A Playlist of Marc Jacobs Campaigns, Virgin Suicides, Dolce and Gabbana, Cadillacs and Mouths

 

Listen to this song and take in the vibes, imagine sitting on a swinging chair sipping a cold drink through a stripy straw, your feet caressing dry grass and bathing in subterranean heat...

These are the vibes I'm obsessing over this season. This is how I would be feeling if Spring weather was how it was meant to be. But this holiday I'm going to be in BRAZIL!

Dewy lips

John Baldessari

Sylvie Vartan and Francoise Hardy enjoy their ice creams 

Daisies

An old Cadillac

Marc Jacobs SS13

virgin suicides

Dolce & Gabbana in L.A. 

Rouge

In the words of Gweneth Pawtro "Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick." Is it not vital for everyone to have that one lipstick, that one divine colour that forever will match your skin tone. I had that colour once and now it is somewhere probably lost under piles of junk. The worst part is it wasn't new, it was irreplaceable, it was an old Clinique, it was amazing! How many times have we seen the red lipstick show its rouge glam on celeb's faces. You don't need Scarlett Johansson's lips to pull it off (it would help though).

The Great Gatsby

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” 

Age Restrictions

Age is such a frustrating thing; it restricts everyone no matter how old they are. In someways you are the most free when you know nothing at the tender age of seven, all sticky and ripe from no fear of living. The only reason you cry is for ice-cream or because you've fallen over. The more you live the more you cry.

My head is full of confusion and yearning for things that seem unobtainable. I used to want to be as commonplace as a character from 'Pollyanna' but now I want to be a mad, wild character worthy of a Jack Kerouac novel, penniless but crazy about life and learning from it. The trouble is people don't except that now and I think ironically the closest I've ever been to that dream was when I was seven. It's sad really that probably I'll end up in a decent job with decent pay; a person who when she was younger was stupid enough to want to go wild and gave up trying hard at school in subjects that seemed so irrelevant. Another face on the tube. Barely affecting anyones life. It's pathetic. The more I live the more ropes will try to tie up my brain into nice neat bows. 

The Carrie Diaries

I AM IN LOVE with this tv show. It's young 16 year old Carrie Bradshaw from 'sex and the city' set in the 80's. It includes fabulous clothes, gorgeous guys and a perfect-for-sleepovers plot. I WANT HER LIFE.urgh.

THE STUDENT

Monnassi

김 대현, Daehyun Kim (also known as 무나씨 moonassi) 

He was born in Seoul, in 1980. He now lives and works in Vienna. He studied fine arts at a university, specialized in Traditional East-Asian Art/Paintings. He is also working as a graphic designer. To me his work is very philosophical, beautiful and deep. Using ink and a minimalistic style, Daehyun Kim has created a distinctive, individual identity with his drawings that mark themselves out as his own the moment any viewer spreads their eyes over them. And just like butter melting over warm toast, these drawings are elegant, simple and highly evocative.

인칭기계, I can see you!

동굴동굴, You are (a) mine

안쪽의 내부에서, In the inner inside

Kenji Kawasumi

Kenji Kawasumi's MA collection for CSM is very detailed. It reminds me of the mystic Maharajas from the 20th century.

Submarine

I cannot describe how much I love this movie. It is so beautiful. I took snapshots of his room because I want it. It's about a 15 year old kid called Oliver Tate from Whales. Chapter 1 is about his new relationship with a girl called Jordana. Chapter 2 is about his parents crumbling relationship and it echos Woody Allen with a french new wave feel too, it's similar to Wes Anderson. I can relate to his character so much.

this is my favorite bit

"Jordana and I enjoyed an atavistic, glorious fortnight of lovemakin'; humiliatin' teachers and bullying the weak. I have already turned these moments into the Super-8 footage of memory." -  Oliver Tate

That one special thing...

Every girl has that thing that makes her feel special. Perhaps some jewelry, a dress, a song, a talent or a lipstick. All our favorite leading ladies have that thing that makes them different and special. Claire from the 'Breakfast Club' is a pretty average high school 'Miss Popularity' but she becomes a bit quirkier when she shows her 'embarrasing' hidden talent.

Molly Goddard

My friend Sylvie showed me Molly's work. It reminds me of folk from wonderland. The different layers of textile and the different shapes from the front and profile are so beautiful and enchanting.

Happy New Year!

My First Ever Zine

This was what I gave my mum for christmas...

old french oddities

rosy nicholas

Rosy is a freelance artist who ranges in fields including illustration, props and accessories. She has various clients within London for example she has worked with Fred Butler, Selfridges, TOMS, Dover Street Market, Tim Walker, Adidas, MAC, Grazia, Faye Toogood, Nicola Formichetti, Patti Wilson, Vogue, ELLE, Dazed, Vision and iD magazine. Her work is vibrant and unique her collections remind me of one-offs you'd find in a boutique.

So Far this Christmas...

On the 7th of December I went to a Fyoder Golan show at the V&A. And like a virgin it was my very first time. I can't actually believe that I've never been to one before. I can describe it as nothing but beautiful. The simple design of staging with a large tiki statue at the top of the runway. Each dress was a different technique and they ordered it so the dresses appeared in a gradient order. Every single design was immaculate and different.

On the 15th of December I went to a vintage kilo sale where I acquired lots of crochet items and jewelry. This was also a first time thing and for only fifteen pounds I got a lot and I want to do it again. 

Yesterday I watched 'Walk the Line' and it is definitely up there with my favorite movies. My friends and I also spent time painting her bedroom and collaging a canvas which I now own.

Rant.

Dear humble blog readers and contributors... I have (for a long time) been wanting to write something meaningful but I have found that no matter how much I want to say I am always overwhelmed by the looming shadows of brilliant intellectuals who I feel can promote what I want to say in better ways then me. I am scared that I will not make a difference in this world that to me is so full of corrupt and disgusting things; capitalism, poverty, exploitation, war, global warming, dictators, violent computer games, people that accept these things etc.. It's true I want to live an exciting life thick and enriched from different experiences and new people but I can't help but feel useless unless I contribute and try to change the things I think are so wrong about this society. I don't want to be one of those people that wines and moans about things but doesn't even try to change it. I think that is why as a human race we cannot achieve our ideals. I know I'm only 14 and it's weird for me to be 'ranting' on like this but I honestly feel like this. I feel so repressed because I'm told I'm too young to change things but then i start feeling like I've waited too long to start. I guess lots of people my age experience this form of teen angst. Even though this is being written on a whim this is what I've been trying to say for a long time and I know I'm not that good at writing and I know this post is dull and has no photos but I'm numb right now and probably if I re read it I'll feel too exposed and try and edit it down, but I'm tired of feeling like that!...

Time Of My Life...

"I don't think you ever had any intention of telling him - ever".

"I Carried a Watermelon"