June 29, 2009
Your futures no future...
Am wondering why all it takes is to read about two chapters of 'Pretty Vacant' before I want to start running around with bright orange hair, a la Johnny Rotten, pegged black jeans and a seditionary shirt, screeching "Oi" at people walking past...
June 27, 2009
C-C-Changes (Turn and Face the Mirror)
So nothing much new to report on the fashion front... the temperature has spiked, which means I'm being lazy and sticky and generally not dressing very fashionably at all because my summer wardrobe consists of one pair of denim capris from Bluenotes, a pair of black shorts from Rampage that I bought two weeks ago and a rotating cast of t-shirts... and the rest of my wardrobe is still in boxes, because I'm still in my aunt's basement, so no cute skirts for me yet.
On the plus side of things, I did get a summer job... ten weeks, 35 hours a week at twelve dollars an hour, working for a local community charity organization, which means I will definitely be able to afford some lovely pieces for my wardrobe in the fall (the sister, mum and I are planning a trip to Pennsylvania (???) in August, instead of our usual trek to Buffalo for all the awesome American stores that haven't come to Canada yet... oh how I envy you imaginary American readers for your Target stores)
On the plus side of things, I did get a summer job... ten weeks, 35 hours a week at twelve dollars an hour, working for a local community charity organization, which means I will definitely be able to afford some lovely pieces for my wardrobe in the fall (the sister, mum and I are planning a trip to Pennsylvania (???) in August, instead of our usual trek to Buffalo for all the awesome American stores that haven't come to Canada yet... oh how I envy you imaginary American readers for your Target stores)
June 23, 2009
Kill 'Em with the Sound, Hit 'Em with the Frequency
So, wearing my new aqua skinny pants that I got at F21 yesterday and feeling like a sticky monkey because it is hella hot and I made the mistake of walking an hour each way to go to Taco Bell, when I could've just taken the bus...
But because I'm sitting in the basement, cooling off and reading fashion blogs, I've been musing a lot of fashion and what trends and labels really mean (so deep, I know).
I like to think that I don't really have a particular fashion sense, but somehow certain items of my wardrobe have gotten me labeled everything from "emo" to "hippie" to "Audrey"*... I basically live in skinny jeans and Converses, which means my friends are convinced that I'm an emo kid, even though I don't listen to emo music at all. And realistically, if this was twenty years ago, I'd probably be called punk, because pinned jeans and Converses was the uniform of one of my favorite bands, the Ramones.
The same is true with my glasses. I wear square, black-framed glasses, the same kind Mikey Way from My Chemical Romance used to wear (yes, I did get them when I still liked MCR)... I know these are called 'emo glasses' but I have no idea where it came from. Obviously Rivers Cuomo of Weezer wears them, but the last really famous person who wore them was Jonathan Davis from Korn, a nu-metal band... and the guy who made them famous was Buddy Holy, a rock 'n' roll musician.
So how is it that one item of clothing can say so much about a person? Like how neon jeans might say that a person is a scenester, while a maxi dress suggests that they're a bohemian/hippie? We discussed this in my pop culture class last semester and came to the conclusion that we're almost programmed to "read" people based on what they wear... even a plain, black shirt is "readable". So what do you think, imaginary readers? Is it okay to make assumptions based on someones outfit or are you maybe reading them entirely wrong?
* Being Audrey is one of my sister's euphemisms and basically means to act or dress like her screen idol, Audrey Hepburn
But because I'm sitting in the basement, cooling off and reading fashion blogs, I've been musing a lot of fashion and what trends and labels really mean (so deep, I know).
I like to think that I don't really have a particular fashion sense, but somehow certain items of my wardrobe have gotten me labeled everything from "emo" to "hippie" to "Audrey"*... I basically live in skinny jeans and Converses, which means my friends are convinced that I'm an emo kid, even though I don't listen to emo music at all. And realistically, if this was twenty years ago, I'd probably be called punk, because pinned jeans and Converses was the uniform of one of my favorite bands, the Ramones.
