Under Construction

Silent this week while I work on the websites. Codes should be fixed on the blog now, yay! Let me know if you're still having trouble. Feedback on the current main site would also be appreciated as I buckle down and work on a html version. Let me know what you like and don't like, please!

http://www.ivyfrozen.com/

Figuring out her codes,

Ivy Frozen

P.S. Wearing:

metamorphose top and skirt

baby the stars shine bright shoes

and clairs socks

How to Coordinate Like a Boss Part 1: The Golden Rule

Hello, children. Today I want to talk to you about something very important: your bodies...

...and how you dress them! It seems many people are very insecure about putting outfits together, especially when they're trying to do a particular style such as lolita. Therefore I thought it might be nice to do a series of posts on putting outfits or coordinates together. I'm going to focus on dressing in the lolita style and vintage style since I think those styles go together well, and I happen to like those styles. That doesn't mean this series can't be useful if you aren't interested in those styles. I'll be going over some principles of art and design that anyone can gleam inspiration from. Hopefully, those new to the styles will gain some confidence, and those old pros of the styles will discover some new tricks. Today we'll start off with the golden rule. So click the jump so we can get this party started.

The golden rule is to look nice and flatter yourself. This rule supersedes everything else. You can break many rules in a style as long as you come out looking awesome. Don't get too caught up with trying to create a lolita or vintage look or whatever style you're going after and forget that. In most styles, that is the key to working it. Also, everything you do doesn't have to be in that style. If you have a dress specifically for that style, it doesn't mean you always have to wear it in that style. Here's a handy flowchart to help you get dressed in the morning:

Partying like it's 1985,

Ivy Frozen

P.S. if you haven't fanned our facebook page, go over and give it a like. It's a lot easier to post small updates over there, so I'll probably post daily there and once a week (or more!) over here.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Ivy-Frozen-Productions/149607545056447

Sale

Check out the sample sale going on this week in the shop. New items will be added daily. $30 dresses. They aren't up to my current standard, but they're certaiunly wearable and won't fall apart on you. And they look nice =) Certainly worth $30. Hurry over if you've been eyeing something before it's gone!

The above dress won't be making a full appearance yet, but it's more of a teaser on upcoming things =)

Doing out with the old!

Ivy Frozen

Snow White and Rose Red

I'm working on a fall* collection for you all inspired by the story of Snow White and Rose Red. But I'm expanding the story a bit; Snow White is also the Snow White of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves fame and Rose Red is also Red Riding Hood. Here's a quick sneak peak of one of the dresses in it, though this isn't the final version.

Working away,

Ivy Frozen

*Don't worry! I'll continue to offer my usual spring and summer things and I'll still be accepting custom orders. =)

Take to the Sky

I haven't posted my creations in a while, in part because I didn't have a song to use. Health and other issues have kept me from listening to music as much as I usually do. =( Music is the one art I don't do at all, but it also has the biggest impact on me. I usually have a song in my head, but this time I didn't. Luckily, Tori has come to the rescue again. She has a song for everything, and I'm excited to see her again in December. For this post, I've selected "Take to the Sky." I think it's very relevant to both this blog and myself at this point in time. I'll give you all credit and let you determine what the song is about.




this House is like Russia



with eyes cold and grey...



You got me moving in a circle



I dyed my hair Red today.



I just want a little passion



to hold me in the dark...



I know I've got some magic

buried

Deep

in my heart,

yeah.

but my priest says,



"You ain't savin' no souls."

My father says,

"You ain't makin' any money."

My doctor says,

"You just took it to the limit."

And Here I Stand

...

with this sword in my hand!

you can say it one more time

WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE

Let Me Hear It One More Time

and have a seat while I

take to the sky.

take to the sky.

Take to the sky.



my heart is Like the ocean...



it Gets in the way...



so close to touching Freedom!



then I hear the guards call my name.



but my priest says,



"You ain't savin' no souls."



My father says,



"You ain't makin' any money."



My doctor says,



"You just took it to the limit."



And Here I Stand.



with this sword in my hand.



you can say it one more time...



what you don't like.



let me hear it one more time



and have a seat while I



take to the sky.



take to the sky-y



take to the sky-y



if you don't like



me



just a little



why do you



around?
hang



there she goes again



wearing those purple panties



there she goes again



wearing her heart



there she goes again



Why do You



take it,



take it,



take it?



--"Take to the Sky" by Tori Amos