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Gypsymade
www.gypsymade.com
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MAKING THINGS IN BROOKLYN... RE-WORKED ANTIQUES / HANDMADE ITEMS / SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS / FASHION / INTERIORS + DESIGN. THIS IS A JOURNAL OF INSPIRATION AND MY CREATIVE PROCESS.
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I Heart BDDW

I might be the last to jump on this ship (cut me some slack, my bread and butter is fashion), but I recently discovered BDDW at the Architectural Digest show, and hot damn this stuff is lovely — love...

21 apr 12

Marni + Chairs = I am in love

Be still my heart. Marni has created a 100-chair collection for this months Salone del Mobile in Milan. The geometric metal seats are covered in colorful hand-woven plastic and cost around €300....

14 apr 12

Offerman Woodshop

In honor of my favorite show, Parks and Rec, returning this evening, I would like to share with you a real live furniture company by Nick Offerman, a.k.a. Ron Swanson. The Offerman Woodshop specializ...

13 apr 12

Thank You

Thank you for decorating my front door. I like it much better now.

25 mar 12

Too Lazy

My evil fashion twin has gone into hibernation until September, and now I can finally return to the studio and dirty clothes. The only problem is...

09 mar 12

Costume National - F/W 12

MAKING THE CUT Paris: Ennio Capasa returned to his signature sharp cuts in heavy-handed use of black for his Fall collection dubbed, "New Wave-No Wave-Dark Wave." Silhouettes featured drastic...

09 mar 12

Thierry Mugler - F/W 12

FIERCE EVOLUTIONParis: Nichola Formichetti looked back to the Thierry Mugler archives for Fall, and integrated inspiration from the far East. The creative director explained, “I had the idea of Asia ...

09 mar 12

Hermés - F/W 12

NOMADIC VISION Paris: Hermés Christophe Lemaire evoked a nomadic aesthetic for Fall, drawing inspiration from the piled on layers of South American gauchos to the peasantry and folklore of Russias gr...

08 mar 12

Chloé - F/W 12

COMFORTABLY CHICParis: For her second season at Chloé, creative director Clare Waight Keller’s capitalized on the successful elements of her previous Pre-Fall and S/S 12 collections. This meant an of...

07 mar 12

Rick Owens - F/W 12

BRUTAL BEAUTYParis: Evolving his architectural inspiration of last season, for F/W 12 Rick Owens explored the blockish concrete structures of Brutalism and the organic designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. ...

02 mar 12

Rick Owens - F/W 12

BRUTAL BEAUTYParis: Evolving his architectural inspiration of last season, for F/W 12 Rick Owens explored the blockish concrete structures of Brutalism and the organic designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. ...

02 mar 12

Ann Demeulemeester - F/W 12

AN ODE TO POEParis: After the dreamy floor-sweeping layers of last season, Ann Demeulemeester returned to her noir roots...well, almost. While the designers signature haphazard-seeming, wrapped, cinc...

01 mar 12

Rochas - F/W 12

ARTS + CRAFTS ELEGANCE Paris: This season, Marco Zanini drew inspiration from his own collection of pottery by Swedish ceramicist Wilhelm Kage. Along with the earthy palette, silhouettes had a distin...

01 mar 12

Missoni - F/W 12

NATURE GODDESSMilan: Angela Missoni drew inspiration from Mother Nature this season for a rich collection comprised of warm earth tones and dimensional layering. Garments had an organic patchworked l...

27 feb 12

Versus - F/W 12

PSYCHEDELIC GRUNGEMilan: Versus designer Christopher Kane channeled 1960s psychedelic culture this season, and mixed in a bit of punk and grunge. Lace-up leather pants, tie-dyed mini-dresses and shag...

27 feb 12

Giles - F/W 12

ESCAPE IN THE NIGHTLondon: For his darkly romantic collection, designer Giles Deacon imagined a damsel frantically escaping a flaming country estate on a cold winter night. The clothes had a Victoria...

22 feb 12

Proenza Schouler - F/W 12

ORIENT EXPRESS New York: Proenza Schouler designers Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough looked to traditional Eastern costume this season. Opening the show, was a series of looks — boxy jackets, ove...

18 feb 12

Jeremy Laing - F/W 12

Yes, its that time again...Fashion Week, or month rather, has begun. Wah wah.BOXES + RECTANGLESNew York: Jeremy Laing explored his personal passions for the F/W 12 season — poetry, art, architecture ...

14 feb 12

Valentino Haute Couture - S/S 12

BUCOLIC BEAUTYParis: For Valentino Couture, Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri looked to the  ideals of the 18th-centurys Age of Enlightenment in France. Silhouettes were modest — ...

30 jan 12

Chanel Haute Couture - S/S 12

SPACE CRAFTParis: Karl Lagerfeld continued his exploration of otherworldy influences for the Chanel Haute Couture collection. Conjuring a spaceship traveling through space, the designer employed over...

26 jan 12

I AM HERE

"Kind of. Sorry. I have been writing about fashion. Dont leave me! I will show you projects very soon."   &n bsp;    &n bsp;    &n bsp;&nbs...

26 jan 12

I Heart Filip Dujardin

By combining images of existing buildings, Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin creates photographs of eerily familiar, often abandoned, somewhat post-apocalyptic structures.To read more about the pho...

13 jan 12

Thank You For The Memories, Yunhee Min

I recently came across the paintings of Korean artist Yunhee Min while researching for a trend based on crystal gardens. I love the sheer, layered color and they remind me of growing up in Florida in...

09 jan 12

Neon Garden Gnome

The garden gnome is now neon yellow. I have a few old, unused cans of spray paint and I debated whether or not it would be better to just throw them away or use them up. If you turn vegan would you t...

17 dec 11

I Cant Help It

I giggle every time I pass this ad on Bedford Ave. I would like to meet this creature, he/she seems right up my alley. Oh, and I have missed you. I will be back to my usual furniture shenanigans very...

12 dec 11

Fire In The Sky

This is what greeted me as I left the studio this evening... Utterly beautiful.

14 nov 11

A Good Idea

This is a good idea. I like it.

06 nov 11

Baby Steps

Fashion reporting has slowed to a manageable pace, and on Sunday I finally got to work in the studio. I have an overwhelming assortment of unfinished projects, clutter and custom orders, so I decided...

01 nov 11

Well Said

Jenny Holzer, 1989I never noticed this before at MOMA

20 oct 11

Some Very Special Mail

I wanted to share some very special mail I received from Miss. Jesss class at Harlem Children Zones Countee Cullen Community Center.I usually find bills in my mailbox, so imagine my delight finding f...

14 oct 11

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