What Fashion Majors Study:

Accounting. Adobe Illustrator. Advertising. Assortment Planning. Architecture. Artistry. Business Informatics. Calculus. Communication. Computer Programming. Construction. Consumer Law. Consumer Research. Costing. Creativity. Culture. Current Events. Economics. Editorial Writing. Entrepreneurship. Environmental Issues. Ethics. Event Planning. Financing. Geography. Graphic Design. Industry Research. Inventiveness. Leadership. Legal Issues. Management. Marketing. Materials Engineering. People Skills. Photoshop. Politics. Presentation Skills. Problem Solving. Retail. Standards Testing.Tailoring. Technical Writing. Textile Chemistry. Trend Forecasting.

And yes, "shopping and sewing".

EVENT OF THE YEAR

This Friday is the day I have been waiting for for months!! The Fashion Merchandising and Design Society will be holding their annual fashion show in Squires. The theme is Celestial Couture, with designs inspired by the heavenly skies above, and may I say, the show this year is kick-ass! And yes, I have some featured designs ;)

Tickets are $5 in advance, and can be purchased in Squires Student Center or online. You can also buy them at the door for $7 day of. Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00, and all overage guests are invited to the super-fab after party at TOTS! Be there or be lame lovelies!

Birthday Wish

Sooo I have been shopping around for the past week or so for a new dressform, as I have outgrown my old one from my teeny high school days and I have bashed the shoulders more than a time or two. Here is one that I have found on Amazon and am very much hoping to find on my doorstep sometime the weekend of March 27th :) It is completely versatile whether you want to do skirts, pants, sleeves, or whatever, and I have found Dritz to be a great, reliable brand. Fingers crossed, especially as I have already started planning big things for next years fashion show at Tech!

Class Happenings

For my Fit, Pattern, and Drape Class, we had an assignment over the break to collect some abstract art images and create some inspired sketches. I found the online portfolio of Ione Citrin and fell in love. Here are a few of her works I chose, and sketches will come later!

Lagoon with Sunset

Outposts

Succulents

String of Pearls

Water #2

Thought of the Week

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest details.

~Giorgio Armani

Rainy Daysss

How do I deal with a rainy day in Charlotte? Well, I had already planned ahead by bringing down my machine and some bolts of fabric, and right now I am having fun seeing how much use and looks I can get out of what I have. And to make things even better, today Lifetime Real Women is showing a Project Runway Season 8 marathon! Making it work indeed!

Ab Fab!

This is an awesome invention! I have tried to experiment before with adding batting and such to my dress form, for the purposes of fitting it to my proportions and also to fill in the gaps on the sides where I have adjusted it. This system is such a simple thing once you see it, but I think it would make a world of difference! For sure on my wish list!

Amazon Dress Form System from Fabulous Fit