LOOKIE-LIEU

FABU-TUDES FROM FERRAGAMO

I haven't even had time to digest how great the Spring line from Ferragamo is (thanks to all the rain on the East Coast flooding all thoughts of warmer weather out of my brain)...and now the Fall line is starting to make me go F* crazy. Massimiliano Giornetti has taken some flack for his collections, but I, for one, am a fan.

While looking at the two collections side by side, I noticed some fabulous attitudes (fabu-tudes) that I would love to flaunt. There are five specific moods that I'm dying to try, no mater what the season is or feels like. I've paired looks from each season that I think evoke a similar feel...then color coded them...you know...for clarity.

little boy blue

cotton candy

peachy keen

golden age

crimson wave

ARTSY FARTSY

JOSEF ALBERS

So, I am going to reread this book over the weekend. I forgot how much I loved it...Not only are his images the most amazing things in the world, but the ideas behind them and what they bring up are really cool. The whole idea of objective reality put in the simple context of color permanence makes me really scared. I like that. Take the passion even further and try this activity...

Go get one of these...

And one of these...

And try the concepts out for yourself. They are fun, and creepy, and educational, and when you are done you have these cool projects that you can leave on your coffee table and freak people out with...Make it even better by keeping them on this bauhaus nesting table by the man himself. Hoodie Hoo.

FOR THE LADIES

GRAPHIC CONTENT

There is a way to do graphic color and there is a way to do graphic color.  I am super into it right now, especially when it is done the second way. It's a lotta bit mod, a little bit pop, a lotta bit class, a little bit f* you, but it can work.  

Here are some tips: 

  

love the dots/purse.        

love the interesting pairing.

     

love the little skirts.      

love the white.                  

What I think works best is: the busier the pattern, the fewer colors involved, and when white is worked into the mix, I think it makes the colors look way more art school.  

Inspiration:

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