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Wish List

2011-11-20T01:50:00.000-08:00

(Boy. Band of Outsiders, Girl. Band of Outsiders, Marc by Marc Jacobs - all on net-a-porter)

Kirsten for Boy by Band of Outisders

2011-02-27T19:55:00.000-08:00

Kirsten Dunst in Band of Outsiders. These dreamy shots were taken at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, CA.

Beauty in Decay

2011-02-20T14:36:00.000-08:00

I came across Cari Ann Wayman's photography on the Sessun blog. Her Flickr is great. Cari finds the beauty in the decaying and derelict. Her work is David Lynch meets 'Grey Gardens' if it were in Vogue magazine. She travels around the USA with her boyfriend finding these dilapidated houses and turns them into somewhat of a fashion shoot (her clothes are certainly part of the appeal). Beams of light, peeling wallpaper, piles of rubble and graffiti all feature heavily in these scenes and these are a few of my favourite shots.

What's on My Mind

2010-11-24T14:43:00.000-08:00

Getting a new handsome bike that works.

These outfits, these bags, these shoes, Alexa Chung.

This blog dedicated to my two favourite cities.
New aiaiai peach headphones.

I like...

2010-09-12T22:05:00.000-07:00

Samantha Pleet's new collection.
The See by Chloe Ugly Monster tote bag.

The Lover Smock dress in camel.

The Chanel couture Fall 2010 look: Rouge Coco in Rivoli and Rouge Fatal le Vernis nail colour.

The Vogue US team: Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington - I'd love to intern with them.

If I Could Turn Back Time

2010-07-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

If I could turn back time and bring with me a wad full of cash I would invest in the AW 2006 collections of Prada, Chloe and Louis Vuitton. They have been some of my faves of all time especially the sassy uni student look of Prada, the voluminous mini dresses by Chloe and the Stephen Sprouse leopard print for LV.

Doll Parts

2010-07-17T03:40:00.000-07:00

I've decided that when I turn 30 I have to be happy with what my body is like and be happy in my own skin. whatever I have I have to make work and stop fixating on thighs that don't work in shorts or a bum that's too big for jeans. I just have to get on with improving other areas of my life then.

Miu Miu I Love You

2010-05-04T04:23:00.000-07:00

I'd love Leith's outfit, the puppy dogs, the nude and the braids. Oh Miuccia I love you.

Of the collection Miuccia says she "was questioning innocence, questioning youth". The collection begins with cat, dog and bird motifs, those cute things that all young girls gush over, printed on high-waisted Lolita-esque skirts teamed with Seventies pointed collared shirts. As the show continues on Miuccia adds in less innocent touches of nude women and sheer embellished pieces that suggest nudity and the descent into pubescence and the ownership of sexuality. The models titer on their clunky platforms and clogs suggesting they have raided their mothers' wardrobes for their shoes and the side braid tops of the school girl look that I absolutely love. It has Lula magazine written all over it.

I went and tried on some of the pieces from the collection last week and I must say they have certainly left a distinct impression on me. The collection is a combination of delicate soft fabrics, exquisite tailoring and silhouettes that suggest innocence and youth without making the clothes look like they are appropriate only on sixteen year olds. The bags and the shoes are beautiful, but if I was going to splash out on some Miu Miu it would be a twist on the traditional jacket, a high waisted print skirt or a nude baby doll dress; I would be in absolute Leith heaven.

All I Think About Right Now

2010-04-19T00:43:00.000-07:00

1. Matching Lingerie

Especially Elle MacPherson Intimates and even more especially the Ava set and matching nightie from their luxe Obsidian range.

2. Louis Coat by Stretsis

I'm not entirely sure if Heather Brown will wash me out or look stunning, but this reworked trench looks soft and dreamy, or maybe its just the photography talking.

3. She & Him Volume Two

I like Volume One, and Volume Two is almost as good. Cheery, catchy and cute its nice to listen to something you can sing along to and feel upbeat sometimes.

4. Daisy de Villeneuve's exhibit at Liberty in London

I wish I could swing by the 4th foor of Liberty in London to see Daisy de Villeneuve's solo exhibition In Her Shoes. The exhibition features consumerist and feminine subject matter which coincides with the launch of her very own line of scented candles.

Top Fives

2010-03-28T05:40:00.001-07:00

Dresses:

1. American Apparel Oxford Shirt Dress

2. APC Madras Sailor Dress

3. See by Chloe Floral Bow-Front Dress
4. Marc Jacobs Heart Dress
5. Abby by Lover

Foods:

1. Chocolate
2. Sashimi
3. Bread
4. Cheese
5. Lemon Tart

Albums:

1. Live Through This Hole
2. Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan
3. Parallel Lines Blondie
4. Bravery, Repetition and Noise Brian Jonestown Massacre
5. Harvest Neil Young/ Not on Top Herman Dune

Top Ten

2010-03-19T04:11:00.000-07:00

1. Woolen Kits

A great stripped-back Melbourne trio. Simple rock with punk influences and short catchy songs. No bells and whistles, just drums, guitar and bass. Super friendly guys with cute art on their covers and merchandise.

2. Full Ugly

Nuthin' ugly about Full Ugly. Raw simple country with so much more to it. The lyrics are concise, pure and from the heart and the melodies will keep you humming all week long.

3. Milk Teddy

Some sort of genre I cannot define. Milk Teddy take you into some melodic pop voyage that you cannot define. You want to hate the accordion, but it makes the songs so rich and you want to hate songs with lyrics like: "Everything is sacred when you're going to Sri Lanka", but instead you sing them all night long.

4. Natural Yogurt

For me its gotta be bio-dynamic full cream and natural. So good. I have this basically every single day.

5. Liebemarlene Vintage

I haven't worked out how to pronounce it yet but I know how to check each Friday as new vintage must-have items are listed and I check to see if my measurements match. Total bargains are to be had whilst the US and Australian dollar almost reach parity.

6. Fashion Since 1900

I'm enjoying this World of Art publication that provides a well illustrated history of fashion from 1900 to today. Valerie Mendes and Amy de la Haye explore the changes that took fashion from the corsetted frou-frou of the Belle Epoque through to Sienna Miller's Boho look - can't wait!

7. Lula #10

Again - can't wait! Also can't decide on which of the seven Strawberry Shortcake character covers I should choose.

8. Constant Mongrel

Raw, simple punk. Short songs, cheeky lyrics and catchy as. Loved them straight away... until I found out what their name meant.

9. School of Radiant Living

Three pretty cool looking girls and one guy who are really into the Aztecs and Native Americans and aren't afraid to show it sartorially. With an intro to a song that states: "this is a song about pyramids" how could you not like their self-proclaimed 'mystical garage folk grunge' brand of brilliant sounds.

10. Love

I'm always a fan. Especially when I'm sick and my bf buys me tissues, cough syrup (which according to my doc isn't proven to work) and makes me hot teas. That's love. That's the best.

Stream of Consciousness

2010-01-23T03:08:00.000-08:00

This album cover has been mesmerising me ever since I first saw it, and at first I couldn't work out why. I mean, the girl is an attractive WASPish type, but not mesmerisingly so. Perhaps its the colouring, the retro 80's tones...no. I think it is all about the facial expression. This not quite blank stare, she's in the midst of moving her mouth, in fact, her whole body, her hair, her face appears on the verge of movement. She is in the state of flux and has been caught in this unposed moment with an expression that is in between moments of thought. It is something that is reminiscent of the last shot of Truffaut's 400 Blows; a captivating and mysterious shot that is often written about.

I had read a lot about 400 Blows and was, until the very last scene, unimpressed and wondered what the hype about this last shot was all about. When I saw it, there is just this unexplainable connection and feeling, you are drawn into this boy, Antoine, and his experience throughout the movie (which I'd written off as some boy running around a whole bunch).

Antoine, like the lady from the 1983 picture Vampire Weekend have put on the cover of their 2nd album Contra, has the preppy look going on. At first the album cover had me desperate for a Ralph Lauren polo shirt, but now that I have been thinking about Antoine's expression, I'm over it and think its a ridiculous idea.

None the less, Preppy is exciting me right now. Case in point Proenza Schouler's Pre-Fall 2010 collection. I WANT IT ALL.

Do I Need Another Beach Bag?

2009-12-17T19:45:00.000-08:00

I have one, and lets face it, I'm really not the beach type. But this one is real purdy. I bought the little purse in the other colour way, so perhaps it would be total over kill. One the flip side not getting it would be putting a stop to my Lover bag collection, just to give perspective. It part of Lover's 'Zula Nation' accessories collection which comprises of two beach bags and a purse (which I grabbed during their online sale). The collection uses up excess Zulu fabric from the White Moon Rising collection.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

2009-12-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

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Anton Newcombe always says his music is about love and not about money and selling records. He is probably right because whenever I am lonely and left to my own devices for too long out comes the BJM records to give me some love. So here's about a million pictures of them because what can I say? Listen. My top song recommendations are:

1. Open Heart Surgery
2. Whoever You Are
3. The Devil May Care
4. You Better Love Me
5. Anenome
6. Miss June '75

Basically the whole of Bravery, Repetition and Noise, Give It Back and Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request.

Foxy Lady

2009-12-15T19:31:00.000-08:00

If it wasn't 39 Degrees Celsius today I might find this jumper more attractive, oh no wait, that's not possible - this is like THE best jumper I have EVER seen. I saw it posted over at ellenitza, but the jumper itself can be found at the Liebemarlene Vintage shop on eBay. It only has a day left, so get in quick and break my heart because I am saving for a holiday. Maybe some aspire knitwear designer could just make some knock-offs - you don't need to have artistic cred all the time, just call it 'inspiration' or 'borrowing'- people get away with that creative wordsmithery all the time.

