Travels with Face Hunter

Travels with Face Hunter: Street Style from Around the World

by Yvan Rodic

c/o Running Press

I have recently added a new book to my stockpile of fashion reads.  Travels with Face Hunter tells the story of Yvan Rodic's travels around the globe through photos of street style, architecture, food, and people.  My favorite thing about this book is that it's not just a collection of images of shoes, handbags, or outfits.  Rodic really captures the soul of the different cities he visited (31 in all) in his photographs.  I enjoyed reading his quips about each new place, and it makes me want to visit and take it all in for myself.  Hopefully some day I'll be able to afford to travel to each beautiful place.

Travels with Face Hunter is to be released in May 2013.  I highly recommend ordering yourself a copy and spending your days vicariously living through the gorgeous photographs.

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Spirit

Photography by Drew Mistak and Brianna Moylan

I got to turn 22 this past weekend and received the best present ever, the chance to design for my first fashion show.  It was such an honor to be selected as one of a dozen talented designers to premiere collections at the 26th annual SPIRIT fashion show in Pittsburgh.  I paraded the 8 looks from my Fall 2013 collection Translation.  Here are some photos that I managed to wrangle up from my segment of the show.  This past week has been insanely hectic in preparation for the show, and now that it is over, I don't know what to do with myself!  I hope you like the pieces I had made and hopefully I get to do another show in the near future.

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Bodywarmer

"Bodywarmer" Autumn/Winter 2013

Ksenia Schneider

Images via Caption London

I'm alive!  Bare with me for the next week, I have been so busy anxiously finishing my collection for the show this weekend and preparing a professional website for job searches.  My show is this coming Saturday (holla at me if you'll be in Pittsburgh this weekend!) and I cannot be more excited.  I can't wait to publish it for you to see!

These are my favorite looks from the AW 2013 collection by Ksenia Schneider.  The duo are such amazing designers and I love the androgyny (they do menswear too!) behind the pieces.  I need to get myself that "Corruption" tee.  Hope you like the collection as much as I do and I'll be back soon!

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valley shoot

photography by Ohan Yilmaz

Here are more photos from my shoot and feature with Valley Magazine.  I'm wearing a studded blazer from PacSun, baggy trousers from Kill City, and one of my dad's vintage Boston t-shirts.  We shoot in a garden on campus, where the chill of winter had killed most of the greenery.  I'm so happy with how these photos turned out, and I hope that you like them!

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stripes

striped racerback dress from Garage

parka from Topshop

Dr Martens boots

bracelets by Maison Martin Margiela

clutch by Alexander Mcqueen

An oversized parka, a pair of Dr Martens and these unwonted ball-and-chain bracelets by MMM add the perfect military flare to this simple striped dress from Garage.  I love to fill my closet with black and white basics and top any outfit with a sprinkle of designer and high street pieces.  The weather is starting to warm up, and I cannot wait to shed my jeans for a little bare leg.

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Walls

One of my roommates just moved out, leaving me with an extra half a bedroom and a lot more space to decorate.  I was able to move my sewing machines into the room and take on some projects.  It was really hard to choose which ones, but I framed four of my Swissted posters (if you remember my post about the book, here) and made a DIY lighting fixture from a mason jar and an IKEA cord set.

The last poster, from Litographs, added the final touches to my new space.  I had published a previous post wearing my Great Gatsby t-shirt from the company, which you can find here.  The entire work of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is printed onto this poster.  I framed it and hung it above my bed.  As a huge literature buff, it is my favorite new piece.  Once I graduate in May, I will definitely be purchasing more posters from them to decorate my new flat.

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fashion tech

image via http://nicolekelnerdesigns.com

I don't really consider myself to be a tech blogger, but I love a good product, and am addicted to my iPhone and everything Apple.  A fellow student of Penn State, Nicole Kelner, has recently reached out to me and introduced me to her new innovation, the Smart Purse.  As well as being fashionable and convenient, the Smart Purse allows you to use your touch screen phone without taking it out of your bag.  Coming from someone who is quite clumsy, is constantly breaking and spilling everything in site, and loves a good night out on the town, I need this in my life if my phone is going to make it to its first birthday.

What impresses me most about Nicole is the fact that she taught herself to sew to make her design come to life.  Not too many people have that kind of dedication to their own ideas, and very little people have the talent and patience.

