Fashion Events

Come shop Jennifer Paige Designs this Sunday, May 2nd at The Shops At Gainey Village's Farmer's Market. I am switching up my new collection, so once I sell out of my old styles, I am going to put them into retirement :-)

When: Sunday, May 2nd
Where: The Shops At Gainey Village, Scottsdale Road & Doubletree
Time: 9am-1pm

And then Saturday, May 8th my accessories will be featured on Mill Fashion Mash-Up runway. Time 5-7pm. Click on the link for more info

Baby Posh Prepsters

Rework - Don't Copy!!!

Paul told Bob who told me, to read the book "Rework" by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier. It is the best business book I have read in a long time. It's short, snappy and full of sound-real-life advice. Perfect for those about to embark on their own business, or who are already in the swing of it.

I love the chapter that talks about NOT COPYING. I am going to "copy" word for word what they said ;-)

"...The problem with copying is it skips understanding - and understanding is how you grow. You have to understand why something works or why something is the way it is. When you just copy and paste, you miss that. You just repurpose the last layer instead of understanding all the layers underneath...The copycat doesn't really know why something looks the way it looks or feels the way it feels or reads the way it reads. The copy is a FAUX finish. It delivers no substance, no understanding, and nothing to base future decisions on. Plus if you are a copycat you can never keep up. You're always in a passive position. You never lead, you always follow. You give birth to something that's already behind the times - just a knockoff, an inferior version of the original. That's no way to live...Be influenced , but don't steal."

--- Amazing, that last line is absolutely right on the money! Love it!

Gaga For Gaga

Lady Gaga is brilliant! Her music, her personality, her outlandish outfits. She is amazing! And she is bright and truly talented. You don't graduate from Tisch without serious talent and hard work, she is not a pop-tartlet with 15 mins of fame and a one-hit wonder....Anyway this crazy creation is inspired by her and for her. I am determined to push it even further and eventually get it into her hands. And thank you to my dear friend Kelly Nash for buying me the fun sequin mannequin head.

Live.Work.Create.

Some of my latest creations that are not hair accessories. I slashed up my Dolce & Gabbana tank, cut up and spray painted over my Brooklyn Industries shirt and spray-painted and sewed on dollies to an Old Navy hoodie I found on sale.

The Colors Of My Imagination

I am sitting at Hava Java doing a bit of brainstorming. This truly is my bliss. There is nothing I love to do more than drink good coffee, stick in my headphones and let iTunes take me away so I can zero in- focus and then CREATE. Creativity is my crack...

I brought my prisma colored pencils, markers and fashion illustration book from Parsons. I have a ton of ideas and a lot of them have nothing to do with headbands. It is time to evolve and push myself behind just hair accessories...this brings me back to Parson days. I love it!

Cupcakes

Created for Steph & Linny at "Cupcakes" at Hilton Village. They have amazing cupcakes! And I love the vegan "Skinny Minny" just as much as the regular cupcakes!