tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post466323276314892364..comments2023-11-05T05:50:32.005-06:00Comments on A Thought Is The Blossom: Local Designer Spotlight: Lauren RoarkStarr Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14734363067564822194noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-6050659730084107202010-10-19T16:28:46.921-05:002010-10-19T16:28:46.921-05:00wow. i absolutely adore these! really gorgeous, th...wow. i absolutely adore these! really gorgeous, the styling is so inspiring!Claire Nouveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136703394200688018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-28252737924896514492010-10-10T05:55:35.959-05:002010-10-10T05:55:35.959-05:00I have to say that fashion is generally a minefiel...I have to say that fashion is generally a minefield when it comes to the misappropriation of different cultures argument. Headdresses in particular seem to have incited a row this year.<br />I have to say I find the as campaign for Tommy Hilfiger a bit offensive, featuring a preppy little boy wearing a headdress and making a war cry, but I don't have the same reaction to this collection for some reason. <br /><br />Perhaps because the images are dreamier, it seems more like a girl taking a walk in the moonlight than a little boy playing cowboys and Indians.<br /><br />And I certainly agree with kino obscura when she writes that any reference to another culture or time brings a history of oppression with it. I certainly find the obsession with 1950s style, literally interpreted, to be quite strange, since I'm sure most of the girls who wear it wouldn't really have been very happy in that time.Emily, Ruby Slipper Journeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071938485961109157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-89172537070337566772010-10-08T15:52:10.311-05:002010-10-08T15:52:10.311-05:00Thanks, Jenny!
-LRThanks, Jenny! <br /><br />-LRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-64232861681192902292010-10-07T15:55:55.614-05:002010-10-07T15:55:55.614-05:00Hi Lauren!
Thank you so much for responding to m...Hi Lauren! <br /><br />Thank you so much for responding to my comment. It really helps to hear the intent behind the image, from the designer herself! I did not intend to critique you or your art (and I too, see fashion design as art) but rather to shine light on a perspective some might not have thought of. <br /><br />Thanks again and best of luck xooxox<br /><br />Fashionmademefunky.blogspot.comJenny Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259166156528244505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-34247082619760280242010-10-07T09:58:20.980-05:002010-10-07T09:58:20.980-05:00Love your blog!
http://www.londontownsagogo.blogs...Love your blog!<br /><br />http://www.londontownsagogo.blogspot.com/HANNAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023043997148716024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-7170752901961569872010-10-06T23:43:29.921-05:002010-10-06T23:43:29.921-05:00Hello! My name is Kimberly Cyr and I was the one w...Hello! My name is Kimberly Cyr and I was the one who made the headpieces for Lauren Roark's fashion show. I also was the hair and makeup stylist. If anyone is interested in the pieces shown- they will be at Box Turtle for sale. I also have a facebook page: <br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kimberly-Cyr-Freelance-PhotographyVisuals/150857741609033?ref=ts<br /><br />Here I upload my latest creations and photography, please take a look! If you would like to have a headpiece made, or need a stylist or photographer, please email me at: kimberlycyr@gmail.com or write me on facebook.<br /><br />Thanks for all the lovely comments, lots of love and determination made all this possible! <3kimberly cyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267487322835880489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-62521390766004272972010-10-06T23:40:24.255-05:002010-10-06T23:40:24.255-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.kimberly cyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267487322835880489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-1500825373814039652010-10-06T18:24:37.978-05:002010-10-06T18:24:37.978-05:00Wow, I loooove the headpiece in the last photo!Wow, I loooove the headpiece in the last photo!Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000756493135964740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-37763700729156670472010-10-06T17:19:48.240-05:002010-10-06T17:19:48.240-05:00Hey, Starr! Thanks for the post! I am now addicte...Hey, Starr! Thanks for the post! I am now addicted to your blog!