tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190124246202687722024-03-05T01:54:50.029-07:00kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenSThis is my personal blog containing my daily random musings, which tend to focus on my favorite fashion finds. I feature independent designers who use sustainable or recycled materials, have handmade or local production, and/or limited run collections.Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comBlogger1170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-61411004586858271572013-07-30T13:02:00.000-06:002013-07-30T13:04:29.975-06:00kOs Has Moved!<br />
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It is decided: as of August 1, 2013, all new posts will be posted only on the new site, <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/">http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com</a>. That is, the new version of kOs has almost the same URL, but with 'wordpress.com' instead of 'blogspot.[insert your country's top level domain here]'. This original version of kOs will remain in existence both for my own purposes (in editing the copied posts whose formatting got screwed up in the move), and because links referring back to older posts will not be changed (at least in the foreseeable future) and will thus lead the curious reader back here. Also, I've been weeding out a lot of the older posts on the new site because they just weren't up to snuff formatting-wise and/or were throw-away/rather embarrassing posts. Those will remain here in all their awkward glory for those who want to explore kOs' roots.<br />
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I sincerely hope you all will make the transition with me and update your bookmarks/blog reader/email subscription. I'm quite happy with the new formatting I've settled on, with less scrolling needed, a cleaner presentation sans-sidebar, wider space for each post, and a much easier commenting process. If you have any trouble navigating it though or really really miss something that I've eliminated with the new look (e.g. the sidebar), let me know. The new site even has a contact form (click 'Contact' on the top navigation bar or <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/contact/">here</a>), so please feel free to send me any comments that way. Also, as I never had a WordPress account before, I could never follow WordPress blogs. I'm sure I've been missing out on some good stuff, so please send me any suggestions of WP blogs I should follow.<br />
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Anywho, it's been lovely spending time with you here on Blogger. Hope to see you on <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/">WordPress</a>.<br />
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-704779374628129362013-07-28T10:14:00.003-06:002013-07-28T11:21:43.429-06:00Vote for Pedro (or me)<div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: center;">
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week. I entered with my nerdy Sulpicia stuff, and I just received word
that I'm one of the 7 finalists chosen by the Fashion156 people. Now,
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winner is. If you're interested in voting, go <a data-mce-href="http://www.fashion156.com/daily-blog/f156-blog-take-over-finalists/" href="http://www.fashion156.com/daily-blog/f156-blog-take-over-finalists/">here</a> or <a data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/fashion156" href="https://www.facebook.com/fashion156">here</a> and leave a comment/like for my entry...if you can guess which one is mine (hint: it's under my top secret name). Thanks!</div>
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(Photo from Florent Tosi, which you've already seen <a data-mce-href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2012/08/ce-qui-est-beau-est-toujours-bizarre.html" href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2012/08/ce-qui-est-beau-est-toujours-bizarre.html">here</a> and which I used in my submission to illustrate my Sulpicia-themed posts)</div>
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Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-15656490701908897712013-07-28T00:16:00.000-06:002013-07-28T00:34:55.145-06:00Moving pains*<br />
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So, just a quick update on the possible blog-moving. I played around with the different free themes WordPress has to offer today, and of course the one I chose that best suits the content of kOs does not allow for embedded videos in normal posts. I.e. I'd have to pay $60 a year to re-insert videos (that you can watch on the YouTubes or here for free) into old posts, as the videos that were already embedded in the original posts are now gone in the imported copies, and embedding videos in a pre-existing post is not possible. Is anyone opposed to <i>not</i> being able to watch videos directly on the WordPress kOs in the old posts? I can go back to any old posts that had videos to insert the URL, and perhaps should anyway since I'm sure some videos have been taken down by now. Let me know if this matters to you.<br />
