more POLYVORE

So I've totally wasted my day away on polyvore.com. I entered this contest.... British Invasion. The sets with Estelle & Lily Allen are my favorites. And for some reason I cant get the M.I.A. one to be any bigger. But, anyway, i hope I win... that would make me feel pretty good about myself. (smile)


M.I.A. - by ASHtastik on Polyvore.com



Amy Winehouse - by ASHtastik on Polyvore.com



Estelle - by ASHtastik on Polyvore.com



Lily Allen - by ASHtastik on Polyvore.com

i HEART michelle obama

So everyone is talking about the inauguration & our First Lady's outfit. The yellow shift dress with matching coat is designed by one of Michelle Obama's favorite designers, Isabel Toledo. I love the statement she makes with the green Jimmy Choo pumps paired with the green leather gloves. Its the perfect ensemble for the day's events.
I've been sayin this for a while now, "Jackie O. is out & Michelle O. is in!" America agrees Mrs. Obama is the new Jackie Kennedy Onassis for sure! Its kinda sad we haven't had a fashionable First Lady since the 60s. All in All, I'm so happy to have this confident & stylish woman of color representing our country as First Lady.
Also I really loved the outfit she wore last night at the Kids Inaugural Ball. Her belt was beautiful, but I can't find a good picture of it... will post asap.

my new love is POLYVORE.com

So I was BLOGGER browsing last night and came across a blog called Beaucoup FLYY. This chick had a picture of this outfit she had put together, and I just had to have these shorts. So I click on it, thinking it will take to where I can purchase them, and it leads me to discover my new obsession. POLYVORE is super effin awesome!!! I'm in love.

I put this outfit together based of the shorts I saw on her page. This is soooo me :-)


the CITY by ASHtastik

I'm probably a little slow on this discovery, but I'm glad I found it. Thanks *beaucoup FLYY*. Now I can use the site for creating my mood boards. Here's a mood board for a collection I've been working on for awhile. I was inspired by Alice in Wonderland and decided to go with a 60s Mod look.


Mod Hotter by ASHtastik

ring the TREND ALARM

So apparently this winter-white/nude/champagne color is a trend for the season. Many celebs rocked these colors on the Golden Globes Red Carpet. Megan Fox looked AMAZING... I love her! My jaw dropped when she said "I'm a tranny. I'm a man... I'm so painfully insecure right now,"during a red carpet interview with E!. Is she psycho? Has she lost her mind?? I think she's beautiful and I'm sure the rest of you can agree. Vanessa Hudgens, Eva Mendes, Kate Bekinsale, and Sandra Bullock also rocked the trendy color scheme.

hello KITTY

So I'm totally obsessed with hello kitty and have been for years. I think my obsession has reached its peaked now that the whole world is under the sanrio spell. Practically everyone in my family got me something hello kitty for Christmas. My boyfriend got me this watch... He loves bling... a lot more than I do, but I think I like it. Hopefully he'll keep up the good work for Valentine's Day... more jewelry or more hello kitty. I'm really excited about the new hello kitty colour collection that MAC has announced will launch in stores Feb. 12th. MAC will also release a kitty KOUTURE line in March (WWD). The hello kitty colour collection will include 6 shades of lipstick & 6 shades of lipglass ($14 ea.), 2 shades of tinted lip conditioners ($14.50 ea.), 2 eye shadow palettes ($38 ea.), 4 shades of glitter eye liner ($16.50), 2 shades of sheer powder ($22 ea.) and many other items.

number ONE

So basically, I got bored & decided to start blogging. Its kinda nice to have a place to let it all out tho.

I've just started my last semester of school. I'm a Apparel Design & Merchandising major @ a state college. My sewing skills are sub par, but I make up for that with my amazing sketches and understanding of construction. I LOVE FASHION, and although I'm still trying to find myself as an artist, FASHION WILL ALWAYS BE MY PASSION.

My style? I don't know.... I like to stick to classics, but i like to pair it with trendy items. What does that combination create? Idk...

I was first inspired by coco CHANEL and diane von FURSTENBERG. (Classics)
Then I discovered betsey JOHNSON and HEATHERETTE. (Trendy/super FUNKY)
And now I just love marc JACOBS and zac POSEN. I think they fit right between classic & trendy. That's right where i wanna be :-)

I love, Love, LOVE shopping @ FRENCH CONNECTION and/or ZARA. But most of the time I get the French Connection look for less @ FOREVER 21! Yayyyy Me!!

So that's about it for now. That's me, in a nutshell, I guess. Oh! And I work @ ABERCROMBIE & FITCH.

-peace & love-

my DESIGNS