Wild At Heart

2009-12-14T02:41:00.000-08:00

Hello to Zoe Marianne Berg of Wild at Heart, and thank you for your comment on my blog. I went to the link you sent me and got internet eyes looking at back pages of your blog. I look forward to future posts and more glimpses of the upcoming Lover collection.

All I Want for Christmas

2009-12-06T21:39:00.000-08:00

... are some feminine, delicate, beautiful things... like a Juliette Greco record.

Josephine lingerie by Simone Perele with delicate embroidered feathers.

A peacoat blue 'shimmer' underwear set by Elle Macpherson Intimates.

A Chloe body lotion to go with my perfume.

A light-filled artwork by Miso (way too expensive - I know).

And some delicate understated necklace like I saw at Chambermaid in Armadale.

I Speak J'taime

2009-12-06T21:26:00.000-08:00

Today is my two year anniversary of the first time my bf and I kissed. Best kiss ever.

I'm Excited

2009-11-23T21:57:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited to see that Miso is finally having a solo show! She is my favourite artist and it is wonderful to see her doing well. I can't wait for that moment of seeing the exhibition space for the first time, filled with paper creations with lights inside and the combination of objects and drawings that Miso is famed for. Miso has gone beyond being simply a street artist who exhibits in a gallery. She is simply and artist who uses different spaces to create her won world. Its not just about entering a gallery to look at drawings in frames on white walls, its about a combination of paste ups, smaller drawings, and three-dimensional objects that create a mood and tie-in with the exhibition theme. Its about free wine and juices too, on opening night, along with people watching. A preview:

Fangtastic!

2009-11-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

I've always been seduced by Vampire stories. From Transylvanian Vlad IV to Buffy I was always keen to devour these romantic tales featuring neck-biting. Lately, however I have just found myself wishing that the creatures of the night would return to their crypts and eerie Transylvanian castles. Its just this double edged sword really - you like something, then it becomes popular, cheap, nasty and of poor quality - but you want to hold on in case something good comes. And along it came.

Let the Right One In is the savior of the current crop of blood lust features on both the big and small screen. It is the Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist's take on the traditional vampire tale. The film features two twelve year old's, Oskar and Eli, and the relationship between the pair. Eli helps Oskar to overcome his bullying problems, and in the process the two start "going steady". The film is beautiful with its lush snowscape and subdued palette of whites blues and sharp reds, visually this film made me think a little of Vincent Gallo's Buffalo 66.

The whole revamping (pardon the pun) of the subject matter has made me get out the 50 million Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVD's that I own and start re-watching them. Buffy was so good. Why can't these other shows and films just employ some decent writers? I'm sure there's plenty out there in Tinseltown just desperate for their big break. Like for instance: The first episode of season five Buffy takes on Dracula and it is just so well done, funny (everyone is far more star struck than afraid) and intelligent.We need more of that and less of this Twilight crap - that guy isn't even hot, seriously.

Not Just Another Outfit Blogger

2009-11-22T16:45:00.000-08:00

I get sick of all the outfit blogs out there, with the exception of The Cherry Blossom Girl (who perhaps has become a bit of a corporate dominatrix whore - just putting it out there) and now Blushing Ambition. A student who lives in San Francisco, Annabel writes about her camera problems, her class schedule, how cute and wonderful her boyfriend "Pika" is all whilst blogging adorable outfits and delicious feasts (care of either Pika or a seemingly never ending range of local establishments). I'm glad I found this blog before going to San Franciso - this way I won't eat a bad bite of food - which is a big fear going to America.

Right now I'm loving vintage floral dresses and looks with a bit of school uniformish simplicity (I can invent words like uniformish if I wish). I like that she mixes the tights with socks - wrong but oh so right. Annabel's blog has me craving not only tasty salads with avocado puree dressings, but also "thrifted" boots and socks with stockings. It is good to know that fashionistas can eat, huh.

The Guy Bourdin Effect

2009-11-22T16:22:00.000-08:00

I love this Devon Aoki shoot from the December 2009 issue of Tokyo Numero. Very Guy Bourdin inspired. This is what I want from a fashion spread - something with heart, art and whimsy. Thank you Sugar Sugar for posting these pictures - they are truly beautiful and inspired.

My Idea

2009-11-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

Usually I don't like telling people my ideas; I'm like the child who covers their test so the person next to me doesn't copy my test. But today I kinda don't care if someone steals my idea - maybe. I want my idea to be real so I can see it, feel it and enjoy it.

I want a magazine that is a combination of British Vogue, Russh (the early days), Lula and Self Service - with a whole bunch of my curator-inspired ideas thrown in. This is what I want:

1. A magazine with equal fashion spread to editorial ratio - I'm sick of just flicking pages and looking at the clothing credits - what happened to your editorial content Russh?

I want editorials on fashion history, real articles on health (not just eating disorders and diets) and fitness, beauty (such as Natalie Smith's essay on blush in Russh #26), interviews where you feel like you are friends with the subject and articles on fashion trends, collections and intelligent takes on the subjects (the article by Rachel Antonoff in Lula # 8 about boater hats rocked my world).

2. Fashion spreads using illustrations (a la Fifi Lapin) by artists interpreting fashion collections.

3. Fashion spreads where a designer or fashion label act as the stylist combining their current collection with the collections of others. I think it would be so great to see how they interpret and work with the rest of the fashion world, as well as seeing the collection outside of the context of a fashion show or look book shoot - but still under the control of the designer.

4. Travel articles by fashion bloggers (I just loved the Cherry Blossom Girl's USA road trip). To see great fashion with familiar faces and new exotic places would be great - and from a financial perspective bloggers live in many foreign lands, have great cameras, wardrobes and would make it easier to have more articles and fashion shoots featuring far away places.

5. Instead of photographing celebrities in glamorous locales with photographers such as Steven Meisel or Mario Testino I would like to take Polaroids of them in their closets in their own garb. I would so love to go through Kristen Dunst's cupboard!

6. I'd like articles that look at health and well being that help us all strive to be better and inspire us to be healthier and happier. Sam Staple from Be Genki is a big inspiration of mine now and I'd like to get tips from these people on how they are healthy and have recipe ideas and exercise routines - maybe even fashion shoots that show how to do an exercise routine?

Anyhoo - that's been on my chest for a while. I'd love to do it, but have no idea how. Someone do it and then I can read it, all I want is a little note of love to me in the magazine. Thanks.

An Education

2009-11-01T22:28:00.000-08:00

I love, love, loved this movie! I liked it when she was young, innocent and wearing plaid - not when she got the whole Breakfast at Tiffany's makeover and started wearing make-up. No. I like the duffle coats, gray school skirts and messy hair type who reads The Outsider and listens to french singers.

Orla Keily

2009-10-13T22:54:00.000-07:00

I just can't seem to get enough of Leith Clark. everything she does is so saccharine sweet with a cherry and a ribbon on top. Her latest venture is teaming up with UK designer Orla Keily to style her SS 2010 collection at London Fashion week. The collection is part 1970s vintage, part grown girls dressing like little dolls.

The picture of Leith here is borrowed from Wish Wish Wish who's writer I just adore. I love Carrie's laid back street style and the fact that she doesn't have an excess of designer garb screaming out at us in her pictures.

Inspiration

2009-10-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is my pin-up board right now filled with the things I love, stand for, dream of and am inspired by right now.

Boater hats, bows, Pretty In Pink, me and my boyfriend, "Why are you unhappy? Because I'm unhappy?", Kirsten Dunst's and that fringe, Lover (always) and especially their Sacred Hearts College collection with that sailor dress, Jalouse photo shoots, Chloe perfume, Sophia Coppola, hearts and horses.

Moschino Cheap and Chic (and Pretty)

2009-10-01T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hearts, ruffles, bows, pink and polka-dots! How can I say no?

Teen Cinema Retrospective: Cruising, Hanging Out and Lined up for Slaughter

2009-09-28T17:47:00.000-07:00

The period between the late 1960s and the late 1970s was noticeably “low on teen movies”, and interestingly “has been celebrated as one of the most fecund [periods] in American cinema history” (Bernstein, Pretty in Pink: The Golden Age of Teen Movies). This period is lauded as a “time when a handful of gifted visionaries stamped their signatures over a number of pictures” (Bernstein). One such visionary was George Lucas who produced one of the only memorable teen films of the period American Graffiti (1973) which fondly looked back at the innocent 1950s from a 1970s standpoint. It has been suggested that:

American Graffiti set the guidelines for almost all the big box office youth films that followed. Cruising, high schools, hanging out in town centres (which soon became malls), and the absence of homes and parents as significant settings or forces in teen life, characterize virtually every teen ‘party’ film and most of the more serious teen dramas of growing up (Rapping, "Hollywood's Youth Cult Films").

Another teen film which looked back on more innocent times gone by during this same period was Grease (1978). Grease took off where the beach romps of Frankie and Annette left off; in Grease the audience experienced what would happen after the summer’s end when Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) and Danny (John Travolta) again cross paths after a brief summer fling. Whilst Grease was, and still is, immensely popular its influence on teen cinema is not great, rather it was simply a reflection and a comment on beach films and juvenile delinquent films of the past.

