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A GOLDEN GIRL: ARIEL SALDIVAR Olivia K. Jewelry Fall's most compelling fashion trend: Leather and jumpsuits. My vote for the century's worst invention: The Shake Weight. My first concert: U2. Last song I downloaded: "Sleeping Ute" by Grizzly Bear. First celebrity crush: Eddie Vedder. My last fender bender: When I backed into a closed garage door because I thought I had pushed the button on the garage-door opener. I'd spend my last $100 on: Taking my friends out for cocktails and buying my pup her favorite treats. I can't throw away: My old Wallpaper magazines. Blogs I'm following: Garance Doré, The Golden Smith, Advanced Style and The Salt on NPR. My biggest annoyance: People who are late. I have a design crush on: Kelly Wearstler and Wiener Werkstätte. My productivity's enemy: Pinterest! I'm working on: Designing a collection of handbags and various musical projects with my fiancé Eric Harvey and my gal pals of Dolphin Cry. When I play, I go to: New York City. It seemed like a good idea at the time: Touring with The Polyphonic Spree. On the senses that dominate my life: In some areas, feeling and the ability to empathize are my dominant senses. When it comes to my work, I'd say I'm a visual person. I'm inspired by art and design and by the beauty of simple things, whether it be a shadow on a wall or subtle differences in shades of white. MY PRODUCTIVITY'S ENEMY IS PINTEREST! A SOFT TOUCH: ELIZABETH ANYAA Textiles and Fashion Fall's most compelling fashion trend: The return to opulence, luxury and over-the-top decadence. I just can't get enough. I particularly love Dolce & Gabbana. My vote for this century's worst invention: The fanny pack. My first concert: Hillsong Australia. The last song I downloaded: "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. My first celebrity crush: Richard Gere. I'd spend my last $100 on: The needy children in my homeland of Sierra Leone. I can't throw away: A blouse my father bought for me. I never got to know him because he died when I was about two years old. My favorite blogs: The Sartorialist, Garance Doré. Remodelista, The Dallas Diva, Bytes of Style, DFW Style Daily, Sea of Shoes, PinkMemo, D Stylesheet. I am so annoyed when: I can't figure out what's wrong with my computer. Its duty is to make my life easy, right? I have design crushes on: John Rocha, Rick Owens, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Westwood, Christian Louboutin, Carsten and Lenke Rundholz. My productivity's enemy: A constant flow of ideas and not enough time. I'm working on: My spring and summer collections (I just completed them), and am now working on home designs. It seemed like a good idea at the time: My mother told me never to eat raw fish. So when I was living in Finland, I always avoided salmon cured with salt and dill — until I saw another African eating a sandwich made with it. I gave it a try and have had to make up for lost time ever since! When I was little, my favorite outfit was: Something I wore on national TV — I was one of a dozen kids in a Christmas choir. My made-for-me dress was damask with a red, green and purple print outlined in black, a fitted bodice and a gathered long skirt. You'll never catch me wearing: Anything synthetic. "I HAVE DESIGN CRUSHES ON JOHN ROCHA, RICK OWENS, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, MARC JACOBS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, CARSTEN AND LENKE RUNDHOLZ." — Elizabeth Anyaa