All the bloggers were so great: nonjudgmental, noncompetitive, and super friendly. I suggested we all start a fashion commune with a single shared closet and I think the idea might really take off. I should attempt a copyright...One the great things about this Conference was the variety of styles that Weardrobe pulled. There were vintage bloggers, modern and eclectic styles, glamazons, and the grunge-inspired. I think it gave everyone a chance to see a different perspective up close and personal. A cool experience I had was styling a mannequin for Eryn Brinie with Lucrecia of Fashion Is Poison. We have vastly different style, but collaborated and compromised to come up with an outfit. Instead of putting it directly on our mannequin we decided to test it by each of us trying it on and it goes to show you how one outfit can look completely different on two different people when their personality continues to shine through. Side note: Lucrecia is so sweet and so laid-back and a real pleasure to meet.
Earlier in the morning before we styled the mannequins we met up with Craig of Altamira. Craig had great concepts for every group photo he took. We drew quite a crowd of tourists once he started snapping in the middle of the street and between dodging cars we all were photographing him photographing others and photographing the tourists staring at us. It was full-circle photo-taking experience. You can see some of his pics of the bloggers here.
Erin of Calivintage (one of my ex-roomies!) snapped this picture of me posing in front of the Craig-induced madness. I'm wearing the velvet vintage dress I bought while I was in NYC.
On the very last morning we had a yummy brunch in the Gramercy Park Hotel penthouse (one of our frequent meeting spots during the weekend) and dove into an awesome clothing swap. There were so many wonderful clothes and so much overweight and overstuffed luggage that some people ended up going home with the items they brought! Not me though, I ended up snatching several amazing pieces from various bloggers. Out of sheer eagerness I was a bit aggressive to be honest, but even I resisted adding too much more to my luggage. Still wonder if I should have snagged more or less...
This picture snagged by Sara of Style Magnet is a fantastic example of my size. People are always surprised by how petite I am in person (5'1"); so I thought I'd share this comparison since I don't usually pose with other people. Please note, The Glamourai is not a giant nor even of model height (though she is wearing heels and I am in flats); I'm just petite. And I love this image.
Here's a couple more outfit shots of me from Day 2 of the Conference these were snapped by the gorgeous Claire of Faboo. She's an aspiring photographer who admires Annie Leibowitz among other photographers and I really am enjoying all the wonderful images she is posting. I'm wearing an ASOS dress, my Bona Drag flats, my Talonalia necklace, and a secondhand scarf.
P.S. I'm in the new issue of Spilled Milk. Check me out on page 30!
I'll finish this entry with a creepy pic of me on the last morning snapped by Erin of Calivintage.
P.P.S. A reminder that today is the last day to enter the YarnOverMovement Giveaway. Enter here.
95 comments:
Wow, wow and more wow, how wonderfully exciting. That group shot is amazing! And I am totally loving the outfit you and Lucrecia styled. The epaulettes on the knitted cardigan are wonderful. And oooh that velvet dress looks so lush!
Haha, that last photograph is totally worth being a still from Ring...although perhaps one where the dead girl crawls out of a picture frame instead by the looks of it. Although I have always had daydreams about the people in photographs and paintings moving after I read The Witches when I was younger. Hope you're having a lovely day :)
i love that picture of you and the glamourai! it's great. you and katie from kansas couture are both more petite in person than i imagined.
and you got a photo of me and joelle jumping - haha!
This looks like so much fun! I just joined Weardrobe. I hadn't heard of them before, it is kind of like Polyvore? I would love to participate in the next 'meeting' and will be certain to make the time to go to where it is being held. If you have any tips on using Weardrobe, please let me know!
Oh that weekend looked amazing! So great to spend so much time with fellow bloggers. I bet you wish you were still there! Ahh I love the photo of you against the wall, petite people unite!
I love your velvet dress!
woooow, it looks like so much fun!! that velvet dress is gorgeous. and I'm about your height too - I never realised we were that small compared to otehr people!!
absolutely gorgeous pictures - glad you had a good time xxx
so many great photos! where to begin.. i love the shot of you and Lucretia in that same outfit- it looks cool on both of you but you are right, totally different. i adore the one of you in the beacon's closet dress- it's so perfect on you! and the last creepy shot is probably my fav. ~joelle
i figured you were petite, but i didnt think you were 5'1''! you ARE tiny!
The whole thing sounds wonderful! I'm going to have to scoot over to Weardrobe and join.
Wow I love this post! Great photos! Sounds like you had lots of fun! Whoa 5' 1" is small, but not as small as me. For the longest time I was 4' 11" but I finally grew...to a whopping 5' 0".
the milk article was great! I love how you're paired with Frassy! You two have such amazing unique styles, but are totally different from each other.
I adore your new dress and I can't wait to see what you got at the swap! It is rather amazing how different the two of you look in the same outfit.
I love your new dress, it's gorgeous! It seems like you had tons of fun! I really can't wait to see what clothes you got from the swapping. And I'm really surprised you're only 5"1, thats my height! And I've always thought things don't look as good on me because of my height but you've certainly prooved me wrong!
xxxx
Meeting all this cool people who share same interests and are so individual must have been so much fun!
:)
You look so cute in the picture next to Claire!!
u will always be my inspiration...
Great recap of what sounds like a really fun time! It's always such a thrill to meet people who love fashion as much as you do, isn't it?
Great!
A fashion commune? Cool idea :D
Peace and love!
So exciting! And many great pictures!
it seems like so much fun!! All the pictures look really good too.
Great post!ienjoyed all the pictures!I read some of the other bloggers as well and it was a nice surprise for me to see you all in an urban environment interacting!!
Oh my gosh, looks like such fun!
it's so fun to see all of the different photos from everyone's perspective of the trip.
PS: still jealous :)
Geat collection of phots, yes Miss you are quite petite!
Gah, so fun this trip :)
Perhaps this will be an annual thing for Weardrobe?
The event must be perfect. I also would want to go.. Haha It's silly but I like it. You're style is really fantastic. Nice blog!
Really, you look fantastic and you aren't petite :D
it looks like you had an AMAZING time! so envious.
HOW FUN!! You guys look like you had an absolute ball.
And I didn't realize you were so petite! That picture of you and the Glamourai is a gorgeous one. All of them are, actually.
It looked like a lovely time. Sometimes I try to pick which blogger I would most love to meet up with and my list gets so long that I remember how impossible it is.
Seems like this may become a yearly thing. You are lucky and deserving to have been part of this. Did your labbit get much play?
i love this!
congrats!
-cma
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wow, how wonderful. haven't visited in a while. looks like you have been busy and having lots of fun. : )
This is awesome! Congrats! It looks like you had a lot of fun :)
it looks like you had a lovely time! it must have been such fun to meet all of those other bloggers... and you look delightful, as always!
that looks like so much fun! i've been thinnking about joining weardrobe for some time now, and will def give it a shot! it's so interesting to see all the different styles of clothes the bloggers are wearing. you'd think there'd be a lot of competition at an event like that, but it looks like you all got along perfectly. i LOVE your pink and green floral dress! i would love to see it on your shop! =)
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LOVE your ikat print dress, it's so gorgeous!!! Such wonderful & fun pics, must've been the most fantabulous time! :)
xx
Love the pattern mixing with the headband and dress! It looks like all you gals had SO much fun!!
ohhh so fab!! not surprised you gained a crowd, i bet it was an amazing sight; all these super cool, wonderfully dressed girls strutting around in new york!
Omigod i wish i was there! All of them (including you) are my idols. If i was there I would of died of exitment and.... OMIGOD!
~tati~
You guys all look so amazing! Love the outfit, so pretty!
Thanks so much for the recap. It sounds like you all had a blast! It's nice to know that everyone was nice and non-judgmental. What a wonderful experience for you!
I love youuuu a bushel & a peck you bet your pretty neck I doooooo!
You're right - that last photo is creepy! Love all the photos, and I must say it looks like you had a glamorous and fun time. Enjoy all those pieces you 'aggressively' grabbed! ;-)
The "height" photo is fabulous.
rebecca - you look amazing. that asos dress is sooo fabulous. Sign me up for that fashion commune!!I would die to meet all those bloggers!
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What an amazing experience! Looks like so much fun! I will be in Japan until July next year but I can't wait to return (don't know where yet) to North America to attend fun events and fashion shows like this!
it just keeps getting better and better!! and dont worry im very petite too. haha at least youre not 4'10! rawwrr. i love every outfit youre wearing
My god, this looks so great :) I love the shot of everyone <3 This is what I call Fusion
Glad to see that you had a lot of fun, you really deserve it!
Looks like you had so much fun and a great weekend. Love your velvet dress
Jen xx
i adore these pictures! this looks like you guys had so much fun. i love that vintage velvet dress.
buffalo exchange is almost always nice to me, wherever i go. haha.
and that last picture is freaking awesome!
wow it looks like you had an amazing time. if i didn't live in canada, i would love to have done something like this.
but i love all the outfits and all the fashion blogger awesomeness. it's so amazing.
what great pictures!! must have been fun to meet them! good experience :) and wow i never thought u were 5'1...u look taller in some of the pictures i seen of you. But I am 5'1 too! :D Now I am glad to have bought that dress! dont need to worry if it'll fit me or not XD should be the right length for me ^-^ i haven't received it yet...hmm maybe tomorrow :D I'll try post a pic of me wearing it :D
Im so envious! You guys are so stylish and had loads of fun! Congrats on making it this far :)
whoa! i didn't knew there was such an event! thanks for the post! i love your velvet dress. :)
oh, btw. i've been meaning to ask you this, how do you tuck your dress in your pants? i can't seem to tuck it correctly, they always bulge.