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And speaking of going back, I have to go back and reformat literally every old post. In the import process, nearly all my careful formatting got lost in translation, such as specific picture-sizing and spacing inserted before/after photos and at the end of posts. I rather like <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/">the theme I was working with today</a> (apart from the no-video nonsense) and the overall much-needed makeover, so I have already taken the time to re-edit a few pages of posts. The earliest posts though are complete disasters and not worth the work, in my opinion. So, I'm thinking I should completely delete some of the early posts from the WordPress site, and just leave them here if anyone feels the need to read them. Any thoughts? Of course, this would mean that I won't delete this site at all, but I'm already thinking that's necessary since all my references in kOs posts to other kOs posts link back here and not to the imported copies of the posts on the new WordPress site. Any thoughts/feelings/impressions are welcome.<br />
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(Photo that I had saved ages ago via <a href="http://archive.fashion156.com/previous-blog/Architect%92s+Brother/3500/">Fashion156</a>, from <a href="http://www.parkeharrison.com/">Parkeharrison</a>)<br />
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-77947806246306865352013-07-26T12:45:00.001-06:002013-07-26T12:45:36.092-06:00Do I Move You<br />
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I did this today: <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/">http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/</a>.<br />
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Any thoughts about a platform move? It seems much trickier formatting photos to my liking on WordPress, so that's a big vote against for me. I also can't figure out how to change the colour of the post titles to non-blue. I hate blue fonts. Oh, and there's no back button for editing changes I decide against while writing a post. However, it does look nice and clean all around. And I have to use Safari to work with Blogger, something which no one should have to do in the 21st century. Let me know what you think and I'll do up a couple more posts on WordPress to test it out before making a final decision.<br />
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(Photo via <a href="http://www.notjustalabel.com/amber_hards">NJAL</a> from British knitwear designer <a href="http://www.amberhards.co.uk/">Amber Hards</a>, of whom you can <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/change-of-venue/">see more on the test WordPress site</a>)<br />
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-216866504609759942013-07-25T09:38:00.000-06:002013-07-25T09:38:20.937-06:00Of what was everything<br />
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It kind of makes me grumpy that she's making me think of cold weather, but <a href="http://shop.barbaraigongini.dk/en/shop-barbara-i-gongini/jackets/323820.aspx">this padded jacket</a> by Barbara Í Gongini is perfect. Like a leather-less version of something Lisbeth Salander (as portrayed by Noomi Rapace, of course) would wear. Love. To end on a nicer weather note though, here's <a href="http://shop.barbaraigongini.dk/en/shop-black-line/new-arrivals/322347.aspx">another piece from Barbara</a>, which is like a sleeker version of <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2009/07/artlab-my-most-wanted.html">the deconstructed ArtLab tee</a> I've worn countless times. All is forgiven, Barbara.</div>
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Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-23530378179894870132013-07-24T19:42:00.005-06:002013-07-24T19:43:14.635-06:00Folding faces<br />
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I've thought it for the last few days, but today I actually said it out loud: my PhD thesis idea is dead. Sigh. Which is not to say that I definitely won't be doing a PhD, I just no longer have a case for getting my department to allow me to do an interdisciplinary PhD rather than a strictly Classics one. Meaning my next option is to do a UK PhD, which is about 4X the tuition per year, and thus many years of real employment away. Ah well, researching for that was getting in the way of the more present-day concern of finishing my <i>Masters</i> thesis on time. The books I checked out for the PhD topic also smelled a lot more than the Masters ones. Anyway, the contents of my brain and my thesis-idea notebook now look like the prints of London-based designer <a href="http://www.francesoleary.com/">Frances O'Leary</a>'s S/S 14 collection (found via <a href="http://www.notjustalabel.com/frances_oleary">NJAL</a>), i.e. metaphorical lines drawn to link ideas/cultural phenomenon in a coherent manner, but being more or less just jumbled up lines that have nothing to do with the original elements. Pretty and interesting, but not dissertation worthy. I actually have half a mind to just use the pages of that thing to wallpaper my study or something. Or write a fantasy novel with those ideas. Hmm...</div>
