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Off white and cream at fashionSPARK

Coffee Filter Dress. beautifully made!!  Handmade by Payton-Alexis
Showing at the fashionSPARK this past weekend in Raleigh, NC. 

Another beautiful wedding dress by Jessica Hunt.

Below is an great "art in a box" I don't know who did it but it was also showing at fashionSPARK, everything is coated with paint of an off white color and displayed in a POD. 

Who else was at bazaarSPARK/ SPARKcon?  The wonderful ladies of Redress Raleigh.  I was lucky enough to be on a team with, they sold some of my stuff there, maybe you got something?  Send it in to river.rei@gmail.com and I'll post it in the "Who hearts Riverbasin" photo album on facebook.  "Like" Riverbasin Outfitters today!  Thanks.  xox-riv

La Chanteuse

black and white lights...

L'Amoureuse

And also check out L'Amoureuse which is my favorite video (but not able to embed it here)

exploring more French song birds...

Bit by Bit

absolutely adorable video.
Makes me never want to make promises because actions speak louder than words.
if I love you forever it's because I never meant to.

xox-riv

Riverbasin Outfitters Resort 2010

All photos taken on the Victory Chimes, by Mary Heth and myself.
This collection of items can be found on my etsy store:  
www.riverbasinoutfitters.etsy.com

Mascara Painting

I'm thinking this is the perfect thing to try when my mascara tube kinda dries up and I can't use it anymore but there is still good stuff in there. Waste not, want not. Plus I love this song and Bette Davis.

Fearless Video

Awesome video! I love the way it's shot and all the mixed media elements. Not to mention, Taylor Swift looks like an amazing performer. I'm a big fan but I won't ever going to a live concert, most likely, so this is the right amount of insight.
xox riv

The most important things...

Saw this on the RISD campus today while I was walking around during the hurricane watch... so true

Video Phone

one of my favorite videos of the year. I love all the outfits and the dance rift in the middle with Lady Gaga.

I want to apply this idea to some fund raising...

Uniform Project Picture Book from The Uniform Project on Vimeo.

I love this project so much! It's heading into it's second year. I want to design my own little black dress to do this with. The two focuses I would like to donate to are:
--Education in Africa
Check out the documentary, A Small Act, which is about The Hilde Back Foundation
--Cancer Research

Are you fund raising for anything in your community?  Let me know for what and how!

How to be Alone

Starting my own business means I send a lot of time solo working and traveling.  But since my days of living in Tokyo when I was 17, I've cherished my alone time.  Here's a poem/video that pretty much sums up all the great things about and to do when being solo.