Hermoine and The Captian

Ok, so this one is a little silly.  For some reason, I got the idea to do "Character Inspired" collages.  I did two of them, and I am ambivalent about how they turned out, I was just messing around.  But I just couldn't NOT add them, you know?  So here goes.




Hermoine - best character ever from Harry Potter.  I have no idea if this is how she'd really dress, but this is how I would dress, inspired by her. Her casual wear seemed very perfect for england weather - jeans and henleys and plaid and nice but practical jackets.  I don't think she ever wore boots, but I love boots and I have to include them in everything so those were the most Harry Potter inspired boots I could find.

The next was harder, because it was a male character to female clothes.  I had a hard time of it, as you can probably tell.  But I wasn't going for Gold, I was just messing about.
Captain Reynolds, from Firefly.  O, Captian, my Captian, how I love thee. HAD to include the Brown Coat. Teehee.  Ok so maybe its not that bad.  Who knows. I kinda like it. It was hard getting those harnessy-belt-thingies photoshopped onto the outfit and look like it was on a real body.  There are some amazingly interesing harness-belt-thingies out there on the market nowadays - insanely expensive, yes, but if I had the money, I'd be buying them up like candy. Such a great way to have extra pockets all kinds of places.  And I just have an obsession with buckles and belts and having details and doodads everywhere. 

Bringing Badass to Casual and Classy, Alike

Here are a few more, with a new, more concise way of being put together that I'm trying.  More of a full outfit, without so many options.  A little less confusing, I hope! And a few might even have my name on them.  I'm trying to make them more....what, efficient maybe? I don't know.  Just trying it out.  I might need this to look more professional someday?  Most likely not though.  I've been headed in a different career direction lately. Makeup Artist! Who would've thought!?  Anyway, here's some more of my latest collages.

Heres a casual one, more on the badassery side, which I tend to prefer.  Greys and blacks are my favorite for some reason....They just are.  I got to play with some interesting jewelry here that I just LOVED, and the idea of necklace stacking, which was hard to show but hopefully people can use their imagination.  And I'm just in love with that leather satchel. Just Delicious. 

So this one, I'm not as sure about.  I was trying to think of a scenario, of say, a fancy artshow in Downtown Portland, or some kind of event, where I would need to look a bit more dressed up, but would still have plenty of room to show personality. I was also trying to combine feminine classy with hard-rock personality, something that doesn't usually meet.  I feel like it would've come together more if I'd including a model with hair and makeup to complete the whole look.  Its so hard to put the whole outfit into perspective when its forced to be in bits and pieces like this.  Looking back I might've messed with the proportions a bit, to help with perspective.  Oh well, is what it is! I can always go back later I guess, but I rarely have the patience too.

 

 This one is a "Summertime Badass" type deal, with more black and leather than the usual summer outfit idea.Glossy raven feathers in the jewelry, Black longsleeves but mesh and lightweight and airy.  Added one of those Galaxy printed pieces that are so popular nowadays. I love space, so I don't mind that trend at all, if its done right.  I figured this is nice and different. A summer evening with friends, going to a local band's concert or such.  Hanging out in the depths of youth and nighttime and endless possibilities.  I love it.  I'd most likely wear it, if it looked flattering on me. Maybe I'll find something like this to try, and see if it would. Thats one reason I make these.

Long Time, No Post, Woops!

So, for some reason I forgot I had this blog. AND I've made plenty of collages, even started putting my name on em' so people know I actually made them and not just stole them from other people.  Because I'm finding more and more people make these than I ever thought.  And here I was, thinking I was doing something unique! Sigh. So much for that.  BUT I still enjoy making these, even though they serve no purpose.  They're still fun.  I've even started a project called "My Dream Closet" which I'll address later, in bits, when I'm finished.  Theres way tooooo many collages involved in that to start now.  I'll see where I left off, and post a couple I've made since last I logged in.

 These are some I've done for my friend Kerrilynn, she saw my past ones and wanted me to make some to fit her style sense, sort of a long-distance stylist in a way of mere suggestion and ideas, since I can't actually buy her these things or help her try them on or even tell her where to buy them really.  She enjoyed it, and it was a fun exercise for me too.

