athenaLOVESyou.

A total eclipse of the moon!

2010-12-21T02:26:00.000-08:00

AHHHHHH! IT'S SO COOL!!!!!

and beautiful!

We're so lucky!

ButtersLOVESyou too.

2010-11-29T21:41:00.001-08:00

Christine

2010-11-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

I was carrying around my silly wine sign for work and she wanted to take my picture, and I loved her accessories and coat ((look at the lining you can see inside the cropped sleeves! I love the subtle use of animal prints)) so much that I wanted to take her picture back. Annnd she designed that super cool rooster ring! You can get one here: alwayscristinejewelry.com. I didn't notice when I took her picture, but the back part of the ring makes it even more special. Check it out on her website! I want one!and her boots were pretty rad too!

Love Love Love!

2010-11-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

Halloween is over! BOO!

These were my favorites this year.

Sad to have to wait another year for my favorite day, but joyfully moving forward: I'm going to make a super sweet collection of RollerDisco short shorts by March; Just in time for WMC!

So be prepared for some serious business attire for attending to some serious business.

Because I don't take off my skates!

*(those shorts above are from American Apparel. The Athena Alicandri RollerDisco short shorts will be something completely different)

:D

2010-10-25T20:11:00.000-07:00

Halloween is coming!

YAY!!!

St. Marks

2010-09-27T20:07:00.000-07:00

I saw these girls from across the street and just thought their style was just so easygoing and cool. I think the proportions of that dotted dress are just super perfect, and the white shoes with the little socks are lovely as well.

And I've always been a fan of a nice swishy, silky, pretty, hippie-dippy skirt. They always make me want to twirl around, and they remind me of all the markets in Milano, and they're so light and airy.

Sadly, I drank way too much coffee and ate way too little food that day, so I had the shakes something fierce, and it's a bit out of focus... boo.

But check out these sunglasses! (which I managed to steady myself enough to capture)

They're her grandma's! Cool! they have little flecks of what looks like foil, like gold leaf, but in greens and golds and coppers kind of permanently suspended in the plastic. Super unique and beautiful!

Chelsea Girls

2010-09-22T20:17:00.000-07:00

I tried, but did a pretty poor job of restraining myself from screaming like a 15 year old "OH MY GAHD I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT!!!!"

but it is just so well balanced, and adorable. The colors of the yellow roses and the yellow shoes, and her awesome red lipstick, even the brown on the soles of the shoes and the belt... It's so perfectly matching, but doesn't have that matchy trying too hard look at all.

The shoes are the best part though. I love when girly and utilitarian things are worn together; Plus they remind me of my lovely friend Miss Anne, who just left for England for the year and who I'm missing like crazy.

I saw this awesome dress and had to take a picture! It has this crazy dead tree print on it!

That Dress is so awesome! I love the cut as well as the beautiful tree print. Her hat and shoes were pretty freaking adorable too. She's also carrying multiple bags, which although It isn't my fashion move aesthetically, still makes me like her more, because I'm always carrying around my life with me, too. LOVE IT!

Anyway, so here's my life updated super quick: I've moved in with my grandparents about 20 minutes outside the city to avoid all that silly business of paying rent, but I spend a lot of time in Brooklyn at my boyfriend's house these days. I'm doing 2 fashion internships: one in Greenpoint, Brooklyn for In God We Trust, and the other one in midtown Manhattan at Miguelina. I just started both 2 weeks ago, 2 days a week at each, so I'm kind of feeling them out. It's a good feeling to be moving in the direction I want to again after a long stretch of just working and trying to survive in New York.

Wish me luck!

2010-05-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been almost a year since i've updated this... so skipitty skip skip!

To condense it: I'm working in an art supply store, Estefania and I adopted a cat and named her Princess Buttercup Melty Butters Poop Stain Alicandri-Schneer. She's the best cat ever. Lots of snowboarding, a little silkscreening, lots of rollerblading, Roller Disco, dancing, much too little, but a little sewing. I made this dressfor the lovely, radiant artist and poet Cassandra to wear at her opening I've been playing, falling in love, making glow in the dark jewelry, and other silly things.

Winter Music Conference in Miami was pretty much my favorite part of these past months, and I saw some pretty fantastic outfits. This was by far my favorite: I want to Move there and just make dresses for pretty party people all day, every day and dance all night, every night.

