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Almost a year ago, when I started blogging, I didn't know very much about blogging, and what I wanted or needed. Blogger is great and easy to use. It has done an excellent job of helping out with getting familiar with the blog world. But back in August, I decided I would try monetizing The Coveted, and it's been so interesting learning how I can use blogging to make a living, and a lot of trial and error. Unfortunately, I think I grew out of this page format, so I moved to my own website:
These are the reasons I'm moving:

1. To be able to offer more substantial posts/feature articles.
2. To have more flexibility on how I present my content.
3. To manage services and resources better, develop them as my skills and expertise grow.
4. To develop an excellent and informative fashion publication.
5. Because I just like evolving, and trying new things.

Anyway, enough rambling... I really do hope to see you at my new site!

Jennine

I do like drawing

Well, It was bound to happen.... I wrote a feature article in a fashion magazine. Zoot Magazine, based in Lisbon, asked if I would write an article for them, at first it was a small one, but somehow it grew. I had no idea.. 4 pages! Anyway, I have long been a fan of Ian Stevenson's work it's quirky and delightful, and it always makes me smile.

Here's an excerpt:

It's an old English tradition to find whimsy in daytime television and mundane conversations. The bizarre nature of common life creates fertile ground for London-based artist, Ian Stevenson, to draw a world of mutant characters that comment on our every day lives. Or rather, that's the somewhat intelligent way of putting it. Honestly, when I first encountered Stevenson's work, it was like the character Shaun, from Shaun of the Dead, casually going about, completely oblivious that the world is falling apart...

Let's talk about your characters... where do they come from?
All over the place and some appear from nowhere as if by magic. I'm creating a world where some will live and that should be fun. I wonder what it will look like.

Which ones are your favorites?
The stranger and more freakish the better. I like it when I can imagine them talking and walking.

You have said that you hear snippets of conversations on the bus, or on the street, and you write them down in a book... what is the strangest or most interesting thing you have heard?
I did hear two middle-aged women talking in the supermarket and it was the most pointless thing I had ever heard. They were talking about how quickly children grow up and the price of beans or something and it made me want to lie down on the floor next to my basket. I think they were just moving their mouths and probably not even aware of what they were saying. Children have a great way with words too but in a more creative way.

Can you tell us a little about your latest project? (I'm guessing it's the art/recycling project, giving discarded objects new life).
The latest project has been working on some animations with another writer and an animator. It's great working on the voices and then when they move it makes us all happy. There will be more of these oh yes. I've also been drawing on more rubbish and plan to publish a book of the photos.

What is the one thing you've been itching to grace with your drawing?
It would be nice to draw a big face on the moon.

ianstevenson.co.uk

To see the rest of the article, you'll have to get the mag...zootmag.com

Shoe D'Jour : Mostly Cuff

Maison Martin Margiela has an awesome way of changing the way an ordinary garment functions. I once saw a super long glove, and as i was putting it on, the sales lady told me it was supposed to be worn as a belt. Woops. I love how these shoe expose the part of the foot shoes normally conceal and have a chunky boot-like ankle cuff. It calls into question the function of a shoe, and at the same time, it's utterly covetable.

Dames on Bikes

Lovely Jeana in Miami sent this link: New York Times Style watch... So apparently, I was being overly dramatic about being in my 30s and riding a bike around town in heels. The lady in green reminds me of a younger Anna Piaggi... how lovely.

Keep in Touch

When ordinary objects are put to an extraordinary use, it becomes art. It ignites the imagination, shifts your perception, just a little. And really, that's what art is supposed to do. It's probably why Project Runway has become such a phenomenon, I saw once a great dress made out of candy wrappers (finally, candy and couture in one!)

Touch is a Brazilian collective that does handmade objects with a twist. I just love how they've made a gorgeous necklace out blonde and black bobby pins (or kirby grips as they are called across the pond). And toothpicks and fishing line? Forgetaboutit... add pearls and you have a lovely fan.
This is the kind of stuff that brightens my day.

Shoe D'Jour : Pink Suede Shoes

For some reason, I always miss my hot pink shoes. Gave them away a year ago, and it's like a phantom limb... so I just won these vintage pink flats on eBay. Perfect Sunday shoes...

Can't wait to get them!

Sunday Pixel Brunch

Stereolab is one of my all-time favorite bands... a lot of bands that are new today, have a similar sound, but these guys have been around for ages. And they also have a classic style too... I mean not fashiony, but I still really think they are awesome.
;)

Virtual treasures

Back from Paris, lovely Mahret dissects Paris streetstyle.

Design*Sponge finds some soft sculptural jewelry.

Tea cups delight.

Things to do with your hair.

What kind of fashion blog could live without wardrobe words of wisdom.

Emotional Spending

I'm an emotional spender. My concepts around money revolve around handing over a plastic card and hoping I did my finances right (in my head). Most of the time getting right, sometimes, not so much. A year ago, I couldn't make it through a week without buying something... while that makes for some interesting blogging, it's not really good for my financial status.

The past few months I've been purging clothes I don't like anymore, it felt like all that spending was such a waste. I knew I was trying to fill a hole in my soul with clothes, and the clothes I was filling it with were cheap and poorly made.

Right now, I'm looking for dresses. Really, what I want is a handmade dress gorgeous ruffles. There seems to be so much thought that goes into what I chose to buy, how much money something I want actually costs. It's hard to separate some issues, like do I want it because of the brand name? Do I want it because it's of the moment? And, does it reflect my personality? My values?
Do I love it? Can I wear this dress during the day? On my bike? Do I love it?

Lately, I've been reading a lot about 'emotional spending' how to curb it, how to control yourself, etc. I feel that a lot of financial information is rather logical and doesn't really make sense to me. I don't see why emotions have to be curbed.

Oh yeah... I have to get my finances in order.

So right now, I'm in progress of becoming a financially sufficient woman. It's hard because I really wasn't taught how to manage my finances, and as a creative, numbers are hard to visualize.
I'm trying.

By translating or personalizing information I learn about finances, trying to put things in perspective so I care, right now. Not spending hundreds of dollars of month of cheap bits and pieces I think I have to have, and holding on to it, enables me to find something that I really love. Something I can use in my daily life. I'm finding that if I keep going back to a certain dress, and imagining the ways it would fit in my wardrobe probably means it's my style, since I keep fantasizing, I probably love it.

And if it doesn't cost too much, I can probably have it.
1. Drunk Circus Dress, $175 • 2. Look at me, $160 • 3. June Dress, $142

What's the most you'll spend on a single dress?

	$0-$50 • Love the thrill of the hunt!
	$51-$100 • I'm a total sale girl..
	$101-$200 • I'll buy it if it's not on sale, only if I love it.
	$201+ • If I love it, I have to have it.

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Today's Attire : The Friday Blues

I'm not sad it's Friday. In fact, I'm wearing festive colors and vintage ethnic prints to prove it. Thanks guys for all the comments left on yesterday's post... I'm going to stick with what I got, because really, that's who I am, a quirky girl who adores colors. Oh yeah.. .and my shoes.. I'm going to test heels on the bike but first with character shoes. And when I'm not riding, I can be dancing.