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princess_philo

but let a splinter swerve -

Feb 06, 2008 12:49

I love getting mail. So you can imagine how ecstatic I was when a package came last week from my dear friend Heidi, containing (among other things) a new inspiration journal. With blank, unlined pages. In eggplant purple.

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literature, inspiration

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auroragamgee February 6 2008, 22:25:39 UTC

I added Creators to my "to read" list on Goodreads---it sounds really interesting! I'm in the middle of re-reading Northanger Abbey, which makes me want to make a bunch of regency dresses and bonnets, and then I'll read about the Pilgrims and early America in Mayflower and I want to go finish all my cleaning & mending and be more productive. :)

princess_philo February 7 2008, 00:55:46 UTC

I just started Creators last night, and so far it's FANTASTIC - I just about started crying reading the first chapter. NA is such a great book - did you watch the recent BBC adaptation?

auroragamgee February 7 2008, 05:07:37 UTC

I did---I thought it was the best out of the three that have aired so far, but considering the other two were HORRIBLE, I suppose that isn't saying much. :) But it made me want to re-read NA again, and it's much better than I remember it (although I had only read it once before and that was eons ago). What did you think of the latest Austen adaptations? (that is assuming you've watched them all, haha)

princess_philo February 10 2008, 21:19:59 UTC

Yes, I watched them all, and concur with your opinions! I loved NA, though, and have even asked for it for my bday. I was also pleasantly surprised by "Miss Austen Regrets" - not the sappy biopic I was expecting, and represented Austen's voice remarkably well, I thought!

girliegirl32786 February 8 2008, 04:41:47 UTC

Im sure you could have never guessed, but I too am also heavily influenced by the world of literature. ;) From on Lit major to another (who also cannot write), I find that the mediums of literature and art/fashion are so interconnected. I find myself automatically using elements from literature in my creative outlets and finding fashion in my readings.

princess_philo February 10 2008, 21:17:56 UTC

Absolutely! Another book which has been on my reading list, which you may also enjoy, is _The Fashion System_ by Roland Barthes. He talks about the semiotics of clothing and the importance of language in the fashion industry - a trifle heady, but fascinating nonetheless!

girliegirl32786 February 11 2008, 02:26:02 UTC

Ooo! I will check it out, definitely. Thanks! :)