In 1978, the same year Grease was released, a low-budget slasher film was released that would pave the way for teen films to form a genre in their own right. Halloween (1978) would have an everlasting influence on teen movies, and get the ball rolling for the most prolific, profitable and popular of sub-genres within the eventual greater teen genre. The film depicted a plot which eventually became the teen slasher paradigm: “a mysterious figure stalks and kills four teens, all of whom are sexually active, while a fifth escapes with her life, ostensibly since she’s a virgin” (Shary, Generation Multiplex). With a lineage as far back as Rebel Without A Cause the teens of Halloween are shown to have neglectful parents, in fact “not a single parent is at home with their children (where they belong)” (Lewis, The Road to Romance and Ruin). These houses, as Michael Meyers’ (Tony Moran) psychiatrist, Dr Loomis (Donald Pleasence) describes, are “all lined up in a row...all lined up for slaughter”. These lined up, parentless houses in white, middle-class suburbia would become part of the iconography of teen cinema from slashers such as Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to comedies such as Weird Science (1985). Another aspect of Halloween which would continue to be a presence in teen cinema was virginity, loss of virginity and sex and its importance as a rite of passage for teenagers, but not, sometimes, without its dangers.

Charlotte Gainsbourg Down Under

2009-09-28T16:09:00.000-07:00

Charlotte Gainsbourg is currently in Australia filming a joint French/ Australian production titled The Tree. It is rather exciting that the actress herself has chosen to wear Australian label Lover's swimwear in the production. Gainsbourg plays the mother of eight year old Simone, who after the loss of her father believes a tree on their property has been imbued with his spirit.

Favourites 23/9/9

2009-09-22T17:40:00.000-07:00

Pretty much, I can relate all my favorites right now back to Miss Alexa Chung. She's pretty cool, pretty much always gets about with a black Chanel 2.55 and has messy hair - what's not to like? Mostly, I like her 'cos she dresses cool.

Oxfords by Rupert Sanderson for Bergdorf Goodman

Luella Cut-Out Heart Dress

Big Hair Bows at Fashion Week

Nautical Stripes

It gets to be the warmer end of the year and the stripes get rolled out - but how can I resist? Also, I just can't resist the stripes and pinafore combination.

(Note: If you know who these girls are tell me, they look like some cool French band).

New York, New York

2009-08-17T17:41:00.000-07:00

New York is the thing that seduced me New York is the thing that formed me New York is the thing that deformed me New York is the thing that perverted me New York is the thing that converted me and New York is the thing that I love too

- Patti Smith

New York seems to be calling me. Erin Fetherston's new video 'Birds of A Fether', The Cherry Blossom Girl's snaps from her holiday, the documentary 'Deathbowl to Dogtown' which showed how New York in the 1970's made skating what it is today - and was narrated by Chloe Sevigny, CBGB's and New York punk bands like the Ramones, Television and Blondie and Brooklyn which, to me, seems to be the best place to be (they do have Au Revoir Simone after all).

Brooklyn by the Cherry Blossom Girl

Best Friends Forever

2009-07-30T22:41:00.000-07:00

Now I don't want you to give me your pity or anything by writing this post. The fact is I have no best friend, let alone a BFF. I'm a bit of a bitch and really just end up with a list of enemies and people who I hope I won't run into. Like Paul Rudd's character in I Love You, Man, I more of a boyfriend girl. Pictures like these made me wish I had some female friendship, someone to talk about clothes, go to fashion shows and dance the night away with. For now I will have to leave it to my boyfriend and token gay friend to talk to about ill fitting jeans and a new way to plait my hair - they nod but I know they don't understand like Alexa and Tennessee would understand.

I'm Sailing Away

2009-07-30T19:12:00.000-07:00

In my sickness and time alone at home I think I'm getting delirious. I'm dreaming of warmer climates and boats and sailing and sailor dresses. I hate the sun, the beach and I am sure I would get sea sick if I was on a sail boat too long. Alas, after seeing a picture of Leith Clark in a Lover sailor dress on Twitter I am absolutely smitten by sailor chic. Ahoy!

I like you Make Believe

2009-07-30T15:58:00.000-07:00

Make Believe necklace I hope that you would look nice on me and not be one of those over the top 'statement' items that people feel compelled to comment on constantly. I like you, even though I don't usually like your type, and by that I mean accessories.

Scarlett by Cacharel styled by Leith CLark

2009-07-29T22:29:00.000-07:00

A new perfume by Cacharel, Scarlett, has been launched. The advertisement was styled by Lula magazine's Leith Clark. The twenty second commercial that accompanies the print ad is youthful, girly and just a little too fairy floss pink. I have no idea about the base notes or anything to do with the actual fragrance - all I do know is the advertising is dreamy, feminine and romantic.

Trend: Red Velvet

2009-06-15T00:40:00.000-07:00

Lover

Prada

Cynthia Steffe

Charles Anastase

All I can think is the lyrics to that Black Velvet song. Red velvet is a little less trashy, seductive, Stevie Nicks, occult and vampiric.

Cute

2009-05-25T17:28:00.000-07:00

A big jacket, tousled hair or braids and a sweet face is pure and unadulterated cute and everything that I love about getting cosy in the winter.

Lover: White Moon Rising

2009-05-21T15:48:00.000-07:00

This image fills me with so much anticipation and curiosity. That time in your teen life when you try and have a seance, covens, The Blair Witch Project, Stevie Nicks, The Craft, Black Magic, a wolf howling at the moon, friendship, rebellion and exploring the unknown.

Wren: Holiday 2009

2009-05-17T23:51:00.000-07:00

Starring Alexa Chung and the Like drummer Tennessee Thomas, Wren's holiday look book has the look of two bff's getting ready for a party, trying on various outfits with some super-fun sound track in the background. Cue laughs, hugs, bad karoke sing-alongs and smeared mascara at 3am.

Check out Wren's cute blog Sweet Heart Fever for more info.

Au Revoir Simone: An Obsession

2009-05-17T22:53:00.001-07:00

From Copenhagen Street Style these pictures, especially of Erica's head-to-toe Lover outfit and Heather's dress that is on the tip of my tongue, have me wishing Au Revoir Simone would tour Australia some time soon.

On top of the great street style pictures the girls were photographed at the Met in New York by David Black. Fine art, fashion and good music - j'taime Au Revoir Simone - they could not get any better.

Au Revoir Simone: Still Night, Still Light

2009-05-17T22:39:00.000-07:00

Au Revoir Simone's new album Still Night, Still Light is set to be released tomorrow (May 19). I have heard it being compared to 80's new wave sounds - but seriously, they are a band of girls devoted to keyboards - how could it not sound just a little like Depeche Mode or New Order? It is being released as a double album on white 10" vinyl (with codes to download an electronic copy) via the girls own record company Our Secret Record Company.

I like that vinyl has come back. CD just does not work in the digital age. How many times have we all put a CD in our computer and it either won't play due to anti-copyright technology or the computer picks up on every minor scratch. I say down with CD's and yay(!) to vinyl with electronic download codes!

Bows and Ribbons

2009-05-06T16:12:00.000-07:00

Ribbons and bows from my head to my toes. So pretty and nice like sugar and spice. Louis Vuitton bunny ear bows, Erin Fetherston bows on chests and atop the hair like a nest, bows on the shoes at Marc Jacobs, bows on the cuff at Chanel and Luella had them all around in gingham... but my very favorite bows are Chloe bows. Fanned bows for the toes, leather bow belts and big fabric bows around the waist that, as you walk away, say "goodbye".

Patti Smith: Style Icon

2009-05-04T17:20:00.000-07:00

Read about it here. Pretty cool.

Bicyclette by Phoebe Philo for Celine

2009-05-04T17:03:00.000-07:00

I think I mostly like the idea of this collection. I mean all I have seen are these lovely sketches by Garance Dore and I am head over heels for the Bicyclette collection. The Bicyclette collection is Phoebe Philo's first collection for French house Celine. The capsule collection is set to hit stores in August and I wish that lovely bicycle was part of the collection. According to WWD the collection will “include jersey dresses, cotton poplin skirts and a jacket that converts to a parka for unexpected showers.” This collection looks again, like an invocation of my dream life.

A.P.C. Come to Australia

2009-05-03T19:14:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to refrain from excessive exclamation point usage, but it might prove to be quite trying. You see I just read in the new Vogue Australia (thank you to my friend who bought me the subscription) that A.P.C. is opening a boutique in Australia. Not just that, but in Melbourne where I live! This could be bad for my savings, yet so lovely for my wardrobe - I mean who doesn't need a little Parisian simple chic added to their wardrobe? The answer: No-one - we all need it.

The store is set to open in July, but I am not sure where exactly. I just hope it doesn't end up being one of those American Apparel things where they open a boutique and all the staff are too-cool-for-school, know nothing about the products and the clothing becomes some horrible homogenized 'look' that I grow to detest and resent. I would rather they were in some hidden basement/lane way/building six flights up that had a good feeling about it surrounded by other like-minded stores. Here's hoping. For now I really am optimistic and happy to have somewhere I can buy all the A.P.C. I need, because lets face it I asked their main stockist, Cactus Jam International, to call me a year and a half ago when stock was coming in and I've heard nothing... so any change must be better than that.

Earrings

2009-04-29T23:12:00.000-07:00

I couldn't find a close up image of these earrings - but that's not the point. I hate earrings. Especially dangly, long, ear lobe stretching things, AND in particular anything that can be described as "chandelier". However Louis Vuitton (who I'm not particularly fond of due to the over saturation of LV trash fakes everywhere) have made these black balls that just make my eyes think 'pretty'.

