CURRENT FAVES PT. 4

FASHION

           
I have to be honest with y'all, I've paid hardly any attention to the SS13 collections, so my apologies if this section isn't up to your standards. Out of the very few collections I did see, my favourite has to be the Mugler womens wear, designed by Nicola Formichetti and Sébastien Peigné. I love the use of leather and bright colours that really shake up the rather smart cut clothes. That said, the 'smart-cut clothes' are completely revolutionary in my opinion, the inventive use of bicycle shorts instead of a tight miniskirt flatters the peplum-ish cut to most of the tops. I want to own almost everything from this collection, please Nicola Formichetti ditch lady gaga and style me!!!! 
It pains me to say that my most beloved purchases recently have to be this black backpack for school and my black Adidas campus. It's even more painful to say that I like my backpack more than my trainers because I wanted them for ages. I don't think you can do the trusty backpack justice in mere words, you'll just have to get one yourself. I have a Jansport one by the way, if you really care. 
As for accessories, I've been getting into chokers especially the ones from this etsy store called Twirly Trinkets. It's all handmade with a wide array of different charms that could go with basically any look. It's also really well priced so go check it out now if you're clever.

FILM

Well, I have seen a few of the films at the cinema recently but I have to say, I was quite disappointed. If you haven't seen Life of Pi yet I wouldn't be too worried because it is extremely overrated. Also, if you are like me and a weird phobia of sea creatures, stay away from this film at all costs. There are sharks and fishes all over the place and it's not cool in any way. On the other hand, I watched this super great six-part series of short films called, Paris vu par (1965). Each short film is about 15-20 minutes long and directed by different directors such as Jean-Luc Goddard and Claude Chabrol. Even though some of the films look at rather dark subjects, it's altogether very lighthearted. French film from this era is always really good and it's usually very simple, so if you're one of those ignorant people who think that all foreign film is shit, then I recommend that you stop being such an idiot and start watching world cinema with something like this. I do have to thank mumsie for showing me this one and I should probably thank pops as well for being French, without which I would probably be one of those ignorant teenage types.

MUSIC
                                

Before you get excited, the songs on this playlist are mostly oldish because unfortunately for me I have this idea embedded into my mind that all new music is rubbish, which is a total burden in my opinion. Anyways, the new music I do like is on there e.g. Mac DeMarco - this Canadian guy  that writes the best guitar music in the 21st century. If any of you are like me and enjoy listening to music that doesn't judge them for feeling sorry for themselves, then this is your guy. Most of his songs on the new album '2' are about things like cigarettes and chicks, rather than the mopey shit that young indie people tend to sing about these days. Beliefs & Waxahatchee are other new bands that I really like, so I guess these last few months haven't been too bad for newer music and me. Beliefs are another new Canadian band (Canada has good music at the mo innit?) who are totally great because they have a bit of an R.E.M vibe about them, who I've also been listening to a lot recently. In a nutshell, the music I've been listening to lately is the sort of stuff you can switch off to, I don't really think you can enjoy music if you have to concentrate on it all the time.

I suppose that's all the stuff I've really loved recently - these last few months have been very very boring. B.x

Alice, 17

Shoes& (customized)dungarees- Ebay
Tshirt & coat - charity shop

One of the best things about these interviews is the fact that each time I stop recording what they have to say, I feel like I've made a new friend, something I love to do. Alice was someone that I wanted to interview from the first time I saw her, but from previous experience, I understand that it is a bit odd when a strangers asks to take photos of you and then ask you a load of questions and now it's great because I have a new friend and really good interview!

How would you describe your style?
Hmmm.... I don't know. Sometimes it's really childish, like sometimes I dress like a ten year-old like, a lot of the time. But most of the time it's just comfy.
..The way it should be. Do you have any particular style icons?

Not particularly. Do you know Claire Boucher, Grimes? 

Yeah!! 

