30 Days of Outfits Challenge: Day 3

Nov 4, 2010 | Fashion

 Gray dress with gold dome studs: handmade by me.  Gold “LUCKY STAR” Earrings: bought in Japan.  Gold Hammered Knuckle Ring & OTK Vinyl Platform Boots: Forever 21.  Diamond Wedding Ring: Vintage.  Hair: Priscilla Clip-In Mecha Raku Ekusute Wig.  (BTW, Rakuten is now shipping to the US!!)

Finally caught up!  (Should I think up exciting titles for these outfits besides “Day 3”???)

Today is Day 3 of my 30 Days of Outfits Challenge: November 3.

And here is the secret to my dress that I mentioned earlier!

I’m wearing the same dress as yesterday – EXCEPT it’s on inside-out and backwards.

Is that allowed? you may ask.  Of course it’s allowed!  It’s completely a different dress!

I know the dress is hard to see, but…

I first saw this studded t-shirt dress on an episode of “Gossip Girl” awhile back – Serena wore it to a party.

I LOVED it.  But given that I was already planning on making my Risto Bimbiloski-style dress, I didn’t want or need yet ANOTHER t-shirt dress.

So I made this entire piece reversible, unzippable, and wearable back-to-front.  It’s like a 6-in-1 dress!! The gray side of this dress is a viscose-blend woven.  It’s silky-soft and luxurious.

The studs are a little uncomfortable when sitting, though!

Who remembers White Trash Charms?  They were especially popular in ’02 or so, and I bought a pair of knockoff earrings in Japan.  I don’t think I’ve ever worn them, though.  I even have a matching necklace!  (I wonder if the thriving knockoff business was what drove them OUT of business??  Shall have to investigate further…)

So the question is…

poll by twiigs.com

These over-the-knee boots I bought at Forever 21 – amazingly, size 9 fits perfectly on me (I’m a size 7.5 – what’s up with that??).  I’ve been wanting vinyl-look super-thigh-high platform boots since I saw Taylor Jacobson’s Louboutins on Rachel Zoe last season.  And finally Forever 21 came out with their version (that I Tweeted about the day I bought)!!  They’re super-sexy and totally appeal to the Pretty Woman-esque lady-of-the-night in me…I guess;-)  – LOVE.

My dog: Pudding.  She terrorized our cat Muffin until the poor thing ran away last June.  She has not come back.:-(

Pudding constantly gets stuff stuck to her face because of her whiskers.  She has a bit of moss stuck on her because she’s been snuffling in the yard.  Hub thinks she looks like an Ewok.

She’ll lick practically anything!!

xoxox
Carly

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Clothing Line I’ve Designed: Formspring.me Question

May 5, 2010 | From You

Actually I designed a small collection and took it with me to New York Fashion Week to show it around and get some advice, make some connections, etc. Though I did get some pretty good advice it wasn’t really enough for me to take the plunge to launch it – it didn’t seem prudent when the reactions I was getting were mixed. Jewelry is fine and I can make each piece on my own, but making an item of clothing is much more involved, and is therefore a much larger financial investment. I figured that in order to take the plunge and have the clothing manufactured, I’d have to have at least 6 pre-orders to make it financially sound.

So here is the mini-collection I designed…what do all of you think? Are these pieces something you might be interested in?

Thank you for your question!
xoxox
Carly
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Outfit 6.13.09: Lilo DIY Dress

Jun 14, 2009 | DIY, Fashion

 lilo1    Jersey Dress with Rhinestone Trim, Pearls, and Chiffon Edging: handmade by me
Ripped Tights: DIY
Zipper Necklace: YKK
Necklace, cuff, and bracelets: Claire’s
Stone Cuff: White House/Black Market
Bronze Boxing Glove Handbag with Gold Tooth: LOOP
Charcoal Combat Boots: Dr. Martins

This dress was inspired by one I saw Lindsay Lohan wearing in an issue of Marie Claire (2003? memory fails…) True to form, I also completely forgot the designer of the dress, but fell in love with it regardless. (Can anyone help me out?)

The photo I ripped out of the Marie Claire mag several years ago.

So, true to form, I decided to make one myself.  6 years later, it’s finally done! (Actually, I only started making it in earnest about a year ago, then kind of slowed down once I got to the chiffon trim on the sleeve openings – I tried raw-edged chiffon, but it fell apart, and I was feeling somewhat hopeless until I found some chiffon trim at Jo-Ann Fabrics.)  I sewed every single pearl and the rhinestone trim on by hand.  After many countless hours of late-night TV sewing (thank you Whatever Martha! and Gossip Girl) I realized it was a little too short for my comfort, and so added a little of the chiffon trim to the bottom. lilo2 I also added side panels of fabric to prevent bra showage etc.

lilo-dresscuA close-up of the detail on the dress. The zipper-style necklace I received when I was in New York covering Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for FashionTribes.com– I had to display my press pass on the necklace – which even zips up, just as a YKK zipper should!

lilo3This Loop bag is the coolest thing…I mean, who else would make a bronze bag shaped like a boxing glove?? It even has a chunky gold tooth attached to it.
DIY Ripped Tights tutorial here!  (Though I’m sure you need no help ripping your tights, LOL;-)
xoxo
Carly
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