quality over quantity

in a tutu dress

I hate too say this, but lately I feel as if I am in a creative slump. yes, I have thoughts for photo projects, but for some reason, it just feels as if ideas are not flowing like they did last year. perhaps, its normal to feel this way I mean can one possibly be creative all the time? that is something that I have been thinking a lot about recently. rather than feeling hopeless, I am thinking now its all about quality over quantity. ideally, I would like to share more on sister's in black frocks, but if I am not feeling inspired, than I cannot share. I don't even know if its just myself that I am disappointed with, but lately fashion magazines have been rather boring as well and I rarely ever see street style that I am inspired by. I hate that I am even writing about this, but I feel that I would like to keep my style blog as honest as I can.

despite all my complaining, I still have been doing projects whether interesting or not, in my free time, and the one that I feel that I want to share is this tutu image that I took of my friend coleman on a rainy sunday. lately, I have been admiring the shape and silhouettes of tutus. they just look so chic on ballerinas, so I decided to go to a ballet dance store to buy one. I didn't really plan this moment with her, but I thought with her long and lean figure this tutu would accentuate her body and also that street. I think its a very lonely and dark photo, but also very thought provoking as I am wondering what she is thinking. either way, this is one of the few images that I took this year, that I feel proud of. I know there will be more to come, but be patient with me, as I only want to create images that I feel passionate about....not just for the sake of sharing. hope that makes sense!

that tutu

photo by patrick demarchelier

so I must say part of my reason for buying a tutu had to do with this photo from harper's bazaar magazine circa 1994. I still have this issue and from time to time I like to look through it. I love this era of patrick demarchelier and the whole editorial is done so flawlessly in black and white. this tutu dress on supermodel nadja auermann was designed by john galliano in what I believe was his best time in fashion. I must say that I am not a fan of the princess look, but I think this tutu dress looks very ballet and how could you not love all those voluminous layers of that skirt. I definitely took some loose inspiration from this photo when I had my friend coleman wear my tutu on the street. I know there is not an exact connection, but that is how inspiration works. on a side note, if you haven't seen this layout I highly suggest looking back on it. I miss this era in fashion and how good the photography was back then....those were the days!