A wonderful hairstylist pal of mine, the infamous Miss Pepper Pastor rang me up a month ago asking if I could do the impossible, and of course I told her "yes"! Her salon had just started carrying the amaaaazing new line from renowned hairgenius Oribe and he was having an event in Chelsea to showcase his new product wares and needed a fashion stylist pronto. I had a non-existent budget, even less time, and 3 gorgeous models I had to outfit in tailored tuxedos a la the classic Marlene Dietrich effect while I was in another state, nose-deep in my current collection. I showed up to the shoot straight...
So I just signed up with an online creative talent community called Talenthouse. Their artists range from musicians to fine artists to even fashion designers! And much like Gen-Art before them, they are eager to have contests and I am eager to enter my work in them. There is a current challenge looking for submissions that would win over the stylish heart of former supermodel Veronica Webb so she will grace the infamous red carpet donning the winning entry with the kind of flare only a supermodel could get away with! I am a bit fashionably swamped at the moment, and as the above pictured dress...
May I present: Flying Points. And may I indeed!!! I was lucky enough to style their rockery-cute selves for their most recent press shoot, and here they are all smiles for the camera. Too much fun was had and naturally we all became the most kindred of spirits! I saw them perform for the first time (for me! They've been out & about with gigs galore before I came along!) and was mesmerized by their music, showmanship, and their inter-band-love that shines it's brightest on their stage. You can see them too at Arlene's Grocery both August 20 & 27 at 9pm. Be prepared for memorization. Be very...
Behind the scenes at the Fall 2010 shoot! Courtesy of my brother, Mr. Mike Klar. Hooray!! xxhk
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Starring: Rachel Jordan Brown, Beau Alluli, Heather Klar, and introducing Brees (the unendingly adorable tiny prancing Pomeranian!)
HK Fall 2010 from Heather Klar on Vimeo.
I grew up in Reisterstown, Maryland, not exactly a cosmopolitan epicenter, but certainly a fine spot for my little family to thrive. Encountered with an early empty nest, my parents high-tailed it to the charm-drenched capital of Annapolis. Just about every time I come home, like a moth to flame, I find an excuse to wend my way over to 69 Maryland Avenue, home of Evergreen Antiques. Pictured above next to me are Mary Jo (the savvy owner) and Roger (he described my taste as tacky! Tsk tsk!) and missing in action is Betty Sue (perhaps the most bubbly person I've met!), another Evergreen Antiques...
Why hello, SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL!!!!! I know I deploy an awkward abundance of exclamation points when I write these things, but I am so very excited about this juicy little fashiony nugget! I was interviewed, wait, I have to go back further, there's more back-story. When I was in Las Vegas, Sir Blomquist, Mr. US Sportswear International himself, happened to pop into the Qi booth I was peddling my wares and I attempted to charm him into looking at my garmentos! He was nice, rushed, and generous asking me to look him up in New York after the tradeshows. So I stalked him a little upon return, per his request...
I attended Catholic school for too long to not appreciate a good confession: I am, at best, a mediocre illustrator. I hang my head with shame, but it's true. I grew up, attending these parochial schools and was encouraged to delve into my artistic curiosities and though I excelled at many an applied art (sculpting, pottery, fibery-business, sandcastle architecture, coloring in the lines in coloring books), my plain drawing was always a simple satisfactory. Though I enjoy pastels and drawing for kicks, when I am on the fashion warpath of collection-creating, there is no real need to labor precious...
Well whaddya know! Through friends of friends of friends (yes, hard to believe that even I have that many!), I met a lovely gal named Emily, a fashionable expat working in London, who recommended I be one of the subjects of a British fashion program called "7 Days of Chic". It was a neat process: they sent me a Flip HD camera, a little tripod, plenty of batteries, and a "how-to" dvd on shooting my segment. So I or very nice friends of mine would shoot me wearing whatever silly apparel concoction I threw on my body and I had to chat, wooden-like, with the camera about my quirky decisions. I also...
Voila! May I present to you my lovely assistant, Miss Gina Conn. She has bubbled nothing but enthusiasm and curiosity since I welcomed her into my tailoring lair, watching my every stitchery move like a veritable hawk! She comes from the land of television production, having not sewn or knit a single stitch in her accomplished life, but ready and thrilled at all tasks I have thrown her way. From pom-pom mastery, to Tyvek-folding champion, to the introductory trials of knitting, to even a buoyant spirit I can look to and smile in my weakest 3am hours of impossible deadlines, I salute you Lady Gina!...