Yeah, some of her clothes are really nice, but then some of them are really crazy and she just looks like she has just taken a net and draped it around herself. But yeah, partly her.

Definitely. Your style is really cool and.. not really different but you've got your own style. Have you always been like this or would you say it's come with age?

I would like to say that's it's a coming of age thing but it's not really, because I can always remember in like year 7 being like "guys, guys I don't have any jeans" and then everyone would be like "what do you wear?!", so I would just go around in corduroys. It was a bad time. 

But corduroys are cool! I have a pair now and they're my funnest trousers I think..

But are they corduroy flares? 

No, but I did have a pair of purple ones..

I was all about the flares.. 

Exactly, but I did throw them out when I got into year 6. So, do you think that when you're younger (because I definitely do), you feel more like you have to dress in a certain way, then you do when you're older? Like in college, do you feel that because you wear your own clothes everyday you have to dress in particular way, or do you just wear what you want?

I think it definitely used to be like that, like in secondary school, because there was that whole thing about being part of a group and that like, if you wear certain things you can be a part of the group but if you don't you can't be in that group at all. But now I feel that it doesn't really have anything to do with what you wear, like in 6th form. I mean people still get impressions about you from what you wear, like if someone came in one day dressed as a marshmellow people would be like "weirdo, stay away"

It's funny now that weird clothes are becoming more trendy now so that could happen soon.. 

That's true. 

Do you have any idea of what could come next - fashion wise?

Not really, to be honest. I hope that it's big things, like baggy clothes. I like big clothes.

That's good - word on the street is baggy jeans are slowly making a comeback. Where do you get most of your clothes? They're all very cool..

Thank you! I guess a lot of the time it's like charity shops and jumble sales, because i'm a complete cheapskate. But I recently got a job and I don't know what to do with all this money, because it used to be that I couldn't afford to go into places like Zara or Topshop and I quite like them but I wouldn't buy much. It's still cool though to be able to walk around them and be like "yeah...I could buy that" and then just walk away. 

So do you think you're going to buy more highstreet clothes? Not that charity shops aren't highstreet!! 

Hahah! The low-end of the highstreet. Well, I don't know really because I find it strange that if it's in a highstreet shop then it's been approved by however many people and I think I heard one time that if you buy something from a highstreet shop there are gonna be about 200 people in the country that have the same thing at least. It obviously varies on shop, but I think that's slightly put me off, but it does depend what they've got really. 

What has been your favourite trend of 2012?

I'm not really sure about trends but I know that my favourite thing that I bought was my dungaree dress. I like how that makes me feel quite 10 year-old ish, but in a decent way. But trends wise i'm not really that sure. Mainly because I have a really bad memory. But one direction was annoyed me quite a bit, because all the boys would be in chinos and hoodies or topman jumpers with elbow patches. It's annoying because I quite like the patches it's just when it's a group of people and they're all wearing the same thing it's just like no, you're not one direction.

Like all interviews I do, I really did enjoy doing this one, so thank you Alice for letting me pester you with questions and you really do dress great. B.x 

MY DISLIKES PT.2

Where do I begin? I can't tell if it's the miserable weather, but it seems that there are endless lists of things that I don't like recently, ranging from clothes to celebrities. Before you start to read this though, I hope that however fond of this blog/me you are that my opinions don't harm you in any way, so please read this with caution. Without further a due, here's some more things about me...

1. PEOPLE RESORTING TO VIOLENCE
I was recently in somewhat of a minor altercation (I really do mean very minor) that ended in things turning nasty. Luckily I didn't really retaliate in this unfortunate situation, I don't really know if it was because I was shocked or because I didn't really care. Either way, I feel proud of myself for not really getting involved because it just seemed a bit stupid. I feel the same about almost anything that involves using violence as a mean of persuasion, for instance I think the world would be a better place if we didn't have any armies. I suppose that sounds a bit radical but if you think it's logical that we shouldn't have any nuclear weapons which we use to kill people, then surely we shouldn't have any people that we use to kill people. I don't think that there is very much else that I can say on the matter other than, the whole violence shambles is very very stupid and if it makes sense to you to use it as a means of communicating your anger I feel sorry for you.

