Dress Style

a preview of today's project. we're taking off for 3 weeks with friends and family back home in California. I spent the day, cleaning, packing and sewing (4 dresses, a long skirt and a cropped top for my trip- some of which will be duplicated for MishaMarket!).

I'll be blogging a lot more from home as it's my first real break from sewing and my day job in a while. now it's off to a celebration dinner in Stockholm. my brilliant, talented boyfriend and his amazing best friend just launched their side project TV Dags.se- for those of you who don't read Swedish, its a great tv guide, the best part is the interaction design, it's going to blow the competition to a million tiny bits.

my new favorite belt (that I've been living in) from Weekday's vintage basement.

i have this sudden urge to move to NYC and restart Sassy magazine.

i am obviously failing because i went to the salon to get a trim and ended up an inch or so shorter. and now i am considering going even shorter, to THIS cut. what do you think? keep the current or go shorter?

just when I thought I was ready to order a pair of black Acne Atacoma boots, this gunmetal version hit stores, plus free shipping plus being sick all make this a very hard choice. I recently bought a pair of dirty grey boots that are not similar at all but do I need another pair of grey boots? do i need another pair of black boots for that matter? (yes. yes. yes.)

which ones do you choose?

image from shop.acnestudios.com

wouldn't mind shaking the ground with these. if only I could actually get my hands on a pair..

Chloé Platforms, image from Outnet.com

pins win this one out. my army green project evolves for a third time. full photographs this weekend!

Inspired by two of my favorite collections to date. beautiful and amazing (the inspiration not my work- although I'm happy with it, it doesn't even compare)

i know it's been a while since I have posted personal style/outfit posts but I swear I'm back. my head feels clearer, I'm getting a lot more checked off my mental list of things to get done this winter: joined the gym, started designing spring in my head, starting a mini collection for MishaMarket for end of winter... more to come.

Today I received a press release detailing an amazing collaboration with Gareth Pugh and SHow Studio in a series of events in the development of SHOWstudio SHOP. Gareth Pugh has set up a temporary work place in the studio space and is designing a one of a kind garment and the whole process is of course being shown live here. ´

a screenshot of the live feed less then an hour ago

an image of the temporary work space

his work in progress and Gareth Pugh answering viewer questions

This is such a great opportunity for viewers to get an inside look at his design process which seems to borderline on obsession- lots of plastic film and tape of various kinds is being used. A lot of the work is being done on the floor, something I am too familiar wit; i wonder if it gives him and his assistant back pains as much as it does me. It's nice to be able to follow every step, hear his thoughts out loud, it reminds me of my work process- its very much on the go, things happen in an illogical way although I think he's got his design flow down pretty well.

I also loved hearing the music mix in the background, so far I've heard, Tina Turner (what's love got to do with it) and Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) from Romeo & Juliet.

I watched during my lunch break and now I can't stop!

all images from showstudio

The H&M 2010 S/S photos have been released and I'm not as excited as I have been with precious collections. There are a few key pieces that really grabbed my attention & on top of the list are the leather overalls. I've been meaning to make myself a version ever since I saw them on the Proenza Schouler Spring 09 runway




The H&M version looks alright, but I like the leg of the PS ones much better, the H&M ones make the models legs look very bulky. I'm always surprised by the size of these H&M pieces, they tend to be made for the leggy Swede and not the short Indian that I am. I bet I'd swim in these leather overalls- more fly fishing less glamor I'd say.



The other look that I loved was the head to toe floral overload. I usually don't go this route and probably won't but I love the bag, what little of it I can see. It's very much what I've been doing with my bags lately, right down to the thick fisherman rope that I used in my exclusive for Geronimo bag.


Lastly, this jacket is probably the one item I will actually pick up when it hits the shop floor. I have a feeling I'll still be in love with capes by then. I noticed a lot of the Spring looks felt like they could be worn during the fall- I'm not sure about anyone else but I don't even want to THINK about wearing those leather overalls in the California summer heat...perhaps the designers had Swedish summers in mind?

photos from style.com & les mads

shit
besides being amazingly beautiful, she brought so much energy and a cool down to earth vibe to everything she did. i know i'll miss seeing her on the runway, she was one of the few models i actually liked watching/reading about in an overly model obsessed time in fashion. i feel for her family.

my obsession with olive green manifested as a two way jacket/dress/top with draped vest. more later...

shoes from james rowland etsy shop

two tone jeans and mini wallets from monki

I have not been shopping lately, both in an effort to save for xmas gifts and to save for bigger and better things but I strolled into Monki and picked up my first light blue denim purchase in a while. I've also been on the hunt for a wallet and while these Monki ones are a good place holder, they are almost impossible to use because of the placement and size of the zippers.

and I can't say enough about these shoes right now, I only hope they are not too small for me. the other western flats I bought are too big and will soon be sold on dustydressshop as well as some more items that are a result of my big closet clean out.