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I've always loved a good clean white button-up, but I haven't actually owned one for at least a decade. I just can't keep it clean enough (and it reminds me of working in an oppressive bakery). This BA grad collection from <a href="http://nataliatroitskaya.com/">Natalia Troitskaya</a> (found via <a href="http://www.notjustalabel.com/nataliatroitskaya">NJAL</a>) though has made me realize what it is that I love about the white button-up: the cuffs. And if that's the case, I don't even need the whole shirt, just something made of white button-up cuffs. Like a long skirt. Also, I might revive my search for a McQueen men's tuxedo jacket so I can turn it into a shrug (notice the back of the second look in the third photo). Though perhaps that's what I should do with the McQueen that is nearly a week into its freezing cycle. Reducing the fabric should reduce the smell, right? That's just logical. Though at this point, I'm thinking I should probably just resell it. Any offers on a freshly cleaned size 44 wool/cashmere mid-length 2007 McQueen that is perfect other than an expensive perfume smell, some mending done in the sleeve lining (from previous owner) and a couple other small holes in the lining? Speaking of offers, I think tomorrow is the day to photograph some stuff I'll be putting up for sale. Oh boy.</div>
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Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-79132221861087261722013-07-15T14:00:00.001-06:002013-07-15T14:04:52.982-06:00Syncopia<br />
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These fantastic grunge-meets-classic-meets-futuristic looks are from Brussels-based designer <a href="http://www.aknackfuss.com/">Alice Knackfuss</a>' collection entitled 'Syncopia' (found via <a href="http://www.notjustalabel.com/a_knackfuss">NJAL</a>). And though the collection is inspired by Rachael in <i>Blade Runner</i>, I think that, given Alice's definition of the collection title, it also stands as a stylistic representation of today, Ian Curtis' birthday. I.e. the day that allowed for the <u>sync</u>opation of music as we know it and the creation of a musical ut<u>opia</u> that was all too brief. Happy birthday, Ian. Now, time to spin <i>Unknown Pleasures</i>...</div>
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Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-22230998644794105422013-07-12T13:43:00.001-06:002013-07-12T13:48:19.205-06:00McQueen blues and kapok dues<br />
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Since I'm anxiously sitting here whilst awaiting the results of my experimental treatment of my yet unworn F/W 07 Alexander McQueen wool/cashmere coat (i.e. machine washing it on the delicate cycle with vinegar to get the ridiculous perfume smells of the past owner out that are still around after 7 months of airing it out), I thought I'd share another eco-friendly tip for your home. With my almost year-old sensitivities to scents and many chemical smells, I'm being a lot more conscious as to what I surround myself with. And when it came time to replace our pillows, based on the bad reaction I had to our new Ikea couch, recommendations of staying away from foam (especially memory foam, which off-gasses for far too long), and my man's allergy to (and our mutual dislike of) down-filled pillows, I had a feeling that regular store-bought pillows of any type would not cut it anymore. So, even though the tight moving-time budget didn't really allow for it, I decided it was worth splurging on the one item that I stick my nose closest to for 7 to (I'll be honest) 11 hours a day. The local environmental boutique where I bought <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/07/hoist-up-john-bs-sail.html">the hemp shower curtains</a> had three options of environmental- and people-safe pillows, one stuffed with rubber, one with wool, and the other with the silken seed covering from the kapok tree. Since my man is allergic to rubber and the wool ones were $100 each, I went with <a href="http://www.carbonboutique.com/products.php?c1=1007&c2=2056&prod=100088">the kapok option</a>. And I'm sold. The pillow is rather firm as it's stuffed quite full, but there's a zipper in the organic cotton case so you can remove as much of the stuffing as you want. I like a good firm pillow anyway, and the kapok fibers conform a bit to your head, so I haven't removed any. Best thing of all though is that I no longer get stuffed up as soon as I put my head down on the pillow. I always thought it was a reaction to the air in the bedroom or simply lying down that caused that reaction when I went to bed. I had even been sleeping with a carbon mask for the last couple weeks to combat the stuffed nose reaction. But since getting the kapok pillow, I've been mask-free. Woo hoo! I would highly suggest thinking about the contents of your pillow next time you're in the market for a new one. Now, off to assess the damage to my McQueen. I'm scared.<br />
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Result: The jacket seems to be structurally okay except for maybe a separation in the lining seam that might've already been there, but the smell is still there. Sigh. Might have to soak longer in vinegar or baking soda and repeat. Though I'll need to balance the machine out next time with a towel or something, as it was much too loud during the spinning cycle. Anyway, 'dry clean only' is a lie, and spraying perfume on/near a McQueen coat is a heinous crime. And that's all I have to say about that.<br />