Secret Squirrel: Clothing Label

2009-04-29T18:42:00.000-07:00

Secret Squirrel is everything I love about fashion. The design is simple, youthful, modern and girly all at the same time. Their clothing has everything. It has edge with the khaki army parkas, femininity with the bows and flowy skirts and dress silhouettes and a quirky youthful edge with the t-shirt designs (the t-shirts in the collection were a collaboration with Sydney label We Buy Your Kids).

The latest collection, titled 'Darker than Blue' (AW 09), is Secret Squirrel's sixth collection to date. Secret Squirrel are Sydney based couple Bri Cheesman and Andrew Prince. The collection is most certainly recession-friendly with prices varying from $95 to $220.

Chloe: Spring Summer Accessories Lookbook

2009-04-27T18:47:00.000-07:00

These lovely lookbook photos for the Chloe spring summer accessories range are just so ultra girly with their pastels hues and controlled mess that I just want everything from the range (especially the bow belts and the purse parfum complete with leather pastel pink case!).

The images are somewhat reminiscent of the Sophia Coppola for Louis Vuitton campaign pictures I wrote about here.

These beautiful pictures capture the romantic idea of the chaotic feminine ideal; lots of soft clothing strewn around a room, along with heeled shoes, sunglasses, parfum and handbags - all pure indicators of femininity. These images show the idea of the flighty, busy young woman who is a career gal, a fashionista and a romantic at heart. My mind is brought back to the Absolut ad titled 'Absolut Femininity' - my favorite of those advertisements by far.

Nineties Grunge Chic: Black and Floral

2009-04-26T21:39:00.000-07:00

It really does seem to be a bit too soon to be bringing back the nineties, but they are back, so we may as well just embrace them. Wear your hair really messy, stick your scrunched up socks/opaques into a pair of well worn Doc Martin 8 or 10 holes and listen to Radiohead and Nirvana. Once you've done all that take note from Alexa and Chloe and grab a black top and wack a floral dress over it and you are set to go to Coachella or even the BAFTA's. The good thing is no dry cleaning is required, or a closet even, just pick up whatever is on the floor and you have a look that is uber grunge cool. As for accessories... just grab a boy in a flanalette or a grandpa cardigan and its like the ninetees never ended.

The Oxford Shirt Blues

2009-04-16T21:57:00.001-07:00

After seeing this picture on the American Apparel website I got the Oxford shirt blues (and possibly the corduroy jacket blues). Unisex, cool and the epitome of plain, simple chic the blue Oxford shirt is best accompanied by jeans or a black mini skirt for a look of laid-back cool. Grace Kelly was said to have only stopped donning her Oxford shirts when she became a Princess and needed to be more formal in her attire. The shirt can be masculine (Patti Smith), rebellious, quirky and original (Andy in Pretty in Pink), laid back chic (Chloe Sevigny, Michelle Williams, Sophia Coppola and Grace Kelly). Get one from American Apparel, Lover, Boy by Band of Outsiders or Opening Ceremony.

First Things First

2009-04-06T16:37:00.000-07:00

When you open up your internet browser where do you automatically go (other than that horrible Facebook thing)? These are the three places I love to check for updates:

1. The Cherry Blossom Girl

Whimsical, romantic and dreamy Alix, aka The Cherry Blossom Girl, is Lula magazine come to life. She seems to own every Chloe shoe and Zara blouse in existence and mixes the designer finds with pieces from H&M and Topshop. Her life really looks like a dream world. She is Alice in Wonderland, Madeline and Snow White rolled into one. To click on the link to her site transports me into a wonderful world of clothing, accessories and homes I wish I had and dreams I wish I lived.

2. So Much To Tell You

Two friends, Natalie and Zoe, write about the things they like. Simple and well-written, with well researched images and a bit of insider information (both girls write for Russh). This blog is updated frequently and I find myself checking more than once daily on occasion. They like all the same stuff I like, but with more of an edge. I look forward to opening both my new Russh and browser window, to read these girls' articles. I'm glad that they have So Much To Tell Me!

3. Turned Out

There are a lot of street style sites out there, but they are all either 'too cool for school' or just feature pictures of leggy fashionistas that bore the hell out of me. Creator of Turned Out, Maya, writes open letters to people who inspre her, takes street snaps and has a chat with interesting types and links a whole bunch of great blogs to the site (including mine!). The people she photographs are the people I wish I was friends with and it is great that Maya and her team bring them to me. When she has a chat with people it is particularly well done with notes on what they are reading, listening to, watching, eating and looking forward to - what else do you need to know really?

The Boater Hat: Reprise

2009-04-06T15:48:00.000-07:00

I officially have straw boater fever! I casually contemplated them in December, but now they are possibly all that matters to me sartorially. I mean, why wouldn't I? Lula, Marc Jacobs, Charles Anastase, The Cherry Blossom Girl, Jalouse and Lover have all feature them heavily as part of their Spring styling... and I even found a picture of Bob Dylan wearing one! Rustic, chic, smart, nostalgic and whimsical - I want to be the young ballerina in Lula's boater hat editorial, one of the schoolgirls in Picnic at Hanging Rock and a chic Vagabond a la Marc Jacobs. Boater hat fever!

It's Getting Cold - That Means Tights!

2009-03-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things about winter is tights. Preferably the Chanel deep black, so opaque its off the denier scale variety. In these harsh economic times however, perhaps the Lover style ripped tights are a wise sartorial choice, just embrace your inner rebellious teen. That said I am rather fond of the disposable trend-driven spotted, bejeweled and sparkling fare exhibited by Luella, Miu Miu, Erin Fetherston and Charles Anastase, but only if your hip-pocket can afford it.

Bat For Lashes: Two Suns

2009-03-22T16:01:00.000-07:00

Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes has a new album, Two Suns, coming out early April. The album is the follow-up to her debut Fur and Gold from 2007. Two Suns is the debut for Khan's alter-ego Pearl to step out. Khan describes Pearl as a "destructive, self-absorbed, blonde, femme fatale" (hopefully this scenario is far less Hanhah Montana than it sounds). Apparently the album will feature a battle between Khan and Pearl. What will this battle end in? Will Khan prevail, or will the alter-ego of Pearl take over? Her press release states that the end of the album sees Khan "confronting the end of the illusory world and prepare for wherever the world will take her next".

The first single, out now, is 'Daniel'. I love the Karate Kid body paint on the cover. Khan has long said that Karate Kid, The Goonies and ET are big inspirations for her (think 'What's a Girl to Do').

Below is the video to 'Daniel' and the promo for her new album Two Suns, shot in Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Put on Your Denim Jacket

2009-03-16T16:15:00.000-07:00

There are not a lot of jackets out there that I like. I like the khaki parka, the duffel coat and the denim jacket (and maybe a leather jacket on other people). I have always held a special place in my heart for the denim jacket, often merely scoffed at for it's eighties associations. In the trans-seasonal period however, I believe there is nothing better than a pretty dress with a well-worn dj over top. Case in point Chloe Sevigny, Leith Clarke, Kirsten Dunst and Cecile Cassel.

Erin Fetherston: Fall 2009 Video

2009-02-17T16:20:00.000-08:00

Erin Fetherston: Fall 2009

2009-02-17T16:10:00.000-08:00

One of the things that is refreshing about Erin Fetherston is that she actually designs clothing that she herself would wear; she isn't working on a particular theme for a season that is inspiration outside of her own sartorial world and tastes.

Fall 2009 sees Fetherston's incantatory tale of toys coming to life a la The Nutcracker. References to witches, clowns, toy soldiers, fairies and ballerinas make the collection a hallucinatory ride through Fetherston's own whimsical view of the fairytale world.

The collection provided for a lot more darkness than is usual for a Fetherston collection, the first half of which was primarily black and blood red. Things began to lighten up with silver dusted black satin skirts and sparkling lavender offerings. Crushed and gnarly witch-like hats were replaced by large bows as the procession of girls marched to the beat of the drums. Later smaller bows that looked like mouse ears adorned the girls then finally the models sported small glitter encrusted animal masks fit for a masquerade ball. Outfits were teamed with polka dot tights and platform mary janes showing that the collection was for women who are really little girls at heart and like nothing better than to play dress-ups.

Wednesday Addams: Trend

2009-02-16T16:38:00.001-08:00

Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams

Erin Fetherston

Rag & Bone

Lyn Devon

United Bamboo

It seems that at New York Fashion Week 2009 Wednesday Addams has been one of the recurrent muses in the Fall/Winter collections.

The dark muses like wednesday had already been inspiring Lula magazine who recently used the macabre illustrations of J. Bildmekanik to depict rebellious icons and uber blogger The Cherry Blossom Girl had recently played dress-ups as Wednesday Addams.

J. Bildmekanik

The Cherry Blossom Girl

Teen Movie Retrospective: The Teensploitation Sixties

2009-02-15T20:13:00.000-08:00

The teen exploitation films, or ‘teensploitation’ films, of the 1960s were produced as an anecdote to the thought provoking Rebel Without A Cause style films with the aim of providing cheap thrills through “lurid tales of gangs, hot rods, and sororities” for teens on dates or out with friends at drive-ins to enjoy (Rollin, Twentieth Century Teen Culture by the Decades).

The many guises of the teensploitation film include rock’n’roll films, sci-fi, monster, zombie and hot rod styles, the style which arguably was the most popular however, and definitely the most memorable of the late 1950s and 1960s teensploitation era, was the beach party movie. In films such as Gidget, The Girls on the Beach, The Horror of Beach Party, The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini and the beach party films featuring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, clean-cut images of youth were shown having fun in the surf, sand and sun.

