CC's Fellow Fashionista Questionnaire Tag

Unless someone specifically tags me, I rarely feel inclined to complete a general "You're all tagged!" tag. But in the case of Couture Carrie's fellow fashionista questionnaire I just couldn't resist. CC has taken the Elle magazine survey normally addressed to designers and turned it into a new tag. I love this feature in Elle and always have fun pondering what my answers would be while reading the responses of the subjects. If you want to complete this tag on your blog, go for it!

The questions...

Who is your favorite designer?
If you could come back as a dress, what would it be?
If you could come back as a model, who would it be?
Junk food?
What are you most vain about?
What are you most shy about?
If you could come back with someone else’s body, whose would it be?
Who are your fantasy dinner-party guests?
Fantasy celebrity one-night stand?
Favorite place to have a drink?
Underwear?
What can’t you travel without?
Last book you read?
At age seven, you wanted to be...
What’s the thing you find easiest to forgive?
What’s the thing you find impossible to forgive?
Biggest self-indulgence?
Favorite place to shop [brick and mortar]?
Favorite place to shop online?
Whose diary would you most like to read?
Least favorite food?
If you were an inventor, what would you invent?
Who are your favorite furniture designers?
Car?
What was your childhood nickname?
When and where are you happiest?
What piece of art would you most like to own?
What are your favorite vacation spots?
Most treasured possession?
Favorite fictional character?
Favorite musicians?
If you had another profession beside your own, what would it be?
What current trends would you like to see disappear?
Favorite trend of all time?
Always...
Never...

My answers...

Who is your favorite designer? My loyalties change constantly. I'd have to say at the moment it fluctuates between Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Carlos Miele, Marc Jacobs, and Oscar de la Renta.

If you could come back as a dress, what would it be? The blue mosaic-patterned gown from Carlos Miele's spring 2005 RTW collection.

Photo from nymag.com

If you could come back as a model, who would it be? None of them. I like being me.

Junk food? Poutine.


What are you most vain about? My appearance overall.

What are you most shy about? My stomach.

If you could come back with someone else’s body, whose would it be? I'm pretty happy with my own actually.

Who are your fantasy dinner-party guests? Anyone who has ever charmed, fascinated, or loved me or touched my life. I think in this case the dinner party would more closely resemble a gongshow banquet.

Fantasy celebrity one-night stand? Diego Luna, obviously. :)


Favorite place to have a drink? A chic lounge, a crowded club, a summer patio, a tranquil beach...hmm, I think I just like to drink.

Underwear? Nude convertible strapless bra for versatility.

What can’t you travel without? Magazines, water bottle, sunglasses, lip balm, iPod, cardigan, and a toothbrush.

Last book you read? Pride and Prejudice.

At age seven, you wanted to be... A teacher.

What’s the thing you find easiest to forgive? Forgetfulness.

What’s the thing you find impossible to forgive? Duplicity.

Biggest self-indulgence? Handbags.


Favorite place to shop [brick and mortar]? It changes constantly, but the places I have the most fun browsing are Daiso, Winners, H&M, Zara, UO, and Holt Renfrew.

Favorite place to shop online? I rarely buy anything online but I do like perusing the F21, UO, and Anthropologie websites.

Whose diary would you most like to read? Sylvia Plath.

Least favorite food? Liver.

If you were an inventor, what would you invent? A dashboard-style web application that consolidates messages from all of your communications technologies and social networking profiles(cell phone, LAN line, MSN, multiple email addresses, Facebook, Twitter) in one place.

Who are your favorite furniture designers? Don't have any. Does IKEA count?

Car? I take public transit.

What was your childhood nickname? I never had one that actually stuck. Some kids used to call me Lisa Simpson, though.

When and where are you happiest? When: when I can be alone if I want to be, or be in the company of the people I wish to see. Where: any place that makes me excited about life.

What piece of art would you most like to own? The glass chandelier in the Victoria & Albert Museum by Dale Chihuly.


What are your favorite vacation spots? Mexico, London, Paris, NYC.

Most treasured possession? My life thus far.

Favorite fictional character? Esther Greenwood (The Bell Jar), Anne of Green Gables, Luisa (Y Tu Mama Tambien), Blair Waldorf, Rory Gilmore.

Favorite musicians? Too many to list!

If you had another profession beside your own, what would it be? I can't envision myself being anything other than a writer.

What current trends would you like to see disappear? Ugg boots.

Favorite trend of all time? Black oversized sunglasses.



Always... Laugh.

Never... Despair.