The end of the semester

Finals week is here and after this week the semester of spring 2010 will be over. I gotta say that this was a rather hard semester for me. I took a good amount of classes that really filled up my schedule. Also I got a job that gave me about thirty hours a week. I was pretty busy and sometimes I wonder how i ever got through this semester alive. I didnt fail any of my classes and actually I think I am getting good grades in them. If I had told myself that I was going to have a full load like the one I just had I would have predicted that I would have dropped out of a class or gotten horrible grades. In fact that's not the case. I actually did well and am pretty proud of myself. This goes to show you that anything is possible if you really want it and give it all your effort.

Swim Suit Flats

So here are the girls. these are the flats. I think these flats are beautiful. I also think they are complimentary to a womans figure unlike some swim suits we have today.

The Swim suit Project

My next major project is going to be one that I have been planning for some time now. I actually began to draft some designs in my other classes. This project is going to be swim suits, but they are going to be 50's inspired like the pin up models. These designs are going to be high waisted swim suits that are conservative but also on the sexy side. I have been wanting to do something like this since I was in high school. I know others have done similar things. I know of one website that is mybabyjoe.com or with an s. I can't really remember but they also have these adorable swim suits that are very similar to what I have in mind. What I would do differently is give them a modern twist that would open up to a larger target market. I also think I would market the items much more attractively than that website actually does. I will be posting up some of my sketches in a bit.

So here is my India Clothing line. This is the almost finished product. I did make some minor changes but this is overall what I was going for. It came out really nice. Nicer than I expected. I really want to try to make some of these items. Especially the skirt. I got really good feed back for this project. I know there is always room for improvement but this is my last and final project for FASH 111A. I think it will also be fun to add to this project and expand on it. It is very attractive and marketable, I think.

Taste of Alhambra

This Sunday I worked at this festival called "Taste of Alhambra". It is a festival that brings out all the restaurants and clubs in Alhambra. There is a price for the ticket and after that is paid everything is free. The drinks, food, entertainment, everything. It was a rather fun event and one thing I noticed is all the summer clothing that is being worn now. I saw all the ladies in their summer dresses and shorts. It was very apparent that summer is coming. A lot of what I saw were these peasant style dresses. They had these ethnic prints on them and were made of cotton to give it an even more peasant like look. They were beautiful and I have seen this trend before. I believe it is going to stick around for a while. I saw it a lot in my community which is very Latin based, but now I am seeing it everywhere, especially Sunday.

India in my head

India has always been in my interest as far as it comes to fashion. I just love the vibrant colors and how exotic they look. To me they are very unique and different. SO that is why I decided to focus my ethnic influenced project on India. I am going to make a clothing line that is centered around this theme.
At home my sister actually has some scarfs from India and some that are replicas. My sister is also very into the whole Indian style. Ever since I saw their scarves I have gained an interest into this sort of fashion and this is my first time actually researching it. The colors that are used are extremely vibrant and bright. They are beautiful. I love them and I had always been scared to use such crazy colors, but by seeing how they are used in some Indian clothing, I am more confident in using these colors. I just hope that I can pull this project off well.

Going Green

Today in the US we are more aware of pollution more than ever and it is the hip new thing to do. You actually look bad if you're not doing anything to help out. I think it is a super awesome time and I think it will only get better. I heard about this one girl that started using old clothing and revives it with alterations and making the item wearable. Now that I remember this lady was doing this for free. She was doing it for women who lost their jobs and wanted to help them get back into the work world. It was a philanthropic thing. So she is recycling and at the same time helping people. I loved what she was doing. I wish I had the article to give names, but this article is a couple weeks old. Either way this transition that is taking place is just what this world has needed.

Summer Bathing Suits

So Summer is almost here and that means that it is time for shorts and bikinis and lots of skin. I already see target having these very cute bikinis as well as many other stores. Its a very exciting time. The funniest part about all these bathing suits are that I dont see very many people that would look good in them. With the United States obesity rate you would think there would be bathing suits that are flattering for fuller figured women. Sorta like the fifties bathing suits. I see a lot of these string bikinis that are super low waisted. I think that very few people look good in this type of bathing suit, probably only my skinny tiny sister that looks good in everything. Im waiting till I see more figure flattering bathing suits for girls that are not models.