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WhatIWore: You might have seen this floating around on the Interwebs lately, so I thought this would be a perfect time to talk about the time I met up with the Sartorialist on a chilly November day to go shooting, talk blogs, and fashion portfolios (if you’re curious to what I wore…)

I met Scott back in the old Midwest Jess blogspot days. We traded some comments, moved to e-mail and then got talking about school.  Scott and I both have the exact same degrees from the exact same school (BS in Apparel Merchandising, Associates in Costume Construction Technology from Indiana University, Bloomington).  His classmates went on to become my teachers (Hi Deb and Mary!). So we got together to walk around (whoops 4” thrifted Mary Janes). We only ended up shooting one girl (she did have some bad ass accessories) but more importantly was the advice he gave me on blog writing - write to a younger version of yourself and write about all of the things she would want to know. I think that’s especially good advice because with blogging you can get a little overwhelmed with your audience and who you’re speaking to.

So that’s my deal with Scott. Yay for Hoosiers making it in the world of fashion.

haha, very cute diagram.  & jess is quite the lucky girl.

the uncle of mine who has always planned our vacations to las vegas is also an avid poker player.  in vegas, when you start to win, hotels take notice and start throwing crazy offers for free rooms and meals your way.  my unce always played at the flamingo, and thus, we always stayed at the flamingo.

the infamous mobster bugsy siegel opened the hotel in the late 40’s, then the most luxurious hotel in the world.  it’s honestly not the nicest hotel any longer and certainly not new, but the location on the strip is ideal, and the pool complex always kept me busy.

the flamingo’s architecture has an art deco feel to it, but is more known for it’s pink flamingos walking about out back in the gardens, along with other wildlife.

the wynn and encore hotels, developed by famous las vegas hotelier steve wynn (narcissism, much?) are a little different from other strip hotels in that they don’t have an obvious theme- they’re meant to draw people in.  from the outside, they’re just huge, gold building complex.  impressive, but nevertheless, nondescript.

the inside of these hotels is anything but nondescript.  they’re marvelously whimsical, in a colourful, tasteful, expensive way.  easily my favourite decor of all the hotels on the strip.  the above picture is of a ceiling, billowing with gorgeous peach charmeuse and glass balls.

parasol down (and parasol up).  i loved everything about this two-story daytime lounge/bar.

lake of dreams.  this huge curtain waterfall cascades down into a three acre lake with moving art and figures. quite peaceful, and the sun felt great.  i wasn’t thirsty, but the balcony would have been a great place to have a drink from parasol down.

one of the most impressive and beautiful hotels in the world (and actually the largest as well) is the venetian hotel complex.  it’s quite elegantly themed around venice, italy.

one of the most beautiful ceilings we saw.

love umbrellas.

loving these long maxi dresses but am having a difficult time finding ones that are long enough.  btw.

both indoor and outdoor gondola rides were offered, and the gondoliers sing while rowing people about.  my feet were aching and i wanted a ride, but the boats take you from point a back to point a.  i just wanted to get to point b (aka the car in the parking lot). ;)