Mint and Rose

In a fit of inspiration (and as a way of procrastinating on calculus homework) I redid the bulletin board in my room. I'm really digging mint and rose as a color combo, with some browns, silvers, and purples thrown in there for good measure. Tulle skirts, macarons, and jeweled headbands are all I can think about lately!

FROM TOP LEFT, CLOCKWISE: Gap flower pin; Model at Nina Ricci; Model in tulle from Elle UK; Tinsel coat from Elle US; Young Diana Vreeland; Anthropologie cat-eye sunglasses; "So Retro!" Post-It Note; "Is Ready-to-Wear the New Couture?" Article from the Wall Street Journal; Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2011 look; "Polaroid" from Elle US; Laduree bag; Elle UK picture; "Mint and Pink: think les macarons" Post-It Note

(all images taken with Instagram)

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Moody Judy

In sewing class we've been talking about what really inspires a designer and how the process of creating a cohesive collection begins. Mood boards are really the basis of creating an understandable collection. Like a thesis statement makes or breaks an essay, the mood board is the explanation of inspiration. We humans are visual, and so a collage-style representation if inspirational images, text, and fabrics makes it easy to explain to others what message you are trying to get across with your clothes.

So of course I spent the afternoon searching the internet for cool mood boards by various designers. Here are some of my favorite finds:

Anna Sui

Matthew Williamson

Phillip Lim

Louis Vuitton

J. Crew

Meadham Kirchhoff (Picture from Rookie)

Jason Wu

Givenchy

(images not mine)

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