Movies are a huge source of inspiration for me, style wise. The first time I saw Moulin Rouge, I was absolutely dumbstruck by the sheer…awesomeness of it all. I watched it three days in a row, like we did as children with Aladdin and Jurassic Park and the Lion King. (Nobody else watched Jurassic Park [...]
December 4th, 2009All Posts Tagged With: "inspiration"
Everyone Hail to the Pumpkin Song
Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday, like so many other people out there! I’m a bit late to the game with this post, but there’s still plenty of time to come up with a kick-ass costume. Want some ideas? Here’s my three favorite costume ideas for this year:
V for Vendetta by declinedesigns
I love the idea [...]
10 More Places + Ways to Find Inspiration
After posting in the personal style series about finding inspiration, I thought I’d make another list of wacky and not-so-wacky ways to find inspiration:
Books! Pretty obvious, I’ll give you. Coffee table books – maybe one on a subculture? Orrr vintage fashions? Rock posters? Or of course; there’s always fiction. Alice in Wonderland is a terrific [...]
June 22nd, 2009Defining Your Personal Style, Part Three: Using Your Inspiration
So! Now that we’ve discussed how to get a rough concept and figuring out what your wardrobe essentials are, we’re going to discuss what is the logical next step (to me, anyways!): using your inspiration. You should have had some time now to build up an inspiration folder or think about movies that inspire you. [...]
June 6th, 2009Defining Your Personal Style, Part One: The Concept
Defining personal style can be an intensely difficult thing to do. For some people it comes very easily, for others, not so much. If you’ve spent every day for the last several years just throwing on whatever is comfortable in the morning, it can be pretty challenging to start actually thinking about your clothing choices. [...]
May 19th, 2009Making an Inspiration Board
No, not one with Polyvore or Picasa – those are for wimps! We’re talking a real, get your hands dirty (or at least, covered in rubber cement), paper-and-scissors inspiration board. Oh yeah.
This is great for two reasons:
1: If you’re a compulsive magazine hoarder like me, this gives you a chance to give them a second [...]
Mmm eye candy
Looking around on Flickr…(pictures are clickable)
Makes me miss my mohawk a little!
And here is another one, that won’t seem to let me grab the image source, but it is too awesome to pass up.
Enjoy!
