Tessa Gold Smith

Procrastination

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:28:01 -0400

is eating my life. I will finish this paper and then become disciplined. I will also get a haircut, buy shoes, and re-enter the world.

Premier Post reblogs people’s first posts. Above is mine, reblogged here.

The new issue of Worn arrived in my mailbox last week!!! Let me...

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:20:54 -0400

The new issue of Worn arrived in my mailbox last week!!! Let me just say, in my incredibly unbiased opinion (I contributed an interview to this issue, check it out!!!) that it’s a great one. The Shoe Issue!

I’ll be writing for the Worn blog now too. Here’s my first post, about our haircut makeover party thing. I’m really excited to be joining the ranks of their lovely blogettes.

p.s. Perk no. 1 of my new neighbourhood: Thin-as-tissue 88¢ white cotton jersey tees (pictured)

This is just a quick post to let you know I moved apartments...

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:57:46 -0400

This is just a quick post to let you know I moved apartments last weekend and our internet won’t be set up until Wednesday at the earliest, so I’ve been “offline” or “off the map” or “out of touch” and I’m burning through my tumblr dashboard right now over at a friend’s place. Great work this week everyone!

We moved into a significantly smaller place that I really love, but it lacks any real closet space. I’m debating clothing storage options, looking into building some kind of rack system (seriously) and thinking that the above image is a fairly accurate depiction of the problem I’m facing.

In other news, I started a new job doing internet research for an LA-based web video startup. More deets as I dig into that this week.

(Guerra de la Paz’s textile sculptures on exhibition at the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery in NYC via britticisms)

“My grandmother had a sewing room and made her own clothing. She has a very lady like style...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:24:48 -0400

“My grandmother had a sewing room and made her own clothing. She has a very lady like style and a lot of vintage patterns and fabrics, I loved to hang out in her sewing room.

I was a vintage fiend out of necessity as a teen when you could get a garbage bag full of clothes for a few dollars. I always drew outfits I wished I had and day dreamed about what I wanted. I always drew and wrote poetry and escaped into music and my own world. Later my parents did the “go to university or else” tactic. I chose hair school because it was the most creative career I could get educated in and still remain in my home town. I used to doodle designs in my hair chair waiting for customers.

Some roommates were in Montreal for the summer and came back raving it was the place for me and convinced me and brought me the forms to apply for fashion school. I did. I moved all by my lonesome. I didn’t even know how to take the metro! I went to fashion school did design, did the industry stints, went back and did courses in fashion marketing and sales representation and started partaking in grant programs to start building my business and developing the necessary skill sets, to take command of my life and path. I also worked for the fabulous Nicole Picard of Fairyesque as a design/production assistant and learned a lot through her and her team. She is still my mentor and I am still picking her brain.”

-Tiffany Elton, on how she got started

via smilestealers, which is a new tumblr that marilis started to...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:17:22 -0400

via smilestealers, which is a new tumblr that marilis started to document a film she’s working on right now.

Here they are!!!! My haircut photos!!!! (Tumblrs click through to view) Warning: Extremely...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:55:00 -0400

Here they are!!!! My haircut photos!!!! (Tumblrs click through to view)

Warning: Extremely self-indulgent blog post

Soooooooo I alluded to my haircut in previous posts, but following in the “photos or it didn’t happen” school of internet logic, I finally present to you the photographic evidence for your perusal. Here’s the story of my haircut (short version: free haircut in exchange for portfolio photos for 3 friends who cut hair, do makeup, and style fashion shoots). The whole thing took 2 days; we filmed the second day and made a time lapse, which you can watch over here.

You can tell we warmed up by the second day. On the first day, we did 4 looks and there were a LOT of outtakes. On the second day, we did 7 looks (not all of them are shown) and I felt like I was getting a tiny bit better at posing for the camera. My favourite photo is from the last look with the spiky hair.

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Makeover Team:

Tiffany Elton cut and styled my hair. Originally from Newfoundland, Tiffany works with me at my parttime job, cuts hair out of her apartment, designs vintage-inspired clothing for her line LadyLike, does fashion illustration, and plays music. Here’s her take on the haircut project. More about Tiffany.

Liz Furlong did my makeup. She works on movies and events doing makeup with a focus on environmentally-friendly products. She recently started a holistic wedding and event planning collective called Bouquet with 5 other women whose skills cover catering and hospitality, custom tailoring, graphic design, event planning, photography, and of course, makeup. More about Liz.