<br /> <br />(Jenny, good article. I thank you for taking fashion seriously as a socio-political platform. I've always wished I could be more like that. I love that fashion is an expression of our past, our current political climate, and a melange of countless other references, mashed-up and "trickled down." It can be an exploitation and watering down or a wake up call - or even simply a visual cue. And of course references are often misinterpreted (ex. I intended the elements to be those one would find in nature - feathers, vegetable dyes, moss, bat wings etc - but I guess unfortunately Nature has been as oppressed as some minorities). My design philosophy has always been to find beauty in anything. Not that I'm much of an artist, but art is never "safe" and you can never erase history (we can't pretend that certain cultures and the mark they have left on the world and the subsequent exploitation of said cultures never happened). And every reference could be considered a political hot button issue (with no statute of limitations): Egyptian = Jewish oppression, 1950s = women's oppression, nerds = oppression by jocks, etc. The collection was intended to be more human vs. nature than human vs. human (in fact my working title was "How to Stay Alive in the Woods"). But I suppose socio-political issues can never really be avoided or ignored in art, no matter how well-intentioned the artist... I hope I avoided my comment reading like some half-cocked off-topic youtube message board comment. - And no, I am not being sarcastic. I have meant every word sincerely, I promise. Thank you.)<br /><br />-LRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-84288748014374021532010-10-06T16:47:53.501-05:002010-10-06T16:47:53.501-05:00P.S. I agree, Lauren's stuff is awesome, I hav...P.S. I agree, Lauren's stuff is awesome, I have some printed shorts in my shop right now that are simlar to the ones in your picture, I'm so into that print right now, and the headress, droooooooling!!!!<br />~Ruby<br />http://wroughtironstyle.wordpress.com/Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881652763227023644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-86425042510741229002010-10-06T16:46:02.962-05:002010-10-06T16:46:02.962-05:00I love Box Turtle, too, what a cool idea, I wish w...I love Box Turtle, too, what a cool idea, I wish we had something like it in NOLa. I actually did a fashion show in Little Rock several years ago with some other designers who had their stuff at Box Turtle, one name I remember is Peach Pavlova because it's so darn cute, anyway, this post reminded me of what fun that was and how cool LR really is :)<br />~Ruby<br />http://wroughtironstyle.wordpress.com/Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881652763227023644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-80326976114959700422010-10-06T12:45:24.623-05:002010-10-06T12:45:24.623-05:00hello!
lets consider another angle to these pict...hello! <br /><br />lets consider another angle to these pictures...the possibility that the face paint and the head dress reduce first nations culture and lived experience to a fashion trend, a stereotype and a product for mainly white and uncritical consumption. <br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that one of your supporters is interpreting these images in a different way than originally intended. <br /><br />xo jenny <br /><br />fashionmademefunky.blogspot.com<br /><br />for more information, here is an article about this. <br />http://alagarconniere.blogspot.com/2010/10/cultural-appropriation-update-still.htmlJenny Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259166156528244505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-85624981004661323602010-10-06T12:00:55.543-05:002010-10-06T12:00:55.543-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenny Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259166156528244505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-68837915586466514182010-10-06T10:17:51.558-05:002010-10-06T10:17:51.558-05:00the prints are really great and the styling is ama...the prints are really great and the styling is amazing. Would love it if you could follow me on my blog..thanks <br /><br />http://ucameoutofastrobe.blogspot.com/Kimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136474839746751053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-53839365461747271992010-10-06T10:09:05.096-05:002010-10-06T10:09:05.096-05:00I like how the feeling is very modern with a taste...I like how the feeling is very modern with a taste, a strong taste of vintage. Gorgeous saturated colors and lovely wearable designs. Yeah, good pick, you.<br /><br />Wish I could peep inside this shop you talk about. How about a future post on Box Turtle?<br /><br />I've added you to my blogroll, well, because I should have a long time ago. And am just getting around to it.the Citizen Rosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321719043114075007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-70606492147798851992010-10-06T07:45:07.936-05:002010-10-06T07:45:07.936-05:00OH wow I love all of the tribal-like prints. so go...OH wow I love all of the tribal-like prints. so gorgeous. Thanks once again for being my "Tea Time Tuesday" interview yesterday.<br /><br />Yesterday was my highest page views of all time.<br /><br />So many many thanks<br />and sending lots of love your way!<br /><br />XXXX<br />-Morgan (Blackbird Fly)<br /><a href="http://blackbrdfly.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Blackbird Fly</a>Born of the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853826260877816533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105937019991144638.post-34851351048660619512010-10-06T05:20:11.574-05:002010-10-06T05:20:11.574-05:00Everything is so playful and exploding with color....Everything is so playful and exploding with color.Kallie, Happy Honey and Larkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804178766181406582noreply@blogger.com