2. KATY PERRY
I always thought that she was one of the cooler popstars but after reading this article, she just became another stupid human that had been given a voice and used it badly. That said, she can't be the only one to blame for making such a soul-crushing statement in the modern day as the article shows us. It makes me sad to hear such influential people say things that I find rather disrespectful to not only a few people but a whole gender. I suppose that proves that we can't really rely on celebrities as a solid role model, I mean Chuck Norris, hero for many, is an uber-republican that is quite happy to discuss his anti-gay points of view, which is quite frankly, disgusting. 

3. THE NOROVIRUS 
I suppose this section isn't for those with a weak stomach, because my story is rather disgusting to say the least. It all started 2 days before Christmas day when my mammer (mum to you normal folk) came home from work complaining about feeling sick, I sympathized as usual and then continued to do my thang on the web, like every teenager in the 21st century. Later on in the night I could hear this retching coming from her room, rather than going in and having to see something horrid and potentially get the virus myself I lovingly shouted from outside the door to see if she was alright and offered to get an ambulance. Anyways, all was good in the hood and Christmas day went to plan until just after 6 when we had got back from a walk. I thought I was about to pass out so I was like "guys I need to go and have a bath". I slowly made it up the stairs and to the bathroom where I turned on the tap for the bath and then ran to the toilet and spent the rest of the evening there throwing up my christmas dinner. Yes, I definitely had one of the worst christmas holidays ever. So, if any of you are doctors or scientists I urge you to find some sort of vaccination ASAP. I also couldn't eat for 3 whole days which isn't fun for someone like me. 

4.MIDI-SKIRTS
I don't care if they're what is hip on the high-street they look impractical and in my opinion rather unflattering. Unless you are trying to go for a vintage look, I would rather that you all left them on the rack. Howbeit, I have seen one or two people pull of a midi-skirt but that has been when they have used it to compliment their own style. Maybe it's just my inner-hipster that's telling me not to like what's trendy. Gah. 

I hope that you have enough of my irritation there to keep you fueled til next time, love ya - B.x

FASHION.

Sitting here with a friend talking about why I don't write enough on wewantshops really has seemed to be the kick up the arse I needed. So, with very little inspiration at the moment, I've decided to write a little post about my general opinion when it comes to fashion.

"Fashion should be run by the people, not the designers." - Me, 3rd January 2012, 17:15

I suppose what i'm trying to say by putting this statement out there is, it's been too long that we've been told what is ok to wear and what isn't. Sooner or later what we know as individual becomes the norm. I've never really sought an answer for this phenomenon, but it all becomes clear when you think about it. The fashion industry has a grasp over social norms that is greater than anything else, they make their money by telling people what is "cool" and then changing it on a regular basis. That said, the world would be a very boring place if it wasn't constantly changing.

I often wonder if maybe people would have a different outlook on appearance if we didn't dedicate so much time and money to the fashion world, I mean would a size 2 still be every girls dream? Or would our mind and knowledge be more important? Shen believes that it's harder to be happy in society if you're not considered beautiful. To a certain degree he is right but he is "beautiful" (in his own words) so he would say that. I believe on the other hand, that  you can be content with your appearance whether you are hot or not, unlike Karl Lagerfeld  who is well known for having a harsh view on aesthetic images.

So why do we let him have such a large influence on lifestyle choices? Why do we allow an old man to tell us what is an ok size to be? The answer is quite simple really, we've allowed him to have such a reputation that he is now known as the best. He is the man that we go to for advice when it comes to fashion and we let him make statements that crush self-esteems around the world.

In conclusion, I want to see more people wearing what they like rather than what is trendy. B.x

Thanks Shen for your opinion.