VIDEO WEEK: Saturday

This is where I want to spend Saturdays:

VIDEO WEEK: Friday

"The concrete world is starting to get me."

VIDEO WEEK: Thursday

Another day at the office:

VIDEO WEEK: Wednesday

I think I spoke to this guy one time calling AT&T... This is a good mid-week video.

VIDEO WEEK: Tuesday

When I die, I want to live here forever.

VIDEO WEEK: Monday

This was sent to me from a friend to clear up the Monday blues. Watch it and delight:

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

Outdoor Movie Night Fundraiser!

Hope you can make it!

A Dream Come True...

If you are in Los Angeles this Saturday please mark your calendar as "busy having fun."

We'll be there all day so come celebrate with us!

Lip Balm Lori

http://www.anti-body.com/

This segment is brought to you by the connoisseur of lip balm herself: Lori. I am an addictive user of lip products. My history goes a little something like this: Chapstick (Grade School), Carmex (Jr. High), SoftLips (High School), Burts Bees (College), and now Anti-Body lip balm (I have arrived!).

I've always moved on to better products and now I have found a balm that fits my lips and my beliefs! Anti-body lip balm is Fair Trade certified and contains a few simple ingredients: unrefined virgin coconut oil, beeswax, unrefined shea butter, and vitamin E. It kept my lips soft like SoftLips, the peppermint flavor gave me the tingle of Carmex, the quality was comparable if not better than Burts Bees, and it lasted twice as long on my lips! I'm so excited about this new find I can't stop talking about it to everyone I meet. I bought mine at the fair trade store "Ten Thousand Villages" but you can also order it online.

What lip balm to you use? (post a comment here)

"The Fair Trade" Movie

We had a Raven + Lily screening of "The Fair Trade: What is your life worth?" at my house. I thought it was a very inspiring movie, full of hope and no easy answers. I highly recommend it. Through the film I found out about a fair trade company called "Anti-Body: anti-poverty. beautiful body". I will do another post on them.

When an accident kills her fiancé, 25 year old Tamara Johnston quits a dream job to try to make sense of her new unwanted life. Grief intensifies both a desire to die and her deepening faith, resulting in a fierce deadline: show me something better than death, or I am out of here. Johnston launches a business, becomes an activist, develops her artistic passion, and risks love again but none of it is enough. As time passes in her bargain with God, an opportune trip to Africa gives her a glimpse of what is required of her in exchange for a sustainable life. Written by Lauralee Farrer

Raven + Lily Outreach Trip 2010

Due to my current flexible schedule Raven + Lily has asked me to visit all of our women's co-ops in India and Africa during the months of October and November! My schedule is roughly:

October 1-11: London England (Ethical Fashion Forum Expo where manufacturers and representatives showcase all fair trade items. On this trip I will be researching what it will take for us to get the official "Fair Trade" seal put on our items. This will be an opportunity to network with others who are passionate about the same issues as we are. I will also be researching partnerships with local businesses around town as we seek to take R+L international!)

Oct 11-30: India (I will be meeting up with Kirsten- pictured above- as we bring the women new designs and survey what we can do better to help the women.)

Nov 1-22: Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi (Here I will reconnect with our women's groups and survey what is working and what isn't. I will bring them new designs and teach them some new design skills!)

This will be a long trip but being able to combine India and Africa will save us tremendously on travel expenses in the long run. Please say a prayer for our work here and if you are interested in making a tax deductible donation go to www.ravenandlily.com , and include the dollar amount along with my name, "LORI FOX DESIGN OUTREACH 2010". Thank you for your support!

Not That Funny: The Movie

As soon as I returned from Waco as Assistant Wardrobe to Costume Designer/ Stylist Corban Poorboy for Sironia, I was offered a job as a Costume Designer on my first feature film, "Not That Funny". I instantly fell in love with the script and can't wait for everyone to see it! It's a realistic romance comedy full of smart humor and sharp wit. I'm not a fan of "rom.com's" but I love this one. I'm not sure what distribution will be like, as far as if it will end up in theaters, but I will keep you posted. In the mean time you can keep up with our progress on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/notthatfunnymovie

(Director of Photography, Costume Designer Lori Fox, and Director Lauralee Farrer)

kikaPaprika Fall/Winter 2010 Preview Photoshoot by Nicole Caldwell

I love working for kikaPaprika! This is the launch of our new Fall/Winter 2010 season. It is eco-friendly, organic women's clothing for all shapes, ages, and styles. They give back to women and families in need through kikaCares, AND it's made in the USA sweatshop free! It is only sold through home parties so let me know if you are interested in being a hostess!

