"Here's to the fools who dream. Crazy as they may seem..." The Audition Song, or "Fools Who Dream," is one of my favorite songs from the movie "La La Land," and maybe even one of my favorite songs of all time. I love how the lyrics express the necessity f ...
I love the idea of painting clothes for one-of-a-kind fashion. Previously, I had painted a blazer with a Mondrian pattern. To create the Mondrian blazer above, I bought a cheap blazer from Uniqlo and painted it with DecoArt So Soft fabric paint. I wan ...
As a big Warhol fan, I was very excited to find a Brillo Pad shirt at Urban Outfitters online, and I bought it immediately. But when it came in the mail, I was really disappointed because it was more like a pajama top than a shirt I'd wear in public. This ...
I really can't leave blazers alone, can I? This time, I bought a plain off-white cotton blazer from Uniqlo that was around $40, so it wasn't such a risk if I messed it up. My inspiration for this blazer makeover was Piet Mondrian. I love the graphic simpl ...
I've been in a floral clothing kick this spring, so when I received my Sizzix dies this month for Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team challenge, I decided I'd "make it work" with my floral fashion craze. This black and white blazer was inspired by a suit I spo ...
The frock coat was a long jacket worn for formal occasions during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Men don't wear frock coats anymore. Heck, it's hard enough to get guys to wear a suit or blazer now. So why did I recently buy this frock coat from Topm ...
In the 90s, I owned a basic pair of black Dr. Martens shoes and some serious Dr. Martens boots. But in the new millennium, the company has really upped its fashion game with fun new collections every season. I own several pairs, including brogues with red ...
One of my biggest design influences is pop art, especially that of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The long sleeve tee I'm wearing here is from Uniqlo, which always has a variety of licensed Warhol apparel in its SPRZ line. The shoes are from a few seas ...
A few years ago, J. Crew went into the suit business big time and introduced the Ludlow suit. I saw it in the catalog, and it looked awesome. The fit was supposedly fitted, but I had been burned before by suits that claim to be "slim fit," yet are so boxy ...
First of all, let's get one thing straight. I am not wearing confederate flags on my lapels. They're British union jacks. (I used to be a British citizen before I was an American citizen.) And now that we've got that out of the way, let's talk about the b ...
