quinta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2010
A Quick DIY Project Using Collected Stamps
Stamp collecting was not something I thought about until my dad suggested I look over my grandpa's stash. Once I saw how colorful and interesting the old postage was, I immediately filled an envelope with my favorites. Then I started on a project to keep them from languishing in a drawer any longer.
Aldo Lanzini's crochet masks at Missoni
Aldo Lanzini's beautifully alarming crochet masks most recently made an appearance at Missoni's Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show when the 30 ushers wore them to seat people.
quarta-feira, 29 de setembro de 2010
The Right To Wear Bright Colors
[Photos and text Ari Seth Cohen]While I was in London this summer,Fanny Karst creator of the brilliant Old Ladies Rebellion recommended that I meet Bridget Sojourner. At 72, Bridget is full of life and energy. She gets stopped all over the world for her fun and fashionable attire and she revealed, ' As a young girl no one stopped me. I was quite like a lot of young girls. Now I'm unusual because I'm older.
Bridget had a long career as a health educator, but has always been interested in fashion. As a young girl she copied folios from Balenciaga and Schiaparelli and dreamed of being a designer, nun and actress. She fused these passions together as an educator, interested in peace and development. Her colorful wardrobe is almost a political statement. She says, ' When people started stopping me about my clothes I thought, I've been through feminism, racism, all the prejudices. I'm an activist and Ageism is the last bastion.' She thought about how to fight ageism and the idea that older people have to vanish in society by becoming a model in her 70s.
Many people believe that older people should act and dress a certain way. That they should step back and quiet their voices. Many people don't pay attention to older people at all. It is my belief that creativity, style, and spirit advance with age. We can learn so much from our elders. I salute Bridget for her creativity, vitality and will to change ideas and challenge stereotypes.
Dressing age appropriate.
Pantone Visa Card
There are no words to express how much glee the new Pantone Visa credit cards bring me. Okay, Okay … I know it’s absurd (and potentially very dangerous) to get giddy over what may be seen as the most audacious kind of marketing, on the very icon of consumerism. But… like you don’t use a credit card …
terça-feira, 28 de setembro de 2010
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