guns in the summertime

I recently watched Thelma and Louise, originally because I knew it was road trip orientated and I have a minor obsession with road trips, but after watching it I realised that it is not only a great road trip film but also hugely feministic. It totally defeats the stereotype of road movies and "man and sidekick" films as neither Thelma nor Louise are men or the sidekick, they are both as significant as each other and through utter badass, but fair, treatment of quite frankly disgusting men they give the patriarch a run for it's money. What I really love about this film is the true feeling of sisterhood that Thelma and Louise create by simply following the rule of justice.

 

Throughout the film there is a noticeable change in their attitude, which is obviously shown through their change in behaviour, but also through the shift in the clothes they wear, especially with Thelma. At the start of the film they both wear make up, do their hair and take pride in their appearance, but as the film progresses the dresses and cosmetics get lost in a cloud of dust and are replaced by band tees, mom jeans and cowboy boots. I love their style, its American through and through, and I wanted to try and recreate it. 

10/10 for props

The jeans are vintage from eBay and white vest is from Uniqlo.

 

Both their outfits are uber-practical (Mom jeans are THE most comfortable things I have ever worn) for badass behaviour but flippin cool too.

 

This top is a cheap Slazenger thing that I butchered and bleached two years ago in my efforts to be "grungey".

 

This movie really shows feminism for what it is, the search for equality, and that achieving it is always fight, which is what makes Thelma and Louise utter legends.

 

 

(waves goodbye)

Suzie

 

p.s on a completely different note has anyone been watching This Old Thing? If not, then watch for tonnes of rad vintage clothes, sewing tips and Dawn O'Porter being hilarious.

 

 

Sources:

 http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Thelma_and_Louise/gallery/THELMALOUISEP06/

http://giphy.com/gifs/12iIDLFVJQxpGo

i can be your pretty little dear diary

Last weekend i went to 2000 trees, a small (but rad) festival. This was my first festival and I have to say I got rather excited at the prospect of it. Most of the music at trees is underground but that term just confuses me so I just say its an indie/alt festival. There was a pretty cool mixture of stuff there from metal to folk to rock(sorry if all that is totally wrong). Unfortunately, we couldn't stay for long but we did manage to see a few good bands.

The first band we saw were The Cadbury Sisters, who I have listened to for a long time as I (kinda) know them. They are a mix of folky, blending harmonies and a tiny smidge of rock in there too.
Listen to - all there stuff ( it's all great, ALL OF IT)

Next we saw Darlia who are a bit like a modern Nirvana (if i'm allowed to say that, don't shoot me grunge police). I guess they're kinda a combination of swim deep and nirvana actually (totally rad, right?) They're  a bit heavy compared to what i normally listen to (damnit, i'm such a weak unit) but I really liked them. Plus, the lead singer is nice to look at.
Listen to - Dear Diary, Candyman

I also saw Wolf Alice there too. They were pretty much one of the only bands performing that I had heard of so we decided that we had to see them. Their music is hard to describe or compare to anything, some of their tracks are like normal indie records whilst others are proper grunge. Either way they were utterly rad and the atmosphere was ELECTRIC - at one point I was not only in the mosh pit but UNDER it (no joke, my life flashed before my eyes). They also had some uber-rad face paint on too.
Listen to - their mashup of Chris Isaak's wicked games and their own song Blush, Fluffy, Moaning Lisa Smile, Bros

I took a video during their last song 'Bros'. The quality is god awful and there was this annoying tall man in front of me but it captures the mood.

I didn't actually take any outfit photos before/during trees so i just took some pics today. I am ashamed to say it took me a hell of a long time to figure out what to wear. This being my first festival and all i wanted to make an impression (which i now realise is impossible as there were a million other hipster weirdos there too) but in the end i went simple and just stuck to a 90s theme. Excuse the clashy duvet and crochet blanket combo (my idea of interior décor).

Denim Jacket - eBay

Shorts- Vintage Levis (from a random market)

T shirt - hand me down

Forever living in children's t-shirts.

I sewed on the badges myself, some of them are old scout ones I found and one is from hobbycraft (you can never go wrong with hobbycraft)

(waves goodbye)

Suzie

ultimate hair crushes

For some reason I am really into long, beach-wave, bleached but my hair is totally incapable of being all surfer-cool so I can only lust after having long, luscious locks. Don't get me wrong, i love having short hair, i actually prefer it, but i can't help feeling envious when i see mermaid locks, knowing it is fully impossible with my hair. On the other hand, i do admire short hair (complete queen of contradiction here). it's more care free, it reminds me of 90s boy bands and Swim Deep and don't get me started on how much easier it is to tame. Argh, I dunno, I guess i'm neutral on the whole long vs short hair issue. Anyway, I have compiled a collection of all my hair crushes from Blondie to Chad Michael Murray in Freaky Friday.

It's v hard to sum up Grimes hair in a sentence. Actually, it's impossible, so lets just let this photo do the talking.

The only words to describe Chloe Norgaard's hair is one big rainbow mess (a good mess though). Her everchanging bleachy, beachy locks are hair heaven.