Some that I forgot to post after I made them...

A summer (maybe more fall or spring, that in-between weather that is great for layers) outfit, playing around with colors and textures. I had trouble with my proportions in this one, sorry. And its hard to see everything I added here because of all the layers. I just really wanted to show the effect of how it looked put together, rather than having the layers next to each other and separate.  Its very gypsy-inspired, and I would wear this, most definitely.

An outfit with no options, no accessories, completely simple and causal and amazing. I rarely make ones like this.

A summery outfit inspired by black crochet and the fact that I do not abandon my black in the summer. This is one sexy beach or summer outfit, yes?  I love the layering of two bathing suit tops and then the skirt and belt. And the shoe options work for people like me who can't do heels then for folks who CAN do heels. 

Here's one I just did tonight, enjoy :)

Red Lace

So I've started a different type of collage that, to anyone else, will look exactly like any of my others. These are done specifically for me, my style, and are made ONLY out of the things I am actually capable of buying and GOING TO buy someday soon.  This makes it immensely more fun for me. Since I can't purchase them yet, I can sort of "play dress up" in a sense like I would if I actually had them. 

I've also been designing my dream closet, which I guess is probably very sad and pathetic. I've been making basic grouping collages of which items I would actually buy to put IN that closet. :)  I wont show those in this yet though. This one is for my newest collage, which I'm in love with. This dress is everything I love about lace. Romantic, elegant yet comfortable and casual enough to pass for everyday wear. Its unique, sooooo me, and completely fills this niche of style that I apparently fit into at this point in my life. I guess my styles have reflected different eras of my life...and I am SO READY to get the clothes that truly reflect the "era" I'm in right now. I'm an adult, yet still young, much more sure of myself, comfortable in my life and very much in love and happy and content - yet still passionate and a pinch of ambition and adventurousness in there too.  I'm no longer hiding in all black and angry clothes, I'm not trying to fit in a pin-up niche, I'm not jeans and t-shirt teenager girl, I'm not trying to be overtly sexy to get attention, I'm just ME! Which is a wonderful feeling, I must say.  I've always ENJOYED fashion as a form of art my whole life, just in love with the textures and colors and gorgeous diversity fabric has to offer as an art form, but I've also always used clothing to hide behind or to attain some goal before. Now I can truly embrace it as an artistic expression of myself. And its exciting. I can't wait to REALLY get started, and toss all those clothes from years of just "making do" or forcing myself into a niche I didn't belong to.  It will be truly liberating to have clothing that completely and utterly speaks of who I am.  Maybe thats silly to most people, a lot of folks would say that you dont need clothing to express who you are, and see clothing as a shallow thing to love. But thats them. This is me. I certainly am myself whether my clothes express it or not, I know that. But I FEEL FANTASTIC when my clothing can show the bits of me that I can't say out loud. When I feel like I'm wearing a piece of art and I look down and see the most gorgeous fabric or design or color and it fills me with the same joy I get when I go into a Art Museum and see the most beautiful paintings. My reactions are the same.  And when something just fits me right, and I look good, I feel ten times more confident and I'm not sitting there worrying the entire day about the fact a zipper is pinching me or I have to pull my pants up every five minutes or something is on the verge of making me flash everyone around me. I prefer to feel good in all ways about my clothes.  Its certainly not the only thing in this world I love, or that expresses me, or that I get excited about. Its just one little aspect of my life I prefer to enjoy instead of stress about or ignore completely. Why not find joy in every part of life? Love the food you eat, love the place you live in, love the world outside, love the clothes you wear, how you look, the people in your life, the hobbies you have, the skills you were blessed with.  Love it all! This is just one way I do that! I have enough in my life thats full of fear and pain and disappointment and anger...I prefer to take up every inch of space that those AREN'T occupying and fill it with joy and passion and love.  
Yeesh, sorry, that turned into a rant.  On to the collage!!!!

I'd kill for this one

I'm in love with this next collage I did tonight.  I want this outfit soooooooo bad.  A touch of gypsy, a touch of sultry, some badass and some AWESOME.