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(Photo of a kapok tree via <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/78604407?tag=Ceiba%20pentandra">here</a>)<br />
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-66431976876456610932013-07-10T13:58:00.000-06:002013-07-25T13:07:40.332-06:00Hoist up the John B's sail<br />
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As I'd been practically living in <a href="http://ursaminorstudio.blogspot.ca/2013/06/summer-silks.html">this perfect (100% silk!) (reversible!) Ursa Minor piece</a> (a.k.a. my first piece of mail at the new place) since it arrived, I thought I'd give it a break and put on my previously-usual hot weather outfit (i.e. something mydearthing). However, after a half hour of freaking out, thinking I had thrown away this upcoming year's scholarship due to my failure to hand in a form on time, the stress combined with the heat forced a costume change, and this dress was, of course, the first pick. Meltdown (literally and psychologically) averted. Though I'm slowing giving up hope that this dress will ever be off of me long enough to wash...<br />
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Speaking of washing, do any of you kOs readers have a hemp shower curtain? I just purchased a couple from my favorite brick-and-mortar store (an environmental boutique called <a href="http://www.carbonboutique.com/">Carbon</a>), and I washed and dried one before hanging it after discovering that it was about a foot too long for my unmovable shower curtain rod. After that, it was the perfect length, but it seems to have stretched out quite a bit again after getting soaked from my man's shower. Is it safe then to dry it on medium heat each time I wash it to reshrink it, or will that weaken the fibers too much? Leave a comment or shoot me an email if you know. And if you haven't heard of <a href="http://www.dreamdesigns.ca/bed_and_bath.php?section=1&category=6&page=16">hemp shower curtains</a>, I highly suggest looking into it. It's the only fabric curtain you can get without a liner, as the hemp is tightly woven enough that the water doesn't go through it. It does get soaked with each shower, so there is a bit of maintenance to it (i.e. you have to wring it out and make sure it has some air flow to dry it out, and it has to be washed every week or two to avoid any mold growth). But from the reviews I've read, the work is worth it, as there's absolutely no toxic chemicals in it or smells released from day one. Vinyl shower curtains are one of the worst things you could ever bring into your home because of the constant off-gassing of VOCs, and they aren't even recyclable when you inevitably have to throw it out. That, my friends, is what you call 'totally lame'.<br />
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-67498046379890857212013-07-04T11:14:00.003-06:002013-07-04T11:16:01.308-06:00Yiqing Yin, F/W 13/14<br />
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Without any new (real) Alexander McQueen to look forward to and <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2010/01/interview-with-inbar-spector.html">Inbar Spector</a> being on a bit of break enjoying being a new mother, I thought my sources for haute couture had been depleted. But thankfully I was wrong, as <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/04/yiqing-yin-ss-13.html">Yiqing Yin</a> has unknowingly volunteered herself for the role with her F/W 13/14 couture collection, just shown in Paris. Phewf. Interestingly, though I immediately gravitate to pieces that belong on Björk (i.e. the first one), I'm particularly drawn to the last one. And I think my man knows why more than I do myself. For, though agreeing with me on the Björk-ness of the first dress and the Oscar-ness of the third, he said that the last one looked like a Japanese cherry blossom tree painting. So much better than my description ('it looks like bandages'). Anyone interested in a 'Mr. Buffy Leigh's Fashion Impressions' feature?</div>
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These two pieces from the graduate (from London College of Fashion) collection of <a href="http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/alexishousden">Alexis Housden</a> do two things. First, they illustrate how the runway can act as a bad change room for even the most beautiful of pieces, as I don't think these photographed well at all in the catwalk show, yet incredibly well in the editorial shots. Second, they provide a couple costume options for <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/05/mimesis.html">Sulpicia</a>, as the mixture of tailored masculine shapes with feminine detailed fabrics and neutral colours create an androgynous aesthetic that is, as Alexis says, fashion for a 'third gender'. I.e. a portrait of a poet as a young (wo)(man). Perfect.</div>
