Sweatshops.

I don't think there is anything wrong with sweatshops...to a certian extent.

I believe that people work in the sweatshops for CHIOCE. They have no better jobs, but for them to feed and provide for thier familes they must work in these places/conditions. Now I don't believe that children that are extremley young should be working in sweatshops. They are too young to work so hard and thier bodies probably are not well adapted to doing so. Kids should be at least the age of teenagers like 15 or 16. But also, this is all these kids know. So it probably isn't as bad to them as it sounds to us. If it is the only way they can stay alive then I think that they should do it.

Art & usability

I think that fashion is combination of art and usability. I believe that when a designer creates an outfit they try to make it look like art but also for maybe some wearing use. Milan has been known for the glamorus & artistic ideas the designers come up with. It is usually out of the ordinary and not really made for wearing out on a regular basis. But this past fashion week in Milan more designs were made for comfort and usability, also still having a lot of artsie flare and style that the shows usually have. I really loved the styles and colors they had in Milan this year. Most of the time when I see Milan's fashion week I just see it as the designers art, this time I saw a lot of wearable desgins that I really enjoyed.

What inspires me?

Even though I am not a design major I still get inspied by everyday things. When I get inspired

by something I usually get extremley happy and excited. I dont draw the designs out, I just think about how to put them together in my head.

For one example, even just walking around campus, I see the different styles and trends that people put together on thier own. At the beginning of the semester I was so enfatuated with what everyone was wearing, I went to the mall and tried to see if I could put the outfits toegther; but in my own way.I like to go into stores and mix and match outfits that I think will work. Most of the time I do not buy or wear the outfits I just suggest them for other people.

I am really infatuated with bold bright colors and long comfy tops; big bags and gladiator sandals; straight legged pants and sundresses. Walking around in the city is another big way i get inspired. I love to go to New York in the summer and just walk around searching for something that stands out. Even if I do not find somethin that really stands out i still like to mix and match the outfits I find.