 

 

Blondie is queen of bleach though. Anyone else would look like a complete prat if they dyed the front of their hair and not the back but not only does she pull it off, she frickin rocks it.

When i had long hair, i spent most of the time trying to achieve haimhair (new word, oxford dictionary take note). I wasted money/time/effort on beach spray and not brushing it only to realise it was near impossible unless i got a hair transplant #cry i still lament over my ineptness to reach haimhair.

I don't like saying this but is it just me that thinks that alexa chung and freja beha are secret twins??? it is uncanny, i swear, the only difference is nationality. Either way their hair stands the test of time.

Skinny boys with shaggy hair are the eighth (unknown) wonder of the world. 90s boy bands and kurt cobain are the main culprits, also Ben Whishaw (heart eyes heart eyes heart eyes), who i forgot to include in the collage. This hair represents low maintenance but coolness too, whoever has this has the guts to wear it long and know it looks good.


yeah, maybe i only included ben whishaw cuz i wanted an excuse to see his face

(Waves goodbye)

Suzie

image sources for collage:

http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/chloe-norgaard-rocks-colorful-braids-nylon-mexico-andrew-kuykendall/

http://www.thevandallist.com/chloe-norgaard/

http://curbsidefashion.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/ode-to-those-left-behind-by-kurt-cobain.html

http://theclosetlullaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/iconic-thursdays-valentina-valentina.html

http://stereotypedlife.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/from-the-mouth-of-debbie-harry/

http://fashiongrunge.com/2013/07/06/style-crush-claire-boucher-aka-grimes/

http://rockthetrend.com/people/current-obsession-grimes-claire-boucher/

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f8/e9/33/f8e9332f775e0881078841bc829b69f5.jpg

http://elliesblog22.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/freja-beha-erichsen-for-vogue-uk-january-2014/

http://www.oliviapalermo.com/im-feeling-grunge-today/attachment/14/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/507569820474609738/

http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20276967_20405703_21224190,00.html

http://creamandsugar.ca/birthday-sugar-carrot-cupcakes/

http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2014/02/27/893/n/1922153/ed9033d676092a86_grimes.jpg.xxxlarge_2x/i/Grimes-aka-Claire-Boucher.jpg

 Other images:

 http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/03/26/grimes-gallery-opening-photos/

http://onabbotkinney.tumblr.com/post/43732041715/chloe-norgaard-photographed-by-michael-dumler-at

 http://dangerousminds.net/tag/Pop-Culture

 http://rofl-lol.com/este-haim-boyfriend/

 http://girlfromheap.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/con-flequillo-y-lo-loco_25.html

 http://britishfilminstitute.tumblr.com/post/73203083307/ben-whishaw-and-a-bafta-nominee-feature-among-our

soap and human sacrifice go hand in hand

Blue has always been a much more complex colour than the rest. To many it represents sadness, to others freedom. I recently read an article about the colour in july vogue considering it's place in fashion and everywhere else and it made me realise that blue is a universal colour with no true meaning, it represents whatever the person wants it to.

 

 

The colour blue suits everyone, which is probably why I was wearing an all-blue ensemble today, it's just one of those versatile colours that suits every mood/weather including sun (yes actual sun).

 



I guess you could say I was feeling blue today. 





Cropped tee - TopShop

Shorts - eBay

Tie-dye socks - TopShop

Shoes- Nike Air Max (from Office)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found these shorts on eBay this week after some intense floaty-shorts-hunting and besides being so so so pretty they are, I swear, the most comfortable thing I have ever worn. They remind me of tiles and now I really want to replicate this pattern into some ceramic tiles and just cover the house with them.

~~~

 



I accidentally unearthed fight club in my sister's room the other day and started reading it. I've never really given much thought to the book seeing as its such a great film but it is just as sardonic and ironical as the movie. There are so many great quotes in it too (that's where the post title is from), that I constantly feel the need to tweet/share with the world. It is the absolute epitome of dark humour.

~~~

Ultraviolence arrived this week, I was sceptical of it seeing as it hasn't exactly had rave reviews but I bloody love it. I'm usually influenced really easily by others' opinions but nothing will stop me from saying that lana has delivered another rad album. I think critics have grudges against second albums, they put so much pressure on the artists to deliver a a* album and then they go and slag it off with a 3 star review. Anyway, ultraviolence is just as American and smokey as born to die but with less hip hop beats and more guitar riffs (the riffs are sooo good - especially florida kilos). It's still cinematic and the dark undertones still linger but it sounds different, it has a different vibe from born to die. This has really taught me to not take reviews for granted, it's based on opinion not fact. (warning - I am an ldr superfan, so I may be biased) All of the songs are rad but my favourites are Cruel World, Florida Kilos + Brooklyn Baby.

(waves goodbye)

 

Suzie

sunday afternoon

Sunday afternoons are probably the most discouraging time of the week. Typically filled with homework panic, frenzied instrument practice and random baking (just me?). Amidst this feeling is the dread of monday morning, knowing that however late you go to bed on sunday night will not delay the inevitable drag of monday morning.

