Vegetable clothing

Nicole Dextras.... pretty amazing!

Alex Box

Alex Box: makeup designer--- Sooo cool! Look her up!

I stumbled upon this sight as I was doing some research for the 24-hour mardi gras costume. I just really liked the looks of this Japanese fashion exhibit in San Francisco! I have a feeling Maya will, too (ahem, Comme des Garcons). And we all know how much I love pleats...

http://the-coveted.com/blog/2007/11/28/trip-to-the-museum-contemporary-japanese-fashion/

Class: March 2nd, 2010

Sites we love:
Ellery: New York Times T Magazine

Class, Feb. 26th: Folding Tunics

Fashionable Folding

M.R. shows off her Chiton

E. shows off her Chiton Variation

Nicole works a super short Closed Peplos

M. models a Full Chiton

Meggie works a Closed Peplos variation, folded with very stylish pockets

Mattie works a gorgeous red belted Chiton

following in the olympic theme....

Check out this photo spread from the New York Times Magazine. All costumes are knitwear by the Rodarte sisters (everyone in Theatre 305 knows how obsessed I am with them...)

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/olympics/2010/highfliers/index.html

Practical? Maybe. Beautiful? Definitely

accompanying interview can be read here (as well of a slide show of the individual pieces off the athletes):

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/warm-and-fuzzy-dept-rodartes-flying-colors/?scp=1&sq=rodarte%20olympics&st=Search

Figure Skating

Meggie:

JOHNNY WEIR! HE IS SO AMAZING!!!!

M.R.:

Torvill and Dean 1984

Maya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_uoToFGK6E