My.Harvard Redesign

It's not much different (and I wish the Wayback Machine worked for the page so I could show y'all) but I just wanted to say...

Thank God Almighty they redesigned that uberfug my.harvard homepage.
At least now it doesn't feel like my eyes are being fork-fed a burgundy and yellow tragedy of warmed-over boxes, tabs and form fields.

Screw Vintage.

Multi-scale digital houndstooth pattern, brassy illustration-style baroque/art nouveau flourishes.

Seriously, wtf? These leggings are FTW. They're "vintage" Express tricot, but I prefer calling it as it really is... "Mom's seriously fug' stuff from the 90s. Had to wrestle them from my brother who wanted to try 'em on too when he discovered them, can't blame him. American Apparel's tricot leggings can suck it, these are so crazy awesome my head is exploding.

Best part about them being old is that the cut isn't modern skin-tight. Meaning? No camel toe.

Tatoo-Redux

Well I've had some more time to mull it over... mull ... that's one of those words we use a lot that I don't really understand the origin of:

mull- v.- To heat and add spices to wine or ale.

Right, so I mulled over this whole tattoo business and came up with the same idea but different approach: here goes: and one more colon just for fun:

It's supposed to look like openwork lace and I think its rather pretty and beautiful, I havent seen any lace-like tattoos apart from henna and though this would be a pricey bet for sure - i'm getting kind of attached to it. And in case you're curious about the shape, its suppose to look like a conch shell:


and heres the original idea with a few slight color/design modifications especially in the center of the sampaguita blossom:




well, we'll see then - more ideas to come.

One, Two, Tat-usucaption

Tattoos, tattoos. Oh, what you do to me...

I want one so badly, and since I've designed both my brother's tattoos - I s'pose they owe me one (or two). But tattoos are a tricky, tricky business. Especially for a female. It's surprisingly acceptable for a man to get chest, arm, and certain back tattoos. Even calf tats pass muster. But for the ladies... we have "ass-antlers", "tramp stamps" and all sorts of other locations on the body that equate with butch/les or *ahem* ladies-of-the-night.

But - tattoos can be ridiculously beautiful and I'm dying to be inked. So heres my initial idea plus slightly more palatable placement:


The images here being the sampaguita (national flower of my mother's country, the Philippines), the fish scales which mimic the tattoo I designed for my oldest brother, and the third being a stylized Haitian conch (after the other half of my family and a nod to my other brother's tattoo).

But its not enough is it? I do want it to be in that sort of yakuza-esque (more Hokusai and Hiroshige, actually) heavy block lines and gradient format, but I don't think I've yet succeeded.

Back to the drawing board? Yes, I think so. But with time I should have it through tat-usucaption soon.

SteamPunk Whistles in the Kettle

Made these sketches today. The idea of exposed platform stilettos and delicate gauzy layers. All the buttons have keyhole buttonholes, the gentleman's shoes are mock moccasins. All metal parts would naturally be copper.

The gauze edging on the shorts in my mind, is inspired not by frilly Victorian lace undergarments but by the way some guys tend to let their pants sag and expose a little ruched-looking boxer:

It can work I think, in a sexy way, but not when taken to excess.