Hey boys, got a hot date coming up? Perhaps prom or some sort of family gathering that you need to dress up for but still maintain your edgy style? Ladies, want to rep the city you should all be proud of?! Yeah, we thought so! So made in Detroit, for your styling purposes, we have spring ties with awesome colors and beautiful shirts styled after the mens Detroit Bicycle shirt! Better get your paws on these before they are all sold out!

 

Keep yo' swagga on!

Bravo! Bravo! 2010 Destination: Fashion

Bravo is the biggest yearly banger held in support of the Michigan  Opera Theatre in Detroit...Yes, we have one here in Detroit and people from in and outside of the city enjoy it's fairly diverse programming and glorious architecture.  Classical Romanticism on the inside, all modern encasement.  Wound was a featured designer alongside longtime fashion mainstay's, Mark England and Cedi Johnson (one of whom, told me over the velvet rope, that he was the host of an upcoming style show soon to air on Bravo the network!!!); fashion exports, Tracey Reese, Anna Sui and Joe Faris; and contemporaries such as Femilia and Kelly Lynn Tinsley.

Basically, I stood, danced, ate and drank at my model's side while grabbing anyone that looked interesting and chatting them up.  Everyone is there to have a good time and I will give it!
As a designer slash artist, I don't have to entirely behave, wild and free to be me.

Early on, I rallied as the ONLY dancer at the Paxahau stahe (you know, the geniuses who took on the production for Movement, aka the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, and kept it a world class event) later to be joined by designer Cedi Johnson causing rain, thunder and lightning.  Matt Clark played until the wind started spitting on equipment! Next you could find me shadow dancing on the mainstage during Will Sessions.  Sssshhhhh!  They put the kibosh on that before the public got any ideas, but not until the crowd could witness my highkicks in my 5 inches.  I could later be found chatting up David DiChiera, Director and all around charming fellow, of the MOT.  Autotune, chicken nuggets, Monica Blair...

 

Artunes on the Mountain: Charity Fundraiser

 

One Step Fashion Show: Charity Fundraiser

The Wars of Other Men

 

Hey everybody, Sarah's intern, Justin Smith (also called "Baby J" by Sarah!), here. As you can see, lots of war going on in the pictures above. Thankfully, it was all just for a film we made the wardrobe for called The Wars of Other Men. It's just a piece about World War 1. The research done for the outfits alone was insane! The gas masks they wore were CRAZY!

Don't they look like some sort of mutant!?

Anywho........

I had only been interning with Sarah for less than two weeks when we started distressing these awesome outfits. At one point, I literly was rolling around in the parking lot over pot holes and glass wearing a giant coat. Oh the crazy things we do in life ;)

The film wrapped on May 31 at 12:30 am. (Ironic that a war film finishes on Memorial Day, eh?) So strange what you can learn in such a short amount of time! From the simple and useful skills (if anybody needs a button sewn on, then I am your man!) to the amazing details you never thought about. Did you all know how much time and how many different people need to work together to pull off a movie?! You may realize that it is quite a bit, but working on set I realized just how much human power is needed. Every little detail needs to be the same throughout the movie. If a soldier lost a button in the first scene but has it on in the second scene, you can assume one of two things: (s)he found the materials needed (needle, thread, or a person to sew) over night, or the wardrobe was not paying close attention. However, Sarah and I kept a close eye on everybody, so you will not be seeing like that in this movie ;)

The entire cast and crew was amazing. They welcomed us into their little "clique" in exchange for some awesome outfits, which is a pretty fair trade. Every actor/actress was so nice and even helped put their own outfits away (when you have that much to look after, it really helped us out when they kept organization)! When they were breaking from filming, they always kept the jokes rolling to keep us distracted from the insane heat or the fact that it was freezing and raining. 

Everybody behind the scenes was just as wonderful. Makeup, props, sound, and even other interns! We all managed to turn horrible weather and exhaustion into a good time with awesome memories. 

Anybody want to come see The Wars of Other Men?? I totally think you all should ;)

Just click on the link and you can see a lineup of the movie list at the premier, as well as time, location, yada yada yada. Oh, and you can also purchase tickets at this link! 

Hope to see you all at the premier!!

http://paradisevalleymedia.com/twoom-tickets.html

New Studio Mate!!

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What You Missed

April is nearly over and a lot was accomplished. It's been hectic but beauty and inspiration is often found in the midst of chaos. (By chaos, I mean a busy environment, not a state of extreme confusion and disorder)


What went down in the lovely month of April? I'm glad I posed that question in order to spark your interest :) The second annual Craft Revival took place on Saturday, April 17th in Ferndale and if you weren't there you're a loser... just kidding, but you did miss out. The Craft Revival was presented by Handmade Detroit and featured local artists, designers and crafters. One of the featured designers was yours truly, Sarah Lapinksi, designer of Wound menswear.

Sarah's work was also featured in a sustainable fashion show this month. On April 20th a sustainable fashion show featuring Wound and Femilia took place at Rags. It was a great way to support a new way of design and construction of garments. One of the key items from the Wound line was an awesome jacket made out of hemp and dyed with coffee.

Check out these snap shots to see what went down.

These are things you could've bought at the Craft Revival!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
This is the awesome jacket!!