Through such teensploitation films teens went from simply being the subject matter in a movie to being the target audience for a film; that is filmmakers were directly “targeting this [teen] market by drawing on aspects of teen culture” for profit “by catering for teenage interests, tastes and concerns” (Neale, Genre and Hollywood). The teensploitation film targeted teens in need of fun times, rather than thought provoking odes such as Blackboard Jungle, when they were having a night out with friends - and this was the purpose of the fun-in-the-sun movies featuring Frankie and Annette.

Fafi: Artist

2009-02-15T19:40:00.000-08:00

Fafi is an artist from Toulouse, France and began her career as a graffiti artist in 1994. Now 33 Fafi has collaborated with many big brands such as M.A.C., Adidas and the store Colette. Fafi went from painting human girls, to martian girls and finally created the Fafinettes.

Fafinettes can be recognised by the hearts drawn on their cheeks and they often wear striped arm warmers. The Fafinettes live in the world of Carmine Vault with other character/creatures Hmilos, Himllminis and Birtak. Hmilos' are sad elephant-like creatures that range from the tiny to massive. Even though Hmilos' are usually depressed they find happiness in brushing the Fafinettes hair with their teeth. Hillminis are big romantic lumps of earth who can provide answers to many of the Fafinettes problems or merely provide an ear to listen to the girls. A pirate rat named Birtak, who wishes to leave the world of Carmine Vault to become a ballerina cannot because the Fafinettes amputated his leg, replacing it with a wooden cane, so he couldn't get away. None of the inhabitants of Carmine Vault can be seen by humans.

Currently Fafi is working on a comic so that these storeis of Carmine Vault can become more relatable and vivid. Fafi wants to create stories that represent everything that she loves such as "humour, party, friendship and scenery". At the moment Fafi describes the scenarioless Fafinettes behaviour as limited to being "defiant and show their tits wearing horrible shoes". their are two Fafi produced books available, Girls Rock and Love and Fafiness.

Picnic at Hanging Rock

2009-02-10T15:22:00.000-08:00

This year is a very exciting Saint Valentine's Day indeed.

"Not only was it a Saturday and the long awaited occasion of the annual picnic, but Saint Valentine's Day, traditionally celebrated on the fourteenth of February by the interchange of elaborate cards and favours."

-Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock

My boyfriend and I are all set to enjoy a wonderful picnic like the girls of Appleyard College did on that fateful day in 1900. The only difference is we don't plan on getting lost and I don't have a pretty white dress, boater hat or apricot parisol to wear as I go about yelling "Miranda, stop! Miranda, wait!"

In Joan Lindsay's novel the girls have an extraordinary picnic of chilled lemonade, milk, biscuits, chicken pie, angel cake, jellies, tepid bananas, a handsome cake in the shape of a heart and billycans of tea.

Climbing the rocks is quite easy and natural, even for the least athletic of us, and once you do start it is addictive and hard to slow down and wait for others. I have gotten seperated from people doing this before, and I am sure everyone who ventures up into the rock has this same thing happen. It is certainly a mysterious,eerie and fascinating place.

In the film Miranda says an eerily beautiful thing : "What we see and what we seem are but a dream, a dream within a dream". Ithink that sums up beautifully the film, book and experience of having a picnic at Hanging Rock.

Sophia Coppola for Louis Vuitton

2009-02-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

In the great tradition of the Birkin bag, created for Jane Birkin because she couldn't find a weekend bag big enough, Sophia Coppola is designing a collection of simple, understated basics for Louis Vuitton.

Coppola's aim was to create "the perfect bag that doesn't exist". The collection apparently started when Coppola paid a visit to the custom orders department at Louis Vuitton. Coppola told WWD:

“to start with I wanted to make a bag for myself and then we talked about making a little capsule collection. My friends and I are always searching for the perfect day bag. It fits all your things but isn’t too big and isn’t too heavy. I wanted a bag that I could use every day that was coming from the heritage of Louis Vuitton’s great leather goods, not connected to the fashion side of the brand. We went through a lot of prototypes but it was fun. It was always exciting to get a new one and I would try them out and add things.”

The laid-back nature of the photo shoot for the collection is certainly one of the draw cards. The shots are representative of what Coppola stands for: simple, chic, intelligent, soft, mature, relaxed and feminine. Realistically, the concept of Coppola designing is attractive because of her and what she herself represents - simple, chic and effortless luxury. I would love to see this collaboration continue into more accessories and clothing.

The collection will launch at the house's flagship store in Tokyo and be available for sale in March. The collection will include clutches, the signature SC bag and shoes. In regard to the shoe design Coppola said she wanted “a heel you can really wear all night and it’s comfortable but still looks chic.”

It Bags: "It's" All Over

2009-02-08T16:19:00.000-08:00

According to Suzy Menkes at the International Herald Tribune the 'it' bag is over. Bags are now taking their rightful place as shoulder hangings to put your daily essentials in . Which made me wonder: at which point did it get so complicated? I am sure Rachel Zoe styling bleached and tanned lollipops was at he very height of the trend, but I am sure she is not to blame for the whole 'it' bag craze (there are other things I am sure we can blame her for though).

Brace yourself though, out 'it' goes and another replaces it, in this case 'it' is shoes. I thought the whole Carrie Sex and the City thing did shoes already, but that was mere child's play. These shoes are pure art and architecture, bondage and sadomasochism. Charles Anastase pushed the limits of platform shoes for his SS09 collection by pairing his designs with platforms made by shoemaker Natacha Marra, who usually makes fetish footware. His models teetered on their sky-high platforms walking with great caution, and low speed, down the catwalk.

Whilst I don't mind a wooden-heeled platform, I am certainly a Vans Authentic, ballet flat, sandal kind of girl. And when it comes to bags I prefer the classics (the Chanel 2.55) and the bags that you just love (Vintage) and the ones that are just plain old useful (Lover denim tote).

Lover A/W 09 Sacred Hearts College

2009-02-05T18:38:00.000-08:00

I so wish I went to Lover's Sacred Heart College; art, cinema, pop culture and music - what else is there in life? Lover have returned to more tailored pieces this season very much in the Boy by band of Outsiders vein.

One lone jagged rip in a pair of black opaques speaks of raw teenage angst, rebellion and hidden tomboyish sexuality; beneath the prim and proper uniform-inspired garb lies a girl who would rather listen to some 1980's LA punk with her male friends than be in school gossiping about boys.

You can't help but see the Picnic at Hanging Rock references in every Lover collection and they are still present in Sacred Hearts College. Capes, the straw boater hats used in the styling of the collection, the Australian icon of the Driza-Bone referenced in the Madeline coats' shoulder covering lapels and the ruffling and pussy-bows on dresses and blouses all hark back to St Valentines Day 1900 and the loss of innocence.

Preppier college elements have also been mixed with the prim and rebellious elements of the collection with logo print tees, Letterman jackets and track pants, shorts and dresses present in the collection: Are Lover embarking on a fitness range here?

Bluer than blue denims with pleated waistbands (perhaps less than flattering as far as the jeans go) and plaids are added to the usual Lover black, white and gray palette. A few ballerina-esque bodysuits and silhouettes creep in to the last few looks making the collection pure Lover.

Susien and Nick have stated their influences for the collection as being French and Japanese schoolgirls, Kenshu Shintsubo's photographs in his book Kioku, the documentary Billy the Kid and the music of Jane's Addiction.

Melbourne Guide: Cafes

2009-02-04T19:43:00.001-08:00

Melbourne is famous for it's coffee and 'cafe lifestyle' (whatever that means). Still, that doesn't mean that everywhere has good coffee; the general rule is smaller places with more boutique or lesser known brands of coffee tend to have the better drink, and usually have a unique look, style and feel. Laneways, alleys and streets where nothing seems to be happening are probably where you'll find a great brew and a new favorite spot.

Newtown S.C.
180 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

A cute picture of Milo and Otis adorns the shelf behind the coffee machine while the staff fill your order without stress and bustle wearing Australian tourist souvenir aprons. Thrift-store wall-hangings featuring horses, Lonely Planet guides, and mismatched crockery set the scene, along with maybe a bit of Neil Yong or Fleetwood Mac on the stereo, for a cup of coffee and a bit of people watching - if you can get your head out of the hip and up-to date collection of fashion magazines and the walls. You'll want to be best friends with all the girls who work there with their combination of cool designer jeans and vintage dresses. In the winter time their soups are warming and an absolute delight with a generous side of bread. Their breakfasts are unpretentious with toast, croissants, coco pops and baked eggs all available at low prices. I relish the opportunity to go there in the colder months to have a smooth and super-yummy hot chocolate with the most perfect foam. For the warmer months they serve nectars and raspberry smoothies to cool you down, and really they are one of the best reasons to visit Brunswick street nowadays.

Mixed Business
486 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill

Mixed Business is the sort of place I find myself taking a weekend bike ride to either for a big Saturday morning breakfast or to enjoy a warm day drink outside in their garden resplendent with flowers, a lemon tree and singing birds. In the winter the waitress will offer you a blanket when, inevitably, there are only seats left out in the garden. It's okay though, they are the kind your grandma knits and you feel like they somehow compliment your outfit, giving you a somewhat crafty edge. The menu is a little complicated; lots of sides and funny named things that I know I will love - I just don't know what they are yet (Franks = Saucages). Their porridge, ricotta on fruit toast and poached eggs with sides of relish and avocado are hard to decide between but at the end of the day you know no choice is wrong - it will all be delicious. The cafe's decorative scheme comprises mostly of minimalist wood, with vintage tea towel and cookie tin finds confined to the wall behind the coffee machine (probably so we can only look, not touch). Have a coffee, an organic juice and breakfast and the ride home, luckily for me, is downhill.