Right now, Nicole is running a campaign on IndieGoGo to produce the Smart Purse on a larger scale.  She is trying to raise $5,000 and has 17 days left to complete the goal.  You can check out the campaign here, and donate if you like what you see!

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Tell Me, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

thrifted jaguar applique sweatshirt

nude and white leather shorts from Forever 21

The snow is melting, it is finally Spring (even though some days it doesn't feel like it), and it is time to get outside and pretend like we aren't growing up.  After a lovely weekend in New Jersey/New York, I am trying to prepare myself for a week of nothing but sewing in preparation for model fittings this coming Sunday.  For those who don't know, I am designing for my first fashion show on April 13, and I am far from ready.  I feel like I'm on Project Runway with the stress and time restraint to finish my designs and alterations.  But, it's so exciting!

Aside from that, I did get some good shopping in this weekend, including these shorts which I scoured up and down a two floor Forever 21 to find in my size.  This sweatshirt is one of my new thrifted finds, I love the jaguar applique and the oversized feel.

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Reflections, Refractions

Reflections, Refractions by Maria Eisl

Images via http://www.mariaeisl.com/

I love these abstract shots by experimental fashion photographer and artist Maria Eisl.  The photos perfectly encapsulate the clothing and style while being completely ambiguous.  Maria has some really great work up on her site that is definitely worth checking out.

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Litographs

t-shirt c/o Litographs

studded blazer and jeans from Pacsun

sunglasses by Quay

flats by BCBG Paris

cuff diy

"I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Sometimes I like to couple my passion for literature with blog posts.  This usually entails adding a good book to a outfit collage or using a character in a novel as inspiration for a certain look.  In this post, I am actually wearing literature.  This t-shirt, from Litographs, is printed using the actual text from The Great Gatsby, one of my favorites.  Litographs creates one-of-a-kind t-shirts and posters using this and other great works of literature.  Their screen-printing process is unique and nonstandard, making each piece a work of art.  They even donate a book to a community in need with each purchase.

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Troopa

boots by Steve Madden

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you've probably noticed the new layout and design.  I've decided to take the blog in a semi-different direction.  I am making it more personal, and am using it to push myself creatively.  I realize how vague that sounds, but we will figure out what that means together.  I am really excited for the change, and I hope that you can appreciate and enjoy it.

These boots are actually my roommate's, but I plan on stealing them all the time.  I need to get myself a good pair of ass-kicking boots.  I'm looking for something Sid & Nancy meets colonial equestrian, preferably in black, and would look awesome with a pair of cut-offs.  If you have any suggestions...

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Valley Magazine Feature

Images via Valley Magazine

Check out my interview with Valley Magazine, just published today!  Special thanks to everyone involved! 

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In White We Trust

"In White We Trust" for Elle Mexico March 2013

Photographed by Santiago Ruisenow

Modeled by Madara

Styling by Maria Angeles Reygadas

White hot has been a persistant theme on the blog recently.  This editorial for Elle Mexico captures some perfect, edgy looks.  I might also be stealing her eye makeup for a special night out.

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Us Fish Must Swim Together

vintage-inspired swimsuit c/o Beverly Swimwear

sweatshirt and necklace from Forever 21

boots by Dirty Laundry

This weekend me and my boyfriend took a trip to Erie, PA to visit my best friend at her school.  On the way back we stopped at Presque Isle State Park to shoot this gorgeous vintage-inspired swimsuit I had received from Beverly Swimwear.  All of Beverly's work is hand-crafted, customizable, and perfect.  I am in love with the suit I received - it fits me perfectly, and is completely unique.  The back cut-outs are my favorite part.  I cannot wait until this summer when I can wear it all the time!

Sometimes the planets align and everything is perfect.  Despite my super-obvious goose bumps, it was a gorgeous day out - about 45 degrees F, which is warmer than it has been in weeks.  The shore was sheltered in floating ice packs that made it indistinguishable from the snowy sanddunes of the beach.  I felt like I was visiting Antartica, I have never seen anything like it.  I am so glad that we stopped, and I hope you enjoy our photos from the visit.

We just returned to a beautiful day in State College, but the romantic venture is still swimming through my mind.  Tomorrow it's back to class, but no time to think about that now.  I'm going to enjoy today with my boyfriend and wait for my roommates to return.  Us fish must swim together.

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