My first dress in my senior collection. The second dress is still in pieces o___0! Yikes!

I've spent my spring break getting prepared for Dallas Career Day and being sick. The school's health center was closed, so I can't make an appointment yet...hopefully I can get one Monday! I need to find out what's wrong with me...

But anyhow, back to fashion stuffs. I wanted to enter my second dress into DCD, but alas it did not happen, thanks to complications and me getting sick. Instead, I entered the first dress(above), and two other garments. Wish me luck! I hope I will at least see them on the runway!

Schoolwork and work-work have taken up 125% of my time this semester, but it's halfway over, woohoo! Only a few weeks until I graduate and can move on with my life. I'm excited!

It has been quite a few days, but I am still going and do not plan to abandon this humble blog. I've been working on my senior collection ideas, and tomorrow is the day we finalize what we are doing. I'm feeling very confident about my designs, I'm gonna have a great collection!

In other fashion related business, I purchased a small handbag from TJ Maxx for 9.99, and I'm going to put some studs on it and make it super cool. Pics later!

Small tidbits of inspirational eye-candy, in the form of icons....

I found some photos of the construction of a dress I made in probly...February of last year. The fabric is soooo bad and not my first choice, but I was running out of time and they didn't have enough of the one I wanted to use. I was happy with the construction and design, though. :)

This was the finished product.

I would usually not use red, but this was for an American Heart Association charity fashion show.

Secretly I am a dreamer and perhaps even an optimist towards myself. But that is covered up by working 20 hours a week, 12 hours worth of classes, constantly working on fashion projects, worrying about money, bills, life, relations, broken things, body image, food, and anything else one could get sweeped up in everyday life. I'm so so SO afraid that I might not be that good at what I do, and that no one will want to hire me, and I just wasted 7 years of my life. But now that I've been on winter break, I'm feeling a bit more like I can make it. And I will make it because I will work hard at doing it. See...there's where that optimism and dreamer comes out.

I'm actually getting randomly inspired by things, which is where some of the dreamer comes in. I feel like a have a new direction for my personal aesthetic. And when I look like I want to, I feel ten times better, in general, like the weight has been lifted (if even slightly).

However, this grandeur image is not realistic when there is lack of sleep and constant work. But I will make a secret New Year's Resolution (I don't believe in doing this usually, ha) to wear something other than jeans all the time...dresses and skirts, in a casual manner. There it is, totally depthless seeming, but I need to do something so I stay sane and feel good and don't implode.

Here are some images from my research I've done so far. I'm feeling good, and feeling confident about this...it's gonna be a stressful semester, so feeling good and recharged now is a must! My camera is in my apartment, and I am in my parent's house til next week, so I can't post any photos of my sketching progress yet, boo hoo :(

Goals for the Spring Semester

I need to log my financial and all around goals for the semester...it's a good habit! Look at me, I'm becoming more and more organized, yay!

Beginning of the semester:

• Pay off credit card
• Finally buy Adobe CS4 (!!!)
• Organize bedroom closet
• Make at least 2 new croquis
• Finish winter assignment (of course)
• Sell some clothes to Plato's Closet, use the money towards fabric and trims

Entire Semester:

• Create a kick ass senior collection
• Make an optimum use of my Pilates class
• Don't eat out as much:
• Make a fresh loaf of bread weekly
• Eat either bread or homemade muffins for breakfast
• Bring lunch to campus!!