Nick Cave and Yann Tiersen are fantastically appropz, non-distracting, focus-inspiring study music..just in case you were wondering.
was talking to a good friend today at school and she brought up an interesting point. I (stupidly) hadn’t realised that other people had felt the same..but it makes sense that heaps of people do...
She was saying that she has this great fashion sense, mentally, but no-one knows about it because she doesn’t have the dollars to get the clothes/outfits that she dreams about/has the creativity to whip up with her sense of clothing greatness, :). she was saying that she hopes no-one judges her on the clothes that she does wear, haha, bc its not really her sense or real choice of clothing..just what she is able to get by with at this stage.
i think a little bit of that is true for everyone - minus the queen and maybe lady gaga, or something.
it’s really frustrating being somewhat caged into affordable fashion, because I think it’s a pretty big deal in (my) life, and a huge outlet for fun and creativity and even a fun chance for making friends through mutual interest in certain pieces/designers - had we the opportunity to have what we really desired, at the click of some fingers. i also find that the right clohteswhat also frustrates me is that, even despite having a personal lack of dollar value, most clothes that I dream of aren’t even accessible from where I am right now – financial woes aside. hmpf.
i’ve also found that the right clothes for your body, the occasion, or your personal taste can have a lasting impression on the whole atmosphere and confidence that oozes out of you at any given time. for eg., in a get-up that you feel 110% comfortable in, whether it be a floor-length evening gown that fits just right around your waist, a tee and jeans that make you feel at your most subtly comfortable or even a pair of heels that makes you stand with your shoulders back that little bit more – then it will show. clothing has a strength that can empower the wearer, and I think its really important that people remember that..whether they are necessarily interested in ‘fashion’ as an entity or interest, or not.
clothes are not just for looks or even necessarily always made for function. they can have so many emotional levels attached, if you allow them to do so. some pieces are created with a direct concept or political opinion in mind that has/had an intent to be publicised and appreciated widely or, alternatively, a point that was brought to public attention simply bc the designer is aware that its morals and opinions will be contested and argued against – bringing their point-of-view to the surface, as they desire.
but on an ending note, i really like this little philosophy, and do definitely agree whole-heartedly (despite everything that I’ve just said re: $).
never compromise quality for price,
black before white,
understated rather than complicated. - friedrich gray
here’s some things that have inspired me to create (if only at this stage the pieces of wearable art/fashun are still stuck in my mental volumes of note-to-selfs to diy) this afternoon..
a great deal are from The Selby at some point along the line, if memory serves correctly.:
bothers me that the pictures are different sized in width toward the end of the little collection in this post, but whatever..i can hardly be bothered to swap them round. its a shame that the last two vertical strips are smaller, too, but hmm. you may or may not survive without my fixing it up.
the last image though, Donnie Darko screenshot, anyone ?
ps, for fans: wiki 'Sarah Darko', (i think it's called). its a potential somewhat ~sequal to donnie d and sounds absolutely terrrrible. it has nothing to do with the original director and really sounds as if it is just a cheap rip-off of a hand-full of motifs and moments out of the original film. such a letdown in advance in my opinion..
and no sequel (as if i want one anyway, ever) could ever match the qual of the soundtrack of the first.
aw cmon. you were thinking it.
was talking to a good friend today at school and she brought up an interesting point. I (stupidly) hadn’t realised that other people had felt the same..but it makes sense that heaps of people do...
She was saying that she has this great fashion sense, mentally, but no-one knows about it because she doesn’t have the dollars to get the clothes/outfits that she dreams about/has the creativity to whip up with her sense of clothing greatness, :). she was saying that she hopes no-one judges her on the clothes that she does wear, haha, bc its not really her sense or real choice of clothing..just what she is able to get by with at this stage.
i think a little bit of that is true for everyone - minus the queen and maybe lady gaga, or something.
it’s really frustrating being somewhat caged into affordable fashion, because I think it’s a pretty big deal in (my) life, and a huge outlet for fun and creativity and even a fun chance for making friends through mutual interest in certain pieces/designers - had we the opportunity to have what we really desired, at the click of some fingers. i also find that the right clohteswhat also frustrates me is that, even despite having a personal lack of dollar value, most clothes that I dream of aren’t even accessible from where I am right now – financial woes aside. hmpf.
i’ve also found that the right clothes for your body, the occasion, or your personal taste can have a lasting impression on the whole atmosphere and confidence that oozes out of you at any given time. for eg., in a get-up that you feel 110% comfortable in, whether it be a floor-length evening gown that fits just right around your waist, a tee and jeans that make you feel at your most subtly comfortable or even a pair of heels that makes you stand with your shoulders back that little bit more – then it will show. clothing has a strength that can empower the wearer, and I think its really important that people remember that..whether they are necessarily interested in ‘fashion’ as an entity or interest, or not.
clothes are not just for looks or even necessarily always made for function. they can have so many emotional levels attached, if you allow them to do so. some pieces are created with a direct concept or political opinion in mind that has/had an intent to be publicised and appreciated widely or, alternatively, a point that was brought to public attention simply bc the designer is aware that its morals and opinions will be contested and argued against – bringing their point-of-view to the surface, as they desire.
but on an ending note, i really like this little philosophy, and do definitely agree whole-heartedly (despite everything that I’ve just said re: $).
never compromise quality for price,
black before white,
understated rather than complicated. - friedrich gray
here’s some things that have inspired me to create (if only at this stage the pieces of wearable art/fashun are still stuck in my mental volumes of note-to-selfs to diy) this afternoon..
a great deal are from The Selby at some point along the line, if memory serves correctly.:
bothers me that the pictures are different sized in width toward the end of the little collection in this post, but whatever..i can hardly be bothered to swap them round. its a shame that the last two vertical strips are smaller, too, but hmm. you may or may not survive without my fixing it up.
the last image though, Donnie Darko screenshot, anyone ?
ps, for fans: wiki 'Sarah Darko', (i think it's called). its a potential somewhat ~sequal to donnie d and sounds absolutely terrrrible. it has nothing to do with the original director and really sounds as if it is just a cheap rip-off of a hand-full of motifs and moments out of the original film. such a letdown in advance in my opinion..
and no sequel (as if i want one anyway, ever) could ever match the qual of the soundtrack of the first.
aw cmon. you were thinking it.
I wholeheartedly agree with your friend, Rach - there are so many beautiful clothes out there that I will never have the money to buy or that will never be available wherever I am living. Talk about depressing! For now I guess I'll just look forward to a proper income next year - yay!! - and enjoy the little nicies that pop up whenever I'm not expecting it (ie my lovely little Valley markets dress that we spotted that day accompanied by that fantastic music!). Keep on blogging! Ali xx
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