I just have to stop acting like this guy who I also met in Miami:

His name is Maximillion, He lives in Coconut Grove on the same street as Estefania's mom. He's awesome, but I definitely need to pick up the pace!

LakeyCakes

2009-07-24T17:47:00.000-07:00

So Tonight is my last night at the lake house with my gigantic family. It's been lovely WAY upstate here at Keuka Lake, but I'll be happy to get home.

There are 40 something of us... too many to count! And 2 pregnant aunts, AND my uncle Nic just got engaged to his girlfriend Sarah, They were my upstairs neighbors all last year, and the best, so that's really exciting!

My little cousin Nic (not to be confused with the uncle) who has been hating on me the whole trip, stomping on my feet and trying to play pranks on me, now is saying only the nicest things to me because we won the race driving go carts together this afternoon. I love the way little kid's minds work. 360 turns in the right direction in every aspect.

I'm searching like crazy for a DESIGN job. I'm beginning to feel very trapped in an uncreative well... trap, working in retail. I'm so ready to design! I'm trying so hard to find something! I spend hours every day trying and trying... I'm feeling fed up, but I'm not going to give up.

Tomorrow morning it's back to brooklyn with me, and I'll finally officially unpack and be moved in. Yay!

Mermaid Parade

2009-07-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

My first mermaid parade was a little bit rainy and wet, but that means only the real mermaids (who don't mind getting wet anyway) came out.

It was so joyful, colorful and spectacular! So much fun! I couldn't wipe the gigantic smile off my face all day! I'll never miss it again!

I was riding on top of Lenin's shoulders for most of the day, so I had a great vantage point, and we got our picture taken by tons of people for this reason as well! I felt like a famous person for a few hours. it was quite a rush!

I took about 200 photos, but here are some of my favorites.

The mermaid with the pink hair was so so so detailed and fabulous! Her tail (and purse) were entirely covered in hand stitched soda tabs! Look how scale like they are! It was so amazing! and her headpiece was so beautiful and elaborate! She was by far my favorite mermaid. The group in the little white chemises with the umbrellas were a close second. Adorable!

If every day were just like that one It might mean that i've become queen of the world, or something like that.

Just Lovely.

PLANS

2009-06-17T19:17:00.000-07:00

Very important plans. So I'm getting together with some friends, and going to wear those canal street T shirts that say HI HATER on the front and BYE HATER on the back with neon leggings and roller blades and LOTS of glitter and then we're going to rollerblade across Manhattan waving at everybody. Not only that, but the Mermaid Parade is this Saturday! Oh there is a lot of dress up fun in my near future, and I'm damn giddy about it.

You don't like me?

BYE HATER!

2009-06-14T13:42:00.000-07:00

As soon as it's possible, I'm going to get one of my beautiful friends to model my thesis collection for me and one of my lovely photographer friends and I will do a photo shoot... or maybe i'll take pictures myself... I'm not half bad at it. They have a ton of detail that those runway photos don't show, especially the evening piece! it's beaded like crazy with freshwater pearls and coral.

Life is going well. Everything is new and exciting except for these liberal arts classes I have to finish up... not super exciting, but I'm content just the same.

I just got a job in retail at Armani Exchange in SoHo. I'm really psyched about it, because of the awesome discount I'm going to have and especially because the music in there is really fun and it's always nice and loud. Wanting to dance all of the time (and doing it) will definitely keep me wanting to come back every day. so YAY! Hope they'll give me lots of hours though, so I won't be poor. I found out also that the A/X line is designed in NY... so that's intriguing... you know... I love Armani, I speak Italian, I went to a really nice design school for fashion and I live in NY... hire me?? PLEASE?? Well, I was thinking to try and get an internship there anyway, after my classes are done.

I really have not felt so positive about life since I was in Italy... oh, and another thing; I'm crushing haaaaaaard on a super sweet boy... ^__^

And my Evening piece...

2009-06-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

The rest of my sportswear collection, La Testa Nel Nuvole...

2009-06-14T13:34:00.000-07:00

Pretty... yes? :)

hmmm...

2009-06-02T18:03:00.000-07:00

My computer fairy still won't let me post the rest of my photos. I'll try tomorrow. There's still more sportswear ones and my evening wear single piece for Cotton Inc. To come!

In other news regarding my life, I'm finishing up my last 6 credits at Pratt right now, (Forensics of art, and Conversational Italian, for a refresh), trying to find a nice job and moving in with my most lovely friend Estefania in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn in July.