Must Have...

As soon as I get an extra $99.oo I'm heading to Amazon.com to get one of these. It is a toilet sink. When you flush your waste away, the tank fills with clean water (as you know). This lid offers a chance to make use of that otherwise wasted water: as the tank fills, the clean water is shot through the spigot for you to wash your hands and the soapy water returns to the tank to be flushed. The water shuts off automatically when the tank is full! Genius. By: Gaiam

I'm Back.

(Sign from a fabric store in Nairobi Kenya... So stop worrying!)

Apologies it's been since Valentine's Day that I have updated this blog. There has been so much going on, mainly recently, that I haven't been able to keep up. I'll do a few postings to to fill in the gaps.

Sironia Movie: Waco, Texas

The end of April to the end of May I was working as Assistant Wardrobe to Costume Designer Corban Poorboy on the feature film "Sironia" which was shot in Waco, Texas and Los Angeles, California. "Sironia" stars musician/actor Wes Cunningham and is set to hit the festival circuit in August.

Team Sironia is as follows:

Corban Poorboy: Costume Desinger/ Wardrobe Wizardress

Lori Fox: Wardrobe Assistant/ Wonder Wardrober

Kristin Hardin: Wardrobe PA/ Wardrobe Wand Waver

Happy Valentine's Day

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Tee Shirt:

I have a tee shirt like this. One day my mom was standing close to me and said, "Lori, your shirt is so cute with those little girls and their dog." I said, "You like it?" I asked her multiple times to get an emphatic YES! out of her. I then went across the room, turned around and said "How do you like it now?" Giving an evil laugh as she shrieked in horror. Heh heh heh. I love this shirt. 

House:

I love going to Billy and Sarah's house. There is always good food, conversation, and a spontaneous song or dance waiting to erupt. 

Dinner Time:

My most favorite dinner I ever ate. Banana's, Choco Ice Cream, and Rainbow Sprinkles in a 1964 Mikasa yellow flower bowl. What could be better?

Farewell Conan.

Spoon got to play on Conan during the last week of the show. Eric got us in so Ariel and I lived the high life in the green room for a few hours. They had a pop-corn machine, buckets of candy, "Sprinkles" cupcakes, coffee, tea, soda, EVERYTHING!! AND MASSAGE CHAIRS! I never wanted to leave that place. 

Conan was awesome to see live. He's my favorite late night show guy. Spoon played a flawless show. My only complaint was our guest Tom Hanks got switched out for Quentin Tarantino. L.A.M.E. But an extra cup-cake made up for that. Ha!

Afterwards we got to talk to most of the crew (they were all so friendly like a big family!) and hear what a great guy Conan really is. They all couldn't say enough good things about him and his character. What a rare breed. He will be missed. 

Birthday 2: Echo Park

I had a video scavenger hunt birthday party that made me feel like I was 13 again. We broke up into three teams and scoured the city for victims to join with us in hugs, human pyramids, and songs. One of our team members had to jump in a motel pool. Everyone did it. The videos afterwards were hilarious. I have the most awesome friends. I feel very blessed. 

Art and War

24 year old Ukrainian Kseniya Simonova says:

"I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment."

Food Inc

I watched this movie three times over the holidays. Most people, when I ask if they have seen it, say "I don't want to watch that because I'll have to stop eating meat." NOT TRUE. This movie was really powerful in the way that it shows what is currently going on with our food industry and why there is so much sickness involved. It didn't feel like one of those one sided Michael Moore films that leave you feeling depressed and hopeless. Food Inc ends on a hopeful

note that we as consumers can make a difference and a change in this broken system. After all, isn't that what America is about? I'm excited to start off my year with some perspective on what I am eating. The plans of action at the end included buying foods that are in season (I will post a chart for this), buying from local farmer markets, buy organic, buy grain fed, free range meat.

I could go on and on about this film but I won't. PLEASE GO SEE IT!

Birthday 1: Dallas

Dinner and the aftermath.

 32 never tasted so good. 

I'm glad I have friends to help taste moments like these.