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are you a fonts enthusiast? a typophile?
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find the beauty on your daily walk! take time to notice the details of your landscape.
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there is nothing like seeing a great handbag in action.
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plastics are our future. how can you resist plastic? it is so shiny and pleasing. I have a penchant for plastics.
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chronicling my quest for the one true Greek Cup
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have you ever noticed the similarity between nyc fire call boxes and benevolent Kannon, goddess of mercy?
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every design, fashion and art magazine I read lately features some important directional artist making big contributions to their genre. and where do they live? brooklyn!
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who says there are no more 'new ideas' in art and design? the newness is in the juxtaposition.
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this is how I really get things done. with my little green co-worker/task-master.
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my
clothing & accessories design
east-meets-west minimalism
my site
elaineperlov.com
the look
dressy utilitarian
my concept
useful, economical, modular pieces that can be mix-matched in numerous
ways (because why can't fashion be useful and lasting? I think
it can!) So I say Maximize your Minimalism!
Satin Karate Belt featured in Dec 06 Real Simple
Voted Best Designer 2006 Style Bakery 'On the Rise' Awards
Daily Buss Feature
Luckymag.com Feature
in the blog press
midtown lunch
brownstoner
racked
coutorture
the girl who ate everything
coutorture
queens eats
(into) the fray
stylefinds
funky finds
style document
stylefinds
gowanus lounge
far too cute
modish
ethereal bliss
couture in the city
independent luxe
decor 8
funky finds
urban socialite
lady licorice
high fashion girl
more press...
inspiration
furniture (especially chairs from the 50s and 60s), uniforms, repeating patterns, menswear, Oscar Niemeyer,
traditional Japanese architecture, the Rimpa School and Ogata Korin's 8-Point Bridge, Matisse, bromeliads,
succulents and other waxy flora
particular loves
bamboo, coral, moss, woodgrain, silhouettes & other cut-outs, plastic,
low-resolution images, the photo copier, off-registration prints, Max
Ernst's Lunar Asparagus, NYC fire call boxes that look like Kannon, Fauvist color sense, the Noguchi Museum,
pretty much all of Abstract Expressionism
magazines of current
interest
Domino, Elle Decor (British), ARTnews, Art in America, Wallpaper
favorite heel style
the wedge, but a sleek modern interpretation
second favorite
the stiletto
current shoe obsession
alas, the sneaker. (because I live in nyc and walk a ton!) but not too
sneakery of a sneaker. more of a sneaker disguised as a shoe, like a mary
jane style or a high-tech looking black one with a metallic accent. how
about Royal Elastics? I must go try some on. I really like the non-sneakeryness
of their styles.
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japanese granny fashion
Japanese 'granny fashion' is what they are calling it at PingMag, the Tokyo-based magazine about design and making things. Could the haramaki* shed its uncool image as underwear for the old and infirm to become the next fashion hit? Well apparently, after a few design updates, the haramaki already has become a "super desirable fashion item" in Tokyo. As the success story goes, designer Shigesato Itoi from Hobonichi collaborated with a Niigata-based knitwear producer to offer his updated haramaki in colorful fun prints. Hobonichi offers two collections per year, Winter and Summer, each composed of limited edition pieces which customers seem to snap up immediately. Hobonichi, now on its 11th collection, sells 15,000 haramaki per season! That's a lot of haramaki. I guess I can see the appeal. If you want to wear a dress over jeans and don't want to go to all the trouble, the haramaki, worn low, gives the same effect. If you are an obi enthusiast, but want a more forgiving knit version, again, the haramaki is your go-to piece. If your shirt is too short, and all your tank tops are in the wash, the haramaki to the rescue! So I guess you could say that I am pro- haramaki. * hara=stomach, as in 'hara heta,' the granny way to say 'I'm hungry'; maki=roll, as in sushi rollLabels: accessories, fashion, japan, trend
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