all this work leads to play

Now that my internship @stocktwits is finished i've been working like crazy putting the finishing touches on the @140Fashion website and getting ready to launch - hopefully early next week (maybe tomorrow but i don't want to get your hopes up).

New design - totally revved up, 100% BETTER

LIVE FEED - if you think twitter is addicting, wait until you experience a live stream that ONLY includes fashion related tweets. You will not want to miss a minute on 140Fashion (if you did, your twitter stream would be naked).

Do you tweet about fashion? Follow and DM me @JordyHB on twitter if you think you should be a recommended 140Fashion.com follow... if i like what i see i will add you to our list.

I happen to be spending my summer in the most unfashionable place on earth - the woods - but that isn't going to stop me from tweeting, blogging, and even sharing some amazing pics of small town ontario fashion victims and thanking god for all you 140Fashion users.

A special thanks to @140Fashion's first 400 followers on twitter, first 1000 blog viewers, and all the amazing @replies we've been receiving.

-PLEASE continue to engage in conversation
-once we launch, and once you join... REMEMBER to tag your fashion related tweets with #F
-feel free to contact me (DM, email, anything) with any suggestions, inquiries, questions, comments, concerns, etc... although i'll have limited internet access and cell service over the summer i will respond in the most timely manner possible.

CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE

-jordy

make my day

This morning @JaclynRJohnson tweeted about her latest blog post and I was completely taken aback. What an amazing find. Here are some pictures of @80sPurple's new private label which is remarkably cute and devilishly inexpensive. Make sure you check out @JaclynRJohnson's blog Some Notes On Napkins - it's one of my favourites! - and view the entire 80's Purple Private label here

The Virgin Suicides

The Lisbon girls dress with a carefree style not unlike @Kirsten_Dunst's personal style. I've always been a fan since my favourite movie growing up was Little Women (i watched it on VHS all the time and by biggest concern was not the pending war but rather the character that played grown up Amy - she was no Dunst) When i found this Dunst edition of @Lulamagazine i went mad. Here are some of my favourite pictures.



and in admiration to Kirsten Dunst's style how could i not include a few snippits from the Boy Band of Outsiders SS09 lookbook that we were all so happy to see her as the face of.




view the entire lookbook here.

combat chicks

By now, we've all caught on to the Dr. Marten trend. But for me, it was always the outsider characters in books who were man enough to wear them (i say man enough because often the characters were trying to avoid the feminine stereotype) Anyway, there has been a recent rise in the combat boot where we're seeing girls in lace socks and ruffle dresses pull them off with ease. I love the look but unfortunately i have been looking for a vintage pair for months with no luck - i think it's much more authentic then buying a shiny new pair. I saw these boots the other day @UrbanOutfitters - they are made to look vintage, and i like that they can be folded down - but let's face it, they aren't necessarily 'combat'

I decided to check out the doc marten website and found this wide aray of colours. What do you think? The short boots sell for around $110 and the tall for around $120.

I don't know that I'm sold on the brights and patterned boots. For over $100 dollars i know that i would never get enough wear out of them. I love the mettalics though!! They are definitely played down - which i like... suttleness makes them work with any outfit over and over again. As for the skeleton boots - I had to include them. How many of you now know how next years halloween costume is going to be complete!?

Turkey Dinner

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I love how he describes the Bora Aksu woman in this interview

The Godess of Florals

I discovered Nadinoo a few weeks ago and i haven't shut up about it since. I am absolutely IN LOVE with the line... so after sitting at my computer drooling over the clothing for long enough i decided to email the designer/blogger, Nadia, to see if she would let me interview her for the 140Fashion blog. Here it is - hopefully this will be the first of many interviews! The questions are pretty cookie cutter but they definitely cover the basics. Hopefully with experience will come creativity... enjoy.

How did you decide to choose fashion as your career? To be honest I have no idea, I guess it was already chosen for me.. I have always loved clothes and felt inspired by them, choosing to study fashion just felt very natural. I have to say I'm glad I did now, as I really enjoy what I do and can’t imagine doing anything else.

Your big break – was it one of those right place right time moments? Did you see it coming? Did happen sooner than you thought? I think I am still waiting for my big break, starting up on my own was a big risk as I left my comfy job designing for Puma. I only started to set up my Nadinoo label in February of this year so it is still too early to tell if I will make it. But I am very proud of what I have achieved in the last three months and feel very confident about the future.

Did you study fashion in school? I studied Fashion Design and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, it was a four-year course, which was incredibly hard work. I would love to go back to university and do a masters, perhaps at the Royal collage of Fashion or Saint Martins in London.

Inspiration? I suppose I am incredibly inspired by vintage eras, I never like to pin point one era though. I just take all the best bits I like and make them wearable today. I have never been hugely conceptual either, I prefer to work with the fabrics and silhouettes and then I feel the mood is produced from there.

Help from friends/family/important people? I have an amazingly supportive boyfriend, he is a graphic designer and has worked in the apparel industry for a lot longer than I have. It is so nice to talk through ideas with him and share opinions. I have a great deal to thank him for.

Describe your line in one sentence. Fun, feminine and perfect for flocking in a sunny field full of daisies…

Where can it be bought? I have my own independently run online shop. I also joined the Etsy community and have a little store on there too. I love Etsy, there is so much hand made talent on there!

Do you have any famous fans? Not yet but I would love to see Kirsten Dunst or Zooey Deschanel in my Nadinoo collection.

Any fashion pet peeves? Or any “rules” you like to ignore? Not really, I think people should wear what they feel good in. I only offer advice if asked, same as I would hate someone telling what I should wear. To hell with rules, fashion is meant to be fun!!

Favourite thing to wear? This summer I am loving my floral playsuit, I feel so precious in it! Sounds like I’m plugging my collection but I really could wear it in every colour.

Hobbies, interests? While I was working at Puma my hobby was sewing dresses, but as I do that now as a job I like to switch off by reading a good book or cooking a lovely tasty meal.

Favourite Designers? I love the See by Chloe collections, I think I could buy almost everything from there SS09 collection, also Cacharel, APC, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Paul & Joe Sister, the list goes on…

How long does it generally take to make an item (from design to finished product)? Depends on how complicated the design is but some days I can wake up in the morning with an idea and have the garment made by the evening and in my shop.

Where do you do your work? Home, studio, office, outside? I have my own studio on the top of our apartment, it is the perfect place to work as there is plenty of light and space and when it’s sunny I get to do my unpicking and pinning on the roof terrace.

Thank you, Nadia!