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While looking for photos of my friend's nephew's graduate collection from Monday's London College of Fashion BA catwalk show, I fell for a graduate collection which is the collaboration of two other students, namely <a href="http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/ShannaBent">Shanna Bent</a> and <a href="http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/LucySeabrook">Lucy Seabrook</a>. Though each of them separately are nothing new, the twisted detailing, the layered suit jackets, the simple shapes, the laid back palette, and, yes, even the platform flip-flops, just all work together rather effortlessly. As for the collection being a collaboration, from what I can tell (and forgive me/correct me if I'm wrong), the design, development, and twisted pieces are Shanna's work, and the colour palette, tailoring and tailored pieces are Lucy's work. Being a bit anal myself and considering group academic projects to be the worst invention ever, I wonder how it would work to collaborate with someone on something so important as a final project. But collaborating with many others is how it typically works in the fashion world, so Shanna and Lucy have already got one foot solidly in the real world. And they have a great collection to prove it.</div>
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These looks are from <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/06/philosophic-minimalism.html">Zam Barrett</a>'s S/S 14 collection, currently being presented in Paris and introducing a few new configurations to Zam's arsenal. Love love love. I have two pairs of drop crotch pants in my closet, but both of them are wool, making them completely irrelevant for when you need some extra air flow most, e.g. a ridiculously out of place heat wave that keeps you from washing the two already sweat-through dresses reserved for extra hot weather. I'm sure these ones would do just the trick. </div>
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I'm not sure if <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2012/08/ilaria-nistri-fw-1213.html">Ilaria Nistri</a> calling this collection 'SS14 Pre|view Collection' (i.e. preview with a line in the middle of the word) means that it is a pre-collection to the full S/S 14 collection (as the title of the <a href="http://www.vogue.it/sfilate/sfilata/pe-14-pre-collezioni/ilaria-nistri">Vogue webpage</a> suggests), or if the title of the collection is 'Pre|view'. Whatever it is, I love it. Simple, no fuss, suitable for any season, lovely palette. Just wish I could show more pieces, as most of the non-leather ones are styled with the leather ones. Click <a href="http://www.vogue.it/sfilate/sfilata/pe-14-pre-collezioni/ilaria-nistri">here</a> to view the whole (pre-?)collection.</div>
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Wait a minute. S/S 14? By the time this collection is available, I should be done my thesis. And I've basically not even started. Yikes.</div>
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(Photos via <a href="http://www.vogue.it/sfilate/sfilata/pe-14-pre-collezioni/ilaria-nistri">Vogue.it</a>)</div>
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Though I have now far out-stayed my welcome on the still off-gassing couch that has just been allowed out of its airing out room (six months after we bought it), I couldn't tear myself away from my comfy toxic spot as I was intently perusing the website of my newest favorite find. The designer of the fairy-like pieces you see here is Berlin-based <a href="http://beatriceoettinger.com/">Beatrice Oettinger</a>. Beatrice brings a whole new meaning to eco clothing, as the details of her impregnated organza clothing are made of things you would find in your garden or nearby forest: peas, seeds, beans, herbs and flowers. Bits of birch bark also become a textile in Beatrice's hands.</div>
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Though we managed to move in such a way that nearly everything is already where it should live less than 24 hours after it came through the door, the majority of my everyday clothes (i.e. underwear and summer clothing) is still in boxes. Hence the connection to these looks from the (Pratt Institute) grad collection of Sam O'Brien (found via <a href="http://www.notjustalabel.com/sam_obrien">NJAL</a>), a former intern of both <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2010/03/sruli-recht.html">Sruli Recht</a> and <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/06/philosophic-minimalism.html">Zam Barrett</a>. Perhaps tomorrow I'll be able to both take a shower with a clean towel <i>and</i> find something to wear that doesn't have dust and dirt all over it. Of course I'd prefer one of Sam's other looks that don't remind me of boxes, but I'll settle for a clean pair of jeans and non-XL sized t-shirt if need be.</div>
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Today's the day. The day that the new place will be completely ready for us to move in, and the day that the river will nearly almost return to normal, making the move flood-risk free. Our books, lucky things, have already lived there for a few nights, even in alphabetical and librarian-approved order, but today other things will also slowly make their way over. I can't express how excited I am. I will really miss our street where no one seems to want to use either sidewalk, where there is an uncountable number of cyclists training on the ridiculously steep hill just over the streetcar tracks, and where there is a traffic disaster caused every Friday at 2PM and 2:30PM from the neighbourhood mosque, a traffic disaster caused from the curling club members every winter, and a traffic disaster caused by