The Artist's Lense: Rimi Yang

  To me great art is an interpretation of life. It can be dramatic, or sad, or funny, or haunting. It can be whatever the artist wants it to reference. However, it is best when it reflective of an interpretation of life. This is why I was so taken aback by the Winsor Gallery display, (on until Dec. 4th), on South Granville of artist Rimi Yang's work. It is reflective of her influences of the Renaissance, traditional Japanese culture, (where Yang was born), and of fashion and its' impressions.
  Essentially, I was very impressed and inspired.

                                                            Marie In Red. (c) Rimi Yang

                                                          Portrait In Red (c) Rimi Yang

Pursuit of Sensation (c) Rimi Yang

The Fall

  One of the most visually inspiring movies, both in fashion and in art, is the movie The Fall directed by Tarsem Singh. It is also one of my favorite films, for it posseses the rare power of being able to capture the surreal in life while still staying so truthful to the daily occurences of human nature.
  When I first heard about this movie I was sitting upon the sandy shoreline of Vancouver, the sky lit up in a bright tangerine as lightning flashed down upon the water. Rain began to fall against the light, and the storyteller - a person of enigmatic speech - continued to speak about this amazing film, describing in detail its visuals. In a way this moment parallelled the film itself, which is also about a story being told to a young girl, (though I am older than she), and about her visualization of it.

                            Each image is like a painting - every moment is framed to perfection.
                                      The costumes are absolutely stunning and inventive.

                                                                   Above is the trailer.

 Watching this film never fails to make me feel inspired by both the mind's scent of daily memories, and the exhilarated despair of great and transcending beauty. I find that it is in the recognition of the extraordinary that the importance of the ordinary is found.

New In

I just bought this sweater from Urban Outfitters - it is a black knit with sheer stripes and a "U-cut" in the back.

     But, wait! There's a surprise! It was only five dollars! How brilliant is that? For all of its overpricing Urban Outifitters does at least know how to do a very good sale.

Winter Inspiration

Winter has officially begun in Vancouver, as tonight was the first evening of snowfall of the cold season. However, I will clarify that, contrary to all of the lovely stereotypes, we Vancouverites do not actually have to battle the snowfall that often...Rather, we get to enjoy it just enough to sit inside with a steaming mug of hot chocolate, and to go outside without having completely forsaken fashion in the name of winter-weather survival. Here are some of my cravings to brave the chilly outdoors:

      From left to right: Etro coat, Lulu Frost bracelet, Zara leather ankle boots, Topshop trousers,
              Proenza Schouler bag, Alexander Wang waffle knit, Topshop enamel earrings.

                           Vintage fur jacket, H&M heeled booties, Joe Fresh faux leather pants

This is what I wore out yesterday night to see Martha Marcy May Marlene last night, (which I shall be doing a seperate post about, and which I highly reccomend). The fur jacket was an absolute find at only $22.00, and the leather pants are still available from Joe Fresh for $39.00, although I got them on sale somewhat. The H&M booties I have had for at least three years, and despite their extremely thin soles they have done me rather well.

         Essentially, this is one of my favorite versions of a luxe, yet budget-effective, look - clothing with large amounts of texture is less common with cheaper fabrics, so adding dimensioned textiles is one of the most effortless ways to live well on a student budget, as mine unfortunately is.

Photo Credit:  Sally

Inspiration

This is an old fashion sketch I did over a year ago, but I still get inspired by it today. I love clean necklines paired with minimal makeup and a bold dash of eyeliner. Such an effective look!

November

            H&M oversized jacket and printed tank, Joe Fresh trench skirt, Aldo gloves, vintage shoes

   Now that it is November it is officially time to say goodbye to any form of bare legs and say hallo to the
staple that is the leather jacket + tights + skirt. This oversized H&M jacket is from a few seasons ago, and for warmth nothing can top its double lining.
   Meanwhile, I am perfecting the "standing in a random field" pose...It is so good you practically cannot tell that it was in a field beloved by both dogs, their owners, and the dogs' -- well, nevermind.

                                                        Vintage cut-out leather oxfords

Ladylike Autumn

Only jacket,  Zara knit scarf, vintage sheer dress, vintage boots.

Eternity watch, my Canon PowerShot SX120 IS camera.

Hopefully self-portraits shall be rare, but I am going to have to go on

the hunt for a good, (and regularily available), photographer to help save

this blog from the monotonous boredom of mirror shots!

So here is the first blog post of Clairification, although I find the title severely

lacking in almost every way, so it is very much up to any superior title to take its

place. However, to preface any start of a blog I should give you some basics:

I.) My name is Claire Matheson.

                               II.) I am seventeen and in my last year of high school.

III.) I live in Vancouver, Canada.

     IV.) This blog will primarily be about

                                         fashion, but other creative aspects of my life, such as art and

                                    some writing, which correlate to the blog will be featured.