The same is true with my glasses. I wear square, black-framed glasses, the same kind Mikey Way from My Chemical Romance used to wear (yes, I did get them when I still liked MCR)... I know these are called 'emo glasses' but I have no idea where it came from. Obviously Rivers Cuomo of Weezer wears them, but the last really famous person who wore them was Jonathan Davis from Korn, a nu-metal band... and the guy who made them famous was Buddy Holy, a rock 'n' roll musician.
So how is it that one item of clothing can say so much about a person? Like how neon jeans might say that a person is a scenester, while a maxi dress suggests that they're a bohemian/hippie? We discussed this in my pop culture class last semester and came to the conclusion that we're almost programmed to "read" people based on what they wear... even a plain, black shirt is "readable". So what do you think, imaginary readers? Is it okay to make assumptions based on someones outfit or are you maybe reading them entirely wrong?
* Being Audrey is one of my sister's euphemisms and basically means to act or dress like her screen idol, Audrey Hepburn
June 20, 2009
While my guitar (and the sky) gently weeps
So, went shopping today... at Loblaws Superstore (a huge grocery store for all you non-Canadian imaginary readers). Even though this sounds like the weirdest idea, Loblaws carries the Joe Fresh line, which has really cute clothes, especially with the new summer line. I got two tees, one white with grey sleeves like a baseball top but short-sleeved and one tunic tee with a neon paint-splattery effect on the bottom.
I've also been checking out the denim shorts at Forever 21, but I'm not sure if I'd ever wear them... even with tights or leggings, as my strange little mind has been envisioning.
No outfit shots yet (I'm being shy, because my skin has been throwing tantrums lately), but managed to put together a pretty cute outfit today. Currently wearing: Ripped/patched jeans with hand-drawn sketches on the legs, skinny-stripe t-shirt from the Gap and long grey and green striped cardigan from Bluenotes. Normally when it rains, I dive right into my comfort clothes, but I just chose to dress like I felt today and it worked out pretty well...
I've also been checking out the denim shorts at Forever 21, but I'm not sure if I'd ever wear them... even with tights or leggings, as my strange little mind has been envisioning.
No outfit shots yet (I'm being shy, because my skin has been throwing tantrums lately), but managed to put together a pretty cute outfit today. Currently wearing: Ripped/patched jeans with hand-drawn sketches on the legs, skinny-stripe t-shirt from the Gap and long grey and green striped cardigan from Bluenotes. Normally when it rains, I dive right into my comfort clothes, but I just chose to dress like I felt today and it worked out pretty well...
June 18, 2009
Visual Interpretation
This is what my wardrobe looks like right now...
And this is what I hope to have it looking like at the end of the summer...
And this is what I hope to have it looking like at the end of the summer...
Poprocks and Coke are my anti-drug...
"I like any song that can make me cry while everyone else is dancing" - If people came with taglines, this would be mine. I love music and it influences a lot of my life - how a certain song can affect my mood or how the world can seem totally different when you've got the right playlist going.
The only aspect of my life that music hasn't touched is my wardrobe and I'd love to take more style cues from my favorites bands, like the punky style of Siouxsie Sioux or Hayley William's hipster neons. Right now, my wardrobe is basic college chic - jeans, hoodies and sneakers, but I want to differentiate myself from the rest of my classmates, i.e. the fashion dead (sweatpants and Uggs are der rigeur) and the fashion overachievers (think mens t-shirts, string headbands, metallic leggings and 80's sneakers - paired all together).
I wanna spend the rest of the summer fixing up my wardrobe and putting together some awesome outfits for the coming school year... hopefully, all of which will be detailed here.
The only aspect of my life that music hasn't touched is my wardrobe and I'd love to take more style cues from my favorites bands, like the punky style of Siouxsie Sioux or Hayley William's hipster neons. Right now, my wardrobe is basic college chic - jeans, hoodies and sneakers, but I want to differentiate myself from the rest of my classmates, i.e. the fashion dead (sweatpants and Uggs are der rigeur) and the fashion overachievers (think mens t-shirts, string headbands, metallic leggings and 80's sneakers - paired all together).
I wanna spend the rest of the summer fixing up my wardrobe and putting together some awesome outfits for the coming school year... hopefully, all of which will be detailed here.
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