March 17, 2009

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Photo Fun!

March 17, 2009 in photos | No comments

So, yesterday was an inservice day. I had the entire day to do as I pleased. Yet, somehow my body decided to get up at freaking 5 am. Wide awake. **sigh** I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic with a friend. It was too cute. I laughed at just about every line. The clothes were awfully fun too. I especially liked one of her black and white coats.

Then we wondered down the street to Cost Plus World Market, because I’ve been craving some vanilla tea. I got the tea, and some peppermint tea, and some beers for Eric. They were giving them away at four dollars and some change for 8 of them! And I got an apron!

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Isn’t it pretty? The apron is the print. It came with the solid pink and striped dishtowels and a hot pad. I’m loving the happy colors!

So, this afternoon when I got off work, I realized I didn’t have keys. This was awfully unfortunate because Eric was out at Winkle and I had no idea when he’d get home. Thankfully, he was almost done and made it home about 30 minutes after me. So to amuse myself, after trying all our doors to make sure they were really locked, I took a bunch of photos in the back yard. Enjoy!

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Peace,

Katy ^_^

I Almost Forgot

March 17, 2009 in fashion | No comments

The day before my interview, I went to the deYoung in San Francisco. They have an exhibit on YSL running through the beginning of April. We went the first Tuesday of the month, so the museum was free, the exhibit was $10. I definitely enjoyed myself, but was a little underwhelmed at the same time.

It seemed like I’d seen a lot of it before. And I have seen a few of the pieces previously in other exhibits. I was able to actually examine a Mondrian gown at FIT back in 2004 as I was working on my thesis. I’d link to the thesis, but I no longer have an electronic copy as it was one of those files that has been misplaced since we seem to constantly be updating our computers. Definitely, one of the potential downfalls of living with a computer nerd. But there is way more benefit than consequence, trust me! That and I definitely rushed at the end of my thesis and my illustrations were pretty awful, and I never created the outfits, though I had designed several. Hrm… Let’s just say I got a little boy crazy, since Eric and I started dating in November, were engaged by March and planning a wedding for July. Some of my senior projects suffered a bit. Definitely not one of my finest moments.

Back to the YSL exhibit. I was definitely underwhelmed, but I’m not sure why. Maybe it was because my favorite garment was a very classic black tunic, circa 1960. No one else seemed moved by it, but boy was I. The cut was spectacular. Maybe it is because my aesthetic has become much more simple. I definitely appreciated the sewmanship, is that a word? I appreciated the accessorizing and seeing some garments I’d never seen before. I appreciated YSL’s avant garde approach–I can’t imagine a world where a woman in trousers would be considered appalling. But beyond that, I still left being underwhelmed.

Hrm..

Peace,

Katy