I love reading and seeing photos from your trip Rebecca, such a amazing experience I'm sure.
hey! we're the same height! that photo of you with the glamourai is so funny...it almost looks like two separate photos stuck together at a wrong angle...
and yes, that last photo is creepy...but also editorial worthy in a strange way, no?
Wow wow wow! Just wow! I bet that was an amazzzzzing time!
the picture with tavi and the tape measure is so cute. I love seeing everybodies different styles in such close proximity. Take comfort in the fact that you are bigger than my grandmother who is a whopping 4 ft 10.
-indigo
My goodness, you look like you had a blast! It sounds cool to have so many fashion personalities together!
It looks like you had a tremendously splendid time! All of the girls look so chic and gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your experience! :)
This weardrobe meet up is so so exciting and must be lots of fun !!
Plus all of you look so stylish :))
What an amazing looking group! It looks like so much fun and like such an inspiring experience! Can't wait for more updates!
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You are too darling and pretty for words. I hear you on the petite thing- I'm another shorty and people always tell me they expect me to be so much taller than what I actually am.
Or they tell me that they want to put me in their pocket. Which, you know, isn't weird at all.. :|
It looks like you had a great time in NYC- so jealous!
I have no words to say about those photos........!!!!!!Only that I want to see more and more and more and more.......
xx
Oh my! It seems that you are having a fabulous time! What an experience! I must say your idea of a common wearobe is genius! :)
This looks s amazing. I bet it was amazing spending time with all those stylish and uber nice people!
you are so lucky you could participate in a amazing event like this! being with all those amazing girls...
I love the velvet dress you got and the way you've styled the enyn birnie outfit is amazing!
xx
looks like you had a great time!
i love the images of miss Style Rookie, she's so cute!
I just joined wardrobe the other day, just cause I think it is a great concept :) I will probably never go to a blogger conference cause I am just too far away from all that activity, unfortunately.
Wow, I didn't know you were that petite! I always thought you might be about my height (I am 5'6").
I love your little velvet dress, I bought one in the USA this summer, too!
so jealous!!
amazing pics
all girls are unique!!!!!
Just a generally awesome post :D
great (and informative) :) post!
I especially love your dress/headband combo, great pattern combo!!!
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Those pictures are so nice !
What a great time !
This is so exciting! Looks like your had an awesome time! =) Love all of your outfits too.
This looks like an insane weekend!! so fun!!
The pictures are just great!
I am 5'1" also! I have always wondered how tall people think I am from just looking at my outfit photos.
That conference looks like it was so much fun. Glad you got to go!
love it! LOVE IT! it all seems like a whirlwind of fashiony fun.
i think any kind of commune will be the future, really, especially when it comes to fringe societies. artist collectives will be big, co-op record labels, community darkrooms. i think, in this economy, community is the way to go.
i saw the video of the making of the group picture - so cute!
and speaking of communes - i lived on one until i was 4 years old! i still go back to visit sometimes and it's a pretty amazing sense of community. though, i'm really glad my parents moved so that i could actually experience public schools and "normal" living for my childhood.
This is magnificent! I'm so glad you guys had as much fun as you did - amazing. :)
Your velvet dress is gorgeous!
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ooo rebecca, i am totally jealous of your clothes! and the conference looked like a ton of fun...i was hoping to roam around the city to get a glimpse of all of the bloggers in all of your glory but i was busy all weekend....
hope your labor day was great!
i am so happy for you!! this is truly an amazing opportunity that i could only dream about.
I`ve loved following along with this whole weardrobe conference process on a variety of the included blogs. these pictures are fabulous - especially the one of you with the Glamourai! Crazy but great.
I've been seeing photos from the others that went and it looks like you alll had a great time! I love all the photos of the photographer taking photos, and the variety of outfits. Cute cute.
Wow you look amazing and I love all the photo's....wish I was there...looks like it was an amazing weekend...they need to do it over here in the UK
lovely images up there. and yay for short people. I think I'm 5'2"...I might be taller but I refrain from saying that to avoid disappointment when I actually check my height. and you look gorgeous! seemed like such a great event!
It sounds like everybody had an awesome time! haha, a fashion commune would be great. :)
you girls are fun! Love to see photos of all of you. makes me smile.
btw i love the last photo.
I love you for being short!!!!!!
fashion commune is a great idea, tell me if they've made one :D I definitely want to join.
and omg. you're so cute! being petite is cute! I'm also a petite girl :)
hey it seems you had a lot of fun
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these shots are greattttt.
i think you have really good coverage of the conference.
maybe the best?
hahaa.
Great conference coverage! I'm really glad to see these photos. Are those bottom shopping ones from Artists & Fleas in Brooklyn? I love it in there.
Wow, this sounds so exciting! Also... you are only 5'1" like me? You look more like 5'4-5" in your photos! Clothes always seem to fit you so well! I find trouble finding clothes for smaller people. What's your secret?!
The conference sounds really cool!
And I do love the group shot!
the conference looked like an incredible group of stylish gals!!!
i love your dress, the colors are fantastic. and that pic of Tavi ? so cute!!
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