Online Portfolio

I have created my online portfolio for school. Check this out and get some ideas for your portfolio! Wix.com is a super easy and fun site to use. So many different option and completely customizeable for free!

http://walterm6.wix.com/melissamarie

Some of my new projects are on there that I haven't posted yet on here.

Button Me Up

I just started an internship with Button Me Up jewelry! I am now the social media intern and it is my job to get the word out about the company! Here are a few sample items but check it out at www.shopbuttonmeup.com Everything is handmade and inspired by vintage buttons :)

Textiles

My teacher told me about this awesome website where you can have textiles printed and as little as a yard at a time! The cost isn't unreasonable either. Check it out! http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome 

Can't wait to draw up some textiles on adobe illustrator and get them printed. Maybe make another corset with my own textile design. :)

Crochet

I have recently been attempting to crochet. I am hoping to start making earwarmer/headbands for me and if I get good at it maybe girls in my sorority will want them :) Hopefully I can make some as nice as this one! I will keep you updated with my progress and show pics.

Tumblr

With all the new social media I have gotten into lately I have started a tumblr as well. To view just a board of pictures that inspire me go check it out at http://m3lissawalt3r.tumblr.com/

Lingerie

Making corsets has given me an obsession with lingerie. I am beginning my search for summer '13 internships and I'm hitting the lingerie companies hard. NYC here I come :)

New Camera

My boyfriend just started a student embassador job with Sony. He got all these cool gadgets to show off and he used his new camera to take these pics! It can go in water and basically does photoshop right on it. Completely touchscreen too, totally awesome! Check out the TX20 Cybershot from Sony. If you go to school with me then visit sony.com/oregonstate to get some student deals!

Seeing Red (he took a pic of my wedges :)

Yellow colors (and my dad walking through haha)

Panoramic Picture (Hey that's me floating the McKenzie River this weekend in Eugene, OR.)

Twitter

Start following me on twitter too! Just learning how to use all this social media. Follow me :)

@Melissssa_Marie

Gymnastics Finals

I am sad to say that Olympic Gymnastics is over :( I loved watching the strength and grace of all the gymnasts. So happy Aly got her bronze and gold last night! Here are the awesome uniforms from floor individuals last night!

Can  you say 'Merica! :) Go USA!

Olympic Gymnastics 2012

The many colors of Olympic Gymnast uniforms. During the Olympics I am obsessed with watching gymnastics. They are such amazing athletes and they get to look cute doing it!

Team Prelims

All Around

Individual Uneven Bars

Team Finals

Individual Vault

Kappa Delta Website

I've been working on updating this site like crazy. Being PR for my sorority is so much fun but lots of work! Check out what my house is all about :)

http://sites2.theginsystem.com/kdoregonstate/index.php?page_name=start

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl is one of my favorite shows and also a fantastic fashion inspiration. Blair Waldorf is the most complex and in my opinion best on the show. I also adore Leighton Meester. Here are some outfit picks showing Blair's classic style on the show that can be easily copied today with the tailored style being very in.

Peplum dresses can be found everywhere today. This red dress is beautiful. 

Blair's school girl look is very cute. Wearing tailored outfits can replicate this without looking like you're stepping out of a Catholic High School. 

I am obsessed with large purses. This purse matches her shoes perfectly which is always awesome :)

Shorts

I'm in love with these new high waisted shorts I got at h&m :) They are fantastic and something new for me! Just thought I would share my outfit on this sunny day in Corvallis.

Shopping

Seattle Shopping Spree. Here is what I got at the nordstrom sale and a small boutique. 

Nordstrom Sale: Shirt has a cute tie that I loved. Jbrand jeans fit me awesome because I have curvy hips with a smaller waist. I had to get these skinny jeans. 

Nordstrom Sale: Sweater is actually a deep green color. Found this in the women's section. I am steering away from B.P. because women's clothes fit my curvy body better. 

Nordstrom sale: I wanted a colored pair of nikes for a while and the sale was a perfect opportunity! I love how neon these shoes are. I also got two pairs of work out spandex so I need to hit the gym!

Francescas: These boots I found when I was just poking around a cute boutique. I've been wanting boots like this FOREVER :) 

Dress

I finally took pictures of my finished dress! Here it is :) the pictures came out a weird color since I used my webcam. The dress is seafoam green in person. 

Seattle

I spent the day downtown yesterday with my parents. We went to the bite of seattle below the space needle. It was not what I expected and we were a bit disappointed, but I had fun anyways being downtown where I love. There is a big store downtown that has the windows covered with these old fashioned singer sewing machines. I had to take a picture for everyone! 

aria vest

I found almost the same vest online at forever 21 that that Aria wears on PLL!

Forever 21 Faux Fur Vest

I seriously want to order this!

computer design

Here are some designs I have created on the computer this past year. Though I would share some stuff I have worked on during my time here at OSU. 

This was my final project for a class. I used illustrator to draw the designs and used Photoshop to create all the effects. The background is a picture I took at the Louvre on my trip to France. I overlaid it with a textured design to create the vintage look. 

These are sweatshirts I designed for my midterm. We had to create a line of clothing. I went with hoodies and drew this hoodie flat on Illustrator. I wanted to do designs from nature so this one represented wind/air. 

This sweatshirt is my favorite because its home for me.I love seattle so much, so I free handed the drawing on the back and scanned it into the computer to add it onto my design. This design is the representation of rain/water. 

This last design I drew on the back as well. I love the look of trees with spindly limbs. I wish I was cool enough to pull of a tattoo with tree branches. The brown and tree represents earth/life. 

Pretty Little Liars Style

So I started watching Pretty Little Liars again even though it drives me crazy how far off the books the story is. One of the reasons I love to watch it is for the girls' style. Aria Montgomery on this show has the coolest clothes and I wish I could pull off some of these looks. Just though I would share a few awesome outfits from the show. Enjoy!

LOVE the dress and wish I could learn to do my hair like that! I am challenged when it comes to updos. 

Love everything about this. Pretty simple and could be easily mimicked, but still very classic. 

The funkiest but coolest outfit! When I saw this on the show I thought the vest was so cool! Also, I love the slouchy hat and want to invest in one of my own. 

Historical Corset

Here is my second corset complete. This one is much more traditional with hip gussets, breast cups, and a busk in the front that clasps together. I decided to use the green as my outer fabric because I wanted the boning to be visible and it would have been too busy on the floral print. I'm sad that this class is over but now I am working on my strapless dress! Last sewing class this summer. Let me know what you think!

First Corset Complete

Here's a collage of my final product and my sewing throughout the project. I am proud of how it turned out and I'm super happy with the colors I chose to use for my bias tape and ribbon. All the elements have tied in well together. Can't wait to start my next corset which is a historical pattern.

Corset Making

Cutting out the pattern

Boning casing sewn to lining pieces

Corset front pieces sewn together

Here are the beginning stages of the corset I am currently making during summer courses at OSU. When I am finished I will put up a final picture. I am super excited about this project and cannot wait to be able to wear it myself!

I'm excited to start making my own designs this summer in the sewing lab on campus! I will post my new creations here for everyone to see! This summer is going to be amazing :)

Valentino

http://youtu.be/Zeb23m8GgVg

Visit this site to see the beauty and precision of Italian design. This video of Valentino's hand stitching reminds me of true talent in fashion.

Welcome!

Going through my pictures from France, I miss Europe so much! I am planning on going back the summer of 2014 for a study tour through my design program. I am taking Italian now to prepare for the tour because it visits England, France, and Italy. I love to travel and I want to continue to travel until I can't get out of bed anymore! Fashion & Food our two of my favorite things and I will be discussing that here.