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I spent last week on a job working with a stylist on a shoot in San Miguel Allende Mexico. What struck me most about the little city was that color and detail was everywhere. From the little shops, to the buildings to the patterns on the doors. It seemed as if it was built just for us to shoot there.

So why not try to have a little fun this summer with your clothes? If you cant visit the destination, bring it to you. Mix patterns and colors without worrying about matching them perfectly. This dress from Marc by Marc Jacobs is a bit blatant, but any bold colored graphic pattern will do. Think ethnic charms with beads and raffia. In Mexico, idolatry is everywhere, and this cuff by
Virgins, Saints and Angels is actually made in San Miguel Allende!

Soon, you'll feel as if you left the world of basic black and journeyed to the other side of the world.

Loyal followers, I must apologize for my absence this week.

If you were wondering where I've been, I was busy getting a beat down from a celebrity stylist who was "trying me out" as an assistant. This job didn't work out, sadly.

If you've been reading Fashion Funhouse Emporium, you may gather that I react to "crisis" by laughing at inappropriate times. Being in a closet with a stylist whose enjoys making people cry is not really my thing.

The good news is, I may have waaaay more time to blog, since I'm probably going to be black listed from ever working in this town again.

While some of the stories you've read and the movies you've watched about working in fashion are true, I have to tell you that I've worked for some very humane, sensible, sweet and talented stylists.

But those who weren't so nice inspired this Fashion Funhouse Emporium's fashion: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane

When I worked as an assistant at a fashion magazine, I proposed a question to my boss, "If you had to pick from one designer, and that is all you can wear for the rest of your life, who would that be?" For some, this is not an easy question. For me, that designer is without hesitation, John Galliano. I added the rule to the one designer forever that if a designer does more than one collection, you get access to them all. Tricky. That entitles me to Dior, Dior Couture, John Galliano and even some Givenchy. Though, it is a fantasy game. Therefore in reality, as assistant and budding stylist, I don't have the funds to drape myself in any of the above.

David Lynch directed films and television, however, are a surreal reality that I have access to. There are images from the bizarrely fantastic "Mullholland Drive," "Eraserhead," and "Blue Velvet" burned into my brain that I can never get out. Not that I want to. "Twin Peaks," anyone?

It was confirmed that David Lynch will be directing the latest installment of the "Lady Dior" web films starring Marion Cotillard, whom also played Coco Chanel in the recent bio pic "Coco Before Chanel."

Now, enjoy this Blue Velvet Gallery from Fashion Funhouse Emporium!