Monday, 7 September 2009

It's been a long weekend...

Last Thursday I started a crazy bad cold! I was sick as death all weekend. Coulden't get out of bed and fever non stop. It's now Monday morning and I feel somewhat normal. Still got the sniffles but I feel like I can have a normal day. I wish I was not working today and spend the day with my boyfriend but alas I promised to replace my friend at work. I did get alot of sketching done for my jeanswear project inspired by the Great Depression...

This is not an easy process... I keep getting bits and pieces of insperation from all kinds of things I have been surrounding myself with. I think being sick and depressed all weekend helped me in my creative ideas somehow. My first sketches from last week that I did not scan yet were to happy joy joy. Ive been playing around with the skirt mouvement all weekend. I need to come up with 3 jackets with collars, sleeves and pockets and 2 skirts,pants or shorts. I still have alot of work ahead of me but so far I am pretty happy with these little sketches...

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Stéphane took me on a mini mini thrifting trip near the house but nothing interesting was waiting for there. We came back home and took a few photos of him, he insisted on taking mine.
So this is what I wore yesterday on my sick day:

-Vintage fruit printed cotton blouse, found at Buffalo Exchange in Pheonix a very long time ago...
-Vintage 60s taupe mini skirt, thrifted
-Red leggings, AA
-Vintage navy maryjanes, etsy


I can't wait to see what my teacher thinks of my sketches at school and what she thinks will be best for my mini collection. I also get to choose the fabrics, this should be very interesting since everything is jeans!

xox

-Izzy

7 comments:

Toosdai said...

being sick is the worst. that is when my body yearns to be active and creative, and yet doesn't have the energy. come healthytime, i wonder where all that desperation went.

the sketches are lovely. i love the flouncy shape, the touch of the feminine bounce. i've never thought of jean as bouncy, but it works!

Leproust Vintage said...

I hope you are feeling better! :) Your sick day outfit is so much fancier than mine! haha.

Your sketches are so wonderful...you are very talented!

YeYe said...

Toosdai:

It sure is! I was still feeling under the weather yesterday, like feeling dizzy and like you can't breath! I hate it!

Yeah it's a Spring/Summer mini collection gotta love the light soft denims ;)

Leproust:

Thank you doll :)

casey said...

Aw... sorry you got a nasty cold! I swear: everyone has been coming down with something or the other lately. :p Hope you are feeling 100% better soon!!!

Those sketches blew me away! I just love all the looks you're coming up with--gorgeous!

-Casey
elegantmusings.com

Lagelle said...

Feel better soon friend & lovin ur designs ;-)

thepinpals said...

I think I have that same cold this weekend! it's the pits..Friday morning I felt great, and then by the evening I felt like I was hit by a train :(

your sketches are very inspiring, I bet they will become wearable pieces of art!

Here's to good health :D

Trains and Sewing Machines said...

Love the sketches!!