heart, regardless if they do something to make you absolutely hate them, or if they disappear for one year and you have no idea if they are even still alive? That's him. He has a special little spot in my heart that will never be filled up by anything, or anyone else. Even if he does decide to move to New Mexico on a whim ... again.
I plan on keeping these two little nuggets much closer than I had in the last year or two. Don't let the important people in your life get away. Ever.
As for where I stand musically, I am still diggin' MGMT (all nine songs on their album, no discrimination), Death Cab's Grapevine Fires, and Bell x1's The Great Defector. Pretty amazing tunes. Listen to them in the A.M. to ensure a good day.
Something funny ... I had to work on Saturday, which is an extreme rare occurrence. Correction, my body just had to be in the store, I didn't actually have to work. So, sitting in my office, sketching out designs for my line, Prim Suspects, I looked up, staring at the dress forms across from my desk, day dreaming about what I could picture them wearing. Then I walked into my shop to blast the radio. Walking past the wall of fabric, a lightbulb, no, a football field spotlight, went on in my head. Myself and my fashion obsessed brain instantly put two and two together. I rummaged through the heavier-than-me rolls of fabric, and grabbed anything that I could drape onto those naked little dress forms staring me down in my office. Finding this gray with white pinstripe silk stretch fabric, and a weird fabric that I could only imagine doing a bubble dress bottom with, I instantly got inspired to do a menswear-inspired dress. Jackpot. This was going to rule. I've never done anything menswear inspired before. I ended up with a braided necked, deep v neck dress, with a huge bustle in the back (I was feeling extremely avant garde at this particular moment). I was excited with how it came out, even more so excited that I had draped it in about 40 minutes flat. I'm getting so incredibly fast at draping. It's starting to scare me. I'd have Project Runway in the bag. Here's some photos of my menswear inspired dress, completed with navy shredded fabric scrap roses that I made...
Something about this photo makes me totally want to construct something completely classy...
With frills and bows and pretty things. The simplest of dresses with intense, small details. Something that's business in the front, party in the back. The way all dresses should be made!
I will have an intense week of designing ahead of me this week, so I will try and post those for you. Any of your lovely ideas would be much appreciated. After all ... you guys are gonna be the ones wearing it!
Toodles!
