Almost 25 years later, 90% of my wardrobe is black. But events over the past few weeks have changed my sartorial
It folds out to a wallet. Even the hipster girl who sold me coffee today was impressed!
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Showing posts with label black. Show all posts
October 1, 2009
What Can Brown Do For You?
In 1985, after reading the Spin Magazine essay, "Why Young People Wear Black" I made the choice to do just that. (I am trying to find the essay online but can't, though while searching, I have discovered that early 1980's Spin Magazines are going for over $100. I swear I KNEW when I was cutting out pics of Bono and Sting to hang in my locker that I would live to regret it).
Almost 25 years later, 90% of my wardrobe is black. But events over the past few weeks have changed my sartorialobsession outlook. First, the Frye Boots. Second, I came across a pocketbook, that I could not resist, even though it is made of brown leather.
It folds out to a wallet. Even the hipster girl who sold me coffee today was impressed!
Almost 25 years later, 90% of my wardrobe is black. But events over the past few weeks have changed my sartorial
It folds out to a wallet. Even the hipster girl who sold me coffee today was impressed!
September 2, 2008
Goth Redux
Because I work from home, I don't have much opportunity to dress up. And when I do leave the house for something fancier than the post office or grocery store, I have a uniform - black top, black skirt, black tights, black boots, silver accessories, big black bag.
And all of a sudden, thanks to the Goth Revival, I am in style, even if it's by default, and even if it's because I've just been holding on to the look since the first go round, in the 1980's. And yes, I had a Bauhaus record. Hell, I had the extended dance remix of "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
So this Goth Revival lets me embrace the things I loved in the past - like these red winklepicker skull buckle boots from *capricornvintage* (Identical to those worn by the one goth girl in my big northeast university who had a name that was spelled normally and pronounced abnormally. She had a leather jacket with spikes (!) that caught on angora sweaters, and once went to a sorority rush dressed as a nun).
Click photo for link to auction.
And all of a sudden, thanks to the Goth Revival, I am in style, even if it's by default, and even if it's because I've just been holding on to the look since the first go round, in the 1980's. And yes, I had a Bauhaus record. Hell, I had the extended dance remix of "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
So this Goth Revival lets me embrace the things I loved in the past - like these red winklepicker skull buckle boots from *capricornvintage* (Identical to those worn by the one goth girl in my big northeast university who had a name that was spelled normally and pronounced abnormally. She had a leather jacket with spikes (!) that caught on angora sweaters, and once went to a sorority rush dressed as a nun).
Click photo for link to auction.It also makes me want to go shopping for more black things, as I always need more black clothes (click photos for link):
Flower/Skull Pendant from Vivenne Westwood
Marc Jacobs Rolling Rings Dress at Nordstrom.
80's Black Ruched Dress on eBay
Moschino Black Patent Platform Mary Janes at Zappos
Flower/Skull Pendant from Vivenne WestwoodMarc Jacobs Rolling Rings Dress at Nordstrom.80's Black Ruched Dress on eBayDsquared Plaid/Black Lug Soled Booties on Zappos
July 28, 2008
Vintage Bulletin
Thank you to Carol at Dandelion Vintage for the mention in last week's Vintage Bulletin about this 1960's black sequinned cocktail dress:
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