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I feel the need

To move to Japan, honestly i'm in love with their street style and its what I want to design.
I'd have to brush up on my Japanese tho...
Won't be too hard lol

If i ever shave my head

I want to do something like this its so epic

Time Travel

So the year is 1985 and everything is popping. Including my gum, my hair can not get any bigger. Though I did contemplate putting my finger in a socket to amp it up a little and keep it fresh. For now I got my chuck taylors on with a rocking mini skirt and band tee. The only thing we hear on the radio these days are the likes of Michael Jackson, The bangles and Blondie. I mean hello I only listen to pop, i'm not one of those metal heads that I see in the hallways at school. Like most high school students every one ditches school to go do drugs and its the 80's when drugs were in full swing since the 60's. My one friend all she wears is these stupid high heels and spandex pants I mean hello, its school not dance class. Walking down the hallways people don't look like clones I mean everyone is someone whether your popular or not. You can be the quietest student and make the loudest statement of them all with your outfit. Its not  about being noticed its about being with the times. I mean if you came in normal clothes you would probably be seen as weird. I mean in my closet I have rocking mini skirts and parachute pants. It just depends on the day to make a scene and getting ready takes longer than an hour a day but I mean hey when your in Rome right?

I found a fashion Photographer I liked

Why, because she did a full Alice in Wonderland photo spread in vogue a couple years back... I'm obsessed with Alice in Wonderland. Annie Leibovitz, I do approve somewhat of this spread except for the model. She makes the most unattractive and bratty faces though.

50 Must have items for your closet

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Allison Kern

164 torpedo rd ‡ manahawkin, NJ 08050 ‡ 6096984802 ‡ allisonkern1991@gmail.com

Objective

To obtain a challenging entry-level position in graphic design, with a special interest in multimedia.

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Education

Burlington County College, Pemberton NJ ­601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road ­Pemberton, NJ 08068 ­ ­Ocean County Vocational Technical School ­Fashion Merchandising and Design Program ­Certification of Completion ­350 Chambers Bridge Road ­Brick, New Jersey 08723 ­ ­Southern Regional High School ­High School Diploma ­600 North Main Street ­Manahawkin, NJ 08050 ­ ­ ­

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Creative Design Summary

­­Sales presentations, Analyzing Fabrics for Appearance and Performance, ­Display Techniques ­Color in on photoshop, and creating flats in adobe illustrator ­Fashion Terminology ­Fashion Coordination ­Basic Sewing, Sewing and lining completed garments ­Garment Construction ­Fashion Illustration ­Drafting Patterns

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Employment

Acme Markets  Long Beach Township, NJ                                               05/2011-08/2011 Cashier •     ­Work part time between 30 and 35 hours per week at helping customers and cashiering­ Acme Markets  Browns Mills                                                                09/09/2010-05/2011 Cashier ­Helps Customers. ­Cashier Acme Markets  Long Beach Township                                                      05/2010-08/2010 Overnight Stock ­Stock Shelves, Use a pallet Jack and forklift A.C. Moore  Manahawkin NJ                                                                        10/2009-01/2010 Associate ­Cashier, Customer Service Jc Penney Portraits  Toms River, NJ                                                            10/2008-12/2008 Associate ­Photographer, receptionist, enhancer, cashier

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Related Coursework

Intro to graphic design, Sewn Product Construction 1, Sewn Product Construction 2, Digital Portfolio, Art-Drawing 1, Intro Fashion Drawing, ­Intro to Textiles,Technical Skill for Apparel I, ­Technical Skillsfor Apparel II

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Computer Skills

Windows 7 ­Adobe Illustrator cs4, Adobe Photoshop cs5 ­Microsoft Office Suite

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Activities

Extra Activities and Community Service: ­2007-2009 Member of Skills USA ­2007-2009 Participated in Professional Development Program ­2007-2009 FCCLA ­2008-2009 Costume Designer on Independent Film ­2005-2009 Amnesty International, writing letters to governments, bake sales ­2007-2008 Donated to clothing drive ­2007-2008 Made Jewelry for Feed the Children Fundraiser ­2008-2009 Made pillowcases for the Ronald McDonald House ­April 2009 Donated Blood ­January 2010 Donated Blood ­January 2011 Donated Blood ­February 2011 Donated to breast Cancer ­July 2011 Donated Blood

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Portfolio

http://akdigitalportfolio.blogspot.com

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Norma Kamali 2012

Norma Kamali show stopping pieces from her runway for 2012. Her collection was nothing but retro done in bold stripes and polka dots or glimmering solids. Definately a show stopper for this season.

Very classic glamor, almost reminds me of what Keira Knightly wore to the pirates premier

I love this jacket

Very cute almost something from the 70's

Saloon Girl Bustle

Very modern meets chain mail

Jaw dropping 30's glamor dress

History of Costume project 1

Alexander McQueen 2011

Hieronymus Bosch Painting

Project on taking a century i.e. the 14th century take an inspiration and find it in society today.

Nanette Lepore

Show is streaming in 4 minutes, I will review afterwards.

Lee Won-jun...you are a genius

He finally made an mp3 player that looks like earrings. High schoolers you might want to invest instead of that noticeable ipod.

This is what we percieve when we here the word gothic

Long crazy colored hair and boots

Corsets and black hair and chockers

Hair extensions of crazy colors

Crazy corsets and latex

This is not Gothic per-say either. Yes it is but Gothic was once originally how you see your style and now all it is, is what you see here a stereotype another lost term for the name.

I'm sorry fashion world this is not gothic...

Something right out of Helena Boham Carters closet

Something a little pop punk

I would say more rock inspired

Just no

Hit or miss: Bizarre Wedding Dresses...adding flowers

Hit

Miss

Everyone's favorite project runway winner review

Christian Siriano is definately not my favorite this season. He seems to play it by the lines. He uses very white and gray with a hint of a deep orange and a hideous green color. Honestly for ready to wear its less than stellar. I can pick about three looks out of all of his clothes I liked this season.

Top 4 favorites of the Betsey Johnson spring ready to wear 2012

Spring 2012 ready to wear overview 1

Betsy Johnson: She is one of my favorites. If I had the money I would own everything she makes, especially in this season. Her clothes this season is more to the flow of the body and floral prints. It really comes down to the details to pull an amazing outfit together. She does a nice even mix of straight dresses to flowing dresses keeping them all relatively above the knee. It seems we have another season of floral print this year. As old as she may be she is one designer who knows how to stay young. I highly see a lolita influence into her clothes which just makes me want them more. Overall if you dare to white white or a pale cyan blue with floral mixed in her new line is the place to shop.

Betsy has also helped my theory that I had heard from my teachers. The neckline keeps moving down to accentuate the boobs. Everyone can either have them or buy them and ladies want to show them off. Their sick of covering up and being in a recession they want their girls to come out and have a good time.

Oh Alexander

Though you may have passes your company is still making things I would kill to own.

Think its appropiate to show some of my work as a first post.

   Custom patent leather kimono made in standard size 8, I did the patterning myself and this was a finished look.