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Amber Jean, Day 7
My sisters wedding we all had to find our own LBD, worn with silver dangle earrings, a really cool silver vintage bracelet that happens to be from my great aunt. Old skool Saks 5th ave purple and black pumps i bought for 10.00!!!!!! I got the purse at the same store. Also the silver moon pendant. All of us went bare legs!!
Amber Jean, Day 6
Worn to Terence Hammonds’ art opening
White slacks under the dress
Pearl necklace and earings vintage white beaded bag from Vietnam
Same outfit outside!
Love,
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 5
Modern day farmers. This is the same outfit seen on the motorcycle (below).
This shot was a lot of fun to get. Taken at a local bar called the Comet, it was bike night and there were tons of bikes to choose from. Everyone at the bar was si willing to work on this project, they more then willing to arrange the bikes around. We decided on the the bright yellow duck bike. LBD is worn with Pink cowboy boots , thigh high grey knit socks, silk scarf paired all with torquise jewelery.
Love,
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 4
Lbd worn with knit socks, frye cowboy boots.
A view from the back, it shows all the buttons…. also worn with a mini fashion jacket found in my sisters closet. The pink bow was from on of my grandmothers old suits.
Love,
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 3
Yes I really took a ride in this outfit
Motorcycle boots
A beautiful vintage white slip under the dress tied the waist with a silk scarf
Vintage Jackie O sun glasses
This is the sameoutfit standing up
You can see the foe gold pendent
Love
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 2
You can see the train that plays off the pleats in the back
I am going to wear this again and hit the town!
These photos are just the beginning I am hoping to get a better camera and have so many ideas! I am wearing the dress in a wedding on the 16th!
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 1
Going on set to be an extra in a movie your dress may be on film!
Worn over jeans and another 60′s style white and pasley dress.
I want to layer because I wasn’t sure what I would be doing
I started the shoot with the lbd on then took it off for the night club scene.
Went home and it was my jacket
Lots of Love,
Amber Jean
Bright Young Things Play Dress Up
You don’t have to be a kid to play dress up. Get together with friends and try on some ridiculously fun looks on and get inspired! Having a friend with a large vintage collection is always great for borrowing but having them host a dress up event can be a fun way to hang out with friends and try on new looks. Pairing the vintage pieces with the Little Black Dress can take your look to the streets with flair and style and a nod to the environment that any Bright Young Thing would appreciate.
Check out our video of the Bright Young Thing street team playing dress up by Francesca Carendi
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 25
photo by Feral Kid
This is the final outfit of my wear-a-thon. I didn’t make it to 30 days, but I’m leaving Burning Man and going back to my home in San Francisco. Luckily, there are plenty of beautiful and fashionable ladies out here, and I’ve asked a few of them to do a Style Challenge.
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Still, it’s the end for me, and I thought it would be fitting to visit the perimeter fence that marks the limits of Black Rock City. After the event is over, this fence is the last thing to disappear. When it goes, I go. Only the desert and the Calico Mountains remain.
photo by Feral Kid
I went with a dark and elegant look for this outfit. Amber Clisura loaned me this bias-cut net dress, which I wore underneath the LBD. I folded the dress’ lapels back to make a deep V, and added a red patent belt to hold it all together.
photo by Feral Kid
It’s been a wonderful year, but I’m ready to go home. I’ll miss the fashion shoots and feeling like a model, though. Thanks for reading, and I hope you’ve been entertained!
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See more of Feral Kid’s photos on Flickr/NomadPhotos.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 24
photo by John Curley
I’ve been saving the best for (almost) last… this is one of the most beautiful photo shoots we had during our Burning Man wear-a-thon.
photo by John Curley
These photos were taken atop, and next to, a big pile of burn barrels ready to be carted away. The burn barrels normally provide light and heat to our camps at night, but now they’re all dead, cold and ready to be stored for winter. They also happen to make a fantastic backdrop.
photo by John Curley
Even better than the backdrop is this amazing coat, which I’m wearing under the dress. It’s a bias-cut woven piece created by textile artist Lynne Bruning. Amber Clisura helped with the styling, and added a black petticoat underneath the woven coat. The final touch was this amazing belt, a loan from my friend Bad Ash who is a very talented thrift-store shopper.
All in all, this outfit was fun to move in and made for delicious photos. Though, to be fair, everything John Curley photographs looks delicious.