In other news regarding that last sentence; wow, what a run-on! My middle school english teacher would have cried had she seen that!

And in further news still, Hanne, one of my favorite people in the world who went to NABA with me (pictured early in this blog by the purple shopping cart) is coming to the US in August! She got into an exchange program in San Francisco! I hope i'll get to go visit her at some point, and she is surely coming to NY at some point! hooray! My heart is all aflutter!

Oh, and one more thing. I LOVE house music these days! :)

xo!

Pratt Fashion Show!

2009-06-02T17:36:00.000-07:00

I've finished my senior thesis! It feels REALLY good! I've been doing a lot of celebrating and job searching since then, so sorry for the long delay in posting this! check it!

here's my high end sportswear collection....

well, some of it. I guess I'm not able to upload too many photos at once... more to come!

like woah.

2009-04-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

2 DAYS LEFT!!!!

I like rusty spoons!

2009-04-08T11:04:00.000-07:00

If you see me and say "hello" I'll probably say back to you: "MRAHAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" and start with some weird hysterics. but don't be fooled. I still love you. I've just misplaced my sanity somewhere in my studio. When I find it, that'll be nice.

baci e abracci!!!

oh dear

2009-04-02T17:23:00.000-07:00

So, just 18 days until JUDGEMENT DAY (the critic show) where critics decide if my garments get to go in the real show. I've been just about living in the studio for the past 3 months. I look kind of homeless these days. "Derelicte!" I hope my personal apocalypse goes my way and April 23 is a sunny day so I can go out to play and see my friends and say "hey"

shutupshutupshutup!!!

But don't judge me. I'm VERY sleep deprived. 'tis my excuse for just about everything lately.

And another thing. I love this Banksy so much. I was thinking tattoo?

Zooey Deschanel

2009-03-08T23:22:00.000-07:00

She's so charming! look at this video! So adorable, and creepy, and sweet. Perfect. I loved the part with the cowgirl outfit and the bleeding heart. I'm so excited that she's in a band now, because ever since I saw Elf i've been wishing to hear her sing. Ah i'm happy!

And then I heard No Doubt is getting back together and touring this summer! HAPPY!

And I also love Neko Case.

And awhile ago now, because I haven't updated in aaaages, I got to go see Lykke Li! Lovely, lovely perfect night! Ahhh, music makes everything better!

I haven't updated this in months because of my THESIS, which consumes my entire being... but it's going to be good. Watch out for me!

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!! (boo! I want the real clip!)

bubbles

2009-01-14T21:58:00.000-08:00

I love these photos. I took them last year in Barcelona. This was my favorite day of last year, that's part of why they are so dear to me. This girl was so adorable, and so excited about the giant bubbles. You can even see it in her posture. Giddy.

Beauty

2009-01-14T21:16:00.001-08:00

In beginning to blog, I've noticed that I've been really overusing the word beautiful. I should probably use more adjectives in my writing. Probably in general as well...

Anyhow, I've just finished reading Skinny Legs And All, by Tom Robbins, It might just be my third favorite book. This I loved so much: "She would dedicate herself to... Well, she'd have to call it "beauty" for want of a better word. She wouldn't be sentimental about it, or self-righteous, or even spiritual and pure. and she wouldn't get defensive when ridiculed or misunderstood. Beauty she would not carry like a banner, nor would she take refuge from the world in it like a hermit in a shack. beauty would just be her everyday thing."

sew...

2009-01-14T11:48:00.000-08:00

Lately i've been so in love with these artists who use embroidery... Last year In the Victoria and Albert museum I saw this amazing work. It looked like a huge dust sheet covered in greyish paint splatters, something that got crumpled and left in the corner by accident and i thought huh, why is that here? and then when you take a closer look at it, you see that it isn't paint splatters, but really delicate, intricate embroidery. There was also what looked like a dirty table covered in paint splatters, which were actually inlaid mother of pearl and precious stones...

I was thinking recently about how much I loved her work, and decided to go read about her on the internet... and then I realized that, of course, I had forgotten her name. so, in searching for her, I came across these other artists, and I'm just feeling so inspired to go embroider things now. Her name, by the way is Susan Collis. (I figured it out eventually!) These photographs however don't do her justice! the pieces in that exhibition were so amazing to see in person! I hope she has something in New York soon.