Canada Day fireworks watchers. Good thing we're only moving 250m away, because otherwise I'd have to type this through buckets of tears. But, yes, I'm excited because not only will we finally have the space and air quality we need, in-suite laundry, respectful neighbours who don't force us to call the cops, underground heated parking, etc., but <i>I got to choose the paint colours</i>. Trust me, having lived for 8 years with dingy off-white walls and the rule of not hanging anything on the walls to cover up the drabness, this is big. Perhaps ironically though, the main 'colour' I chose was white. No-tint white. I mean, the bedroom, of course, recalls the Martha Stewart willow green of my childhood/adolescent room, and my new study recalls the delicious pumpkin spice latte I so love, and, while I didn't get the chalkboard wall I wanted like in <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/">(500) Days of Summer</a></i>, I did get a huge charcoal-coloured wall in the living room. But, aside from that, everything else is bright white. And so, it seems rather appropriate to feature the (Kingston) grad collection by London-based designer <a href="http://laurateasdale.com/">Laura Teasdale</a>, entitled 'Constructing the Modern Pilgrimage'. </div>
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I was going to wait a bit to post it as it was <a href="http://kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk/my_weblog/2013/06/a-modern-pilgrimage.html">posted by Queen Michelle</a> just last week, but it's just too relevant. Well, maybe not in regards to the aesthetic details such as the colour palette (which I very strangely absolutely love, most likely because it's on a long-haired man), cropped suit jackets (brilliant for menswear, no?), and padded knees. Well, on second thought, the padded knees <i>could</i> come in handy whilst moving. What really gets the relevance across is the collection's description. For, while the collection as a whole was inspired by Laura's granddad (a photo of whom you see below is reproduced in the drawing above, rather impressively doing a handstand in a suit), Laura also says that the collection </div>
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involves the creation and growth of an invented white space. This modern space matches a way of living to an appropriate setting and holds new functional inventions and evolved creatures and characters. The modern pilgrimage represents the journey to this space whereby individuals can reconnect with themselves, evolve and develop, and this may ultimately offer an alternative to a religious experience.</blockquote>
Now, Laura might not have had actual moving into a freshly painted white condo in mind while writing this description, but I do indeed feel like my recent and upcoming countless trips between this old apartment and the new place is a form of pilgrimage, a pilgrimage to grown-up-ness, thesis completion, reclaiming the weekend day previously taken every second week by laundry, and, of course, finally being surrounded by truly white walls. So, thank you Laura for providing a lovely collection to symbolize this chapter of my life, and thank you to Kingston for producing yet another brilliant grad (if you'll remember, our <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2010/10/stacey-grant-prologue-inheritance.html">Stacey Grant</a> is also a Kingston grad). And, of course, so long #202, and hello #109.<br />
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-4829897942907104612013-06-21T09:38:00.001-06:002013-06-21T10:34:46.124-06:00Maria Carstens<br />
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It's a wonderful thing, encountering a new-to-me designer who seems to be on the exact same page as me, or at least the next call number over from me on the shelf I'm currently on. Today's example is one Copenhagen-based <a href="http://cargocollective.com/MARIACARSTENS">Maria Carstens</a>. I was already convinced by the two collections she had posted on <a href="http://www.notjustalabel.com/maria_carstens">NJAL</a>, particularly by how she nails the oversized blazer. But then I saw Maria's <a href="http://pinterest.com/mariacarstens/">Pinterest</a>, which was almost like peering into my fashion soul. Is this what Pinterest is all about? Connecting like-minded people with each other in a very visually stimulating way? Perhaps I should sign up. It's not like I'm getting any work done anyway...</div>
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<i>Edit: Bah, both 'Buffy Leigh' and 'Steff Leigh' are already taken as Pinterest usernames. Perhaps it's a sign from the thesis gods that I don't need another online source of distraction...</i></div>
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One thing this blog does is provide a fairly accurate measure of my distractedness/procrastination. Right now, I'm at about a 9.5 on a scale of 10, with 1 being completely focused and 10 being not at all. Hence a second post for the day, and a good chance that June will have the highest number of posts this year. It's not my fault though, I swear. Marie Saint Pierre just posted the <a href="http://www.mariesaintpierre.com/ca/en/fall-2013">Fall 2013 lookbook</a> online. What was I to do, especially as I had already glimpsed <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/02/coat-of-arms.html">one of my favorite looks ever</a> from the collection? Sulpicia, I plomise I'll give you my utmost attention...soon. (And no, of course I didn't say 'plomise'.)</div>