Marilis Cardinal styled the clothes and took photos. Marilis tumbles here and has a streetstyle and party photo website called Pregnant Goldfish. She works for Nightlife Magazine, does freelance styling for fashion shoots, takes photos of bands and events, and a whole lot more.

All of these ladies are inspiring, multi-talented entrepreneurs and it was a lot of fun to work with them on this shoot!

That’s pretty much it. My hair’s short now. I’ll stop talking about it soon.

New Tumblr theme!!

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:12:28 -0400

Looks pretty much the same, except comments are in a logical place and everything looks a bit nicer.

Bonne St. Jean tout le monde!!!

anjalouise: via anja louise verdugo Beautiful picture and great...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:09:46 -0400

anjalouise:

via anja louise verdugo

Beautiful picture and great outfit!! I’m coveting your platforms….

I’m searching for a great pair of summer...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:00:20 -0400

I’m searching for a great pair of summer bloomers….so I made this collage…weeeee!

Image credits: Copenhagen Street Style, American Crapparel, Reconstructionist, somebody’s runway (anyone?)

Who is Tessa?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:01:48 -0400

Who is Tessa?: I did an interview with TIffany Elton of LadyLike for her blog. She mostly asked about Fixture and advice for people starting new projects.

Dreaming of a nicer home, part seven (previously). We found a...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:23:53 -0400

Dreaming of a nicer home, part seven (previously). We found a new apartment in Parc Ex and it’s nothing like this. We move in next weekend! I’ve got the day off work today so I’m going through my clothes deciding what to get rid of and what to pack, and yes, this is a day-long project.

(via inspireplease, robot-heart)

via wornjournal, americanshaft

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:00:44 -0400

via wornjournal, americanshaft

Tonight is the release party for my band, Brave Radar’s...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:23:27 -0400

Tonight is the release party for my band, Brave Radar’s new CD A Building (Listen). If you live in Montreal, you can click here for more details. Our friend Gabriel is also launching the debut EP for his project Cresting (I posted a song from it over here), which is really really excellent and he doesn’t play live very often so I’m looking forward to it.

We’ve also got special guests Beaver and Elenora Thompson (Caila from Shapes & Sizes) performing solo sets to bookend the night and DJ Mitz will be picking the tunes for in between bands. It should be a fun.

Listen to a track from Brave Radar’s new album on Said the Gramophone or stream the Midnight Poutine podcast to hear songs from Brave Radar and Cresting.

I want to catch up with summer after this week. (via style...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:09:54 -0400

I want to catch up with summer after this week.

(via style bubble)

A Bottom Hill by Cresting (from an e.p., which comes out today...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:55:00 -0400

A Bottom Hill by Cresting (from an e.p., which comes out today on Fixture Records)

About//Listen//Order

Release show this Friday in Montreal [details on facebook]

Win a copy of A Building by Brave Radar on the Snap Magazine blog

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:10:51 -0400

Win a copy of A Building by Brave Radar on the Snap Magazine blog

Rock Camp for Girls is finally coming to Montreal! They’re...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:00:43 -0400

Rock Camp for Girls is finally coming to Montreal! They’re looking for volunteers of any gender, with and without musical experience to be a part of their first yearly summer program, August 3-7, 2009.

Rock Camp for Girls Montreal is a music camp where girls get together to learn and make music in the name of empowerment and community building. Rock Camp is a space where girls discover and express their talents, and become leaders in creating their own kind of cultural production through music. Female musicians and community members support girls through instrument instruction, tech tutorials, band practice and skill-building workshops. At the week’s end, the girls get the chance to show off their talents to friends, family, and community members at the Showcase Concert. The goal is for girls to rock in all aspects of life.

More information on volunteering.

Deadline: June 21st

This is what I was doing tonight. Drinking rosé and catching up...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:28:13 -0400

This is what I was doing tonight. Drinking rosé and catching up with my friend John, while waiting for facebook to let us pick our vanity urls. I got /tessagoldsmith so add me if you want.

I biked up to Parc Ex this morning before work to help my friend...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:12:00 -0400

I biked up to Parc Ex this morning before work to help my friend Brooke take photos for her Etsy vintage shop. Here are some of the pictures (hi mom and dad! look at my new haircut!).

Brooke also makes really nice tie dyed shirts, which you can pick up for $8-$10 here (I’m wearing one right now). Click the photo to browse her shop.

fiction dept via bebelestrange

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:05:12 -0400

fiction dept via bebelestrange