Monday, August 30, 2010

Artist Spotlight


I recently styled the J. Shoes spring 2011 look book
in the home of David Hess, an amazing sculptor and
J. Shoes has just featured me on their artist spotlight-
read all about it here

I just picked up my personally designed J. Shoes
for the fall at capsule and I can't wait to wear them!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Eco-Fashion: Going Green


Costello Tagliapietra dress

On View at The Museum at FIT in New York
May 26 Through November 13, 2010

The current exhibit of eco-fashion at the Museum at FIT
covers some exciting new technologies such as AirDye
(a printing method using heat transfer not water) and includes
fashion from the 18th century to today.


These are some of the categories on display:

  • repurposing and recycling of materials
  • material origins
  • textile dyeing and production
  • quality of craftsmanship s
  • labor practices
  • treatment of animals

Each Costello Tagliapietra dress dyed and printed with AirDye technology will save: 45 gallons of water / 95 megajoules of energy / 3 kilograms of greenhouse gas


Monday, August 2, 2010

The Fashion Spot



Leia Tunic

I was just interviewed for The Fashion Spot and you can read the article
here


Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Field trip




On Sunday my friend Wen took me and a few friends to Flushing
home to one of the largest Chinese and East Asian communities in New York City. Our first stop was to see "Mr. Bones", a blind fortune teller who reads bones.
Though I have never known the exact time I was born, I was told it was 7-8 PM.

I felt the reading was right on-down to my love of the ocean...
soon after it rained but not for long.

Our next stop was the Tibetan Steam Spa, where we put our feet inside
cedar tubs of Tibetan herbs combined with steam, followed by a foot massage.
My feet have been tingling since Sunday-quite a lovely experience!
I haven't felt that relaxed in a long time, you can see my big grin (I'm in the back).



Being happy and relaxed, we worked up an appetite and headed to Flushing Mall
which has a huge Food Court specializing in Taiwanese and Chinese street food.
I had a delicious fish dinner, and tried some dessert which was passion fruit on top
of shaved ice. Not too sweet but just right.

On the way home we all stopped at the fruit market where I bought dragon fruit,
liche, cherries and grapes. My friend Barbara took the picture below.
A perfect day, I learned a lot, got an insight into the future, and my feet are
de-stressed too.




Friday, July 9, 2010

Examiner NYC




Would love to see my dress on Lady Gaga, but for now see it here
and on the examiner.com