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My brain works very very strangely. More often than not, I forget things I had read just the day before, or even important things in favorite books that I've read more than once. Heck, I've even forgotten about a whole character in a favorite TV show, as if my brain had spliced him out of the numerous scenes he was in. But this morning, to cheer me up out of a pulled neck muscle, my man showed me a new photo of Björk (at Bonnaroo), and immediately I knew who had made her headpiece. Which I had seen for a split second a week or more ago while scrolling through <a href="http://www.fashion156.com/collections/2013-rca-graduate-show/">Fashion156's Collections page</a>. Strange. Anyway, as confirmed by Maiko's <a href="http://maichanmo.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a>, the piece comes from the MA (in millinery at the Royal College of Art) grad collection of <a href="http://www.maikotakeda.com/collection-atmospheric-reentry.php">Maiko Takeda</a>, whose <a href="http://www.maikotakeda.com/collection-cinematography.php">BA (from CSM) collection</a> I could've sworn I had posted about before, but I must've just oogled Han-style over and over. So, here it is (well, a few images from it), for realz this time:</div>
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Brilliant, isn't it? Of course, these pieces would've lost their shadowy dimension here the last few cloudy weeks, but fun could be had with flashlights at least. Anyway, with Björk on board, methinks Maiko is in for quite a ride. Now, does anyone know who did that dress? <i>(Edit: The dress is by Dutch designer <a href="http://www.irisvanherpen.com/">Iris van Herpen</a>, from her Micro collection. Thanks, Dust!)</i></div>
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P.S. You know I'm lagging on blog reading when one of the blogs I link to wrote about this already a few days ago! See <a href="http://www.stylebubble.co.uk/style_bubble/2013/06/atmospherics-in-the-head.html">Susie Bubble's post</a> for full coverage on Maiko's grad collection.</div>
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<br />Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-53492826986674354342013-06-19T09:35:00.000-06:002013-06-19T10:10:10.108-06:00Because I took your pulse.<br />
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If you've missed the couple of references and mentions I've already made here and there, let me clearly state for the record that the best show ever to grace our television sets is BBC's <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/" style="font-style: italic;">Sherlock</a>. Though the writing and directing, I'm sure, has much to do with it, the first thing you notice is that the casting choices are absolutely perfect, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (a.k.a. Bilbo Baggins) as Dr. John Watson. And though each 1 1/2 hour episode is brilliant, the best (i.e. the best 90 minutes of television you'll ever watch) and my favorite is the first of Season 2, featuring Lara Pulver as...well, you'll have to watch it. Anyway, in one scene, Lara's character is wearing only Sherlock's wool coat. Hence the connection my brain made to this <a href="http://www.kristoferkongshaug.com/-aw-2013-ch-lagenda-cach-part-2/">editorial photo</a> of a coat I've already posted about from <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/03/kristofer-kongshaug-aw-1314.html">Kristofer Kongshaug's A/W 13/14 collection</a>. The connection is, of course, also encouraged by the fact that the model looks quite like Lara (well, particularly how she looks in a later scene in the episode), at least from this angle. The question is, which girl is luckier: the one that gets to wear something from one of the most talented designers around, or the one that gets to wear something that Sherlock touched. That, my friends, is a tough one...<br />
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Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go mourn the death of some trees and decide whether I should read <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Ocean-At-End-Lane-Novel/dp/0062255657/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371658189&sr=1-1&keywords=the+ocean+at+the+end+of+the+lane">Neil Gaiman's newest masterpiece</a> a second time in less than 24 hours.<br />
