Fashion Inspired by Art: Utagawa Hiroshige's "100 Famous Views of Edo"
Now that I'm kind of, sort of, maybe an adult, I have a job; this job requires me to be at a place five days a week for 8 hours a day, wearing office-appropriate clothing. I'm lucky that my workplace...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: NANA
Sometimes, when you're having the worst week ever, like literally the worst, the universe drops a beautiful gift into your lap... like your favorite anime of all time nestled in your Netflix queue...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Eureka Seven
Eureka Seven, a cult-classic sci-fi/mech anime from the mid-aughties, is another one of those animes that will always have a place in 14-year-old me's heart. Between the stellar music, excellent...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Honey and Clover
A lot of people ask me why I like anime, and the reason isn't much different from why I love a favorite book or movie. Sometimes, I find myself connecting on a deep emotional level with a character....
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Princess Mononoke
After the awesome feedback you guys gave me on my Spirited Away post, I decided to go with a request for another Hayao Miyazaki film, Princess Mononoke. This is my first time watching the animated...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Chobits
This week's Anime fashion post is all about Chobits, a comedy/drama anime series created by the Japanese manga collective, Clamp -- the same creators of other famous anime like Cardcaptor Sakura,...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Soul Eater
"If I'm thinking about strong, individual style in anime, the first thing that comes to my mind is Soul Eater :) it has a great emphasis on moods and colours, and all the characters have unique...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Searching for the Full Moon
This week I'm going back to my roots and focusing on one of the first anime I watched growing up. Full Moon wo Sagashite (literally translated as "Searching For the Full Moon") may seem simple on the...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Mawaru Penguindrum
When someone describes a work of art as "visionary," it's usually meant as praise, referring to a willingness to defy convention in favor of something more thought-provoking and enticing. By...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: AnoHana
Dealing with the death of a friend or loved one isn't easy, no matter how old you are, and everyone comes to terms with their loss in different ways. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Howl's Moving Castle
Unlike previous CF Looks From Books posts (part 1, part 2) on the Howl's Moving Castle novel, this post will be focused on anime inspiration from the Studio Ghibli film and Hayao Miyazaki's quirky take...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Kill La Kill
Nearly a year ago (!!!) CF readers thunderbuckett and Kelsie recommended Kill la Kill for an Anime Inspiration article, and at first I was apprehensive. (Read: a loooooooootttt of partial cartoon...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Ouran High School Host Club
Whether I'm slogging through the depths of midterms, combating June gloom, or powering through the worst hangovers ever, nothing brightens my day quite like curling up with an anime that can send me...
View Article3 Fresh Outfit Ideas Inspired by Studio Ghibli Films
Do you like beautiful animation? Wonderfully complex, incredibly, strong, relatable female protagonists? Fantastical plots with beautiful messages? Far off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a...
View Article3 More Fresh Outfit Ideas Inspired by Studio Ghibli
Welcome back to another week of style inspired by the incomparably beautiful films of Studio Ghibli. Last week, I covered my top three favorite films from the studio's repertoire, and this week I'll be...
View ArticleSunday Morning Cartoons: Teen Titans
We're back with Sunday Morning Cartoons! Welcome to a trip down nostalgia lane as we draw fashion inspiration from an unlikely source - our favorite old school cartoons. Teen Titans ran from 2003-2006...
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