What has today's society come to?

Some 13 year-old fashionista wanna-be told me this today- i cannot believe anyone would ever say this

"natural beauty is for lazy people,I wear make-up"

"Guess that makes you not lazy and artificially beautiful."

isn't that sad?

-stylemarauder

i know i'm usually against labels but i can't help it...

LOVE

lee

neon signs follow us to the cities outside.

the images of alison goldfrapp, for the new album seventh tree, have got me inspired. the whole etheral clown look is a fine substitute for the overabundance of the 80's styles, and with just the same amount of colour. the mixture is playful and young with a hint of nonstalgia which feels perfect for the change from spring to summer. the carelessness and freedom provoked from these images is a feel that i would like to channel this spring. as highschool is drifting away there are still some last hopes for happy times.

LOVE
lee

Spring Fever...

Some call it spring, I call it love. I was walking the other day and saw a tree budding. I captured that first scene of spring in my head and im feeling pretty inspired. But when it comes to the latest trends, the spring scene has been slowly coming around(at least quicker then those budding trees),like sundresses with florals and wide-leg pants exc. So the other day i was looking through my mom's closet (after finding her vintage Dooney&Bourke bag i've been praying for another discovery) and i found this dress,slightly drab looking but after i put it on i fell in love. I find it has a 70's,cool but yet classy feel. Im feeling this season is off to a pretty good start.

-stylemaraurder

Frolic through the flowers

Ah, well this outfit ended up serving three purposes
Me and my friend went to Philadelphia! It was quite fun. I wore this outfit into the city. I changed as soon as we got to the hotel room. So since I didn't actually wear it out that day anywhere I wore it out shopping the next day. Then I wore today on Easter. The florals remind me of spring even though the weather still has winter reminiscences.

just so everyone knows I go other places besides my room...awkward picture.haha, The scene is kinda nice though!


Happy Easter everyone
-Bianca

the vintage aesthetic - a visual essay

this isn't meant to be a holy-er than thou post. just something i've noticed. i love old clothes. they seem to have a character showing through. they've been somewhere and they have a story. i have a pair of old pink shoes that have been with me to both italy and france. they have a meaning and no matter how old they are i still love them and wear them continually. lately i feel people have been misguided by the whole "excess is better" idea towards what they wear. as colourful and as wonderful as the new 80's style has been the whole obsession with extra has got me a bit bothered. though i love the array of colours i've seen all the new clothing is such a waste. it's cheap and disposable and means nothing. i was watching bbc yesterday and they stated that over 2 million tons of clothing was disposed of last year in the UK alone. being repackaged and sold at all the label stores, only to dispose of it 5 months later when that style becomes no longer cool. i hate that aspect of fashion and how people feel they must buy new materials in order to experience fashion.

vintage is the solution, at least for me. i always feel better after buying old clothes because they are a consious decision. i have to trust my own opinion on things. as one walks through thousands of mindless label stores they know that whatever they pick, people will like. There's not the same encouragement with vintage, and therefore all the more risk. in a wierd way, i really like that. the clothes i buy from vintage stores are completely unique and usually a bit kooky and exciting. i feel no excess and i feel no waste.

LOVE

lee

Happy Easter.

Thought I would throw this out there- just to celebrate Jesus rising from the cross.

i wanna be like charlie

about a year ago i saw this photo in nylon. beautiful. i think that's when i fell in love with glasses.

LOVE
lee

I Did It Myself

It seems as if no one embraces wide leg pants as they do their polar opposite: skinnies. Since the general public has decided to turn aside to the pant I wish I would see more often, I went to Old Navy and bought myself a pair. If this is a trend that won't take off, I'm sinking with it.

Oh, and the rack of wideleg pants was still completely full when I went back to Old Navy a week and a half later.

- Nay'Chelle (now a semi-newbie)

here.

voici.

-fréd

my wonderland

Through the windy mornings and the rainy afternoons, the lights were still shining.

This is the delight of Paris.

I know you already know, but I'll say it again, everyone should experience this city.

i love you i love you i love you

LOVE
lee

Whats old is new

My mom gave me her frye boots back in December. I had begged for them since the day she got them. I finally had them, and I never wore them. I remembered them today, and once again because of my spring break boredom, put together an outfit. I am afraid the boots are a bit clunky. I am petite, and they kinda weigh me down, but I still think they are pretty swell!

The boots

The outfit


-Bianca

some candy talking

MAYBE MAYBE IT'S THE CLOTHES WE WEAR
THE TASTELESS BRACELETS AND THE DYE IN OUR HAIR
MAYBE IT'S OUR KOOKINESS
OR MAYBE MAYBE IT'S OUR NOWHERE TOWNS
OUR NOTHING PLACES AND OUR CELLOPHANE SOUNDS
MAYBE IT'S OUR LOOSENESS
BUT WE'RE TRASH YOU AND ME
WE'RE THE LOVERS ON THE STREETS
WE'RE THE LITTER ON THE BREEZE



LOVE
lee

the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain.

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lee

geeky chic

Ha, I have always worn my highwaist jeans in a more chic outfit......However, my boredom combines with some inspiration from some very savvy sisters, I put this together. Im not positive it works, because i usually wear flats, but i thought i would try it out! Glasses, white tee shirt, stripey cardigan, highwaist jeans, converse, blue head band, glasses

-Bianca

Never, never.

Got the sewing itch and practiced on some worn-out American Apparel tees by changing them into tanks:

They're not perfect but I think they'll come in handy in L.A. (ONE WEEK CHYEAH) I started packing today and realized that I still have a while to go.

I'm all about affordable fashion, living in suburban Ohio. So I'm getting pretty excited for the Subversive for Target to come out. Anyone else with me?

lots of little

I decided that the flash on my camera majorly washes out the entire world! so i like to use non flash, but it isnt very good at night....for obvious reasons. So i took a bunch of pictures at different angles, etc. Whoooo, i suppose i shall wear this to hang out with some friends on Tuesday. Should be quite fun. New glasses too!
I am currently on spring break, I have to do my physics project, other school work, go to practice, find this persons shirt...and basically go no where but practice.....and home. eeek!
Anyone doing anything exciting over break?


-Bianca

what i loved.

Definition of fashion: wearable art. it changes as you grow up and because you change. Style is the one thing that stays with you all your life. It’s not just cool clothes, it's silent self expression.

What I like most about fashion is how it's inspired by something. You can look at a plant, a steam-roller, a person or a painting and you can recreate it in fashion by showing what that item means to you. Fashion is personal. It’s not just money and trends, it's thought expressed through what you wear. I really like that.

LOVE

lee

design numero trois

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lee