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The new <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/01/inaisce-fw-1314-part-2.html">InAisce</a> lookbook reached my inbox yesterday, but a sick husband and a book I promised to read kept me from doing anything apart from drooling over the PDFs myself. I see this morning that <a href="http://www.thisheartsonfire.com/?p=45025">this.hearts.on.fire</a> has already posted the S/S 14 collection in its entirety, so go there to see all the usual suspects of an InAisce collection. What I want to focus on is the collection's use of a particular fabric, this grey weave. Without zooming in, my first thoughts were that it was a waffle-knit with a bit of a sheen to it so that it looked like a very wearable chain-mail. But you don't think 'thermal underwear' when you think of InAisce, do you? It just seems like too blas<span class="st"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">é</span></span> of a fabric choice for Jona to have made. My next thought is that it is more like the lovely swatch of thick woven silk that I saw at the <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/06/philosophic-minimalism.html">Zam Barrett studio</a>. Or perhaps a woven silk/linen blend, maybe with a bit of a metallic thread in it. That would make a lot more sense with the InAisce aesthetic and frequent use of textured linens and such. Does anyone know what the fabric is? Please share if so. I can send you the PDF if you can't zoom in enough on here, just let me know. Also, if you have any opinions on doing a PhD in Comparative Literature, please send them my way. In the meantime, here's one more grey look (in a different fabric) for the road.</div>
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Buffy Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371805140924375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919012424620268772.post-71923890849272061252013-06-17T11:47:00.002-06:002013-06-20T11:21:16.757-06:00honest by. (Nicolas Andreas Taralis)<br />
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I was meaning to write about a company/website called <a href="http://www.honestby.com/">Honest by</a> quite a while ago, but I believe that at the time I had discovered it, there weren't any pieces on it that I liked. Honest by was started by Belgian designer Bruno Pieters, built foremost on a platform of transparency. Meaning a full cost breakdown and carbon footprint is given for each product, as well as a description of the production process, i.e. where each material came from and how it was manufactured, down to how many minutes each step took. Subsequently, this transparency allows Honest by to remain committed and held accountable to the use of environmentally friendly materials, which, naturally, does not include leather, fur, shell, or horn. All silk and wool used are organic or recycled, and many vegan pieces are available. 20% of the profits even goes to the designer's chosen charity. </div>
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Needless to say, I'm glad I bookmarked the site even though I didn't like anything on it at the time. For, while Bruno does have his own Honest by collection available on the site, the point of it is to work with other designers to allow them the benefit of the research resources Honest by has for looking into the origins of materials, the space to share their design process, and the support to create pieces that don't go against their designing sensibilities <i>and</i> do as little harm to the environment as possible. When I revisited the page this morning, I was happy to see that Canadian-born and Paris-based designer <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2011/03/nicolas-andreas-taralis.html">Nicolas Andreas Taralis</a> had collaborated with Honest by a year ago, and the resulting collection is still available on the site. In addition to using organic materials, Nicolas' pieces are produced in Europe, almost from start to finish (a couple of the raw materials originate elsewhere). <a href="http://www.honestby.com/en/product/199/nicolas-andreas-taralis/dust-grey-organic-silk-longsleeve-panel-dress.html">This silk piece by Nicolas</a> jumped out at me as it reminds me of a particular shirt that Brisco County Jr. wore once. Funny thing is I immediately thought 'Too bad it doesn't come in black'. When I realized it does come in <a href="http://www.honestby.com/en/product/198/nicolas-andreas-taralis/black-organic-cotton-jersey-longsleeve-panel-dress.html">black (cotton)</a> (see below) but that I didn't like it as much, I realized it was time to work on my thesis...<br />
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Here are my other favorites from Liza Rietz's newest collection: the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/154116015/colorblock-winged-dress?ref=shop_home_active">Colorblock Winged Dress</a>, a lovely art deco inspired piece with an attached bolero; and the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/154108856/fan-dress?ref=shop_home_active">Fan Dress</a>, which merges the collection's recurrent 'winged' dress style with the tuxedo pleat detailing seen in <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/06/one-please.html">the jacket below</a> and one of the <a href="http://musingsofbuffyleigh.blogspot.ca/2013/03/white-light-generator.html">earlier posted</a> pieces of the collection. Of course, these two are two of the more expensive pieces of the collection. Sigh. If you're counting your pennies like me, I would highly suggest the incredibly lovely <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/129234176/butterfly-tunic-slate-made-to-order?ref=shop_home_active">Butterfly Tunic</a> or, for an 80s flashback, the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/127622205/sandwashed-tunic-on-sale-ships-tomorrow?ref=shop_home_active">Sandwashed Tunic</a>. The latter is particularly well-suited for a backpacking trip to Amsterdam. True story.</div>
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