painted dayglow smile.

Mäda Primavesi

2011-02-25T16:10:00.000-08:00

what i wore today - february 25, 2011

can i buy your magic bus?

2011-02-18T13:55:00.000-08:00

what i wore today - february 18, 2011

and it stoned me to my soul.

2010-01-19T18:52:00.000-08:00

what i wore today - january 19, 2010

Vintage waitress apron, Derek Heart sweater, Marika body suit, ZD shorts, Laredo cowboy boots, no-name belt, vintage and no-name jewelry,

take it easy, baby, make it last all night.

2010-01-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

I abandoned this website for a few months, which I feel really bad about, but I'm going to start re-vamping this blog to have a lot more cool features including some of my personal outfits, a style icon of the month, fashion how-to's, as well as some other stuff. I hope to start the new features next week if I can.
Any suggestions are welcome!

all you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel.

2009-08-23T10:28:00.000-07:00

Ann-Margaret was an Academy Award nominated singer, actress and dancer who made a name for herself as one of the biggest sex symbols of the 60s and 70s. During 1964 Ann starred with Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas, which proved to be one of Elvis' most successful films, and the two had a very publicized affair which lasted for about a year. Ann-Margaret had a the look of a classic beauty with the edge of a child of the sexual revolution, with bold colors and almost burlesque costumes, Ann proved herself to be a fashionable and strong woman whose style influence is seen even today.

With Elvis in "Viva Las Vegas".

As Mrs. Walker in The Who's "Tommy".

Performing for troops in Vietnam. (1967)

Resources:
Ouno, All Posters, Corbis, Vintage Groupies, IMDB, The Ann-Margaret Page, Last.fm

may the good lord shine a light on you.

2009-07-07T21:35:00.000-07:00

Brian Jones was a founding member of The Rolling Stones and was one of the most influential style icons of the 1960s. Brian was one of the first figures in popular culture to make is acceptable for men to wear jewelry and flamboyant costumes, a suit later followed by contemporaries such as Jimi Hendrix and Rod Stewart. A multi-talented musician, Brian would easily become bored with an instrument and quickly move onto the next, and his chaotic and beautiful spirit was evident in the kind of clothes he wore and the way he presented himself. Brian was a very self-destructive individual and on July 3rd 1969 he drowned in his pool becoming the first member of the 27 Club. His presence and style still leave a big impact on both today's music and fashion.

With the Rolling Stones.

In The Rock and Roll Circus.

In drag with the Rolling Stones, and he's totally selling it too.

With girlfriend Anita Pallenberg.

Resources:
Corbis, Brian Jones Fanclub, Who's Dated Who, Enewsi

you can't always get what you want.

2009-06-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

Marianne Faithfull was an icon of the 1960s, she was a successful singer, actress and model and also love and muse of Mick Jagger. Her name has often been synonymous sex and drugs, an addiction which overshadowed much of her exceptional career. Marianne has a style all her own which can range from the wholesome to the eccentric and hitting every other style in between. She is the inspiration of several songs, most notably The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and The Hollies' "Carrie Anne."

With Mick Jagger

In Girl on a Motorcycle

With David Bowie

With Anita Pallenberg

In The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

With Keith Richards

In Marie Antoinette

Resources:
FanPix, Vintage Groupies, Daily Mail, Answers, Corbis, Art And My Life, Jamd,

it's a wonderful world.

2009-06-20T22:54:00.001-07:00

Claudette Colbert was an academy award winning actress who's height of popularity was in the 1920s-40s. With an extremely elegant style and presence, Claudette is easily one of the most talented and beautiful actresses of golden age of cinema.

With Clark Gable.

With Shirley Temple and Jennifer Jones.

Coca-Cola Advert

Resources:
DoctorMacro, Corbis, Classic Movie Favorites, Divas: The Site, John Kemeny, Art Deco Blog, Stanford, Golden Age of Hollywood, Life

somehow when you smile i can brave bad weather.

2009-06-19T01:12:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Prudence.

Instructions: "with as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in: a picture, a poem, a song (or piece of music), a phrase (or quote), an item of clothing, a place, and (just for fun) a Disney princess. if you want to join in, tag 6 more blogs."
I tag:
YOU.

1-My heart in a picture:

This is me as a very fat bebe.

2-My heart in a poem:

Thirty Two from "Listen to the Warm" by Rod McKuen
Remember and March
First aid.
Last rites.
The hour-to-hour way we live.
God is in our minds every time we hit the trench;
an hour later true-time takes over
and fills us up with love remembered
or good-time love to come.

I killed a man today.
The only thing I'd hurt before
was you one time while making love
and then I only kissed too hard.

How does it feel to kill?
Like dying lonesome and unloved yourself,
Like cutting living grass,
or losing all your marbles
in a match that wasn't right.

They are not dummies
on an infiltration field
the silent enemy breathes too.
Someone should have told me that
before I ran that endless field.

When true-time takes me over now
after God has held my mind awhile,
I think of love. I love my fellow man
perhaps a little more today.
Tomorrow I'll go gently then
and give the other side a chance.

3- A Song:

This song says everything I want to say.

4-A Quote:
"He who is not busy being born is busy dying."
-Bob Dylan

5-Item of Clothing:

I'm widely known as "hat-girl" because I am often seen wearing outrageous hats. I have one very similar to this one, actually.

6- A place:

I'm forever an anglophile.

7-A Disney Princess:

I really identify with Princess Aurora/Briar Rose and her sort of mischievous wistfulness. Plus I can sleep for very long periods of time.

somebody had to break the rules.

2009-06-13T16:23:00.000-07:00

Peggy Moffitt, as well as Leon Bing and Ellen Harth, model clothes by Rudi Gernreich. This is a great example of Peggy's talent as a model.

golden living dreams of visions.

2009-06-12T00:26:00.000-07:00

Hippie culture was very influential in the 1960s. It's ideals of peace, love and the longing for a simpler existence struck a chord with the world and inspired some of the greatest music, art, film and fashion of the decade. The bright and colorful, yet simple style of hippie clothing found its way into mainstream fashion of the time and elements of it can still be seen in modern fashion.

Hair: The Movie

Françoise Dorléac

Janis Joplin at Woodstock.

Charlotte Rampling

Modern Hippie fashion.

The Beatles' Apple Boutique

Resources:
ArtNet Magazine, Nouvelles Images, MU Film Fest, Sixties Counterculture, Corbis, Marie Claire, VIntage Clothes

something in the way she moves.

2009-06-10T17:31:00.000-07:00

For my first post, I thought it would only be appropriate to feature the woman who first gave me a real interest in fashion, Pattie Boyd.
Wife and muse to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, she has inspired some of the greatest songs ever written such as "Layla", "Wonderful Tonight" and "Something."
Pattie was a very popular and influential model during the 1960s and style icon Twiggy has even said that she modeled her look after Pattie's. Pattie has been featured on several covers of UK and Italian Vogue magazines and is now an accomplished photographer.

With The Rolling Stones.

With George Harrison.

With sister Jenny.

Modeling clothes by The Fool.

With Twiggy.

With Eric Clapton.

Resources:
Patricia Ann Boyd Piczo, Vintage Groupies, George and Pattie Community, DollyRocker

(Also, I want to give a big thanks to Prudence Lennon for inspiring me to make this photoblog!)