New Storyboards~!

I was inspired by the cubist movement and a popular motif therein: the mackerel. It is a very striking fish in dark blue and iridescent white. Though the main colors I chose were grey and blue, one of my favorite color combinations is orange and blue so I thought I'd play with that a little. A cool palette usually could use a burst of a bright, hot hue. The silhouette was also taken from cubism; it is boxy but still displays the feminine form.

 

For the current "Spring" I decided to harken back to a good old standby, diaphanous peasant wear, and add the twist of tooled leather.I kept the pretty hues of purple, pink, and green and made sure they went well with rich red-brown leather. I was inspired by the works of John William Waterhouse whose pastoral landscapes created an air of whimsy. 

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Most Influential Event on Fashion in 2012: according to me.

The biggest, most influential foreseeable event of 2012 is probably going to be the election. It’s impossible to tell what will happen but here’s my guess. Whether President Obama stays in office, Newt or Mitt get sworn in, or maybe even Ron Paul does well this time we can only look forward to whatever the jobs market and economy are up to.

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Should we gain jobs and stability we’ll see an age of prosperity much like after WW1 in the 20’s or in Reagan’s 80’s. But no matter what I can definitely say that we have enjoyed our own aesthetic movement, as evident in the hipster lifestyle.

 

 

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The Aesthetic movement of the 1880’s-90’s believed in art for art’s sake, retrospection, and strange fashions that threatened the status quo… sound familiar?

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They sometimes lived beyond their means in order to slum comfortably, opting for outrageous fashions and dubious company. They were inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite artists who upheld the beauty of women from times past and encouraged dress reform.

 john william waterhouse, lady of shallot

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john william waterhouse, ophelia

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They closely followed the writings of Oscar Wilde.

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Look what I found!

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A favorite quote of mine from a satirical magazine of the time can be paraphrased in modern English as, “I don’t think I’m quite living up to my china.” Which is to say my house is in a better state than I am.

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Just the same way, the hipster crowd has cropped up in the last four years to flourish in all their decadence and false poverty. I can see them continuing to live in the times to come in glamorously dirty ways.

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Or maybe not dirty.