stylist contest!

alright so here are the results of the styling contest



So the contest was for styling an outfit from GoodWill Industries using only $75.00 provided by GoodWill. The winner received a $750 GoodWill voucher to create a 10 piece styling outfit for next season.
I chose to do menswear for a personal challenge as well as I was thinking nobody else would give it a try! It turned out to be a lot easier then I thought.

The shirt that Mr. Cody is wearing comes from 3 shirts. I was mostly inspired by the gingham shirt that I found and used as an accent on the blue collar shirt. And the three big buttons came from another one. The bow tie that he is sporting is actually a neck tie that I was able to transform in thanks to a wonderful YouTube video. The pants were taken in to give more of a skinny pant look and the shoes just played the part. I wanted to give a "Sunday Stroll in the Park" look worn by almost anyone (hence the blue collar shirt...!) à la 50's. The glasses really gave that perfect 50s look.

I was extremely proud of myself for pulling this off since menswear is something so very rare that local designers tap into but I have been told...for years that I should give it a try. And you know what? I really enjoyed it and might do more of!
I really love the MadMen look for men right now... it is so nice to see them all dressed up for a change.

I won an honorable mention for doing menswear and a free showcase for next season! Even though it wasn't first place I personally think it's even better then that since I get to showcase whatever I want.

The judges definitely had a difficult task ahead of them since there were some great outfits out there.
Congrats to everyone that gave it a shot, and of course to the winners.

a big thanks to my friends that came out and supported me and a special thank you to Lady Kipp for helping me out on Monday evening!!!