Friday, April 2, 2010

the blogger files: sea of shoes' jane aldridge


i was going through the old files on my computer earlier today and came across a set of blogger interviews that i did earlier this year for a now defunct online magazine. sadly for these gorgeous girls, the interviews never made it into print. i figured i'd post them here, because lord knows we can all use a little outfit inspiration from some of the best style bloggers out there!

first up, jane aldridge. the name speaks for itself- aldridge is prolific, creative, and has about a billion projects going on at any one time. she's the top of the top - and does it all from her home in trophy club, TX. 

You clearly have a fabulous signature style! Where do you like to shop?

Aww, well you're sweet to say so. I shop all over-I'm an eBay addict. Whenever I travel, I like to shop. This summer I'm going to Tokyo and I can't wait to see what I find. Here in Dallas I like Fourty Five Ten and Barneys to oogle my favorite designers. I thrift a lot too-Texas has incredible thrift stores. I shop online for shoes sometimes.

Do you think of yourself as a style icon? Be honest- we think of you as one 

Hahahaha well thanks but I think I am definitely not a style icon!

Where do you see yourself in ten years? If ten's too far, how about five?

I'll probably be living in New York. Hopefully I will not spend myself into the streets with my shoe habit. It's a possibility though. With a bit of luck, maybe in ten years I will be a shoe designer?  That's something I would have fun doing.

What would you say are the perks of blogging? Has it put you in touch with designers? PR people?
Yeah it has! I've had so many unbelievable opportunities since I started my blog...some I can't mention just yet (;-))  but it's put me in touch with amazing people. 

What's your "day job"?

I'm a junior in high school. That's my day job. School can get really crazy…I really hate school though and I have a long school day. 7:45 to 3:45...it's a drag.

What's the craziest comment you've gotten? Do you communicate with other bloggers? If so, have you guys met in person or just online?

I've gotten some pretty funny ones-and people do ask the most unbelievable questions!
Yeah I do exchange emails with some other bloggers-I'd love to meet my favorites in  real life one day. I was going to meet up with Rachel from Fashion Is Poison but our plans were ruined...huge bummer.

What do you do for fun outside of blogging (this is a lamely worded question, I apologize) – I basically mean tell us about your life outside of your online persona.

My life is pretty boring-and normal I guess. I hang out with my friends, read music blogs, play with my dogs, try on clothes...there isn't a lot to do where I live but there are some cool concerts I guess. 

Along those lines, would you say your online persona is the same as your "real" personality? Radically different?

I don't know what my online persona is....in real life I am kind of shy and awkward and goofy...ermm I'm pretty nerdy I think...

What is your all time favorite piece of clothing?

That's a hard question to answer! I can't choose just one-I'm going to choose three. One of my favorites is a handmade lace dress I bought in Tulsa, Oklahoma-it's very old and delicate, and there are rows of sequins in the lace. Two is a vintage Kansai Yamamoto sweater with gothic/military detailing and huge shoulder pads. Three is a shearling and suede Richard Chai aviator jacket.

What kind of music do you listen to? 

I'm a music freak…I love experimental, goth, noise and new wave and no-wave. I have a huge list of favorites but right now I'm into Suicide, Martin Dupont. Burial, Bauhaus, Sally Shapiro, Fuck Buttons, Revolting Cocks, The Sisters of Mercy, Merzbow, Japan, Malaria, The Fall…there are a lot more!

No comments:

Post a Comment

tastes like glitter

new york, new york
i like all things that look good, smell good and taste good. this generally includes food, fashion, interior designer, and everything in between.

Labels

abbey lee (16) accessories (1) acne (1) ad campaigns (12) alexander wang (2) annie's eats (1) autumn (1) award season (1) bags (11) bandw (1) baubles (1) BCBG (1) bed linens (2) birkin (1) black (1) Blogger Files (3) bloggers (4) britt robertson (1) burberry (1) butter london (1) calvin klein (1) candles (1) carolina herrera (1) celebs (5) chairs (2) chanel (4) chloe (2) christine centenera (3) clutches (1) Coachella (1) coats (2) coco rocha (2) comf (1) comfort (4) cool stuff (1) couture FW 10 (1) covet (6) cozy (1) dakota fanning (2) designer collaborations (1) details (1) diane kruger (1) DIY (3) dream outfit (9) dree hemingway (7) DVF (1) editorials (24) elie tahari (1) eyewear (1) fashion (18) fashion week (1) favorite things (1) film (1) food porn (1) forever21 (1) frida gustavsson (2) fur (1) FW 2010 (13) gifts (1) gilt groupe (1) givenchy (1) glitter (2) hair (1) hannah holman (1) hermes (1) holiday (2) home tours (2) ikea (1) interior design (45) introduction (1) jacquelyn jablonski (1) Jane Aldridge (2) january jones (1) jewelry (3) julianne moore (1) karla deras (1) karla's closet (1) karlie kloss (3) kate moss (2) kaya scoledario (1) lady gaga (1) lara stone (6) lighting (1) lindsay lohan (6) living room (2) love it or hate it (1) makeup (2) men (1) met gala 2010 (1) michael kors (1) models (26) music (1) must buys (1) nail polish (1) new york (1) nicholas hoult (1) NY (2) NYFW (17) olivia palermo (2) olsen (5) oscar de la renta (1) other (1) parties (1) pets (1) photographers (2) photography (4) photospiration (3) pink (1) plus size (1) prada (1) pre fall 10 (9) pre-fall (1) random (13) rings (1) rodarte (2) room service (1) runway (1) ryan korban (1) sequins (3) shoes (22) shopping (7) skincare (1) sosume (1) spring 2010 (8) spring 2010 couture (1) ss11 (1) streetstyle (7) style (7) sunday shots (2) taghrid (1) target (1) tavi (2) taylor tomasi (3) tchotchkes (1) the great outdoors (1) tom ford (1) V mag (2) vogue australia (1) vogue italia (1) vogue japan (1) vogue US (1) W magazine (2) wallets (1) winter (1) wishlist (3) YSL (1) zac posen (1)

looking for...

Followers