Posts Tagged ‘Bright Young Things’
Bright Young Things Debuts Convertible Clothing at Urban Outfitters
“Starbuck isn’t compromising on any of the ideals which made her inaugural collection highly regarded. When it comes to design, she’s still thinking about overall functionality and long-term wearability…”
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
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.
~ ~ See style challengers: Tania Rodriguez ~ Miranda Blakely ~ Ladies of DPW ~ ~
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.
NYC Fashion Week: From Bright Young Things’ LBD Springs The Ultimate Convertible Wardrobe
“The New York-based line debuted on the runway at The GreenShows during New York Fashion Week last Tuesday night with not models, but real women wearing eight versatile and multifunctional wardrobe staples, designed for the woman who has a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear; Starbuck believes in personal style…”
This Lady Goes Gaga for “Slow Fashion”
“Slow Fashion isn’t just about using greener fibers, installing more advanced machinery to reduce waste and pollution or taking into account how far an item has to be transported (though those are important factors) it’s about being a conscientious consumer. Not only considering every purchase carefully but also where products come from and how they are made. Starbuck argues that people should be “investors in fashion and really everything in life”. Starbuck strives for quality over quantity, durability and versatility instead of single-use, and local made-to-order production versus massed-produced overseas factories.”
What Do Bright Young Things and Ecouterre Say About the H&M $4.95 Dress?
“If they’re making garments that quickly, the quality is completely lost” Eliza Starbuck says. “There’s no promising what quality will be like.”
“Designer Eliza Starbuck likens the new, cheaper clothing to candy wrappers. “It’s throwaway fashion or ‘trashion,’” she says. “If their prices are that cheap that people are throwing their disposable income at them—only to find that the clothes fall apart on the hangers and after a wash or two—they’re just creating garbage.”
“It takes such a huge amount of human energy and textile fibers, dyes, and chemicals to create even poor-quality clothes,” she says. “They may be offering fashions at a price anyone can afford in an economic crunch, but they’re being irresponsible about what happens to the goods after the consumers purchase them.”
DIY Challenge; Egyptian Ear to Ear Adornment
Bringing favorite fashion icons to meet your DIY skills can result in a more personalized item. Back in ancient Egypt, Cleopatra got to prance around in loud, gold jewelry. Here’s your chance to unleash your inner Egyptian royalty. These 6 easy steps will lead to ultimate Dynasty status!
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.
Inside the Green Shows with Ecouterre
“We’re obsessed with Bright Young Things, and impressed with designer Eliza Starbuck’s concept of multi-purpose clothing. “If people could…get more use out of items, we’d produce a lot less waste,” she said. Point taken.”- EcoStiletto
Minialism, Recycled Opulence, Urban Renewal and Modern Retro at The GreenShows/NYFW
“Sending “real people models” down the runway, Bright Young Things, a label that started with one little black dress, showed an expanded collection of eight pieces, all very simple, minimalist and wearable, but with a certain something that makes them stand out in a crowd. There were shorts, skorts, dresses, pants and wrap tops, all in a simple, but elegant, color scheme of black, beige, purple, rust and khaki. The original black dress — designed for The Uniform Project where Sheena Matheiken wore it every day for a year, styled with vintage accessories — received plenty of runway love as well. Differently styled, and now available in beige as well, it proved again to be one of the most versatile pieces of clothing out there.” -Goodlifer
From the LBD Springs a Convertible Wardrobe
“Bright Young Things presented eight versatile garments–perfect for a modern girl in search of essential clothing staples–at their Spring 2011 runway show at The GreenShows during New York Fashion Week last Tuesday night. The fresh new label, which launched out of one little black dress–or LBD, for short–expanded their line to show how garments can be multifunctional–they can be flipped inside out, backwards, and frontwards–and dressing can be creative and fun.”-Emma Grady of Treehugger
Bright Young Things At The Green Shows
“Bright Young Things has officially revived the little black dress! Making heads tilt and wonder why the dress looked familiar as it came down the runway over and over, Eliza Starbuck proved once and for all that sometimes a staple piece is all a girl needs to achieve any look.”-Product Pasha
Let’s Walk The Sustainable Talk
“It was great to feel special in conjunction with the diversity of lovely models that BYT designer, Eliza Starbuck, had hand-picked. In addition to a line up varying body types, ethnicities, and professional backgrounds, Eliza also included two women considerably older than your average runway nymph…” -Abigail Doan of Ecco Eco
The Little Black Dress That Could
“We were pleasantly surprised at the Bright Young Things (BYT) collection on the last day of the GreenShows at the Metropolitan Pavilion.
While it had its moments of off-the-cuff flair (a Carey Mulligan-esque model sporting a sequined head brace, for example), BYT was all about one thing: staples…” -Amanda Wills of Earth 911
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