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My Hobby: Fashion Design & Photography Lisa Gouveia gouveial@hawaii.edu... Fashion and the Art of Design Design by Cristobal Balenciaga... The Art of Design • Fashion: not just a colle

My Hobby:

Fashion Design &

Photography

Lisa Gouveia

gouveial@hawaii.edu

Outline

• My Two Hobbies

-Fashion

-Photography

• Why I do it

• Why I love it

-The Good and The Bad

• How I Spend My Time

• Closing

My Two Hobbies

• Fashion and Photography

– They go hand in hand

• A reflection of art

• An expression: emotional and creative

• More than a hobby – it’s my passion

Fashion and the

Art of Design

Design by Cristobal Balenciaga

What Started This?

• It all began at age 5

- Cristobal Balenciaga

• Initial attraction:

- the structure

- wearable art

- offers the opportunity to be unique

• Fashion: my daily supplement

The Art of Design

• Fashion: not just a collection of styles

and trends

• Visual of current times/events

globally

• Initial career path

• Led to the creation of my

own jewelry line

Elie Saab: couture Spring 07

Christian Dior: couture Spring 2007

Chain Reaction

Jewelry, LLC

• Established two months ago

• Handmade Jewelry

• Able to apply both

fashion and photography

Photography

Photo of Ground Zero – 9/11/01

What Started This?

• A photo of September 11, 2001

- changed my life and history forever

- taught me to appreciate life

• The ability to freeze time

- capture, view and file an emotion or event

• I carry my camera…ALWAYS

- Never miss a moment to capture an important event

Photography

• Able to freeze a moment

in time

• Physical form of memory

• Find beauty in the ordinary and capture it

“follow the light” – taken downtown Honolulu

Why I Do It:

• Passion and motivation

• Individual point of view: everyone has their own

• Outlet: emotional and creative

• Able to recognize and appreciate art

- Photography: internationally recognized hobby

- Fashion: internationally recognized hobby and

culture

Why I Love It:

The Good and The Bad

The Good:

Expression

Motivation

The Bad:

Costly

How I Spend My

Time

Life

Fashion Photography

In The End .

• Do what you love

• Motivate yourself

• Find your passion in life

• CREATE your own beauty in the

world

Thank You