Style Symmetry

Katie’s style is fun, colourful, whimsical, unique.  Lately her occasional monochrome inspired and muted tones have been catching my eye as they suit the new Style Symmetry sensibility.  Of course we have adored her style since the beginning, no one does the head to toe brights like her.  Thanks Joe for knowing the world needed to see What Katie Wore.  See Katie’s answers below.

1.What would you name your personal style?
Playing dress up at the end of the rainbow

2.Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
Hmm, I think the only thing I can say with 100% certainty that I wouldn’t wear is Crocs

3.Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
I have absolutely no idea! Every day I decide on one item I want to wear while I’m in the shower and then build an outfit from that one piece out. I’m really not sure how I decide on the first part of the outfit, but all the other elements on top are generally linked by colour or pattern.

4.What’s your favorite non fashion hobby?
Does eating count as a hobby?! Joe and I really love cooking together or going out for dinner; I love good food almost as much as I love rainbow tights!

5.How much time do you spend working on your blog?
I’m pretty lucky; the blog is really Joe’s so he is the one who does all the writing and who runs it on a day-to-day basis. All I need to do is get dressed in the morning and, as I’d be wearing what I wear on the blog even if we didn’t have the blog, I don’t ever feel that it’s a burden.

6.What songs/albums are you loving right now?
I’m going through a bit of a Mumford & Sons and The XX phase at the moment. Oh and the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is great too.

7.When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I used to fluctuate between an archaeologist, a criminal lawyer and a fashion designer! So God only knows how I’ve ended up as an advertising strategist…

Katie thank you so much for participating!!

Also see Symmetry Seven with

Beckerman Bite Plate Sisters
Queen Michelle
Audi of Fashion for Nerds
Diana of Hot Chocolate and Mint
Keiko Lynn
Siri of Ringo Have a Banana
Doe Deere
Rhiannon of Liebemarlene Vintage
Dressed Up Like a Lady
The Clothes Horse
Beth Jones of The Vintage Society
Susie of Style Bubble
The Glamourai
Jennine of The Coveted

It wasn’t that long ago I first heard of the fabulous sisters of Beckerman Bite Plate, in fact it was in a post on Thrift Eye only 6 weeks ago! That night I spent hours pouring over their outfit styling and turned into an overnight die hard fan, kind of like the first time you listen to The Kills you are just hooked. Samantha, Chloe and Caillianne were kind enough to send me their answers to the Symmetry Seven, do enjoy a bite below.

Caillianne

1. What would you name your personal style? A Hodgepodge of Happiness !!!

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear? Well, all of us would pretty much wear everything! Tee hee! But… we do have this rule about smell and vintage clothing! We do not wear anything that smells like mildew or mothballs hhaha! Thats our only fashion rule! Even if we are in love with it! The smell usually never comes out! and who really wants to look cute and smell like a dirty old monkey? Not me!!!

Chloe

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations? We are inspired by all things- like movies, vintage mags, friends, music, museums etc… I think in order to get inspired you really have to be open to everything.

For example: You are on a roadtrip and you decide to use the gas station bathroom (Yikes!!!) Once you are in there you and notice the vintage wallpaper on the walls. And then you remember that you have a dress that has a similar floral pattern. Then you take a look at the faucets and they are gold and you think…. Wow I have gold shoes to go with this dress! And then there is a dark blue plastic garbage and it reminds you to put on some plastic blue bangles. Then you walk outside and you are still thinking about this amazing outfit and you notice a orange truck. And you think… wow I should put on some orange slouch socks under my gold shoes. And on top of it you then walk to your car and you accidentally left the radio on and Def Leopard is blasting through the roof, and you think to yourself.. All I need with this outfit is a leopard clutch.. and it would be rockin’! Now all I have to do is write it down before I forget!

4. What’s your favorite non fashion hobby? Tap dancing, and cycling!

Samantha

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog? Probably two hours a day! Cause for some reason it takes a very long time!

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now? For some strange reason we keep listening to these songs: Hear me sing by AM & Buddy, Where They never say your name by Eilen Jewell, Psychic City Classixx remix by Yacht, Heart Skipped a beat by the XX, Home by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

A couple bonus looks via Samantha and Caillianne.

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? fashion designers!!! Hell ya!

Beckerman Girls thank you so much for participating!!

Also see Symmetry Seven with
Queen Michelle
Audi of Fashion for Nerds
Diana of Hot Chocolate and Mint
Keiko Lynn
Siri of Ringo Have a Banana
Doe Deere
Rhiannon of Liebemarlene Vintage
Dressed Up Like a Lady
The Clothes Horse
Beth Jones of The Vintage Society
Susie of Style Bubble
The Glamourai
Jennine of The Coveted

Fashion rule breaker Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style is a Style Icon to many if not all.  She has dark mysterious bangs, is a DJ, has a covetable Black Milk leggings collection to flatter her killer legs and a knack for layering the unexpected.  What one wouldn’t give to play around in her closet.  I’ve been reading Michelle and Marie on Kingdom of Style since I first started blogging and they are even sweet enough to put their readers including me onto their blogroll.  Enjoy Michelle’s answers to the Symmetry Seven below.

