Mass extinction

I didn’t go to this. Why? I looked at all the sponsors and was not at all impressed. Even with 5′2″.

I am thinking about trying out for this. I’m trying to weight out the pros and cons of this. The Pros are definately being invited out to parties, having something to do and getting more traffic for this blog and the Con being having to write for someone again. It’s nice to be a part of a group but it’s not nice to groupthink. Also, I don’t have a fashion resume. I wonder if they would take a blank sheet.

I signed up for this. I remember being happy when I painted. I want to know if I would be happy again. And also if I still have talent.

I did the fitting for this. I liked the experience of fitting for a new original dress. The dress was much for only me and it flatters me perfectly. Even the roughcut dress was fun to wear. As much as I love the design and the experience, it’s a bit disheartening to have my relationship with Lauren turn into a monetary one. I have to make a note to self to not make business deals with friends. I thought that after the fitting, I would have a fun post to write about the experience. I left her place feeling a type of empty that even the prospect of a new dress couldn’t fill.

On the other hand, I did reach out to another friend to design me a cheongsam inspired piece. This was my description for the dress I wanted:

I’m looking to get non-traditional qipaos (I’m just sounding the word in out, I don’t know the actual spelling – it’s those long 1920’s Chinese dresses). I don’t want the traditional material or even necessarily the traditional shape, just something that recalls that piece… so it’s really going into the realms of Chinoiserie which I traditionally dislike but I’m hoping you’ll change my mind. I’ll love it if it had bows and is insanely girly but still sexy and form fitting like the originals. You can take elements from other forms of clothes and inject it into your design.

I have long hated Chinoiserie but I figured I would like it if the right design that knows my taste came along, I would love the piece. I wonder if this would change our relationship too.

Here is a documentation of the subject matter change from May 2008 to June 2008. Is this for the better or worse? It seems that most people who read my blog read it for my interpretation of China-related news and I’ve been losing readers since coming back to Toronto and writing more about fashion. At least one person told me to stop writing about fashion.

Lastly, I would like to apologize for a comment made in this regarding feeling snubbed. Someone explained the situation to me and I feel horrid for saying what I did. Email me if interested.