You might have read my About Me section on the left and know that I have three sisters and together we are wildly different in personality but together form a somewhat cohesive sisterhood. It's a shame that I don't go back home very much these days and therefore do not see my sisters that often because I really feel like I miss out on all the deets going on in their lives. Par example, I had no idea my sister Yonnica is becoming a bit of a fashion-obsessive until I got home over X'mas and was using her computer and found a carefully organised folder of fashion inspiration images.
I too went through a phase of saving everything in sight that would remotely jog my style brain but I'm showing my age by reverting back to good old fashioned magazine tears and messy wall collages. Of course I realise my 17 year old sister has her own style intuitions, different from my own, but it is with a bit of glee that I know she'll understand my love of all things decadently beautiful, whimsical and not of our time.
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Prettiful Dress Folder - Nina Ricci, Comme des Garcons, Vivienne Westwood and 18th century mantuas...
Period Dress Folder - Marie Antoinette film stills, corsets, dreamy girls wafting about in billowing dresses...
Slouchy and Casual Folder - Alexa Chung, Cassie from Skins, Zooey Deschanel, old David Bailey photographs, singer Haley Williams...
i remember that phase very well. i was very much a nerd about it. so much that those files exceeded my music files. (not anymore though.)
Posted by: eri | 28 December 2007 at 12:12
I used to do that, I have a folder still on my parents computer titled 'style' though now when I look through it there a millions of images of people like Jessica Simpson. Clearly my taste wasn't too great!
Your sisters look more organised, I always feel I should save things in folders, but that takes time...
And I agree, Mischa is slowly turning into Lindsay, though it could be worse, she could be turning into Paris.
Posted by: coco | 28 December 2007 at 12:24
Mischa is turning into Lindsay??? I can't stand Lidsay, I'd MUCH rather she turned into Paris!!!
Anyway. My folders in my computer aren't half that organized ^^ I just cram everything into one folder and then I can't find anything, as I then have five images labelled thus (for example):
cocktaildress
cocktaildress2
cocktail_dress
cocktail.dress
cocktail-dress.
Everything's a bit untidy in my world...^^
Posted by: cate | 28 December 2007 at 13:05
My youngest sister's at that stage now and it's the most fun thing going shopping with her now . . .
And I still make inspiration folders on my computer! The slouchy and casual one is lovely.
Posted by: Rhiannon | 28 December 2007 at 13:43
I was the same with the magazine tearouts, actually, I still go through them every month and tear out all my favorite ads and editorials and keep them for later). Back at my parents house I have stuff dating back to like 1995, I'm finally bringing it to my house this week and I'm really excited to pour through it and see what I find.
Posted by: Laia | 28 December 2007 at 15:09
Organize by style? Genius!
Unfortunately I also organize by "pink dress.jpg" and "pink dress2.jpg"! I'm totally trying this!
Such a family of fashionistas! Your parents must be very proud!
Posted by: Loopy | 28 December 2007 at 15:10
Your sister has great taste, which is really no wonder :). I think you've posted about her once before, though- I seem to remember a post about a ball or dance or something like that..
Posted by: Drusilla | 28 December 2007 at 15:36
I have the folders too:) It's quite a mess in my pc but for me it seems very organized, as I find everything I need. Doesn't every girl dream of Marie Antoinette's dresses?
Posted by: diana @ sofashon | 28 December 2007 at 15:59
Wow I have the same exact pictures in my computer!!! but my folders are not even half as organized haha
Posted by: Andrea | 29 December 2007 at 01:34
That's some sisterhood. If my brother went through the folders on my computer I would ring his neck!
Posted by: j | 29 December 2007 at 04:51
i also have a folder on my computer that i stuff with any clothing inspiration i can find. i wanted to make collages out of magazines too but i hate cutting all my mags up : (
Posted by: natalie | 29 December 2007 at 05:17
i feel i should do this more often cos i can never seem to find an image when i vaguely remember it being fantastic
i have reached the age of sixteen, miss bubble, and i am in a style rut. have you ever had one? i just have no idea what to wear at the moment, and i seem to hate my whole wardrobe. i shall have to keep reading in order to recover!
Posted by: claire | 29 December 2007 at 15:37
Oh I'm too old school (or maybe just old) for folders on the computer. Apart from one of looks I want to rip off from The Sartorialist, I prefer the tear-out-from-magazines method. Even though I hardly ever go back to look at them!
Posted by: rollergirl | 29 December 2007 at 17:12
a sigh of relief, im not the only one. but her's seems more organized.
Posted by: Prêt-à-Porter Prostitute | 29 December 2007 at 17:39
I do that... but then I'm allowed too! I'm only 16 as it happens! Also do the tear-out thing...
Posted by: H.. | 30 December 2007 at 19:42
that's so sweet that your sister has taken after your fashion aspirations
:)
Posted by: lapetitefashionista | 31 December 2007 at 02:28
I have to admit I do both, save photos from the internet and pages from magazines. It's to the point where I have a usb drive just for pictures and my tear sheets are not only organized by category in a, but are put in those plastic sheet protectors.
I'm a little ocd but who isn't?
Posted by: Stephanie | 03 January 2008 at 07:42