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Someone asked me the other day what it’s like to design a bridesmaid’s dress. I guess they were curious because of the level of detail that goes into planning a wedding, especially when one of the most important details is what everyone is going to wear! I recently designed Susanna Inman’s bridesmaid dress for her sister’s wedding. I met Susanna, her mother Suzanne and Caroline, the bride, a few months ago and it was clear from the beginning that each one of them has their own personal style and is very knowledgeable about fashion. It seemed like they all had slightly different ideas of what they wanted to go into Susanna’s dress. 3 ladies with strong ideas plus a designer; perhaps you’d think it would be a daunting task, but it couldn’t have been more of a pleasure… All of the Inman ladies were delightful to work with. We looked at the shape of the bride’s dress, color schemes, thought about the atmosphere and mood of the event, and discussed what shapes were most flattering on Susanna. I did 4 sketches, which incorporated everyone’s ideas, and proposed 4 silks, all hand picked from Italy for this project. It seemed obvious which was the most outstanding combination and we went for it. Susanna’s dress fit like a dream the first time she tried it on and the only left to do was to pick out her jewelery and discuss hair options. It turned out to be great fun and I am absolutely thrilled that everyone got what they wanted on such a memorable occasion. What beautiful and stylish ladies!

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Julia has a smooshy faced cat named Tuna and a French Bulldog named Puma. She stays up until 2 am painting her bathroom a dove-shade of gray. She has Sally Jesse red reading glasses (also in black featured in the photo) and she annually throws mysterious and decadent theme parties in the woods with her sister. When you see her it’s almost as if there’s an imaginary spotlight that follows her around, which she is completely unaware of. Her look is quite unforgettable, so she seems like she could even be almost famous, yet when you talk to her she completely devotes her sincere attention directly to you, as if you’re the only person in the world.

Kirstin Mitchell, one of my perennial inspirations for creativity, feminine prowess and style, will present a new piece, Contestant #12, coming up on November 12th at the Studio Courtyard of the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. The performance art of Kirstin Mitchell (Kiki Blood) employs a vulnerability and inflexible honesty disguised through aggression. Mitchell’s audiences are immediately positioned in a state of suspense, as the artist challenges expectations of cinema, sexuality, and the implications of voyeurism. Mitchell combines environment, choreographed movements, sound, voice and danger to create compelling performative works intended to be confrontational. For Contestant #12, Mitchell mines her personal history – specifically, her participation as a contestant in the 1996 Miss Jacksonville State University Beauty Pageant, held during her senior year. Utilizing archival VHS footage of the event, as well as simultaneous live-action performance, Contestant #12 is at once bizarre, empathetic, embarrassing, captivating. It is an exploration into what was perhaps her first performance art piece and presented through a timeless reflection of her own public and private pageantry. This is anticipated to be one of her most sentimental and playful pieces to date.

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