Target's Go International!

It wasn't until I was in my last semester of high school that I even heard about Target's Go International line and up until recently I wasn't ever very excited about it. I first got excited about it because Alexander McQueen's McQ label was launching a line for them and I squealed with delight a few weeks ago when I found out that both Anna Sui and Rodarte (due for release sometime in December) were doing lines for Target too. Anna Sui's line is launching September 13th and it's inspired by the female characters of Gossip Girl. Look for advertisements for it in the September issue of Vogue as well as a spread in Nylon.

From left: The Blair, Serena, Vanessa, and Jenny.

Each of the designs encapsulates each character perfectly. Blair's dresses are very girly, Serena's are cute and sexy, Vanessa's are urban bohemian and Jenny's mix punk and schoolgirl.

Vicious Studs

My friend Jake recently told me about a website, Polyvore, where you can make a page with a collage of your favorite items with the idea of representing a certain trend or theme. While lab monitoring I decided to toy around with it and this is what I came up. Studs are looking like a major fall trend and that's what I chose.

The Obligatory M.I.A. Post

There was a period of about 3 months where I didn't post a single thing, so let me catch you up. Nearly everything went according to plan. I got the internship at Alchemy Goods and I've been happily filing and QC-ing products since the beginning of July. The most exciting thing about interning at Alchemy Goods is that I've been given the opportunity to design a bag, present it to the owner, and possibly get it put into production!

A few weeks ago I got a voicemail on my cell phone saying I had been awarded one of the scholarships I applied for last quarter through my Dad's work. Fast forward three days and I had two envelopes in the mail. One from the ILWU (my Dad's union) and one from some woman I had never heard of. Naturally I opened the more mysterious of the two first and all that was enclosed was a check from the scholarship committee for $1000! After my squealing had subsided I opened the other envelope explaining that I had been invited to a lunch banquet to celebrate that I had won one of the two of the Laura Yearka scholarships.

At the end of June, I left Urban Outfitters because my availability was no longer going to work with my summer schedule. A smart decision on my part because I picked up two extremely flexible part time jobs, one as a lab monitor and tutor at my school and the other at the Seattle Athletic Club. So between my five classes, interning, and working two jobs, I'm away from my house at least 48 hours a week.

And there we have it. My (oh, so legitimate) reasons behind my infrequent posting!

MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection

Tonight I had the opportunity to have a little fun and go to the MAC unveiling for their new products, the Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection, at University Village. This collection is all about celebrating makeup as an art form and Mac chose three different artists to aid in its design. They are as follows: Richard Phillips, a painter who focuses on photo realism; Maira Kalman, an illustrator who's style is colorful and playful; and Marilyn Minter, a photographer who renders erotic imagery.

"Der Bodensee" by Richard Phillips, retouched with MAC products.

The unveiling party was packed full of people drinking wine (with Jake and I picking a nice Sauvignon Blanc) and getting their portraits sketched by local artists. It wasn't a large release but it did stand out from their usual line of products. I picked up a technakohl liner from Maira Kalman's collection, an electric blue named Artistic License.

Maira Kalman's collection of technakohl liners. Mine is on the far left!

While the party wasn't all that it was hyped up to be, the collection was pretty impressive. All the colors popped, true to MAC form, but in a more exciting, modern way.