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On brand names and personal style
I was sitting around with my amazingly amazing dollhouse purse at the meetup, and a friend came up and went, "Oh, it's the real one! I'm glad it's not the replica."
"Eh?" I inquired, being fairly out of the loop with most things. "They made a replica? What does it look like?"
"Exactly the same, only without 'Innocent World' stitched across the door."
And that that moment, loves, I... I've thought about buying myself a replica. You KNOW how I feel about art/design theft -- or you ought to -- but as I own the original... well, I've thought about sharpie-ing over the embroidery, because I don't really like brand names showing. Actually, I wished I could pick it out and embroider "MMY" on it, instead. I've a thing for monogrammed/personalized accessories.
There are some exceptions to this, as I still have a few band tee shirts and I'm ridiculously excited to get my Gothic Beauty tank top. (But even that's a bit of a double meaning, no? Labeling the wearer as a Gothic Beauty? What I'm wearing to the NEXT meetup, let me tell you...)
I'd read a while ago that Martha Stewart sharpies the soles of her Christian Louboutins black, since she doesn't like the red soles. I thought this was the most authentic thing -- the world is full of people who would decry "ruining the precious shoes" or something (indeed, as the author of the article does), but Martha both supported a designer she likes -- paid the money for the design -- but is comfortable enough with her likes and style to turn it into a piece she wants to wear.
In other words, she wears the shoes; the shoes don't wear her.
I love good design, but my clothes are mine; they are not religious objects. Excuse me, I have to go dye some expensive lace black...
"Eh?" I inquired, being fairly out of the loop with most things. "They made a replica? What does it look like?"
"Exactly the same, only without 'Innocent World' stitched across the door."
And that that moment, loves, I... I've thought about buying myself a replica. You KNOW how I feel about art/design theft -- or you ought to -- but as I own the original... well, I've thought about sharpie-ing over the embroidery, because I don't really like brand names showing. Actually, I wished I could pick it out and embroider "MMY" on it, instead. I've a thing for monogrammed/personalized accessories.
There are some exceptions to this, as I still have a few band tee shirts and I'm ridiculously excited to get my Gothic Beauty tank top. (But even that's a bit of a double meaning, no? Labeling the wearer as a Gothic Beauty? What I'm wearing to the NEXT meetup, let me tell you...)
I'd read a while ago that Martha Stewart sharpies the soles of her Christian Louboutins black, since she doesn't like the red soles. I thought this was the most authentic thing -- the world is full of people who would decry "ruining the precious shoes" or something (indeed, as the author of the article does), but Martha both supported a designer she likes -- paid the money for the design -- but is comfortable enough with her likes and style to turn it into a piece she wants to wear.
In other words, she wears the shoes; the shoes don't wear her.
I love good design, but my clothes are mine; they are not religious objects. Excuse me, I have to go dye some expensive lace black...
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I'm very into long skirts lately. My legs are hairy and scabby and no one's the wiser! (Although uh, I wear short skirts all the time during the week and really don't care very much, what with the whole being a mammal thing. Mwahahah.)
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I really want to get back into sewing for myself AND to get back into long skirts. I hate skirts that hit just below the knee or in the middle of my calves. It's above the knee or down to my feet for me!