Pushka
20 Presgrave Place, Melbourne

At the end of a laneway off another laneway Pushka is one of those places Melbourne loves to produce, discover, keep secret, tell everyone about and then say, "oh everyone comes here now, it's just not how it used to be" and move on to the next espresso bar that opens up next to a row of dumpsters down a back alley. Pushka features a fish tank, Melbournes smallest art gallery (20 X 30 cm) and often runs out of ingredients or simply they forgot to buy them that morning. None of this matters though when the baguettes are $4-6 and the coffees are just how you like them. If they are all out of soft drinks they will concoct one on the spot for you that will refresh you after trapsing the crowded city streets all day; Pushka is a haven from all the city hustle-bustle that led you down the peaceful bin-lined laneway in the first place.

Other honourable mentions go to Loafer Bread and Julio's in North Fitzroy for biscuity snacks and breakfast respectively, Cavallero on Smith Street for good coffees, sophisticated cool and a menu I don't understand, and Small Block in the city and East Bruswick - I haven't been to either yet but hear good things.

I Miss You

2009-02-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

A dear friend of mine has passed away and I don't understand why I can't see him again or be friends with him again or see his smile. To keep his spirit alive I wanted to remember the things he loved.

Syliva Plath

Jack Kerouac

“But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.”

-Arthur Rimbaud

David Lynch

Elliot Smith

APC: Spring/Summer 2009

2009-02-02T15:08:00.000-08:00

Crisp, light, fresh and ever-so slightly sporty... what else does one expect from the purveyors of simple Parisian chic?

Teen Movie Retrospective: The 1950s

2009-02-02T14:08:00.000-08:00

In the 1950s “public attention was focused on teens to an unprecedented degree in American culture” (Rollin Twentieth-Century Teen Culture by the Decades). Society, and cinema, had an interest in youth and the ever-expanding period of life known as adolescence. Gradually, post World War II, “the age between childhood and adulthood came to be codified, debated, celebrated, and perhaps most significantly, elongated” (Shary Generation Multiplex).

It was during this post-war period of the 1950s that teens began staying in school longer and their roles, rights and rites were being closely scrutinised by society. This is evidenced by the fact that the 1950s “has become identified with the teen movie”, with such iconic and influential productions as The Wild One, Blackboard Jungle, and Rebel Without A Cause (Rollin). This elongation of adolescence, along with the post-war economic boom that America enjoyed, meant that “young people had more economic power than ever before” (Rollin). This economic power derived from allowances or incomes which were purely disposable and which teens enjoyed spending on entertainment (Gateward Where the Boys Are).

Despite being associated with teen films, the 1950s did not cement teen films as a genre. What the 1950s did was create iconic and influential teen movies, “awash in...archetypal images of teenage angst”, that used teens as subject matter, a subject that was popular at the time due to the fact that teenagedom was practically a new phenomenon (Doherty Teenagers and Teenpics). Whilst some of the most thought-provoking, serious, iconic and influential moments associated with the teen movie genre occurred in the 1950s, such as the blaring ‘Rock Around the Clock’ opening and closing of Blackboard Jungle, Jim Stark’s (James Dean) dysfunctional family in Rebel Without A Cause or the delinquent Johnny’s (Marlon Brando) infamous reply of “Whaddya got?” to Mildred’s (Peggy Maley) question “What’re you rebelling against, Johnny?”, many teen films did not take their subject matter so seriously (Johnny and Mildred in The Wild One).

Hannah Hoch: Artist

2009-02-02T13:45:00.000-08:00

Hannah Hoch was a pioneer in the field of photomontage. Born in Berlin in 1889, it was hard for Hoch to be acknowledged as an important artist in her own right by her male peers. She struck up important friendships with other artist such as Raoul Haussmann, Kurt Schwitters and Piet Mondrian. She became a part of the Berlin group of Dadaists and much of her art addresses love, sexuality and gender roles. Many of her works feature half male half female forms and definately represent both her bi-sexuality and her frustration as a female artist purely acknowledged as a lover (of Haussmann) not an artist in her own right.

Berrylicious

2009-01-28T14:32:00.001-08:00

It is far too hot (43 C/ 110F) to do anything but complain about the heat today; at least that's what I thought. I was excited when I went to the supermarket and a punnet of strawberries and a punnet of blueberries was only $5! When, except for excruciatingly hot summer days, is this fact such a reward and luxury? Enjoy my rip-off of the now defunct Simply Breakfast.

Summer Mix Tape

2009-01-27T20:22:00.000-08:00

Its going to be 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) all this week here in Australia so I am trying to be positive and think of beautiful music that celebrates the Summer time. Here is my Summer mix tape:

Walk On - Neil Young (On the Beach)
The Lucky One - Au Revoir Simone (The Bird of Music)
I Was Made for You - She and Him (Volume One)
House of the Rising Sun - Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan)
California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles (Abbey Road)
Nevertheless - The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Bravery, Repetition and Noise)
Sunshine Lady - Taken by Trees (Open field)

House of the Rising Sun: Song

2009-01-26T16:09:00.000-08:00

Bob Dylan's version of this American folk song is one of those songs that just blows your mind. On Dylan's debut album he credits himself as the author of the song, however there had been many versions before his, Dylan was purely the arranger of this version.

The song is about a life gone wrong in New Orleans and is unique in that it can be sung from either a female or male perspective. The song is believed to have been either about a brothel, a hotel (where an unusually large number cosmetics were found when the site was excavated - linking the hotel to prostitutes) or a female prison - all three sites in New Orleans which bare some connection to the title "the house of the rising sun".

The song would have been lost forever if it hadn't been for Alan Lomax, curator of the Archive of American Folk Song at the the Library of National Congress in 1932, adding the song to the collection.

The song has been covered by Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and, most famously, The Animals. The Animals version, influenced greatly by Dylan's, was so famous that Dylan was accused of imitating them and stopped playing the song altogether after the success of their recording.

Louise Ebel: Art History Student and Street Style 'It' Girl

2009-01-21T18:59:00.000-08:00

20 year old French student Louise Ebel has been photographed a lot by The Sartorialist, The Street Peeper, Garance Dore and The Street Walker. Other than that it doesn't seems she has done anything specifically of worth other than dressing well. I read an article on Refinery 29 and, much to my excitement, discovered that she is a fellow Art History scholar; Ebel currently studies at the Sorbonne (which basically, is the only place to be studying Art History) and writes her own blog which discusses fine art and features street style snaps of herself.

Erin Fetherston: Fashion Designer

2009-01-20T21:45:00.000-08:00

This elfin beauty with harsh platinum bangs is the maker of many a pretty dress. One year after graduating the prestigious Parsons School of Design Miss Fetherston had her first couture showing in Paris in 2005. She is famed for her whimsical, ultra-girly, frilled dresses that are sweetly accessorised with wooden heart pendants and alice bands (of course). Fans include Zooey Deschanel, Kirsten Dunst and Lula magazine.

Letih Clark: Editor and Freelance Stylist

2009-01-19T14:05:00.001-08:00

Leith Clark is possibly the coolest girl in the world. She makes her dream world come to life as the editor of Lula magazine (where she also styles). The magazine is a dreamlike breeze through the childlike world where girls wear pretty dresses that they twirl around in, with their legs concealed by opaques, drinking big cups of tea in their mum's platform heals (probably by Chloe). Lula girls wear Erin Fetherston, Chloe, Miu Miu, Chanel, Wren and Lover (to name a few) and note Marianne Faithfull, Alice in Wonderland and Nabokov's Lolita as their sartorial inspirations.

Clark doesn't wear jeans often because it makes her feel lazy. When she does they will be the ever flattering Grey Ant jeans she wore in the Jane magazine article above.

If I was a fashion designer these three ladies would surely be a must for the front row of my show: Clark, Alexa Chung and Tennessee Thomas. N.B. Clarke's Lover denim tote from their S/S 08 Collection (I'm pretty excited to own one of the same pieces as Ms Clark herself) - No leather 'it' bags for her.

There are two good interviews with Clark here and here.

Zooey Deschanel's House

2009-01-19T13:48:00.000-08:00

Looking at The Selby has just gotten me so used to looking through famous and creative people's houses that when I saw a link to a tour through Zooey Deschanel's house I had really no choice but to click on it. I must say I was a little surprised by all the blue. Her furniture is really lovely, but the blue walls seem so preppy, I guess she is a Californian girl. (Look at all the goits Nathan).

I must say I do miss the days (many moons ago) when Nylon magazine would have a section on people's homes. Luckily Russh have picked up the slack and do a wonderful job showing the smaller details around the homes of fashionable types.

The Teen Movie: A Retrospective

2009-01-18T13:43:00.000-08:00

Since my specialty area is certainly the teen movie I thought that I would do a series of posts looking back at the teen movie since the 1950s. I have had a lot of debates with people as to what constitutes a teen movie. Watching a range of films from The Breakfast Club to Wayne's World to Elephant the question arises: what is a teen movie? Is a teen movie defined by the fact that teenagers are portrayed as a movie’s subject matter, or that teenagers are the target audience, or do teen movies in themselves constitute a genre? Certainly just because a film such as Uncle Buck or New York Minute features teenage characters does not necessarily mean they are teen movies - the former is a family movie and the later a ‘tween’ movie. If the teen film is defined by being primarily targeted at a teen audience, the teen genre would be so wide as to include films as far-reaching as The Fast and the Furious and Wayne's World, especially given that mass culture “reflect[s] teenage, not mass...tastes” (T. Doherty Teenagers and Teenpics).

