A few Friday films for you to consider:
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Reality Revised: Digital Augmentation
Here's the truth:
"Girls reported magazines as their primary source of information regarding diet and health."
Unfortunately, magazines are an excessively unfair representation of the actual female body. Airbrushed, reshaped, and digitally reduced, there's nothing but unrealistic expectation left for the readers.
Here's the results:
"A majority of girls in a 1999 study (59 percent) reported dissatisfaction with their body shape, and 66 percent expressed a desire to lose weight. Only 29 percent of the girls were overweight."
"At age thirteen, 53% of American girls are “unhappy with their bodies.” This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen."
An airbrushed picture has lost of the beauty of its reality. It shows no facial lines of emotion, no scars of surviving, no meals enjoyed, no children born. It reveals no stories or strength.
Enjoy the reality of your body, or in the far more eloquent words of John Keats:
| 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all | |
| Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.' |
Monday, July 26, 2010
Wedding Wardrobes
Miss Ashley Ann Bagley & Mr. Marcus Allen Nielson
(PS: Ashley is Andrew's baby sister and Marcus is best friend Christian Nielson's brother)
(PS: Ashley is Andrew's baby sister and Marcus is best friend Christian Nielson's brother)
The Vintage Wedding Party:
Sterling (Best Man), Marcus (Groom), Ashley (Bride), Alex (Bridesmaid), Leisel (Maid of Honor), Kali (Bridesmaid)
Sterling (Best Man), Marcus (Groom), Ashley (Bride), Alex (Bridesmaid), Leisel (Maid of Honor), Kali (Bridesmaid)
The Bohemian Wedding Dinner
(Complete with a full wardrobe change for the wedding party)
Dress Choice:
I followed the bride's lead with costume changes
Me & My Groom & Baby Billie (17 weeks)
Friday, July 23, 2010
Wedding Ensemble Choice
Apologies for the self-centered interruption, but Mr. Bagley's diminutive sister is wedding tomorrow, and I am absurdly undecided as to what frock to wear to her informal wedding dinner.
$72 - endless.com
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Reality Revised: Comparisons
This is a really, real quote from a really, real lady:
"I've been that girl, flipping through magazines trying to find just one person who looked a little bit like me. And when I didn't find it I would start to think there's something wrong with the way that I looked."
Response to a Glamour article on real women's bodies.
And here's the wistful dream:
Stop comparing: to your darling starlet, to the cover of your pet magazine, to yourself five years ago. Cease staring at your sister's stomach to discern any trace of a stomach roll beneath her blouse. Desist browsing weekly magazines with fresh pictures of celebrity cellulite.
External body validation is excessively volatile. Build a buttress of impervious, internal confidence. Love your body exactly as it is, at this very instant. Cherish the strength of your legs, the curve of your neck, the grace of your fingers, the soft skin on your upper arms. No one else can tamper with your own admiration.
There is no universal ideal. One set of proportions does not fit all. One set of proportions will not even fit a single individual for an entire life.
Case in point: Marilyn vs. Audrey. Who is more beautiful? Marilyn self reported "a soft abdomen and short legs." Audrey Hepburn was self conscious about her large feet and prominent ears.
External body validation is excessively volatile. Build a buttress of impervious, internal confidence. Love your body exactly as it is, at this very instant. Cherish the strength of your legs, the curve of your neck, the grace of your fingers, the soft skin on your upper arms. No one else can tamper with your own admiration.
There is no universal ideal. One set of proportions does not fit all. One set of proportions will not even fit a single individual for an entire life.
Case in point: Marilyn vs. Audrey. Who is more beautiful? Marilyn self reported "a soft abdomen and short legs." Audrey Hepburn was self conscious about her large feet and prominent ears.
M.M. (N.J.M.) | A.K.H. |
Blonde Hair | Brown Hair |
Blue Eyes | Brown Eyes |
5 ft 5 in | 5 ft 7 in |
118-140 lbs | 103 lbs |
BMI 23.3 | BMI 16.5 |
C Cup | A Cup |
| Vintage Size 10-12 | Vintage size 2-4 |
Monday, July 19, 2010
Reality Revised
In 1995 a bunch of folks called up their lady friends and gathered some pencils, calculators, and fashion magazines. Each lady volunteer was given three minutes to peruse models in a fashion magazine, 70% of the hundreds of miss and missus surveyed felt depressed, guilty, and ashamed following the activity.
Cardigan Empire is dedicating its next several posts to undressing the layers of deception cloaking the reality of commercial and celebrity fashion, while heralding the heroism of the un-retouched form.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Travel Wear: Austin, Texas
A concert qualified outfit for Austin, Texas, live music capital of the world:
1) Knit:
Iron and hassle free, knits create convenient layers without the need of of an ironing board.
Iron and hassle free, knits create convenient layers without the need of of an ironing board.
2) Separates:
Opt for skirts over dresses. They're easier to mix and match into a larger variety of ensembles.
Travel in style with your own custom Fashion Package, complete with a look book & virtual shopping session compiled precisely to your figure and locale.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Travel Wear: Morcote, Switzerland
Tips for a Vespa adventure around Lake Lugano in Morcote, Switzerland:
1) Tie an outfit together:
Scarves make a sublime travel supplement. While taking up minimal room, they parlay instant panache to cocktail dresses and knits alike, and can tuck away your tresses when you opt for sightseeing over shampoo.
Scarves make a sublime travel supplement. While taking up minimal room, they parlay instant panache to cocktail dresses and knits alike, and can tuck away your tresses when you opt for sightseeing over shampoo.
2) Shade your valuables:
Because there's nothing quixotic about squinting at the landscape before you.
Come back for another exotic ensemble tomorrow
Travel in style with your own custom Fashion Package, complete with a look book & virtual shopping session compiled precisely to your figure and locale.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Travel Wear: Savannah, Georgia
Tea in Savannah, Georgia:
1) Paper & Plastic:
While I prefer china and silver for eating, I couldn't travel without paper and plastic. Use cut up cardboard boxes to subdivide your suitcase and pack categories of items in plastic bags, especially your shoes, it will save you from footprints on your silk chemise.
While I prefer china and silver for eating, I couldn't travel without paper and plastic. Use cut up cardboard boxes to subdivide your suitcase and pack categories of items in plastic bags, especially your shoes, it will save you from footprints on your silk chemise.
2) Wear and carry:
When it comes to hats, boots, or other particularly bulky or fragile items wear them as you travel. This will protect them for disproportionate packing space and/or incidental crushings.
Come back for another exotic ensemble tomorrow
Travel in style with your own custom Fashion Package, complete with a look book & virtual shopping session compiled precisely to your figure and locale.
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