GIFT OF THE MAGPIE

I have been called 'magpie' by friends and family for a long time. Only recently deciding, however, that it's an appropriate appellation for yours truly. Magpies share the same proclivity for 'bright, shiny objects' as I do. And as much as I would like to pretend that I only have a small fascination...it's just not true. Sparkly covered elements have found their way into my designs, closet and mind again and again. I will find myself talking to someone, something shiny will catch my eye, and SQUIRREL! It's all over. I am already long gone, envisioning the light reflecting onto the walls around me from my discoball of a shirt. Keep the bedazzlers away people, this shit could get serious.

I was finishing a presentation on a lingerie collection I had designed for one of my classes, I laughed in spite of myself confessing that I couldn't resist from adding some crystals to the garments. Someone snorted from the back of the class that 'it wouldn't be a Maggie McGowan design without something sparkling on it' Hhmmm I'll decide to take that as  good thing and run with it.

"I'm like a magpie- I love anything that sparkles"
-Daphne Guinness