Fashion Show

A few select shots from the Fashion Industry Club's Annual Fashion Show for Charity 4/8/11:

Israel

I went to Israel over winter break, here are two photographs I think represent some of the life there, at least through my tourist lens. For more see my Flickr set of Israel photos.

snowy window

all that GLITTER

wayyy overdue post

TIME TO RESURRECT BLOGGING....as winter break is in full force...it's time to rediscover those leisurely past times started in the summer and gradually lost in the dust of the chaos of the school semester. But as Sarah so kindly reminded me...it is indeed my turn to blog! (after a shameful 5 month hiatus) Let us renew the year with new resolutions! One of mine being...regular blog posts of my adventures abroad in Italy....

But for now...happy holidays with good friends, good food,and sweaters :)

Clothing Swaps and Clothing "Diets"

Hello dear readers!!!

I am here to talk about getting out of our consumerist rut and how we really don't need to buy anything anymore. Yes, I said it. We don't need to buy anything anymore.

Take a look at this New York Times article:

These people are only wearing 6 items for an entire month:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/fashion/22SIXERS.html
http://sixitemsorless.com/the-project/

And here, people have taken pledges not to buy for a year:
http://www.thegreatamericanappareldiet.com/

However, there is another solution: CLOTHING SWAPS!
What to do with all the clothes that are still alright to wear but they've been sitting in your closet for years? Give them to your friends!!!

Rather than pledging not to buy or only wearing a few items, why not purge your closet of things you don't need, and swap with your friends? I had a few friends over last night and we all brought a bag of things we didn't want and left with a bag of things that we did want; no longer are useless items taking up precious space. There are two huge bags of clothes left over which I will now donate!

I've had a few swaps, all of which were successful - especially the first one I had at college where probably 50 people came, and I had a ton of things left over. I was able to give items to the African Student Organization, which was collecting clothes for less fortunate children in the Binghamton area. Every bit of the swap was perfect!!!

If you're thinking of having a swap at your school, make sure to advertise and talk talk talk about it. Maybe get a club to sponsor the event and advertise for you.

Gensler Red

I cannot believe there is less than two lefts of my summer internship. The summer has gone by in seriously what feels like a blink of an eye, and I feel like I've just gotten comfortable with my new family. I'm so not ready to leave and it feels like it was just yesterday that I walked into the bright red lobby for my first day as a "working woman." The people, the work, the trace sessions, and entire design process in the real world has really been an invaluable experience.