by Alissa Ackerman | Jun 17, 2019 | Featured Blog Posts, Interviews, Style Stories
Gwendolyn Bielicki is a fashion reseller on Poshmark, designer, mom of three young women, and a wonderful friend who is incredibly inspiring and thought-provoking when you get the chance to get a glimpse into her mind.
She’s an overcomer of depression, anxiety and OCD. A quiet but wise, quirky, imaginative soul with so much beauty to offer the world. Soulful, unconventional and by the beat of her own drum, the word that most reflects her style is “Reckless”.
by Alissa Ackerman | Mar 25, 2019 | Featured Blog Posts, Interviews, Style Stories
“I have a funky, fresh, out-there personality and I feel like my clothes reflect that … I think that my clothes let people know that I’m open and that I’m ready to talk with people …” – Heather Claramunt.
Idaho lifestyle photographer, Heather Claramunt, calls her style “Dork-Chic”. It’s quirky, but easy-going; Full of bold and happy patterns, but with toned down, depthy Fall colors that she considers to be super peaceful.
by Alissa Ackerman | Mar 1, 2019 | Alissa's Style, Featured Blog Posts, Outfit Inspiration, Symbolic, Story Pieces
“Where is far, far away and how do I get there?” Adventure fuels my soul, but i’ve felt incredibly stuck. I MUST maintain inner peace as the first step in any new adventure. This peaceful and adventurous outfit embodies these things.
by Alissa Ackerman | Jul 16, 2018 | Costume Analysis, Fashion Psychology, Featured Blog Posts, Symbolic, Story Pieces
I felt inspired to bring how i was feeling onto paper in the form of conceptual fashion sketches.
I thought i’d share them with you for two reasons:
1. To give hope that you’re not alone and that others understand what you’re going through.
2. To shed light on what mental health issues feel like–anxiety in particular–and hopefully bring in some more understanding and sympathy.
by Alissa Ackerman | May 7, 2018 | Fashion Anthropology - Style Around the World, Featured Blog Posts, Musings
Anthropology is the study of humans. Fashion Anthropology uses clothing as a lens to understand who we are as people. Here’s how:
by Alissa Ackerman | Jan 29, 2018 | Alissa's Style, Featured Blog Posts, Symbolic, Story Pieces
This outfit represents mine and Cody’s relationship in this time of our lives.
by Alissa Ackerman | Nov 29, 2017 | Costume Analysis, Featured Blog Posts, Outfit Inspiration, Symbolic, Story Pieces
Want to dress like Ariel? Here’s how to analyze Ariel from The Little Mermaid so you can create a costume or outfit inspired by her.
by Alissa Ackerman | Oct 6, 2017 | Costume Analysis, Fashion-ology, Featured Blog Posts, Outfit Inspiration, Symbolic, Story Pieces
Whether it’s for Halloween, Disney-bounding on vacation, or just for the fun of putting together an outfit that’s inspired by a favorite movie, TV, video game, or book character–I think we all enjoy getting into somebody else’s shoes every once in a while.
This post will be looking not only at how to get the aesthetics right, but also at how to use character traits and storyline for inspiration, so we can get to the heart of the character we are portraying.
So, here are 8 aspects of costume and character design to consider before creating your character-based outfit:
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