Saturday, November 20, 2010

The Compassion Fashion Project



Join The Compassion Fashion Project.  It's fashion for a cause and it's not asking you to spend any money, but yet to find creative ways to help your communities in a "pay it forward" type way.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN TODAY AND START A MOVEMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Laura Flook: Model, Mortician...Fashion Designer?

Reverist
Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh
Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley

Seine
Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh
Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley


Empress
Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh
Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley




Bagetelle
Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh
Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley

Danse Macabre
Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh
Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley





Don't miss the new fascinating series: "ODDITIES"


this Thursday evening (11/11/10) on the Discovery Channel



Featuring Laura Flook as herself in:

"THE MODEL MORTICIAN"

A model turned mortician comes to Obscura with a bizarre request; a shopper makes a

purchase that puts Mike's gag reflex to the test; and Ersan thinks he has purchased

fossil dinosaur feces for the store ... but the owners don't buy it.

premiere:

Nov. 11, 2010 8:30, and again at 11:30

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Attention Fashion Illustrators!

London's Design Museum will showcase approximately 150 fashion illustrators of vintage collections starting from the turn of the twentieth century, such as Lacroix, Mcqueen, and Chanel as part of their "Drawing and Fashion" exhibition starting November 3rd.  Fabulous! 
http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2010/2010-drawing-fashion

Complete Line of Whimsical Monograms for Girly Tikes!


Make a personalized gift at Zazzle.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Designs by Meredith Cavaness Corning

Fashion Illustration by Meredith Cavaness Corning

Design by Meredith Cavaness Corning

Fashion Illustration by Meredith Cavaness Corning

Saturday, March 27, 2010


Create personalized gifts at Zazzle.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

"The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be more lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again."
-Achilles, Troy

Monday, November 9, 2009

Goth Loli in Arkansas?

After doing some research on the Japanese style Gothic Lolita, I decided to try and find out if there was a Goth Loli scene in Arkansas. Pretty much what I had expected was true...no. I could not even find any stores or specialty boutiques that carry any style of Lolita. Many stores carry the Gothic brands, but no Lolita and especially no Goth Loli. If anyone out there knows of any stores in Arkansas that do carry any brands like Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, please let me know. The only way I can see being able to get your hands on anything in this genre is to order it online or sew it yourself. The link I gave in my first Goth Loli posting has some great links to other websites including online stores, Goth Loli lifestyle blogs, and some fun things like recipes for the true lifestylers out there. Trends do seem to hit Arkansas later than the bigger cities like L.A., San Fran, and New York, but make no mistake it will come. This whole subculture of style has me simply enamured and I have enjoyed researching the Goth Loli (as they like to be called) lifestyle. The design of the clothing and the materials that are used are purely rich in taste and frankly the styling is genius. It's a breath of fresh air to some of us who do get bored of seeing the same old things season after season. Don't knock it until you understand it and that takes some time to study its nature.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

What is Gothic Lolita?

Design by Meredith Cavaness Corning

I was browsing fashion trends and photos the other day as I always do, and came across a fashion subculture originating in Japan called "Gothic Lolita." It is inspired by the Victorian and Rococo eras and adds the gothic element of design which makes for some very interesting pieces, I must say. The look consists of mainly knee length skirts or dresses, headpieces, blouse, petticoat, knee high socks/stockings, and rockinghorse platform shoes. When the gothic element is added you see the Lolita pieces that are mainly black with accents of other colors. It is a fashion statement that says "I would rather dress cute as opposed to sexy." Goths see the "Gothic Lolita" style of dress as a kindred spirit and some may even own a dress or two. The Lolita trend came along years ago and exhibits a very demure quality. Gothic lolita is a substyle of Lolita. Gothic Lolita is characterized by a harmonization of the macabre, by way of bats, skulls, and the color black with chasteness through the clothings bell-shape, the covering up of the skin, and the ever present porceline doll-like cuteness. I am intrigued with these designs and plan to start sketching some of my own designs. The quality of the material and design are such that the clothing tends to be quite pricey and many Gothic Lolitas sew their own. I may attempt this in the future and will let you know the outcome! Until then go check out the pics on this all Goth Lolita site:
http://www.avantgauche.co.uk/Gallery/alicedoll.html

