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DIY Chain Jacket

retrogurl — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:19:57 +0000

Last month when I went to the Matthew Williamson for H&M Summer 2009 Launch Party I met one of my readers Tina who works as a Wardrobe Stylist for The Tyra Banks Show as I was leaving. When she approached me I spotted a really amazing chain jacket that she was wearing, after a small chat I asked her where she got it from. Turns out that she made the damn thing, she offered to make me one since I was so obsessed with it! Met up with her this past Friday to pick it up and she was rockin’ other diy pieces she made, she’s got skills! I couldn’t wait to rock it so this past Sunday I wore it out, so hot got compliments while shopping in Soho! The chain jacket is suppose to resemble a skeleton in the back but B thinks I look like Spiderman when I wear it haha, either way it’s dope! TINA, it was nice meeting you and thank you for the chain jacket!

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YSL Manifesto Spring/Summer 2009 Teaser

retrogurl — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:57:07 +0000

I’m sure we’re all counting down the days till Valentine’s Day when free YSL totes and heart shaped USB keys will be distributed on the streets of Paris, New York, London, Milan, Tokyo and Hong Kong to promote the spring/summer 2009 issue of YSL’s Manifesto. Limited to 2,000 in each city, each USB key are images of the ad campaign starring Claudia Schiffer, and a making-of in Hollywood with photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. It also features stickers for readers to move around Claudia Schiffer and the Hollywood sign. No word on where the the totes and USB keys will be handed out but check out the teaser video for now, I can’t wait. Thanks to reader Amel for the tip!

DIY Slashed/Ripped Jeans

retrogurl — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:10:46 +0000

This past Sunday, I broke out my DIY skills and attempted to slash up my PrivacyWear London Skinny Jeans to recreate the slashed/cut/ripped/destroyed jeans I’ve been coveting. I’ve been loving the look but can’t seem to find any for sale yet, def waiting for the pair of Topshop jeans that Erin Wasson was rockin’ (see image below). I didn’t want to cut too much out so I just slashed and ripped enough to create the effect. As you can see my DIY skills aren’t the best, matter fact I’m kinda rusty but I’m going to attempt this again on a pair of black jeans with more noticeable cut-outs like the Topshop jeans. What do you think?

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DIY Roger Vivier Cut Up Bag

retrogurl — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:29:31 +0000

Custom bags and shoes are not the first in the market, Roger Vivier is attempted to enter that world. According to WWD, Roger Vivier brand ambassador Ines de la Fressange and creative director, Bruno Frisoni created the Cut Up Bag that can be customized. “Customers can select either a black, purple or gray base color for the bag. Then they can add cutout letters or numbers in myriad colors and fonts to emblazon the bag with a name or message.” The Cut Up Bag is available by special order at Roger Vivier boutiques and retails for $1,875. Hmm…expensive no? Reminds me of the cutout letters/numbers magnets I used to have when I was a kid where I stuck them to my fridge…

Make Your Own Hermes Kelly Bag

retrogurl — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:09:16 +0000

I’ve been dreaming about getting a Hermès bag for a hot min already, I’ll get one someday…hopefully! In the meantime, Hermès has given us all a chance to download a Kelly bag – well a paper one haha. There are eight styles to choose from, seven of which has designs on it already and one is blank for all the crafty people out there. If you’re a super DIY person, you can even craft up a Kelly bag out of fabric, time to call up B’s mom! Fabulous!

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DIY #2 – DIY Louis Vuitton Feather Bracelet

retrogurl — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:57:19 +0000

Louis Vuitton vs. DIY Feather Bracelet

Photograpy & Written by: Kerin Rose

I love crazy, outlandish, costume couture, but I also love having enough money to eat, and you know, pay my rent. So for this DIY, my young, fabulous, and broke compatriots, I’m showing you how to DIY Louis Vuitton (say what?!). I saw this stellar LV feather bracelet in a number of fashion editorials and it made my inner glamazon cry. Then I realized it would set me back over two grand, and I cried even harder. Until I realized: Hey, I can Do It Myself. So I did – and now you can to!

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DIY #1 – Metallic Dress

retrogurl — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:15:30 +0000

AA Cotton Spandex Two-Tone Fitted Mini Dress vs. DIY Metallic Dress

retrogurl: Introducing DIY!! Kerin Rose is a designer/stylist/writer, she specializes in silkscreening, DIY in dresses to hats to jewelry. Please welcome her to the nitro:licious family, she will be holding up the DIY section of this blog! If you guys have any ideas or requests, leave a comment here and may be she’ll DIY it!

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Photograpy & Written by: Kerin Rose

Like most modern women I have a love/hate relationship with American Apparel. Especially their assistance of bringing futurism to the hands of the frugal with line of lamé. However, I’m a lady who’s stacked in the front and the back, so wearing a spandex lame’ tube dress is a risqué risk. Not that I haven’t done so on more than one occasion…As I’ve become increasingly infatuated with anything with shine I’ve become subsequently pissed that the Mr. Charney hasn’t expanded the lamé line. So I’ve taken it into my own hands with an American Apparel DIY dress.

Because most American Apparel garments are made of stretch fabric, and each piece is made of two or three pattern pieces, even the least skilled seamstress can customize with ease. Note: I picked the two toned dress because I prefer the fit. Pick whatever dress is best for your figure! I was lucky enough to find every color in the AA Lamé line at my fave fabric store: Spandex House, on 38th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues – or online at www.spandexhouse.com, and I went with 2 yards of blue for a wallet friendly sixteen dollars. Shiny!

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