So today is another day to stretch out and examine my thoughts, and ramblings. I love the idea of being able to journal online...although I do journal (excessively) at home, you'll just read about the cool, quirky, charismatic side of Miss Chriss.
I'd like to give some SHOUT OUTS to all my peeps in Sacramento, Oroville, L.A., Finland, and DC/MD! What'sup ya'll? That's right we are internationally known.
I've got a pretty cool group of friends & acquaintances in my life. And my family is all over the place in terms of who they are and what they do....we're corporate, artists, craftspeople, dancers, actors, singers, rappers, designers, county/gov't, here, there and everywhere! We're trying to do something positive and make things happen in our world. I wish us all great success in all that we do and strive to do....I LOVE YA'LL MAN! :0)
PASSION FOR FASHION
Whew lord, I never knew the obsessions that would take over my life and just keep me running from pillar to post (Mom loves that saying). I mean, the moment I began looking at the real possibility of making clothing and accessories, I was hooked. And then I found what I was looking for to further my research on the topin in the library, and in magazines, and then on cable tv. Thank God for cable tv. I saw and taped a show called "Wearable Art" and it changed me forever. From that moment on...I had to get involved.
I taped "Style with Elsa Klensch" religiously. And lord there were so many wonderful designers I learned about, Claude Montana, Christian LaCroix, Versace, JP Gaultier, and Karl Lagerfield just to name a few that dazzled me with their fashion. I was also aware of alot of extraordinary Black designers...Byron Lars, Patrick Kelly (deceased), Willi Smith (deceased), and Tracy Reese just to name a few of my favorites. These people were creating works of art....and my Passion for Fashion exploded.
One year I bought a hat at KMart in Maryland. My curious nature led me examine the hat and before I knew it, I was at the local fabric store buying a sewing machine. The year was 1985 and once I bought that machine, all I did was design hats with matching accessories. I made so many hats and matching belts, and even a few purses - it was amazing because I taught myself alot of tips to do things (that weren't in the patterns). I also made jewelry and had never taken courses on doing so. I just read and learned by trial and errors. That's fun to me....the discovery of it all.
But the one thing I did which was such a great exercise in learning about constructing an article of clothing, was sewing a pair of gloves. You would not believe what it takes to make a pair of gloves. I was determined to become a Miliner, and still have some of those hats and belts....I wear them when I want to really make a statement...coordinating my attire from head to hand. Cool beans!
That's what I love about creating anything....God guides you and your practical knowledge of how things work just opens up and you figure that thing out. It's like the first time I made a daytimer book...I customized the entire book. I went to Kinko's and copied my favorite pictures, and sayings and laid it all out....voila, it was a masterpiece! When I began finishing the front and back covers for the book, I ran into trouble. I didn't have a clue about bookbinding, but there was this little extra piece that didn't fit, and if I cut it..it would leave a gaping hole. MAGICALLY, my hands began folding and tucking, and I swear....it worked. So to this day...I'm not big on following instructions when I make something. I do when I am making something I've never made before (for the most part), but mostly I just go with the flow.
Doggonit...I had some really cool pics to share for this post, and it still won't let me add additional pictures. What's the dealio?? I hope to have the solution to my problems with these pictures by next posting.
Ciao!
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