my gray boot dream comes to life in a pair of impeccable pair of boots by Danish brand Gardenia.
not only are they the perfect height, toughness and stability (I'll be able to walk in snow) but the color is more perfect then most gray boots I've found in the past month or so. the dirtiness and imperfection in color answers my quest for an un-new pair of new shoes (in high school i used to walk my new chuck taylors in dirt to make them dirtier)

EDIT: I just realized that even though Gardenia doesn't seem to have a website or online shop, I should post where I got these shoes for my lucky Swedish/Scandinavian readers. I do believe they sell Gardenia at several shops around Stockholm but I picked up my pair from Hallmans Sko at Birkagatan 14 (St. Eriksplan station) for 1600 kr. They had a bunch of different models there as well as some other great shoes from various brands.

i've been doing some very planned, very careful and smart shopping lately. in a vow to buy less, spend less, waste less, I make sure every purchase is perfect and of quality. on my list of things I absolutely need:

purse/bag
wallet
gray ankle boots (just bought a pair of boots by a Danish company- photos tomorrow)
black ankle boots
acne atomica wedge (or the jeffrey campbell version if acne search leaves me dry)
black suede knee high boots with 2-3" heel
the best black jeans ever (might make these as I have not found the perfect fit so far)

image from models.com

this collection inspired me to track down some good bangles. the cream colored plastic ones running up the models arm really remind me of traditional bangles worn by Indian brides at weddings. the whole show actually did. it also inspires me to get in touch with some of my relatives in India and perhaps get some custom jewelry made.

all in all, i really just need to go back toindia soon ;)

Misha Draped Jacket Dress




Misha Faux Leather Panel Leggings & a hint of my new hangtags




Here is one of the many reasons I've almost stopped blogging in the past month or so. Geronimo is a new shop on what I think is one of the coolest streets in Stockholm, Bondegatan. Situated between Tjallamala and Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, the shop is the brainchild of Diego, who just like myself is a foreigner living in Sweden. Diego has a background in fashion and when he contacted me about stocking some of my garments in his then unopened shop, I couldn't refuse.

Since opening MishaMarket on etsy, I've had many requests from shops (mostly from Germany!) but I've had to turn them down due to the amount of work that goes with wholesale orders, etc. Since Geronimo is a new and local shop, I knew it was the perfect way for my brand to start growing.

So far I've made a few of my staple pieces, the panel leggings, draped jacket dress as well as some exclusives for the shop including a triangle trim panel skirt (photos later), a variation of my drawstring cage bag and a simple shirt dress. All black. We also have some more surprises on the way. For those of you that live in Stockholm, head to Geronimo at Bondegatan 46 to check out my selection as well as a lot more including some great organic pieces from Camilla Norrback as well as an array of other goodies!

cape+leather+ motorcycle jacket= thank you facetasm

fashion week always comes and goes every season before anyone has a chance to really keep track of what's going on. I feel like it gets more and more diluted every year with an unbalanced focus on models, celebrities and fashion insiders rather then the clothes or designers themselves, not to mention the fact that one of the biggest sources for fashion week coverage, Style.com, seems to overlook some of the best shows- even if they are independent. anyway- enough of my ranting as no matter how bad things get, there are always really amazing things coming out of fashion every season. number one on my list is the McQueen show but as far as lustful collections from the big designers go, Givenchy takes the cake.


I instantly recognized that this jacket has a serious similarity to the one David Bowie wore quite often during the Ziggy Stardust years. it worked then, it works now.


these are my favorites- although I loved all of the printed pieces, even the ones with color. The shoes are on my fashion grocery list already, I can't wait for them to hit stores.

EDIT: right after I posted this I realized I must be missing part of my brain because I loved the Junya Watanabe and Ann Demeulemeester shows just as much as Givenchy- if not more. There's just something and easy about the Givenchy that I've been thinking about the past few days.

current obsessions:
dressing as my alter ego- all white
deep purple matte lip color
slicked back straight hair

I know I haven't been updating this blog as often as I want to but I've been extremely busy working on a few collections on upcoming projects that I hope to unveil very soon.

in the meantime, I've turned one year older (today), changed my hairstyle, began making patterns once again, working like crazy, kick started my brand, redesigned my logo (images soon) and have stopped shopping like a madwoman.

Just when I was both too busy to care about fashion and too bored to give anything a serious second look, ANREALAGE comes along and shatters everything I think about fashion at the moment. ANYTHING but dull, trendy and unthoughtful- I am impressed beyond words.

The 2009 A/W collection 「 凹　凸 」has had my head spinning for weeks. After reading a few interviews about the designer and the A/W collection, I've learned that the collection is aimed at looking at clothing with a 3 dimensional design process-exploring and forgoing the limitations of flat construction and pattern making to end up with an amazingly creative, artistic and well thought out collection that when taken out of the museum setting is even more beautiful. Every piece works both ways.















Luckily I can satisfy my thrift for the collection by visiting the exhibition they currently have at the Far East museum in Stockholm. I have about a billion photos of the collection but instead of posting them all I'll document my experience at the museum this weekend and post those, here's a preview:

my weekend summed up in three photos.
now i've been stuck on the couch, sick as hell.