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About Angela Lan

I make clothes and do that blog thing. Writes a 124 paged manuscript no one knows about. Proud supporter of messy hair and sweatpants. x


Silicon Valley Fashion Week 2016

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This past weekend I had the honor of attending night 3 of Silicon Valley Fashion Week 2016 which was held in San Francisco and sponsored by Zappos. I had an amazing time watching the tech of Silicon Valley merge with fashion to create futuristic, useful, incredible, and just plain cool garments. Huge thanks to Betabrand for hosting such a wonderful show! They are a online clothing community that helps crowd-fund new and innovative designs to life, ranging from women’s pants and dresses to men’s shirts. Check out their website for modern clothing, or their Think Tank page if you have a design you want to bring to life!

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If you follow me on Instagram and watch my Stories, you would have already seen a sneak peak of the show. My mom and I were able to snag seats right by the runway, a huge help in taking photos for you guys (by no means are the pics perfect, it was just a tad easier than stretching 5 feet and stepping on people to capture a shot).  Below are my favorite looks of the night:

LED light up wings- cause we all need to be fairies and angels.
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There was a funny pun that I forgot for the name of these two looks- something along the lines of “out of print” and “prince and princess”, really amazing art though!
IMG_4352Showcasing glasses on a flying mannequin-head drone- genius or what?!
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These wings are actually a brace for scoliosis!
 IMG_4272The reflective dress from Betabrand– the white design lights up in flash photography and the rest of the image turns dark!
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Hail America… and more LEDs.

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Spill-proof dress- it’s not even waterproof, it’s completely residue proof! Anything you spill won’t make a spot on this dress; there won’t be drops sitting on top like a raincoat! Tbh, I think all of our clothes need to be like this.


I did design, draft, and sew what I wore to the show, which was a light cobalt blue jumpsuit. It has a tie-up halter with round, exaggerated lapels, and a pleated pant. I made this in about a day, rushing last minute like always, but I got so many complements about the cut and drape of it. This is by far my favorite creation of the year and although I didn’t get a chance to take proper photos of the jumpsuit at the event, I hope to feature it in another post in the near future, maybe for the holidays? For now, it’s just the one photo below. :)

Again, I’m so grateful and couldn’t be happier that I had the opportunity to experience the show from front row! I left feeling super inspired and like I was living in the future. Please check out Betabrand as I think there will be many more interesting projects to come from them, in addition to the existing cool designs! 

Hope you are all having a lovely day!

x angela

 


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It’s been crazy hot in California for the past few days, no, past few weeks. I decided to visit the beach for the last of summer weather and I wore this 2-in1 matching set that I made in collaboration with Free Spirit Fabrics and Coats and Clark! Head on over to their blog to see my process of designing and sewing these two pieces! You can see how I style the top in two ways below.

Happy Monday!

x angela

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sitting at your doorstep

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Just some quick shots from yesterday afternoon after a day of meetings and walking around in Toronto, which I’m currently visiting. I’m going to be having a book signing this Saturday here, so be sure to stop by if you’re in the area! I would love to meet you and have a chat. :) The details are as follows:

Indigo Bookstore Yonge & Eglinton Centre
2300 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E4 (Canada)
Saturday, June 16
2-5 pm

Also, I’m realizing that this is the first time I’m in photos with my new haircut. Not really drastic, but I haven’t gone this short in years and the change feels so much fresher, lighter, and more “me” than before. Still trying to figure out if I like the middle part though; let me know what you think!

Outfit Details
Grey bodysuit- Express
Jeans- Hollister
Belt- H&M
Purse- Call it Spring
Flats- Forever 21

Hope you’re having a lovely week so far!

x
Angela

(ps- the title of this post borderlines creepy, but i’m kinda liking it in a poetic, atypical way. is that bad?)