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See more of John Curley’s photos and read his recaps of this year’s Burning Man on the Burning Blog.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 23
As Burning Man ends, only the work crew remains. Some of us live in tents, and a lot of us live in old travel trailers, dotted across the dusty plain.
photo by John Curley
All the trailers are numbered, and this one is #01. That may or may not mean that it’s the oldest one out here… It’s definitely one of the coolest-looking, so I put together a retro country/Americana look to go with it. My friend Bad Ash loaned me this thrift-store half apron, and I added a flower at the waist and some chunky jewelry. Amber Clisura let me wear her cowgirl hat, and had me turn the dress around backwards to make a clean line across the top.
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See more of John Curley’s photos and read his recaps of this year’s Burning Man on the Burning Blog.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 22
My wear-a-thon is almost done, and I’m headed back to my “real life” in San Francisco. Before tomorrow’s final post, I wanted to share one of our earlier photos that slipped through the cracks.
photo by John Curley
In this outfit, I’m wearing the dress without any added petticoats, overcoats, or other frills. The primary accessory is this necklace, a handmade Scrabble-tile piece that was loaned to me by my friend Bad Ash.
photo by Rei Dishon
I want to use this moment to express my love for all the artists, costumers, designers and photographers who gave their time (and clothes) to our little wear-a-thon. There are so many creative people in the Burning Man community, and a surprising number of them chipped in to work on this project. Every day of the wear-a-thon has been surprising and exciting, and it’s all due to the tiny touches of those creative hands.
Throughout this process, I learned a lot about making “more from less”. I’ll never look at my clothes the same way, now that I’ve discovered what one dress can do.
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See more of John Curley’s photos and read his recaps of this year’s Burning Man on the Burning Blog.
Also find Rei Dishon’s photos on Flickr!
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 21
photo by Feral Kid
It takes a certain type of person to drop everything and move to Burning Man for two months a year. Once people join the Department of Public Works (DPW), they tend to come back year after year, and this experience becomes central to all of our lives. Even though we don’t see each other throughout the year, we develop very close relationships and often think of ourselves as a family. Because of our deep love for each other and our work, we all wear the DPW colors with a lot of pride. That’s what this outfit is all about–well, that and the tutu.
photo by Feral Kid
This tutu was made by Lynne Bruning for The Hun, who insisted I show it off in a photo. It’s one of a kind: specifically, it’s covered in the DPW logo. For this ensemble, I decided to go full-out and pin another DPW logo on the back of the dress. I also added my “Sergeant Slaughter” embroidered patch (for those just tuning in: they call me Sgt. Slaughter out in the desert). Think this outfit’s crazy? It is, but it’s also the height of DPW fashion. Out here, girls can be tough too.
photo by Feral Kid
Behind me is the “photo van”, all decorated with portraits of crew members. The portraits were taken by Mike Garlington, another very talented photographer. See more of them here.
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See more of Feral Kid’s photos on Flickr/NomadPhotos.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 20
This one’s just for fun…
photo by Feral Kid
We sometimes say that working for Burning Man is like going to summer camp. We bunk together, eat together, party together… and yes, we ride around in school buses from time to time. This outfit made me feel like a schoolgirl, so the bus seemed like a fitting backdrop. Back to school, anyone?
photo by Feral Kid
Here, I simply layered a knit jumper over the dress and put on a pair of light blue loafers. An easy look for a warm fall day.
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See more of Feral Kid’s photos on Flickr/NomadPhotos.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 19
photo by Feral Kid
In Black Rock City, there are a lot of metal artists. And a lot of them are female–from the Flaming Lotus Girls to Phoenix Firestarter, who runs Burning Man’s metal shop and who made this awesome rocking-pony burn barrel.
photo by Feral Kid
Phoenix was watching this photo shoot. She said “this is why I make ponies.” She’s also the one who told me it was safe to ride–I guess this horsie hadn’t been on fire recently. I’d hate to burn my skirts.
This adorable get-up was a collaborative effort. It was a day off today, so the crew was all sitting in the shade drinking cool beverages and offering fashion advice. Amber Clisura loaned me her red thrift-store dress and white petticoat. KJ let me wear these beautiful boots. And Deadpan Ash pinned me up and gave me her sunglasses to wear.
photo by Feral Kid
It was also Amber’s idea to wear the dress around my neck. I folded it under to make this cute shawl-like number. Amazing what one little dress can do.
