I purchased the above Wildfox mustache t-shirt at Bloomingdale's back in May and usually wear it at the beach. A few weeks ago, one of my guy friends made a comment about how he wants a mustache shirt. I started my search around different stores to find the perfect mustache male shirt. I ended up finding one at Urban Outfitters but I didn't think he would like it. I then realized - why not make a one of a kind, personal touch mustache t-shirt? The creative wheels started to roll. I thought about what might interest him and how he always wants to learn something new. He also mentioned in passing that he was learning Greek in his free time. The light bulb went off! I started to research different languages and the word "mustache".
The end result was nine different languages and one happy friend!
One day when I was at my family’s beach house, I decided to challenge
myself and try something I haven’t tried before using Illustrator CS5. Since I
have never recreated a photograph into a graphic image I thought it was best to
start with a picture of myself. The graphic of me took about seven hours. After
I finished it, I looked at it….thought, “hey, this actually looks pretty cool”.
I showed my family and started to work on a second graphic image of my dog. In
the past, we had gotten two hand drawings of my dog by artists at local events.
At the end, they didn’t look like him so I knew that this would mean a lot to
my family and me. I currently have this graphic photo of my dog on my
background on my iPhone. The last drawing was done for my grandparent’s 64th
Wedding anniversary. This black and white photo was a huge challenge but I ended
up finishing it within two days and putting it in a frame to give to my
grandparents. They
were thrilled and amazed!
This challenge was a success and I’m very happy with how
these turned out, especially since I originally learned how to use Illustrator
for creating flat sketches.
This is our creative press kit for the store. We wanted everyone to know that they make handmade clothing. We then decided to go with the idea of a sewing box!
Meet Valentino the Yorkie. He is one fashionable pup. He has a personal stylist that enjoys finding adorable clothing, myself. Since I have a brother, we call him Tino for short. Below, is a short clip of some of his clothes. I must warn you, he has tons of clothes!
Tino is our first dog and I had no idea how many retailers have clothing/accessories for dogs. Your dog can be as fashionable as you are! Below are a few retailers that do carry items.
Project Runway Season 8 was all about new technology and how we can incorporate it in fashion. With the new technology with HP Touch Smart Desktop it is now easier and faster to create a textile design. Just think, your fingers can be the next big textile design!
Below is also from Project Runway Season 8. This is the HP Touch Smart Notebook. The designers used the notebook to create there sketches without using color pencils/ markers or pencils/pens. This is also reducing the use of paper! Maybe one day we won't be using pencils or paper.
Watching the above video about H&M Spring/ Summer Look
book, I enjoyed looking at the clothes.
I have not personally purchased anything from H&M, but these clothes
look rich and expensive. They sure did get that image across to the viewers. Most of the looks that were shown I actually would
buy. I liked how they had models walking
and they also showed the back view. Having the models walking, I could see how
the garment would move on a person. The music that was added to this video was
great. If they didn’t have music, I would find this boring. Overall, H&M
did a amazing job with this look book!
The next video below is also H&M. Versace has teamed up
with H&M and this line with be hitting the stores this month (November
2011). This is very exciting!!! This
video does showcase both a collection for women and men. I must say, most of the video
shows the women's collection and only a few looks from the men's. Some of these looks
are a little too out there for me but all the black ones, I would definitely rock
them. At the end of the video, they showed some of the men’s clothing…. These looks
are way out there! Whoever who will wear these are a trend setter. I wonder if this will be as big as Missoni was for Target?
Nordstrom BP
This video above is Nordstrom BP (Brass Plum). This is the
first department and retailer that I worked for when I was 16 years old. BP
targets to teenage girls/ young adults. Their price point is very reasonable and
reminds me of Forever 21, but with better quality. This video is very creative
and targets to their customers. I liked how this look book has a story and it’s
something you won’t forget!
