Aritzia!!!

Hello bloggers!

It's been a long time, we've started eighth grade and we have about 4 hours of home work a night. so we haven't been doing much blogging. SOrry!!! So we went to the water tower today, and we foudn a store called Artizia. We'd never been inside so we decided to visit and see if it was any good!

It turns out, it's amazingggggg! There are all sorts of cute bandage skirts that run in super small sizes! Great for teens and small adults. It's definitely based at young people though, the clothes are good quality and not ridiculously over-priced. You shoudl visit!!!! it's the best!!!!

Love,
-Chloé Akari

Fashion Camp! "Off The Edge"

Hey Fashion Freaks I just wanted to tell you a little about my SAIC collection. I was going for an edgey but couture look. I put black, zippers, and netting with lace, pearls, and silk. I made three looks that are very different. I am also working on a pin striped button down work shirt, but I'm making it with tool, lace, pearls, and some suede. So that will be interesting! I will be putting lots of pictures up in a few days.
xoxo
Chloé

Hey everyone!

So I'm halfway through fashion camp and I've made 4 1/2 outfits. 2 1/2 dresses 2 skirts and 2 tops. They're made out of old clothes from a thrift store. We were given $15 to buy everything we needed for our collections. I bought a huge black and white gingham dress, a plaid uniform dress, a pink chiffon spotty blouse, a floral skirt, a weird textured sweater, a lace bodysuit, peacock print scrubs, and a blue silk shirt with like eyballs on it. Despite how ugly it all is, I'm still surprised that I got all that for 15 bucks! I think I might spend more time at thrift stores..... maybe.

Unfortunately we're only supposed to make three outfits for our fashion show. So I"m going to have to decide my favorites. Anyways, I'm really enjoying the camp and learning a lot about sewing. Most of what I'm learning about sewing is that it's tedious and the only super relieving moment is when you take the pins out of a garment and everything stays. THat's definitely the best part for me!

-Maddie

Old fashion shoot

We had a lot of fun doing this shoot.
It was half Old fashion 1980's and half modern boho. Hope you love it!
Chloé

STRIPES!!!!!!!!

This spring and summer STRIPES are very in! Every one should at least own 2 striped shirt or shirt-dress, for the spring and summer! These are a few pic of what you should get and wear.
XOXOX
- Chloé

My designs

I have been drawing alot lately and these are just some of my sketches! So I hope you enjoy and please, please comment on them! I would love to hear what you guys think about them!!!
Love ya forever!
xoox
- Chloé

Hiya!

hey so you guys! I am going back to fashion camp and maddie might be going but sadly not with me! :-( But now we will bolth have collections and more things to put on the blog! so yup! ttyl! xoox
chloe

R.I.P Alexander McQueen

Maddie and I love Alexander McQueen's designs. He was an inspirational and unusual artist. Alexander McQueen will always be one of my favorite designers and a true legend. We want to write this to say that he will still be loved even in his tragic death. Here are some of his best designs.

R.I.P The Great Alexander McQueen. 

-Chloé and Maddie

ASPEN

Hey!

Well we just got out of school for a break and I (chloe) am going to Aspen Colorado. Which has some great shopping and fashion so I am going to take a bunch of pic's and tell you where to go shopping! I will keep you posted! Please keep commenting and ask any questions!!

love you guys forever!

-Chloé Akari

Rachel Zoe

Hey guys I just really wanted to blog about Rachel Zoe because she really has made me become inspired to also style besides just designing! I think she is really great I love her!!! She is such a fashion icon! I hope one day I could meet her that would be my dream!! Well here she is!
thanks
-chloé

2010

It's been a lovely year for fashion. Lot's of options, you could either go for the edgy look or the eighties pychedelia look or the feminine ruffly look. With the fashion world I must say the edgy look has been most popular, all of the models choose that one and the editors. Balmain showcased a lot of the edgy look. Unfortunately, this look has been mistaken for a simple uniform, embellished ankle boots, body con mini dress, small clutch with details and motorcycle jacket. This ensemble is very flattering if your six feet tall and incredibly skinny. I must say though, I do quite like it at times even for its unoriginality. The eighties look was rarely worn by real people, slightly too out there. But it definitely was worn by some people, usual it comes across in the form of neon or metallic bodysuits, legwarmers, and highwaisted booty shorts. (if you really like this for some unimaginable reason go visit american apparel :D ) The ruffly feminine look might just have to be my favorite, Rodarte for Target is a great example of this sort of thing. Lace, silk, all very danity and delicate.This might have been the least worn look but nevertheless, the spring collections for '10 seem to have lots of fabulous examples. I'm so excited for what summer and fall and spring and winter of 2010 will hold! It's going to be brilliant!

Much love and good wishes for the New Year,

- -Chloé and Maddie

Fur vests

OK if you see my vest in the photo shoot that is on this page then you will understand what I am talking about in a second... Well Maddie and I use this term called "UGH they copied us!!!" which means we did that first but we could not show any one cause we are not fashion designers yet but we will be... So the story about my fur vest well I got that vest in London about 5 years ago and I loved it and so that's why I put it on are blog but any ways just wanted to tell you that they are very in and that don't be scared to wear what you want to wear and don't let any one stop you!!!!(like evil mean people who r one year older then you maybe!!!!)Yes that is what happens to me every day but I don't care about what they think!! BUT NEVER EVER WEAR YOUR VEST WITH SHORT SLEEVE'S NEVER EVER!!!!!!

Love ya,
Chloe

Various Styles and Such

Hello my lovely readers! (there aren't many of you) I hope you all are well and enjoying fall and winter fashion, I am! Right now I am loving, absolutely loving all the silk and lace and glamour we've been getting. All the black and light rose pinks and cream, it's beautiful. I especially like leather gloves with lovely little buttons, and maybe some lace trim.
If you're like me, and love all the feminine gorgeous-ness then you should look at John Galliano-spring/summer 10, Sonia Rykiel for h&m, Rodarte for Target, Jill Stuart, I'm sure you can figure out some more. It's all just so delicate, it would be nice if you could pair it with furniture, glamorous silk settees and gorgeous fur throws, lace wallpaper, lovely vanity. OOh, it's all so exciting!
Love,
Happy Maddie.

B-Day

Hello everyone!!! Today is my birthday!!! yay!!!!

So, for one of my gifts I got a dress form and a sewing machine. This is great, now I can drape things and actually do a decent job of sewing them!!!! (which is fabulous, if you sew then you know that it is definitely not the easiest thing to sew with a crappy machine) Now all I need is some patience! Then I"ll be able to make clothes!

THe only thing is, normal clothes are boring, and knowing me I'll probably end up with something very dramatic that I can't actually wear at school. That's ok though, I"ll post them on here! The process of creating things is sometimes better than the outcome.
anyway!!! i luv you guys!!!!




by 13 year old maddie!

Thigh High Boots!!

These boots are ahhmazing for any where!!!!! But not a lot of every day people come walking down Michigan avenue or something. Well i really wish they did cause it is so cool seeing people who are not scared to wear what they want to wear. I hope you guys love these shoes cause Maddie and I do.

LADY GAGA!

Chloe and I love love LOVE lady gaga. She's a bit odd, but we like her crazy fashion choices, or at least some of them. We think that she's probably doing to many of those spike dresses, but they're pretty cool so that's ok. Haha, I hope you enjoy our pictures!!!!

-Lady gaga obsessed maddie and chloe!