Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Real Women, Real Clothes: Meet Ashley



Photography by Jeremy Lee
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Real Women, Real Clothes





Sunday, January 20, 2013

Pre-Spring Clean

I try to keep things simple in my closet, but sometimes I have unnatural attachments to inanimate objects. Shoes for example. I have some shoes I purchased years ago, have worn once, but don't have the heart to give away. Like these pink Anne Klein shoes I bought at least 5 years ago at Macy's, on sale for $25, that I dubbed "barbie shoes". They are hideous, I bought them mostly as a joke, wore them once, as a joke, and yet continue to hold onto them. Someone please explain this. Or these Miss Sixty boxing high tops? Seriously love them, worn them maybe 5 times, also owned at least 5 years.





I'm getting rid of the barbie shoes for sure, but as for the other half dozen shoes in my closet I love dearly but never wear, I'm giving myself a challenge:

If I do not wear them once by June, then off they go! Same goes for old purses, wallets that are falling apart, and t-shirts.

At a certain point, I just start to feel weighed down by THINGS. Not to mention, new Spring 2013 stock is almost ready and I have to make room in my closet for all of it!

Now to assemble a box of donations, someone else will surely love these barbie shoes.


Friday, January 18, 2013

Screens

As I make my first real effort to begin constructing something from Fall 2013, I decided i wanted to create a print. I really love having a hands on approach to my work, so I've decided to take a stab at screen printing for the first time since college. I'm not that old, but its definitely been a while.

I'm only posting a few photos since i'd hate to give away all the details pre Fashion Week, but proof of my arts and crafts are below. Just know that my fingernails are stained black, and not from polish, but from screen printing ink. It looks pretty cool, but i do need to brush up on my skills.

painting the resist onto the screen
(That face in the background is from
whatever I had on in the background
while I applied the resist. )





print setup 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

LA Fashion Week

Wow, the last few weeks have been overwhelming! Last thursday, October 11th, 2012, Linden had its first ever LA Fashion Week show with Project Ethos. All the necessary drama ensued, including models dropping out the morning of the show, 10 designers backstage but 1 outlet to plug in a steamer (in the ladies room of course), and the terrifying quick changes happening between shows. Will the girls make it to the runway on time? YES! Instead of inundating you with stories of stress and terror, just enjoy these photos of the fruits of my labor. I could not be more thrilled with how this show turned out. A huge thanks to my models, Project Ethos, and everyone who attended. Make sure to check out the new online boutique at www.lindenca.com and enjoy a 15% discount off your next purchase with code: ProjectEthos to celebrate this exciting LA Fashion Week debut.

Also check out the lines of fellow exhibitors and new friends, Lawren Michele and Collective26. Those girls put on some good shows!




Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Hero: Elsa Schiaparelli

Day 3 at the Pool Trade Show in Las Vegas and I have been inspired by a fashion history lesson I basically exploded onto my unwilling student/helper/roommate to take a moment and just acknowledge the greatness that was Elsa Schiaparelli. I wont word vomit the same lesson on all of you, so instead, pictures:




She was just amazing. Thank you for shocking pink, lobster dresses, shoe hats, and so much more.