1. What would you name your personal style?
I tend to always revert back to my punk/metal roots which envariably involves PVC but I do like to try and explore lots of different looks.  But I suppose most people would consider me a rock chick though.

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
I will try most things it has to be said but I have a well documented aversion to white linen trousers!

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
Music and mood mostly but graphic design, film and old photos of my mum also inspire me. Sometimes I wake up lazy and just chuck on some trashed denim shorts and a band t-shirt – nothing remotely exciting! Working from home makes me lazy too it has to be said.

4. What’s your favorite non fashion hobby?
Probably movies. Most of my spare time, in terms of hobbies, are fashion related in some respect such as sewing, and the blog takes up most of my free time, but when there is spare time I love watching movies – scary ones!

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
I’m probably on the computer about 9 hours a day, with about 4 of those hours blog related: researching, taking photos, making things, writing articles, answering emails, doing interviews. So at the moment it’s pretty intensive, although it might not seem like that amount of work goes into it when you look at it.

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
I’m really loving these albums just now:
The Kills – Midnight Boom
Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
Metallica – Master of Puppets
Danzig – 777 I Luciferi
Silverfish – Organ Fan

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to be a designer from as long as I remembered. I never even entertained the notion that I could be something else, I was so single minded. I wish I had thought of other careers now!

Michelle thank you so much for participating!!

Wow, Symmetry Seven has been around for a year now.
Also see Symmetry Seven with
Audi of Fashion for Nerds
Diana of Hot Chocolate and Mint
Keiko Lynn
Siri of Ringo Have a Banana
Doe Deere
Rhiannon of Liebemarlene Vintage
Dressed Up Like a Lady
The Clothes Horse
Beth Jones of The Vintage Society
Susie of Style Bubble
The Glamourai
Jennine of The Coveted

Audi from Fashion For Nerds is more that just a stylish dresser, her blog is filled with outfit breakdowns, layering guidelines, how tos and helpful advice. She has also given us a peek into her closet including belt and shoe collections (swoon). The Fashion For Nerds blog was originally started as a way for Audi to showcase her outfits to people who will more likely appreciate them and yes we do. A practitioner of millinery she lists her one of a kind hats along with her husbands belt and harness creations at AudraJean on Etsy.
Enjoy Audi’s answers to the Symmetry Seven below.

1. What would you name your personal style?
That’s a tough one. My style has elements of mod, flapper, steampunk,
and equestrian romantic, with a lot of menswear thrown in more recently.
Whatever it is, it’s very San Francisco, I’d say.

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
I abhor anything resembling trashy clubwear, but frankly I’m open to
wearing almost anything.

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
From all over, really. I’m heavily influenced by other bloggers and
people I see on the street, but I also find a lot of inspiration from
unlikely sources such as home and garden magazines. I also find that my
style tends to evolve a lot when I travel.

4. What’s your favorite non fashion hobby?
I love to do all sorts of crafty stuff such as knitting, millinery,
etc. But I’m also an avid reader and a huge ice hockey fan.

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
I’d say around 7-8 hours a week; the time I put into it has gone up in
recent months, and hopefully it shows!

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
I’m totally addicted to all varieties of latin music — Orishas, Bebe,
Nydia Rojas, and Julieta Venegas are a few I discovered recently. I don’t
really listen to the radio, so I usually discover bands or albums at
random times, sometimes months or even years after they’ve been out.

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A veterinarian. But being a biologist is sort of the next best thing –
I work for a company that develops drugs for cancer and other serious
diseases, so I’m helping people instead of animals.

Audi thank you so much for participating!!

Also see Symmetry Seven with
Diana of Hot Chocolate and Mint
Keiko Lynn
Siri of Ringo Have a Banana
Doe Deere
Rhiannon of Liebemarlene Vintage
Dressed Up Like a Lady
The Clothes Horse
Beth Jones of The Vintage Society
Susie of Style Bubble
The Glamourai
Jennine of The Coveted

Diana of Hot Chocolate and Mint is a constant source of inspiration and I am not the only one who thinks so, recently she came in as the 2nd most popular blog in Indonesia! Unapologetically Dina mixes colors and styles in new imaginative ways on a daily basis. I have a feeling her closet is the size of a small warehouse with the amount of pieces she has from her own purchases, out of her moms closet and items she receives as promotions on her blog. Read her short but sweet answers below.

1. What would you name your personal style?
Playful!

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
errr…nope…;p

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
Randomness! I look at my closet and just search for clothes I haven’t been wearing for quite some time.

4. What’s your favorite non fashion hobby?
Singing! Though I suck at it…hahah..:D

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
Usually about an hour a day.

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
Mew and Owl City…unique sounds and beats that make me cheery.

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A gymnast…seriously!

Diana thank you so much for participating!!

Also see Symmetry Seven with
Keiko Lynn
Siri of Ringo Have a Banana
Doe Deere
Rhiannon of Liebemarlene Vintage
Dressed Up Like a Lady
The Clothes Horse
Beth Jones of The Vintage Society
Susie of Style Bubble
The Glamourai
Jennine of The Coveted