        In an attempt to banish this feeling, i distracted myself with blogging and random outfit photographing because i don't do outfit posts very often (no tripod/can't be bothered/blah blah blah).

        I'm lost in a total haze of revision at the moment (as pretty much every teen is actually) with innumerable exams looming and, seeing as the weather didn't make me want to hide under my duvet and stay there forever, I decided to go outside, even if I only went as far as the garden. Excuse my face, it doesn't know what to do when a camera comes near it.

cardigan - vintage

dungarees - Rokit

t shirt - Cayman Islands (my collection of worldly miniature t shirts is growing)

earrings (you can't even see them) - TopShop

I'm p sure the cardigan is my sister's via my Granny, it seems to me that most of the time I wear my family member's clothes, either a sign of greediness or just seizing an opportunity. For a while I was embarrassed to wear these dungarees, mostly because they are the height of bagginess, but I plucked up the guts to wear them on a non-uniform day and got loads of compliments and since then my dungaree-esteem has boosted. The t shirt actually belongs to my 10-year old self from a holiday to the Cayman Islands, I recently rediscovered it and realised that children's t shirts act very well as cropped tees.

Not quite sunday afternoon, but almost.

Not quite sunday afternoon, either.



(waves goodbye)

Suzie

Style Cred to the Cartoons

On a non-uniform day recently I was told I resembled Velma from Scooby Doo. The most obvious reaction to this should be offence, however, being compared to a smart girl who wears turtle necks and pleat skirts is actually flattering and p rad in my opinion. Daphne may be the bombshell of Scooby-Doo but Velma is a dark horse when it comes to style. It inspired me to delve into the cartoon archives and discover other animated dark horses of style.

~Velma Dinkley~
Well its only right to begin with Velma. What is there to say? Velma is practical but cool with her picks, knowing she will be chasing criminals all over the place, she opts for comfortable yet classic clothing, and of course the famous specs. Velma is the true underdog of preppy style.

werkin' it 

~The Flinstones~

Fred, Wilma and Pebbles have the obvious drawback of living in the Stone Age, so are not lucky enough to have the material resources we have today. They overcome this fundamental disadvantage, however, to be style ambassadors for Bedrock (well maybe not literally)and make pretty stylish ensembles out of basic fabrics. After all, no one quite wears a leopard-print tunic with a tie quite like Fred Flintstone, do they? And even baby Pebbles wears a bone to replace a hairband. Genius.

~Snoopy~

I don't think this is
official but it shows
how rad snoopy is.

Although Snoopy doesn't actually move, he is the epitomy of canine cool and even when he's not wearing clothes he is still the dog of the town. Also, he is the only dog I have ever come across to play the saxophone and wear shades. I actually used to have a Snoopy sweatshirt but it got lost in the realms of jumble/car boot sale.


 Sources: (top to bottom)

www.velmadinkley.com

http://mrwgifs.com/freddie-daphne-velma-shagging-dancing-on-scooby-doo/

http://decomprasconpebblesywilma.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.sidereel.com/The_Flintstones/season-6/episode-20
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/432838214156737862/

 http://www.cweden.com/snoopy/joecool/snoopy033.jpg

(waves goodbye)
Suzie


Don't Just Dream In Your Sleep

Yesterday,  as some pre-exam respite, we went to see the Birmingham Royal Ballet on tour. It wasn't the traditional Swan Lake or Romeo and Juliet but extracts from three very different ballets, Les Rendezvous, Kin and Elite Syncopations. They were all very modern, especially Kin which premiered in April, but in diverse ways.

 

Les Rendezvous was the least modern with dancers wearing polka dot costumes at some kind of garden party (?), I'm not entirely sure what it supposed to represent but I still enjoyed it. Kin was very dark (literally and metaphorically) with the dancers bare-legged and straight-faced. Elite Syncopations was probably my favourite, partly because it had a nostalgic feel to it reminding me of childhood trips to the circus, also because the band were on stage, like part of the cast, and lastly because it was very funny.

 

 

 

Jacket - eBay

Top - India (the country, man that sounds smug, someone else got it for me though)

Skirt - New Weekends

Belt - Mini Boden (it's a hand-me-down from when I was little!)

 

I seem to be living in this skirt at the moment. Thing is, it is just so versatile. I have only owned it for 2 months but I have already worn it to Bath, London, the ballet and even a jazz festival. And also, pleats are in so this was a wise buy.

 

~~~

 

A few songs I cannot stop listening/singing/dancing like a maniac to:

This is on the new Coco Mademoiselle ad (if you haven't seen it then climb out from under your rock and WATCH IT) I cannot stress how much better it is than the last one. Hopefully, you can hear them above the screaming (you'll see what I mean)

Yes yes yes, now I am the one who has been living under a rock, having only just started listening to Swim Deep. Honestly, I heard about them a while ago and just never got round to listening to them but recently I started and ,well, they're pretty rad.



Lana's new single is everything I hoped it to be and more. Still cinematic and enigmatic, but different as well. She's done it again.
 

(waves goodbye)

Suzie