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See more of Feral Kid’s photos on Flickr/NomadPhotos.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 18
Burning Man has a well-known style: bright colors, glowsticks, fur and feathers… but there’s another culture out here that’s more inspired by metal, fire and apocalyptic art. Most of the crew members fall into this set, so when Burning Man is over, this desert gets a lot more Mad Max.
photo by Rei Dishon aka CameraBoy
This is Dave X’s “Monster Truck”. He happened to drive by as I was looking for a place to photograph today’s outfit, and was kind enough to let me perch and pose with his automotive behemoth.
photo by John Curley
For this outfit, I went simple: I’m wearing the dress as it was designed for once! I added a faux-fur jacket loaned to me by my friend Bad Ash… and for once, I changed the boots. You’re welcome.
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See more of John Curley’s photos and read his recaps of this year’s Burning Man on the Burning Blog.
Also find Rei Dishon’s photos on Flickr!
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 17
photo by Feral Kid
The desert is clearing out, but a few things remain. This is the Chaos Bar Car, one of the many “mobile bars” that’s been in Black Rock City for years. It doesn’t drive any more, more of a historical artpiece…
photo by Feral Kid
For this outfit, Amber Clisura loaned me some of her finer costumery. I turned the dress around backwards, leaving the skirt open in the back and pinning a black petticoat to a pair of pink and black striped trousers. I also borrowed a handmade red and black rosette to pin in my hair. Not sure if Amber made it herself, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
The result is fun and frivolous and a little kooky, just like the Chaos Bar. Now if only someone would stock this bar and make it driveable; I could get used to sitting here.
photo by Feral Kid
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See more of Feral Kid’s photos on Flickr/NomadPhotos.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 16
Burning Man’s over, and almost everyone has gone home–but the work crew remains. This is the stage at the DPW Ghetto, our own bar, which stays up for another week after the event is done.
photo by Feral Kid
The stage was decorated by crew member Jessy Brown, using materials she found at the local shooting range. In honor of her work, I’m wearing my country best!
For this outfit, I folded the dress into a skirt and left it open in front. Underneath it, I tied a sheer apron with a red heart border. I added a white cotton half-shirt and my white KISS belt.
photo by Feral Kid
One of the customs of Burning Man culture is “gifting” or giving things away without expecting anything in trade. I loved these boots so much, I begged KJ to let me borrow them… she ended up saying I can keep them for the rest of the year. Yee-haw!
The ukelele, however, is purely for show: it belongs to Dominic Tinio, who stopped playing long enough for us to take this photo.
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See more of Feral Kid’s photos on Flickr/NomadPhotos.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 15
I’m halfway through my wear-a-thon, and this photo is the last one I took during Burning Man. It was a great year, and it always ends too soon… I’m staying out in the desert for another week or two while we tear down the Black Rock City infrastructure, so you’ll still see plenty more photos of our wild, weird world.
photo by Tracy Bugni
This photo was a lucky coincidence indeed. I wanted to wear my Minnie Mouse ears, and I paired them with this half-dress that went right over the little black dress. My friend Tara Jean Reilly loaned it to me: a jumper of sorts made of black felt and pink knit.
I was pretty worn out on this day (most people are worn out by the end of Burning Man) and it was very dusty outside, so we went into the Center Camp Cafe in search of a sheltered location. And what did we find but this awesome Barbie box! A perfect backdrop for my cute pink outfit.
photo by Tracy Bugni
I also love that someone hanging out in the background appears to have a machine gun. Only at Burning Man…
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See more of Tracy Bugni’s photos on Flickr or tracybugniphotography.com.
The Black Rock Barbie installation was created by Darryl Krieghoff.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
Anne-Marie Goco, Day 14
photo by John Curley
We loved yesterday’s photo shoot so much that we all decided to shoot again at the same spot for today’s outfit. Once again, Amber Clisura styled me, and once again she came up with something totally elegant.
photo by Rei Dishon aka CameraBoy
In this outfit, I’m wearing an entire dress over the little black dress. It’s a thrift-store find, a red and black lace number. Amber put not one but two petticoats–red and black–under the skirt, and pinned it up at one corner for dramatic flair.
I kept the red scarf in my hair, and added a dusty rose we found blowing across the desert. I also added my Yohji Yamamoto/ Y-3 fingerless gloves, the black pair this time.
photo by John Curley
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See more of John Curley’s photos and read his recaps of this year’s Burning Man on the Burning Blog.
Also find Rei Dishon’s photos on Flickr!
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
