http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog Fashion is beauty, practicality, and story. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:27:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3403 http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3353 My business cards arrived in the mail the other day, you like? Also received the final photos for the campaign we did with Ohkuol jewellery. This one is my favorite. Thank you to MAP Group again! P.S. To clear it up, this model is not me! (But, I confess, she does look somewhat like me – she’s my sister, Dee.) I know I don’t make appearances on this blog often. It’s not because I’m particularly camera shy, I just never found the time to post pictures of myself. It is something I hope to get started on after wedding season [...]]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3314 Pencil crayon drawings by illustrator Fontaine Anderson Butterflies, butterflies. Photo by Lucia Dolci. Maria Lucia Hohan makes the most decadent dresses + the photos are swoon-worthy. A concept video that goes back through 100 years in technology. Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani. Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Clip this to Evernote ]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3296 More than a Fashion Blogger Edited by: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista Whatever your thoughts are about fashion bloggers, this week’s links a’la mode reads were quite evocative. Hardly does an article leave me questioning my own thoughts or ideals, especially when talking fashion. I may be moved to buy, but deeper? (sans any type of societal injustice) These bloggers brought more to the table, as Vogue Gone Rogue did with her declaration of the coexistence of feminism and fashion. Yet, I was proud to be an entrepreneur after glimpsing into the world [...]]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3290 It’s summer and beautiful outside. Amidst it all, don’t forget to stop and just enjoy the day. And the nights. There is beauty to be found. While I have you here, are you liking the new look of Parker+Muse? ‘Cause I am. Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Clip this to Evernote ]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3246 Earlier today I was at the Four Seasons downtown Vancouver doing work for my day job.  And then I got home and worked a little on designs for my new line, NUFAE. Pursuing fashion is a luxury that I can only afford working long hours (right now, it’s six days a week, usually until 8 pm at night) doing something else. That something else is as a bridal consultant/photography editor for a wedding photography company. Work and “work” Something that I think about is whether the trying to survive mentality is somehow pulling me back from really going for “it.” I’m sure [...]]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3189 http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3166 Image Credit: Benjamin Lennox Photography Forum for the Future and Levi Strauss & Co. have come up with an extensive report outlining four different future scenarios for the fashion industry. Exploring different factors that will shape the future we live in in the year 2025, they’ve come up with Patchwork Planet, Slow is Beautiful, Community Couture, and Techno-Chic. As a designer, I really look forward to seeing a direction start taking form from today. I personally think it’ll be a mix. This is a project on sustainability and strategy, and the fashion industry is a huge part in achieving that in [...]]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3128 Today was the second shoot for the Nufae by Parker+Muse x Ohkuol campaign by Map Group. I’m currently still designing and sampling, so I don’t know if these 2 pieces will make the cut for the final line. For simplicity’s sake, these pieces are pre-collection. After a blip this week in fabric sourcing, I’ve decided to keep the collection small, and fleshed out a little more of what NUFAE stands for. (If you’re curious about the name, an upcoming post will satisfy your curiosity!) I try not to lose sight of the vision that this line is based out of love and [...]]]> http://www.parkerandmuse.com/blog/?p=3090