What are you reading? How do you stay informed?

I must admit that I am not a fashion magazine subscriber right now.  I used to get W but I gave up because it was too hard to keep track of things I liked.  Google images is a much faster reference for me.  I can download the images to a folder on my computer for quick reference.  I also like using the online catalogs from stores.  They are a good reference for sizing, lengths, and fabric content.

Take a look at my inspirations for the little black dress contest and the treasure city fashion show…

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http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod64510040&parentId=cat10330740&masterId=cat000127&index=158&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat17740747cat000127cat10330740

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod64930073&parentId=cat10330740&masterId=cat000127&index=168&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat17740747cat000127cat10330740

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod65210019&parentId=cat10330740&masterId=cat000127&index=220&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat17740747cat000127cat10330740

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod60190001&parentId=cat18150744&masterId=cat11310751&index=25&cmCat=cat000000cat000117cat17870732cat11000744cat11310751cat18150744

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod64930128&parentId=cat16030736&masterId=cat11310751&index=0&cmCat=cat000000cat000117cat17870732cat11000744cat11310751cat16030736

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod62180033&parentId=cat11000744&masterId=cat17870732&index=0&cmCat=cat000000cat000117cat17870732cat11000744

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod64930073&parentId=cat8490740&masterId=cat11310750&index=7&cmCat=cat000000cat000117cat17870732cat11000744cat11310750cat8490740

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod63050019&parentId=cat15590735&masterId=cat15590734&index=36&cmCat=cat000000cat000117cat17870732cat15590734cat15590735

http://showstudio.com/projects/ddlmcqueen/download.html

http://www.lasplash.com/publish/cat_index_Style_and_Fashion/Deborah_Lindquist_Fall_2006_Collection_Geisha_Rocker_Chic.php http://img.sewingtoday.com/cat/70000/itm_img/F1281.jpg

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/08/japanese_dress.html

http://pippijoe.blogspot.com/2008/08/obi-one-tutorial.html