November 2010
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probbbably the only designer thing you'd ever...
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Ashley Rhodes-Courter and Aimee Davison Partner...
At one time or another, many of us have found ourselves out of work. For whatever reason, our cache of opportunity runs dry and in turn, our spirits fall flat. But for Montreal model and actress Aimee Davison, she saw her recent unemployment as a chance to take an inspirational journey and put her repertoire of skills to use. Her objective: to complete 100 jobs by December 31, 2010.
When we...
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kittens, champagne & hiking.
A few photographic hilights of my Thanksgiving- check out the most impressively useless “You Are Here” indicator ever, two unbelieeevably adorable kittens & that one time I made my champagne have wiiings.
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Watch
Today’s MovoMonday is in the theme of, people who are ssoo epically creative that their work simply leaves you speechless, awestruck, & most importantly- inspired to push your creative limits and create something innncredible. Allow some awe-inspiring goodness into your day by watching this stop-motion video titled “Her Morning Elegance” by Oren Lavie.
create a #MovoMonday...
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Look oh' the week:
Heyyyhihihiii, there. I am hopefully on my way to the airport as you read this & not oversleeping & ruining ev-err-yy-thiiing. Anywho. Here’s my look of the weeek! I’m quite glad to be sporting newww boots, as I practically wore my other black leather booties down to nothingness which was not such a great pairing with the recent rainy days. Uptop I’m wearing a dress (?!?-...
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lessons on being low-budget.
For as longgg as I can remember I’ve been super low-budget. We’re talking, take scissors to the toothpaste tube when it’s getting low, count on a trip to Coinstar to have grocery money for the week, kind of low-budgetness. Why? Ohhhhh, we don’t need to get into that. Point is, since I’ve been this way for so long, I’ve learned to take all sorts of sub-par things...
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28 THINGS To Do Before I Turn 28!
Just recently, our Shape What’s To Come vintage & handmade ambassador, Elsie Flannigan, did a blog post recapping a list of 27 things she wanted to do before she turned 28. I thought this was quite awwwesome & was inspired by Elsie to make my own list! I’ve got about four years before my 28th year & most definitely intend on making these...
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Handmade Expert Elsie Flannigan Talks Shop
We caught up with Elsie just a week after her new Springfield, Mo. Red Velvet shop had its grand opening. While busy working on some holiday decor in her workshop, she let us in on her new line of dresses and how she turned Elsiecake into a comprehensive brand, fashioned out of dreams. Creating the success that she has didn’t happen overnight (rather over many, many late nights), but Elsie says...
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“Me: How many birds are there in the world?
Mom: Seven. It’s all mirrors.”
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“If you desire to be more heavenly minded, think more of the things of heaven,...”
– Thomas J. Jackson
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Look uh the week
Due to a very complicated technical difficulty called, my camera’s dead & I can’t find my charger ANYYYWHEREEE, today’s look of the week is humbly brought to you by my mac’s photobooth. So do forgive the pixelation & the feetlessness, buuut I’m sure y’all can guess by now that I’m wearing my black leather boots, uhhgaiin. (how i LURVE them.)
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“It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
– Marilyn Monroe
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Emmadime : knitted
Perhaaaps you remember me featuring the lovely Emma Robertson on a #MovoMonday post a while back? She’s a super talented lady who knits some incredible, adorable, creative things that I am quiiite a fan of. And it turned out that she is a fan of my hair…! I got an email from Emma recently saying she loved my hair & wondered if I’d pleease model her new knitted hairbands, etc....
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TRAVELING JOURNALS !
The traveling journals are now up on the Shape What’s To Come site! Head on over there & get lost in the pages of inspirational, creative goodness that some very amazing gals created. Click heeeeere to do so.
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Ikonika: Shaking Up the Dubstep Scene
London-born Ikonika’s first single “Please” came out in 2008, firmly establishing her place in the dubstep landscape. This year she has released her debut album “Contact, Love, Want, Have” on Hyperdub Records and has been DJing all across the globe from U.S.A to Singapore. The SWTC team caught up with Ikonika to find out how she took the dubstep scene by storm.
SWTC: Did you attend college, trade...
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Gather round, 'tis story time.
As part of my Traveling Journal entry, I decided to illustrate a few things as well as write out my story of how I got to where I am now. This morning I was reading through it and was just gonna add a couple things. Those couple things turned into….a lot of things. I had some rather intense, drama filled years between 2006 and now that were exhausting, chaotic, life-changing & what I...
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Smile It's Friday!
Anyone else stunned at the fact that it’s Friday already?? I surely am. Buuut, you never question the swift arrival of a Friday, you simply embrace its being here. So, embrace I shall.
