Velvet Peacock Designs

I love belly dance clothing.  One of the main reasons I started to take lessons is so that I would have an excuse to wear these beautiful and outrageous costumes. Most of the best designers are also dancers, which is important, because they know how the clothes move when you are wearing them.

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Wangie's Fashion Illustrations

Check out this new fashion illustration blog at http://www.wangie.com/.  WOW!  They are gorgeous!!!

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Teo Jasmin Boutique has great Pop Culture Decor

Sorry its been so long since I've posted anything new, but I've been too busy with my "real" job of being a university marketing professor. 

Here's some stuff from a company that I really like.  Unfortunately, they are in France and I have been told that it is extremely expensive to have anything shipped from there to the United State.  However, my European readers might be interested.

Teo Jasmin is a Parisian boutique and website at http://www.teojasmin.com/.  They specialize in cool pop culture figures like Superman, Wonder Woman, Bridget Bardot, James Dean, the Beatles, etc.  They carry bags, framed wall hangings, and sofas with these charcters on them.  Here are some photos from their website.

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The Mad Hatter would wear these with pride!

I'm realy looking forward to seeing Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in the new Alice in Wonderland movie. The costumes, scenery and bright colors look really awesome in the previews! I wish I was going to the Kentucky Derby or some other event where I wouldn't look totally out of place wearing these hats. I mean, come on. People at the local Walmart might stare! These hats are from an English designer called Eleda, and I got these photos from http://www.samuelshats.com.

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Betsey Johnson's still got it!

I always like the most eccentric designers. I just nfound these pictures on style.com, and I really like this collection. Betsey Johnson has been around for years, and I think that this is one of her best collections in years. Usually, her clothes look like they are only for teenagers, but there are some things in this collection that I would love to have, and at the age of 50, would not feel too silly being seen in them. I had hoped to make it to fashion week in person this year, but decided it was too expensive. Oh well, I'm still hoping to get there one of these days.

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Rest In Peace, Alexander McQueen

What a loss! I didn't know anything about Alexander McQueen as a person, but he was one of my favorite designers. Its so sad when a relatively young person takes his own life. Even though I didn't know him,it makes me wish that I could have done something to save him. This picture is by the extremely talented Danny Roberts at http://igorandandre.blogspot.com.


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Cherry Blossom Girl has great French style!

The Cherry Blossom girl is a famous blogger who has the good luck to live in Paris France and wear great designer clothes. Check out her blog at http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com . She is friends with Louise,also a famous blogger from Paris and they sometimes do photo shoots together. If you don't know Louise, her blog is at http://misspandora.fr.

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Swash fashion designers feature Illustration art

Although this blog is ostensibly about fashion illustration, I haven't had time to do much lately. I've been too busy with my "real" job and being a single mom. Today, I looked at Susie Bubble's blog (http://stylebubble.typepad.com) and found some photos of clothing by a British design team who go by the name of Swash. I just learned that Swash is a partnership of Sarah Swash and Toshio Yamanaka, and you can visit their website at http://swash.co.uk .

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Cute Dance and Exercise Clothes from JMorco!

I love to dance and take dance classes. I live in a rural small town and Walmart is one of the few stores that we have here. They have a fairly good selection of workout clothes, but they are pretty ordinary. When I saw these clothes from JMorco on Etsy, I was motivated to make some of my own altered couture.

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Jean Paul Gaultier Fantasy Hairstyles

These photos from Jean Paul Gaultier's Couture Spring show are from Women's Wear Daily.

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PPLongstocking on Etsy has amazing wigs!

Oh my gosh, I would love to have one of these! I found these wigs today on Etsy and they are just so clever! I've never seen anything like this before. They are made by somebody calling themselves PPLongstockings on Etsy. I would love to see more of her work.

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Missoni Pre-fall 2010 collection is wonderful!

Here in the midwestern US, winters can be pretty brutal. Its important on cold days to dress in layers, which is not always a flattering style. On the other hand, if I had a wardrobe like this, I would be more excited about going out in the cold. It's not easy to coordinate all these great shapes, colors and prints. This collection shows outstanding design and talent.

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