Whilst the primary target audience is the teen-aged market, teen films definitely have a wider appeal, especially given the varied sub-genres which make up the teen genre, such as the slasher and revisiting youth films. The teen film has developed from being a subject matter in the 1950s to a target audience in the 1960s and finally a genre in the 1980s incorporating films from Rebel Without a Cause to Marie Antoinette.

One of the elements which helped teen movies ‘evolve’ into a genre was no doubt the teen oeuvre of John Hughes. John Hughes’ six teen films brought together, and in some cases introduced, all the key elements which make the teen genre what it is. Teen movies are, as other generic films are, “those commercial feature films which, through repetition and variation tell familiar stories with familiar characters in familiar situations” (S. Neale Genre and Hollywood). One of the most important elements which signifies the teen genre are the spaces which the characters inhabit. Such iconographical spaces include the high school, the suburban home and the mall; these are the spaces that define the teen experience, and therefore the genre film. Other key iconographical elements of the teen genre are the stock characters, (jocks, geeks, cheerleaders, outsiders, popular kids, rebels and parents), and common events (the prom, class, shopping, graduation, parties and makeovers). Such teen tropes have become so commonplace in cinema today that they have been adopted by art house cinema, which continues to respect and revise the history, heritage and clichés present in teen cinema as far back as 1953.

My Life is The Devil Wears Prada

2009-01-15T20:55:00.000-08:00

I just started (and have almost finished) reading The Devil Wears Prada. Whilst I usually steer clear of "chick lit" I was interested in reading about Anna Wintour and Vogue magazine (allegedly). It seems increasingly over the past week that I have been reading the book that my life is becoming that of Andrea Sachs. My boss is being a massive bitch - even though I am breaking my back for her, I haven't slept in in for ever and now my boss is hanging up the phone on me! What is this? I really wouldn't care that much if I had a nicer job for someone as important as a fashion magazine editor - but this is crusty casual work and I think I might be fired. So if you are out there and in Melbourne please give me a job: I'm not even kidding.

Filippa Berg: Editor, Stylist and Model

2009-01-14T16:04:00.000-08:00

Filippa Berg is the editor of a free fashion paper in Stockholm i-City. She also is a freelance stylist and models on the odd occasion. She was interviewed by Julia Frakes on bunny BISOUS where she talked about her obsession with Andy Warhol, her love of Sarah Moon's photography and her idol being John Lennon. She listed her three favourite songs as:

Positivly 4th Street - Bob Dylan
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Oh Yoko! - John Lennon.

Berg has a blog at i-City.com, but it is in Swedish - so all I can look at is the pictures.

Melbourne Guide: Clothes Shopping

2009-01-13T18:56:00.000-08:00

Genki
Shop 5 Cathedral Arcade, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne

On their website they have this whole schpeil stating that "at Genki it doesn't feel like shopping but more like visiting a friends place with plenty of super things to look at and try on"; the thing is - it's kinda true. Genki feels like some lovely warm haven of all your favourite brands such as Lover, Rittenhouse, Princess Tina, Tatty Devine and Milk Fed (Sophia Coppola's label exclusive to Japan) to name a few. Sometimes they stock Self Service magazine and they always have an eclectic mix of accessories, shoes, bags and home wares to browse like you are in some museum celebrating kitsch.

Order & Progress
Level 3, Curtain House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne

My new favourite since they started stocking A.P.C. at the end of 2008. You have to walk up four floors to get there so shopping there is good exercise, might as well just try on some Melissa shoes, a Folk knit and check out Beci Orphan's purses while you are gaining your breath, right?

Alphaville
201 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

At first I thought Alphaville was cold and edgy and really only good for getting a pair of Cheap Monday or Dr Denim jeans, but now I am starting to appreciate the subtlety of their monotoned ensembles. Alphaville primarily houses the label Alpha 60, the majority of which is black and/or white, with a dash of grey or silver for excitement. The designs are by no means intended to be feminine, but as long as you wear the clothes you own way, not the edgy sceny way, there are some great quirky, yet simple, pieces.

Lost + Found Market
12 Smith Street, Collingwood

Not really a market per say, but more a bazaar. Lost + Found market has great clothing, records, homewares, furniture - you name it. Some stuff is affordable, like a 1970's embossed leather handbag I purchased for $25, some stuff is a bit more expensive like a bike exactly the same as the one I have for $120 when mine only cost $30.

Other honourable mentions go to Fat, Extinct and Christine (I've never been there but I hear it is the accessories mecca).

Health for the New Year

2009-01-12T21:02:00.000-08:00

Now, I'm not one of those people who makes those horrible New Year's resolutions to loose weight or be healthier (only one packet of tim-tams a night sort of thing). I do in a sense see the new year and the onset of the heat as a means of starting fresh and putting the less wonderful aspects of the previous year past behind me and learning from my mistakes. From what I can gleam these are the things that we should all be doing:

drinking a glass of honey and the juice of half a lemon with hot water upon rising
eating organic (if you have the money), healthy wholefoods
walk 30 minutes every morning 4-5 times a week
being positive
do weights and floor exercises (lunges, sit-ups etc) twice a week
get full body massages (no pain no gain)
do some form of physical activity you enjoy (yoga, ballet)
get a facial
drink green tea (preferably after having spicy tuna rolls and seaweed salad)

Facials and massages - so hard to be healthy

Clemence Posey: Those Pictures

2009-01-12T20:45:00.000-08:00

I know I'm not the only one who has been obsessing about the soft coolness of these pictures of Clemence Posey. They have been posted and re-posted all over the net. The A.P.C. jacket, bed hair, the scarf that sits "just so" and the Parisian street backdrop are enough to make us all wish we were this chic and Posey's best friend.

Khaki Parkas

2009-01-11T19:56:00.000-08:00

As a massive Freaks and Geeks fan the khaki parka has always had a soft spot in my heart. A.P.C., Prada, Balenciaga and Lover have all done a version and they can be chic rather than high school serial killer if worn right. If you do wear it right you might be lucky enough, like Lindsay Weir, to be inspiration for a song like 'Lady L' sung by Nick Andopolis ("Is your green army jacket the only thing keeping you warm tonight?").

RIP: Cafe Con Lesley

2009-01-07T21:48:00.000-08:00

Lesley Arfin announced today that her blog Cafe Con Lesley is over, dead, nada. She will still be blogging at Missbehave magazine, so its not like she's gone from cyberspace completely.

Her book Dear Diary is well worth a read. She goes back and edits her old diary entries from her pre-teen years onwards - interviewing people from her past (like the mean girls, ex-best friends and ex-boyfriends) to get their perspective on adolescent memories. My favorite quote from the book when I first read it was "you came to the dark side, so I didn't have to hide".

Devoted Cafe Con Lesley readers will likely miss the pictures of Arfin, Chloe Sevigny and Jen Brill having way better times than us. Personally, I will miss Arfin posting pictures of herself in a bikini, posting them purely to remember how hot she looked in the Summer of '08. I mean why not?

Favourites: Scents

2009-01-06T19:21:00.000-08:00

The thing I have learned about scents is that it really isn't all about the smell.It is about the packaging, the bottle, identification with a particular brand and advertising.

Sure, the bottle of Chloe parfum that my boyfriend gave me for my birthday smells how I imagine pretty girls should smell, but that's not where my love for the lovely scent ends. The ballerina pink box that contained my sweet gift is brilliant in its simplicity bearing no fussy imagery or graphics, rather it simply features the brand logo "Chloe". Inside the packaging is no hyperbole about the scent being composed of peony, lychée and freesia with notes of rose, magnolia and lily of the valley with an amber and cedar wood base. The brochure describes the uniqueness and craftsmanship of the bottle and that the parfum captures "the house of Chloe spirit, effortless chic and femininity". That and Chloe Sevigny and Clemence Posey are in the advertising campaign makes me want ot go out and buy a whole wardrobe of soft pastels and florals and be soft and feminine.

Before Marc Jacobs decided to go crazy with the Daisy package, making it black with silver daisies on the lid, this was a favourite of mine. The photography for the campaign harked back to William Eggelston's sun-bleached late sixties imagery. The inspiration for the name was Daisy Buchannon of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as well as the idea that daisies themselves have no fragrance. With no fragrance these whimsical flowers conjure up images of innocence and youth and a fragrance was created based on these associations.

I have already written about Miss Cherie by Dior, a fragrance which I purely like due to Sophia Coppola's beautifully directed advert. I haven't even smelt this stuff.

When I'm 40 I'll buy this. It's far too mature for anyone younger than that - unless you were born a century ago. The bottle is the standard for classic and chic when it comes to perfume.

Tennessee Thomas: Drummer

2009-01-04T21:09:00.000-08:00

Tennessee Thomas drums for The Like. I like The Like, but I don't love The Like. Tennessee Thomas is the best thing about the band. She has good hair and dresses well and is in Lula magazine - enough said really.