Monday, August 3, 2009

Featured Designer:Korto Momolu

Korto Momolu is a well-known fashion designer here in Arkansas and definately one to be proud of. You may know her best from the 2008, 5th season, of Project Runway. She showed her 2009 collection at New York Fashion Week and became Project Runway's 2008 1st runner-up. She has been designing for over 15 years and is originally from Liberia. She now resides with her husband and daughter in Little Rock, Arkansas where November 13th was officially declared Korto Momolu-Briggs Day. Momolu's designs are sleek and fresh and Momolu has been quoted as saying she considers herself an artist first, but fashion design has been her primary goal since high school, where her art teacher suggested she try it. She got a crash course in sewing from her aunt and polished her skills in college where her instructors showed her no mercy using public humiliation as a teaching tool.

"I was terrible," she said. "Every week in sewing class they would literally rip the clothes off you. Every single week I'd get my stuff ripped up."

Well, no one is ripping anything of hers now including Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, whom she has custom designed for. You can follow this link to Korto Momolu's official website: http://www.kortomomolu.com/korto.html



Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Little Rock Fashion Week Event

To promote local designers and artists, among other talent, Brandon D. Campbell has created Little Rock Fashion Week. The event is to take place the week of August 12, 2009, at On The Rocks in downtown Little Rock. An August 15 Couture Experience will be held at the Statehouse Convention Center and is said to be hosted by a celebrity talent that is open for public voting at http://littlerockfashionweek.com/Home.html. Also visit this link for more information on this exciting event. "Our mission is to increase awareness for local designers and artists and promote economic growth and development in a diverse metropolitan region that has a population of nearly one million," as sited on the web page. I encourage everyone out there in cyberspace to support this local event thereby supporting our local artisans.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Arkansas First Ladies' Gowns

There is a beautiful display of the Arkansas First Lady's Gowns at The Old State House. The gowns are enclosed in glass cases which is the oldest display in the country, even pre-dating the Smithsonian's collection of the nation's First Lady's gowns. It is now available to view online at http://www.oldstatehouse.com/collections/first-ladies-gowns/. It is worth the time to go and view such an interesting piece of our state's history as well as a valid portrait of fashion's history. Click on the "History Of The Gown's Collection" for how it all came to be then "Browse Gowns" to look at some of your favorite former First Lady's gowns.First Lady of Arkansas Pictures, Images and Photos

Friday, June 26, 2009

My Page - Fashion Industry Network

My Page - Fashion Industry Network

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

My Very Own Artistic Designs

Just a little peek-a-boo at what I'm up to these days...I'm working very hard right now to finish up two online art schools at the moment and have found a way to display some of my work in a fashionable format. Go check me out on my cafepress website!
http://www.cafepress.com/eccentricthings

Jamileh Kamran School of Fashion Design

So, check it out, all you creative geniuses out there sit down because I have some exciting news! The Central Arkansas area now has an intense fashion design focused course open to anyone interested in fashion design, from the amateur fashionista to the seasoned style guru. The owner of the school is Jamileh Kamran and if you are from Arkansas this name may ring a bell. She has been designing for the past forty years and even created orginal designs for the former First Lady, Hillary Clinton. The school is located in the Hillcrest area in Little Rock and is very reasonably priced with various schedules sure to suit anyone's needs. I am going to post a couple links here for you with more information.
http://www.squidoo.com/arkansasfashion
http://www.jamilehkamran.com/
http://www.jamilehkamran.com/sync.asp

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Arkansas Vogue

I started this blog to inform the public about Arkansas "fashion fabulosity." Oh, yes honey, that's right, Arkansas is fabulous, too. Arkansas has a montage of fashion sense, marvelous stores, and fashion design creativity coming out our precious Swarovski crystal dripped ears. Who knew! Well, I don't think many do, so I am taking it upon myself to keep you up to date on all things fashion...Arkansas style. Whether you are a connoisseur of fashion or an up and coming fashion designer or just a stellar fashionista, you will stay informed on the ever changing world of style right here in Arkansas. Strap on your stilettos, dahling...it could be a bumpy ride.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Local Lookers - At Home Arkansas - October 2008 - Arkansas

Local Lookers - At Home Arkansas - October 2008 - Arkansas

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