babysittin blues

It's Caroline!
Right now I am babysitting. And all is well except that I'm hungry and I should be working on a history paper. But I'm procrastinating. But what's new?

I was in Evanston today and I stopped into a vintage store quickly. I saw a pair of Kate Spade glittery, gold, platform sandals. AND I FELL IN LOVE. But my wallet did not. They were $34 dollars so I decided to hold off. But now I'm wishing I bought them. And I looked on eBay and I couldn't even find anything remotely similar!

I hid them in the store, so I hope they are there next week. Otherwise...I don't know. I don't want to think about that!

I also saw a REALLY COOL red patchwork skirt, but it was $58 dollars. Yuck. This is why I shop at Village Discount, Goodwill and Salvation Army. Cheap clothing that occasionally smells like urine is like Christmas! I'm serious though. I love shopping at thrift stores instead of "real" stores. It's like a treasure hunt and Christmas mixed together. A Christmas-themed treasure hunt!

Now onto the post!

I've been interested in the 70s lately because I JUST LUV VINTAGE GUYZ.

Just kidding.

I HAVE been interested in prints, big and small. I feel like this is reflected in bracelets, camp, rock starz of course etc. etc. etc.

I hope these pictures make sense, because in my mind they did. But my mind is filled with thoughts of Nutella and pretzels. WAIT. Nutella and pretzels together? I'm a genius.

The Brady Bunch, unknown sign, bracelets unknown, Comme des Garcons f/w 1999, "skrud med skadedjur", Jimi Hendrix, Ringo

Love,  Caroline

Style Icon: Hope Sandoval

Hope Sandoval is a really rockin' woman and the female half of the band Mazzy Star. You've probably heard their really great song Fade Into You from their 1993 album So Tonight That I Might See. You probably haven't heard their song Blue Light that's also really great. Their music is chill and slow and something you could (and I often do) fall asleep to, but also deeply angsty in that 90s I-don't-even-care-enough-to-raise-my-voice kind of way. In other words, it's incredible. And its largely due to Hope Sandoval's angelic and ethereal voice. According to the band's Wikipedia page, Hope has a "shy personality" and during concerts "prefers to sing in near-darkness with only a dim backlight." Sobasically she's probably one of those people whom you don't realize are cooler than you because they never speak, but when they do it's something Really Really Deep and Cool. And then they move to OPRF and become BFFs with Tavi.

.....Anyway, Hope also had incredible style way back in the nineties (I mean, she probably still does, but let's face it, OLD PEOPLE ARE GROSS). Pay special attention to her long, flowy skirts (and hair), her midriff-exposing crop-tops which are many times just button-downs unbuttoned at the bottom, and babydoll dresses. Not to mention her waifish figure, huge wide-set eyes, and totally great eyebrows. Hope is perfect girlcrush material/style inspiration for midterms when I'm angsty but also too emo to be angry and loud about it. Fade on.

--Stefa

(yeah i know you wanna be her best friend already)

(all images from last.fm)

Wish List: PLATFORMS

Lately I have been obsessing over the concept of black suede/velvet platforms. And I mean PLATFORMS. Unfortunately, they are waaaaay over my budget, but *~~A GIRL CAN DREAM~~*

Steve Madden, $158, www.nastygal.com

Jeffrey Campbell, $140, www.dnafootwear.com

Kimchi Blue, $70, www.urbanoutfitters.com

Gee Wawa, $128, www.anthropologie.com

--stefa

Style Icon: Lady Pink

Lady Pink (AKA Sandra Fabara AKA Queen Of My World) (I made that last one up) is widely considered to be the first female graffiti artist EVER. Apparently she was born in Ecuador and raised in Queens (that's where the Queens come from) and went to this really rad high school that I'm lowkey bout to transfer to called High School of Art & Design. She started tagging in the 80s when she was 15 so if you're older than that you better quit because Second Youngest Female Graffiti Artist Ever isn't gonna look so good on them yung college apps :,,( She was also in this cool movie (that is now #1 on my netflix queue) about hip-hop culture called Wild Style. Also her first show was called Femme-Fatales. Also she hella collab'd with fellow female artist Jenny Holzer  who, among a whole bunch of amazing things, designed feminist/socially conscious t-shirts that Lady Pink was photographed in, so obvs she has rad style! What more could you want?!??! a b-rated rapper with a hilariously similar name? DONE.
--stefa

(Lady P and her budz at NYC's Hogwarts, the High School of Art & Design! #seemslegit)

(all similarities to alia shawkat are purely coincidental)

(step 1: buy old jeans from SalvArm. step 2: paint splatter!!!!!!!)

(jenny holzer tshirt swag)

(all images from google)

prada, you know me

I know that the Spring 2012 have already come and gone but I thought I would share some of my thoughts on one of my favorite collections

PRADA SPRING 2012

Outfits

note the jackets. I think they kind of look like letter jackets, but you know, with flowerz n stuff. Also, the skirts are a mix between your classic poodle skirt that everyone knows and loves and your pleated school uniform skirt. 

 Similar skirts. I like the eyelet lace theme they have, but I REEALLY like how they put it in colors like cherry red and black. But then you still have to have some powder blue lace t resist looking like Sandy at the end of Grease.

Now it's ok to look like Sandy! There's the red bandeau and the black pencil skirt. Obviously not leather,  but very shiny and very anti-fifties in that the midriff (ew, i just said midriff) is showing. Belly buttons were never seen in the fifties. NEVER. (Also, I really like the leather skirt with the greaser car and flames on it. Though the leather gets a little close to looking like a leather jumpsuit from the 90s)(still....)

 

More car prints

I think of these two outfits as the pink ladies. They have their modernized cat eye classes and semi-full skirts. And of course, the whole matching thing with different colors. Kind of like the Powerpuff Girls in that each has their designated color(s) (scratch that, kind of like every childhood girl show ever)

More car prints and flowers

Details

CAN WE JUST LOOK AT THESE PLEASE. The shoes are like the wings on a car. And the purse is a car. This makes me incredibly sad that I don't know how to drive. 

More flames/wings. 

Bandeaus, letter jacket and chiffon poodle skirt with flames.

LEATHER AND CARZ. The greasers live on

 The beloved cat eye sunglasses. Perfect to watch drag racing on a summer day with.

Flame shoes in the actual colors of flames! How much better can it get?

Flames, cars, lace and flowers.

So these dresses kind of remind me of when Sandy and Danny go to the dance. The dresses are so virginal and innocent. Long sleeves, high neckline, pastel colors. And then you have cars and flames. 

THESE ONES MIGHT BE MY FAVORITES. Intense flames on the right and a headlight thing (well, I've been thinking of it as a laser) on the left. I want some laser/flame shoes

 Legitimate letter jacket with studs. Leather bag and poodle skirt with doodles of drag racing. 

I'm going to try and recreate one of these outfits...but for now just remember that drag racing is bad unless you are wearing at least one thing with flames/cars/lasers.

Caroline