Wednesday, December 2, 2009

windshield wipers slapping time, i was holding bobby's hand in mine, we sang every song that driver knew....

me+bobby mcgee used to be one of my all time favorite jams (circa '94-'95).. i had a picture on my high school bedroom wall for the duration+janis, today, remains one of my top style icons..very few gals have had the guts+the matching je ne sais quoi to pull off her furry-feathered-bejangled-pattern clash heavy look, of which i am so very fond.

anyway you shake the tambourine, janis was full on. she sang hard, she drank harder, and she cloaked herself as my bohemian dream....this post is an homage to her+an amalgam of what i think she'd get down with today..(+okay also it's the start of my christmas dream list:)

leopard fur evening bag-big enough for a flask, joints, ciggies, +a harmonica. (ebay)
this samma necklace would be great alone or with layers of other jangles. (gargyle)
hot to trot.this little 3.1 phillip lim dress is perfect for casually lounging, bobby mcgee kareoke, + yet would suit up perfectly for a holiday fiesta. (la garconne)

hippy kate is always gonna make me glad.
erica weiner's silver labyrinth necklace looks like something you could have picked up at woodstock but is fetching enough to go uptown.
baroness elsa is on my winter reading list. she was one of the most important ladies in the dada movement. (it's said that she may have gifted duchamp his fountain--changing the course of art history for evermore.) seems a gal i should get familiar with.

mystical bejeweled+enamel vintage snake ring...need i say more. (ebay)
hansel of basel rock socks...i think these would be great with a buckle bootie.

far out sunflare pic (annie hoogendoorn)when i grow up...i want to have this much turquiose in my life.
i think philip lim might have been looking at some haight ashbury imagery when he designed this last year. i'm not so keen on the little tie fronts but the silvery color+kinky fur is on point. (la garconne)

lady lightning's homestyle installation.
i've been on the hunt for a middle finger ring for my right hand for awhile now+this one is perfect! it's like the chanel one i used to think i wanted as an engagement ring. (ebay)
-ahh, the pirate boots. on the wishlist again...but i think janis would've gotten helluv pumped on some vivienne westwood.
i wish both my fur hats hadn't gotten rained on+ruined.
these edie earrings are what i've been searching for ages..(bona drag)
asymetrical armed sweater dress. yes please, yigal azrouel. (bird)
can't remember where i found this image but i enjoy it immensely.
surface to air booties... would disguise muddy toes+fair well with feathers. (gargyle)
everyone should have a panther ring. non? (ebay)
cute face+skirt capelet=a door bell
here's an option for not going bra-less..some of us, hippy or not, can't pull that off. (kiki de montparnasse)
i love the unexpected blue chain on these erica weiner necklaces.
also on the winter list is the alice echols bio on janis. apprarently it is a pretty well written document of her short but full on life.

this shearling rika tanya vest is far far out of range but it sure is lush. (la garconne)

some hypnotic happy socks to add a little flare to the doldrums of winter dressing. (gargyle)
vivienne westwood mary janes. comfortable+radical-two of my favorite words make these a necessity for one day, some day.
this might very well be my top pick for a fur vest-as it is reversible+longer than the others, which means more versatile+thus wearble. so fuck you opening ceremony, your prices are a real drag.(la garconne)

anyhoo-i hope you enjoyed the round up...i'm going to go get righteous+listen to some greatest hits...
xL

Monday, November 30, 2009

these blustery winds can't stop us, yet.

vintage suede fringe chaps (thrifted in san louis obispo), h+m skinny jeans (handed down from cedez), beater t (hand-me down from ex bf's dad), tara subkoff for easy spirit booties (circa now), vintage fetish necklace (santa fe flea market)
topshop boutique croptop, vintage wool sailor mini (circa now), vintage horn necklace (garment room), chloe sevigny booties (creatures of comfort), tights (jersey thrift)
vintage sweatshirt (borrowed from mi senor-bought at bath maine salvation army), h+m sweater pants, JC for LF knock off acne atacomas (southhampton LF), vintage silver arm jangle (aunt sissy hand me down)
bodkin mesh dress, american apparel t+tights, cheek-ie convertible belt, vintage riding boots (brooklyn flea), love necklace (hearts+charm necklace of gifts+acquisitions), f21 sweater
vintage aztec-belly awesome (borrowed from elizabeth-bought at west hampton thrift), american apparel sweatpants (my painting pants), h+m socks, vintage scarf, jc atacoma's, popple (borrowed from kat's amazing childhood treasure trove--i wish i still had mine..)
magar hatworks alpaca hat (bergdorf's), silver+turquoise jangle necklace (outdoor market on the coast of turkey), skinnies+striped top (h+m), boots (bklyn flea), vintage red tank (santa fe thrift)
yokoo supa chain, moto (a.p.c.), vintage levi's (new hope vintage), poison t (seattle vintage), tara subkoff heels
feather vest (ebay), karen walker jeans (elizabeth charles), vintage tom petty t (cherry?), frye motorcycle boots, street hoops
african earrings (venice beach boardwalk), jodhpurs (malibu equestrian shop), vintage tiger dress (handed down from suzeQ)
vintage dress (santa barbara not so thrifty thrift), navy tights (jersey thrift), flamenco shoes (barcelona), satin wrap belt (santa fe thrift)
vintage stripeE t (barcelona flea market), lux overalls (urban outfitters), cheek-ie necklace, electic blue repettos (creatures of comfort)
3.1 phillip lim sweater vest (zoe princeton), acne high waisted zip skirt, vintage blue+black lace top (ventura thrift), c+c tank, wolford tights (courtesy of turner), vintage army boots (albuquerque thrift)
over the knee boots (resurrection from when i worked there in '05), vince sweater (bergdorf's), red t (hand me down from noah), stripeE skinnies (bendels?), native american beaded necklace (circa now sidewalk sale/swapped), chanel jumbo
vintage flannel (brunswick maine salvation army-altered at tailor jacks), h+m skinnies, jc nation booties (JL in south hampton).
aa top, phillip lim sweater, lux jeans (houseguest leftovers), patchwork lace ups (long island city salvation army).
vintage leopard/dog coat (brunswick maine antique mall), sequin top (borrowed from cedez), c+c tank, chandelier earrings (aunt sissy gift), varda lace up pumps (housing works thrift), double stockings, tons of eye make up+hair spray.
grey ant shades (opening ceremony), acne high waister, marni top (hand me down from mumsa), h+m tights, riding boots (bklyn flea), vintage woven scarf (doubletake santa fe), cheek-ie belt)
tripp zebra jeans (trash+vaudeville), aa tank, tse cardi (someone left in our apt ages ago), bone? feather scrimshaw necklace (chinatown), vintage patchwork lace ups, club monaco fedora (beacons closet)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

i wanna live in a wigwam*






*check out this lovely cat steven's jam intoduced by the enthusiast on the road outta south hampton.......obviously-we've got to get more teepees in our lives but until then: