Idiosyncratic Style

A rainy day can have a silver lining when you curl up inside with a great blog. Personally, I enjoyed so many of these posts, but if you are looking for trends check out Fashion Cents post on wearing rompers followed by Culturistas suggested ways to wear them. For insight and inspiration see Brick my Lane’s interview with Christian Joy, costume designer for Karen O, The Coveted’s review of Lichting 2009 and Our Ocean’s coverage of Vivienne Westwood’s appearance on Jonathan Ross. For a laugh, peek at Unfunded’s collaborative post offerong a man’s opinion on some women’s clothing choices. And if all else fails, try to win your own silver lining in the form of an amazing handbag on Fashion Hippo.

Links à la Mode - List Edited by Retro Chick

The middle of the week calls for a little fun, even if you are chained to your computer,  so get creative online with Mad Men Yourself to find out what you would look like in the 60’s and J. David McKenny’s Paperdolls for some good old-fashioned (but contemporary) dress up fun to pass the time.

 This is what I would look like as a character on Mad Men, what about you?

Recently Kate Winslet has been spotted with lighter locks. She seems to look great with many shades from red to strawberry blonde to very blonde, but which hair color suits her the best?

Blonde Kate Winslet

Strawberry Kate Winslet

Redhead Kate Winslet

You say…

This week’s IFB’s Links à la Mode, edited by Jordana of Clutch 22, induces cravings for pin-curls from Bonnie Vie, personal style ideas from Style Symmetry’s interview with Cammila, Paris Couture from Fashion Pulse Daily and a painted desert color palette in fashion by V is for Olive.  

Links à la Mode

• A Typical Atypical: A look at the new designers exhibition in London
• Bonne-Vie: Pincurl project – retro styling techniques
• Confessions of a Fashion Editor: Bonnie Wright’s first fashion shoot.
• Denimaniac: Camo SS2010 and thoughts of Meryl Streep…
• Dramatis Personae: A great giveaway – $50 GC for BeautyTicket.com!
• Duper: Interview with the founder of NINETEEN74 and Schon! Magazine.
• Fashion Cents: How to get glam for a movie date.
• Fashion is My Crush: Fashion diary with a DIY idea.
• Fashion Pulse Daily: Favorite looks from Paris Couture collections.
• Fasshonaburu:Breaking up with your hairdresser.
• Idiosyncratic Style: Fashion inspired by cool sorbet treats. 
• Retro Chick: Sunglasses that flatter your face.
• Shop Diary: A snood for fall and recession improv.
• Style Symmetry: Interview with Cammila of Dressed Up Like a Lady.
• The Coveted: Turning Red, How to go monochromatic.
• The Musings of Ondo Lady: A look at Style Sample Magazine
• Unfunded: The sexy style of Brandon Boyd and Robert Pattinson.
• V is for Olive: Inspired by a road trip through the American West
• WorkChic: Examples of a blouse makeover by style and office type.

I love the joy that comes with wearing one of-a-kind pieces created by my own two hands, but the daily grind leaves little to no time for DIY fashion projects. Summer vacation means plenty of time for hand crafting, but who wants to lug sewing machines and piles of crafting supplies to the lake or beach? With a weeklong cottage vacation coming up, I hunted around some fantastic sites for head to toe fashion projects easy enough to do on the dock and that won’t require an extra suitcase full of materials.

1. Braided Headband from CraftStylish
Supplies: Fabric Scrap, Piece of Elastic, Scissors, Needle and Thread

2. Summer Scarf from Pickles
Supplies: T-shirts or Jersey Material and Scissors

3. Shredded Tee from Carbon Couture
Supplies: T-shirt, Scissors and Seam Ripper

4. Beaded Sweatshirt from CosmoGirl
Supplies: Sweatshirt, Colorful Wooden Beads, Scissors, Needle and Thread

5. Painted Sneakers from CraftStylish
Supplies: Sneakers, Waterproof Fabric Paint and Paitnbrush

Be sure to share pictures of your completed DIY fashion projects in the IdStyle Facebook group and show us how you put your individual mark on each of them.

Try your hand at textile design the old fashioned way by coloring inside the lines.