in the nick of time

so almost by fate, i really enjoyed my fashion design class today. really, its a breath of fresh air from construction, which is freaking cray cray thanks to billy. really, thanks billy.

anyways, almost perfectly in sync with one of my posts last night, my design teacher said this in class, "in the world of high fashion, there are only a handful of individuals, of trendsetters. these are the people who look outside of fashion for inspiration." GENIUS. i mean, duh right. i think thats my problem, and i kinda knew it. the reason i have been feeling so blah lately about my taste and ideas and all that jazz is because my mind is so completely flooded with 'whats now'. and frankly, i dont care about whats now. i never have, and thats why people have liked what ive worn or made, cause it wasnt stuff that they saw on some girl right next to me. i have to say, coming to chicago and not being able to be with my amazingly ingenious group of gorgeous girlfriends all the time who are all artists in some shape or form has really forced me to not give in. but i feel like i have, i have given into trends, into pop culture. (ex: i just downloaded miley cyrus' party in the u.s.a. granted, catchy, but thats whats supposed to be so disgusting right?!) i feel like ive fallen and i cant get up. but this class, this design class, its going to put me back on my feet. bambi is a supportive teacher, who i feel comfortable with! for once at this school. so thank you bambi. and no thanks to the internet.