Then there is Nava Lubelski. Just beautiful! Im so fascinated by the whole staining, ripping and repairing process. I need to go see this as soon as I get back! Read the about the artist part. It's really interesting, and I think really relates to what Susan Collis is doing as well. I so admire both of them. Caroline Hwang's work I found while I was searching for fashion illustrators last year, but it goes along, and I thought they were so lovely. Girlscout like, like sexy Girlscouts, but so sweet. and the colors so nice, I don't know. The images are so comforting and serene, kind of lazy... I adore them! More like applique really, but sewing little things by hand... I just like that practice in general.

Well these are my favorites right now... I have this little dream that I'm Sally and I have a little needle and thread on me all the time, pulling it out from behind my ear and embroidering pretty little things, not to be used, but to be admired.

I did some embroidery for my textiles class a few years ago, They are funny, little black S&M themed embroidery on pink striped fabric with pink beads. Contradictory things are my favorite. That was long ago though, and for a class. I'd like to start embroidering and appliqueing often... you know, with my buckets of free time as I go to school, work on my thesis collection, commute and have an internship...

Well I'm going to do it anyway; except sadly, I think it'll be trouble to keep my needle and thread behind my ear. I used to sew in bed and wake up with pins and/or needles poking me. rather painful, and you should see my wicked scars from industrial irons burning me. Who says fashion student's aren't tough? Well, no one really does say that do they? Never mind. I wish I was more like a cartoon and less like a real person. Someone less injury prone. Maybe i'd like to be an embroidery. That would be nice...

pretty ol' things

2009-01-10T00:38:00.000-08:00

look at the pretty recycled sun dresses I made at NABA last year, and look at Sheri's beautiful photography of them at beautiful Mohonk and how beautifully miss beautiful Whitney wears them. ah, che bello!

Oh my!

2009-01-06T13:21:00.000-08:00

it's so beautiful!

I'm going upstate!

2008-12-20T09:37:00.001-08:00

where I will snowboard, hibernate, and learn Illustrator. Delicious.

2008-12-08T20:42:00.000-08:00

Justice put a new album out! This might just keep me sane through finals! Thank you Justice!

and then I really like this website I found for pretty images.

we heart it.

Athena hearts you.

So..

2008-11-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

Yes, I do realize there are no street fashion photos here yet, and that this was my whole point in starting this blog. Don't you worry, kids... I'm on it. While you're waaaaaiting, here's my little cousin Ben on Thanksgiving, looking pretty awesome.

La Testa nel Nuvole

2008-11-29T21:06:00.000-08:00

So the title of my thesis collection translates to: Head in The Clouds... because that's certainly my state of mind, and was also my state of mind as I was designing the collection... I guess it's my state of mind in general. That's just where I prefer my head to be.

Wherever your head is at; If you'd like it to be adorned in a charming way, beautiful feather headbands both designed and manufactured by me are currently being sold at J Rosen showroom at 250 w. 39th street on the 5th floor. This is big for me, because it is the first time i've had any of my work in a showroom! So love me, and go buy one. They make nice gifts for anybody, because the colors in the feathers compliment almost any eye color. Pretty. Here's one up so close:

2008-11-17T08:06:00.000-08:00

Ok last one for this morning, then I'm finishing my world civ. homework! I promise! but look at this from Found Magazine. I'm obsessed with Found, and you should be too!

I've got nothing to say but: word.

2008-11-17T05:55:00.000-08:00

Well, now its only the morning, and all i've done so far is sleep a little... but here's another old photo from last year of some super sexy NABA kids in Milano. They can make a purple shopping cart seem like the most wanted of accessories. Perfect. Actually, that shirt and those jeans are mine! I just remembered. I didn't make them or anything, they just came from my closet. But Hanne wears them so well. I miss Italia so hard!

and to be honest, I really do want one of those purple shopping carts.... really really badly.

2008-11-16T20:40:00.001-08:00

So I've just decided to start this blog... and so while we're waiting for me to "grow a pair" as my cousin's friend Marwa said yesterday (She was very stylish herself!) and start photographing strangers....Here's something for the meantime. That mean waiting time. oh my!

The beautiful Fulya in a custom silk chiffon Athena summer dress especially made for her!

And Fulya can climb trees in my dresses as well!

Fulya has amazing style, and is also an up and coming fashion designer. more about her to come soon!

Then there's this... Mr. T knows what's up... and with that my friends; I'll be taking the A train to fashion.