Today’s #SmileItsFriday post is a screen capture from some footage I got of a rather epic adventure my friends and I had in Montauk, New York last weekend. We were walking cliffside along some rocks,...
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a closer look at thee last page-
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Janelle Monae- free download!
Just a reminder that y’all oughta head over HERE to download a free track by the one & only Janelle Monae that she did exclusively for Shape What’s To Come!
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Look of the Week
Today, as I stiiiill totally have sand in my boots from last weekend, I salute clothing you can PLAY in. Wearing my Levi’s Curve ID black skinnies (as per usual), chambray shirt from Levi’s Women, good ooold leather boots & military jacket thingy from Urban.
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Killer Style Tuesday,
Today’s Killer Style Tuesday has actually been in a Killer Style post before, only affirming the fact that this gentleman is always looking amaaazing. I borrow this photo from the one & only Mister Mort who also featured Benoit on his blog today, along with a sketch I did of Benoit’s necktie goodness. Check em both:
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Swell Vintage’s Frankie Murray - Crafting Her Own...
Frankie Murray started Swell Vintage two years ago as a blog to market her jewelry creations online. Stemming from Frankie’s love of history and handmade, Swell Vintage features fun, one-of-a-kind pieces that are reminiscent of your ancestor’s favorite keepsake. With courage she found after attending the Shape What’s to Come UK launch event in October, Frankie has decided to take Swell Vintage on...
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Calling All Photography Buffs: SWTC Partners with...
We want to hear your stories. We want to learn your perspective. We want to know what you think it means to be a woman, through photos or text. That’s why Shape What’s to Come partnered with Pictory, an online showcase for people around the world to document their lives and cultures by submitting a single, captioned image. This week’s Pictory theme, Notes on Being a Woman, asks contributors:...
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Non-Profit Founder Tammy Tibbetts Has Visions of...
It was just one year ago that She’s the First was born out of Tammy Tibbetts’ fervent passion to educate underprivileged children. Since then, her life has changed focus and she has begun a new journey to leave her day job and grow her non-profit to new heights. The charming Tammy Tibbetts sat down with us for a one-on-one and to share her story with the SWTC community.
SWTC: How did you get...
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#SmileIt'sFriday
How it’s Friday already I do not even knowww, but I shall not question it. A merry merry Friday to all of youu! How viciously adorable is this little rock? He’s smiling at me.
Now I challenge the following three peeps to post a #SmileItsFriday post:
http://goodeggs.tumblr.com/
http://-tentacles.tumblr.com/
http://jennilee.tumblr.com/
#SmileItsFriday
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WatchI’m big in Sweden.
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THANK Y'ALLL!
I’m reeeallyy excited to report we just reached the 1,000 member mark in our Shape What’s To Come community!! Thank you thaaank you to all of you who’ve joined, & if you’ve yet to do so I stronglyy encourage you to join us! Just head over to http://en.shapewhatstocome.com/ and set up a profile for yerself.
Youuu all are the ones who have made the site what it is thus...
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#MovoMonday
Helllooo all, here’s a (fashionably late?) #MovoMonday post for you! My reasons for the lateness involve my telephone falling into the fuselage, aka the intestines, of an airplane. And that is all I shall say about that, but do forgive my tardiness. Anyywayss.
It is extreeemely important you read this text before looking at these photos because there’s something special you gotta...
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Style Scriber Kristin Knox Takes Fashion Blogging...
Kristin Knox is a self-made fashion blogger at fashion blog The Clothes Whisperer and a published author, but her success didn’t happen over night. Here, Knox sits down to explain what led her to explore the life of fashion blogging and pursue it as a career. SWTC: At what point did you know you had found your passion and life-long goal? KK: I have two main passions, literature and fashion. I...
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The UK Kicks-Off Shape What’s To Come With an...
Sitting on stage under a plethora of bright, piercing lights, six women answered a cacophony of searching questions, probing at the reasons for their own personal drive, ambitions, talents and inspirations. Perched before an audience of 150 journalists, bloggers and fellow peers, they told of their struggles and successes with anecdotes of social-life obituaries and the realisation of dreams and...
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Jen Bekman Says Irritation was Her Inspiration:...
In part one of our interview with Jen Bekman, founder and CEO of Jen Bekman Projects, including 20x200 and Hey, Hot Shot!, Jen shared her story of finding her own unique path and her start in the art industry as a new gallery owner on a mission to make art collecting accessible to a completely new audience. In part two of her interview, Jen shares her advice for women, perhaps like yourself, who...