“Tennessee Thomas hits the hep-cat groove with a lazy shuffle not heard since Tony Sheridan’s beat combo years, maybe she was born nostalgic but she has an Alice in Wonderland quality mixed with a Southern Californian laid back confidence, combined with a razor sharp understated black humor characterizing her performance with a unique signature.”

Favourites: 2008

2009-01-01T17:25:00.000-08:00

Lover

Really, Lover are a perennial favorite along with magazines such as Russh, Lula and Self-Service (and my boyfriend).

One Plus One at the beginning of the year gave me a pair of jeans that fit so well. Those ultra-white Vans Authentics created a look of California cool, without the tan and bleach blonde hair, and the collection had me listening to Neil Young's Harvest and dressing laid-back cool harking back to the '70s Z boys.

Electric Ladyland in Winter had me thinking about punk pioneers such as Patti Smith, Chrissie Hynde and Debbie Harry and had a focus on much more severe tailoring and a little black dress named Rimbaud.

Miso

If I was clever I would have bought a Miso work at the start of the year. Her work started on the streets, and still exists there, using elemnts of wheat pasting, wood carving and illustration. Miso's work is unique, feminine, tough and fairytale-like.

Aesop

Natural skin care, Australian company, simple design aestetic - what more do you want?

The Harpoons

Sixties beach pop that I dare anyone not to like! Every member sings and harmonises and the catchy tunes will have you singing along and bopping around halfway through the first song. They might even sing a song in French if you are lucky. Faith is the real hit a wrenching ballad seeing singer Bec pleading "Don't break my heart"..

Zoey Deschanel: Actress and Musician

2008-12-21T15:49:00.000-08:00

When I first brought She & Him's Volume One I was a bit unsure. Sure Zoey Deschanel dresses well and acts in interesting and off-beat films, but can she make good music? At first I found the album to be a little shallow and stopped listening after a week. Last week however I started listening again and am really getting into it. I've been listening to that and the Mamas & the Papas lately. Both share that "Californian" sensibility; poppy, catchy, great voices, nice harmonies, melodic and perfect for Summer. Perhaps my first listen in Winter was just the wrong time to listen to She & Him. Speaking of the Mamas & the Papas here is Miss Deschanel doing a cover of their song 'Dream a Little Dream of Me'.

Why she's cool: She dresses well, makes good music, was the best character in an otherwise bad idea for a movie Failure to Launch, she's contributed to Lula magazine heaps, she's funny and was the best big sister you could ever have in Almost Famous.

(Picture with banjo: For my boyfriend)

To round out my Californian music phase I think I ought to listen to Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. I have always meant to but never have and after watching a myspace artist on artist interview between Brian Wilson and Zooey I think I must. There is also a good interview with her here to read about how she likes to bake, jog and more.

Sessun: Fashion Label

2008-12-21T15:05:00.000-08:00

I don't know anything about this French label at all. Their clothes are nice, like the Nylon-ised version of A.P.C., but in a good way.

Big Hugs

2008-12-18T15:58:00.001-08:00

Do you speak i love you? If so give me a big hug like this.

My Dream Life: Miss Dior Cherie

2008-12-17T15:37:00.000-08:00

The ad campaign video for Miss Dior Cherie was directed by Sophia Coppola and makes me want to live in Paris more than I even did before. I want to walk along the Seine, try on pink dresses, look at flowers, eat pretty pastries, try on odd sunglasses, live in a dreamy Parisian apartment, kiss a handsome man and float away on a bunch of balloons all to Bridget Bardot 's "Moi, Je Joue".

Lingerie

2008-12-17T01:10:00.000-08:00

I've just realised how horrible all of my underwear is. I basically exclusively wear bonds cotton bikini briefs. Rather unattractive yet rather comfortable. I've noticed a few pieces of lingerie recently that have made me want to rectify my daggy underwear situation.

Stella McCartney

Wundervoll

I've also noticed a few SS 09 Collections were very lingerie inspired which makes me realise I am not as girly girl as I think I am.

Nina Ricci

Chloe

Autumn

2008-12-16T14:21:00.000-08:00

The prospect of the heat and summer really is all too much. I can't wait for Autumn to roll around again so I can wear skirts like these.

Opening Ceremony

A.P.C.

Lover

Sweet Braids

2008-12-15T14:16:00.001-08:00

Girly, sweet, they don't have to be neat, sweet braids can transform you into a medieval princess, a hippie or a little girl in just a twist of your hair.

Accessories: The Boater Hat

2008-12-14T16:58:00.000-08:00

After I saw this lovely boater hat at the Cherry Blossom Girl I knew that I must have one. I'm not really the Pete Doherty fedora type (they seem all smelly and shabby) so when I saw the boater I knew this hat was for me. The boater is crisp, clean and Parisian. It is the sort of hat you can wear on a bike with a pretty floral dress and it won't blow off. I dream of riding beside tall fields of grass, a baguette in the front basket of my bike, with no helmet necessary because in this fantasy I look tres chic.

Then I saw Lover had photographed their Spring/Summer 2009 swimwear collection with a boater and knew it was meant to be. I think one would be best procured at a men's hatter for that old world charm (not to mention quality).

Both Marc Jacobs and Charles Anastase featured boater style hats in their Spring 2009 collections but are more stylised than the Madeline boater hats I much desire.

Melbourne Guide: Art Galleries

2008-12-12T15:48:00.000-08:00

So there are a lot of galleries in Melbourne and these are just the ones I keep my eyes on. Some are a bit hit and miss, but I think sometimes its just nice to go to the opening, get a free drink (sometimes cheap beer, sometimes a lovely glass of something you've never heard of before) and look at art and people - a most entertaining night (much better than watching a cop show).

No Vacancy
27-33 Red Cape Lane, Melbourne. Tuesday-Saturday 11-5, Sunday 12-5.

No Vacancy only opened this year and for the most part has great exhibitions. Their current exhibition is the Villain Custom Toy Show. Melbourne artists have been asked to customise toys by Villain. Open from the 12th-22nd December. The show will feature a mini Villain store within the gallery.

Utopian Slumps
25 Easey Street, Collingwood. Thursday-Saturday 12-6.

Utopian Slumps is a great venue for an opening. Seedy and dark with a wide alley you need to make your way down to climb the stairs to the gallery. The gallery is run by curators and is not-for-profit. Their current exhibit is titled Grow Wild and features a variety of media exploring the concept of the wild and the primal. Open 6th-21st December.

Until Never
2nd Floor, 3-5 Hosier Lane, Melb. Wednesday-Saturday 12-6.

Don't Come
Level 2, Royal Arcade, 314 Little Collins Street, Melbourne.

Per Square Meter
191-193 Johnston Street, Collingwood. Wednesday-Sunday 12-6.

Gorker Gallery
395 Gore Street, Fitzroy.

Lamington Drive
89 George Street, Fitzroy. Tuesday-Friday 11-6, Saturday 12-5.

These galleries are good to keep an eye on. If you are really keen you could spend a day visiting all of them starting at No Vacancy, Don't Come then Until Never, Lamington Drive, Gorker Gallery, Utopian Slumps and then Per Square Meter. Doing this you would see the city, Gertrude St, Brunswick and Smith Streets and get a lovely walk.

I also keep an eye on two of Melbourne's more famed artists Miso and Ghostpatrol. They exhibit around the place in galleries you wouldn't think to go to. They are currently curating and showing in Drawing Machine 2.

For any information on Australian gallery shows it is good to check out We Are The Image Makers on the night. They don't always know about all exhibitions, but they are the best source I have found.

Chloe Sevigny: The Jacket

2008-12-10T21:47:00.000-08:00

I have the same Wrangler denim jacket as Chloe Sevigny. Basically that means I am so stylish, famous, beautiful and talented that you should all worship me, okay? Too cool for school.

Au Revoir Simone: A Band

2008-12-10T21:18:00.000-08:00

I recently read a good interview with Au Revoir Simone. In my opinion most interviews tell me nothing and bore me, but this one was different. I didn't even realise The Bird of Music was their second album, their first was released in 2005 and is titled Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation.

When asked about their top five style essentials the girls answered:

Heather: "Riding boots, a wide-brimmed hat, a cape, fancypants, a sword."
Erica: "High-waisted knee length skirts, feathered bangs, moccasins, bright lipstick, ear-plugs."
Annie: "A bicycle, clean fingernails, a keyboard, fancypants, a library book."

I have always read that Heather is a bit of a science geek, but figured she looked far too whimsical and pretty for that sort of thing, but it is true.

This is the clip from Pee Wee's Big Adventure, where the girls got the name "Au Revoir Simone" from.

Lastly, this is the video for Fallen Snow. This is the video that got me into Au Revoir Simone.

Ali Bosworth: Photographer

2008-12-10T14:57:00.000-08:00

Ali Bosworth is a 23 year old Canadian photographer. He posts any and all of his photos online. Bosworth's photos have somewhat of a following via his flickr page. Pictures of his much photographed girlfriend Sinead have been reposted on many style, craft and art blogs. Sinead’s amber locks, fair skin, thrift-store wardrobe and sunny-disposition are something of an antidote to the boozed and bleached ‘it’ girls who dominate many style and gossip blogs. In more extreme cases Bosworth has discovered “strange Japanese blogs with like a dozen pictures of her reposted on it”. Sinead even gets spotted on the street. “Just today”, Bosworth tells me, “there was this guy staring at her very strongly for minutes, and then he finally said ‘I know, I know where I have seen you, there is this one page on the internet, full of photos of you, have you seen it?”

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Teen Movie Retrospective: The Teensploitation Sixties

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Teen Movie Retrospective: The 1950s

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