Kool Thing

 Apathy about summer dressing and fashion in general is actually doing something for me. I couldn't be bothered to put on anything more complicated or interesting than this black racerback tank dress, but this is probably my favourite outfit I've worn in a while. I'm all about the weird socks and clunky, thick-soled shoes and things don't need to get much more complicated than that.

My outfit described by miscellaneous objects: evil eyes, Wedgwood china and fruity Mentos.

Also, my reclaimed inspiration could very well have to do with my incessant viewing of the Sonic Youth music video for Kool Thing.

Jesus Fever

I'm wearing Birkenstocks again and I'm too lazy to wash my hair so I put it in a messy side braid and it still manages to look ok. Thanks Summer, for setting the bar ridiculously low in terms of the amount of effort I need to put into my appearance. In other news, Jesus Fever by Kurt Vile may in fact be the most perfect song ever recorded, and it's been making me deliriously happy on repeat for days.

I've been spending almost all of my free time devoted to working diligently on my magazine. There's going to be so much good stuff in it, you guys!! Do you think I should start a Kickstarter project for it to raise funds?

Also, I've been experimenting with different ways of recording my outfits, which somehow seem more authentic than a full-body pic.

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Spill Everywhere

 I finally am in possession of a rad new pair of spectacles, after the tragic demise of my former pair of frames. I am currently busy rejoicing in a state of utter ecstasy over this fact. Having to wear really ugly glasses that I couldn't even see out of properly was brutal!

 I wanted to debut them with the least cat-lady outfit possible, because when I wear them with my usual granny style, lets just say I'm prepared to have legions of feral tabbies clawing at my door in search of affection. So instead I'm wearing them with this really trash bag outfit because its summer and I'm lazy. I probably look like an extra from the cast of This Is England, but the American Apparel mom jeans are the most perfect/awkward pantaloons that have ever graced my body. Crop tops with high-waisted pants are my favourite, even though they pose the (not really problematic) issue of PEEKABOO TATTOO!

 

Deal with it.

The Emancipation of My Former Frames

 

Notice anything different? The crop top, Doc Martens and floral skirt are standard issue - its the glasses that aren't quite right. A few weeks ago, my wonderful glasses had a run-in with an errant foot and came out defeated. My dad patched them up but they were bound to break again and now I'm stuck wearing these awful glasses that not only are a tragic reminder of my high school days, but aren't even the right prescription!

Tragedy strikes!

Picked myself out a pair of subtle cat eyes that I'll be rocking soon enough!

Human Kindness

I love putting together clothes so much, they are like my children. So much that almost every outfit I wear gets its very own name by the end of the day. Today's preppy-weird outfit consisting of American Apparel oatmeal fisherman sweater with tight shiny disco pants and Doc Martens mary janes just screams "Cape Cod Hooker" to me. Didn't get a picture of yesterday's outfit, but it involved ripped mom jeans and a baggy thermal shirt, leading me to dub it "Utilitarian Dyke". I clearly have a fondness for descriptive self-deprecation.

LOOKIN' AT YOU.

VDAY

Happy Valentine's Day! It's very gloomy and wet outside, so the gothic dress and black lace is super appropriate for such a subversive occasion. Perfect for casting witchy love spells and burning Dragon's Blood incense, right?

My neon + black lace legs are sort of channeling an "Edward Gorey-on-hallucinogens" vibe, which is weird but then again, aren't all Hallmark holidays weird enough?

Here are some of my favourite valentine-y cards I've gathered from around the interwebs. And if you want to reminisce, last year's V-Day post was a badass one!

I wish that I knew what I know now...

This look is definitely an updated take on winter classics: I've worn this sweater and my purple Docs about a bazillion times on this blog already but they're both statement pieces, perfect for beating the winter blues. I say an 'updated' look because of the peter pan collar, which is definitely a more recent obsession of mine. Sparkles, Doc Martens and peter pan collars = this outfit is pretty much life defining.

 

A continued huge thank you to my roommate Jess, who has been responsible for my outfit pics as of late. She has a legendary habit of wearing two different coloured socks, and it always brightens up my day.

Pleiades

Aaaaand I'm off to Ottawa for the weekend! Going to see extended family, visit the Museum of Natural History, watch Arrested Development, be a general hell-raiser etc. The minimal wardrobe I packed is very Goth Jams: Sparkle Edition. I'm really in love with my American Apparel sweater dress, vintage leopard collar and thrifted Doc Martens.

Man Brain

A little while ago, I bought the BEST DRESS EVER from Cheapskate Chic's blog shop. It's probably the most intensely awesome granny piece I own, and people sometimes stop me to ask if I'm wearing a "graduation collar." Here is another picture of me wearing this dress. Class of 2012, yeah!

Also, sometimes I get cool things that I didn't pay for in the mail and it's always a wonderful surprise.
First up is this rad Dainty Librarian sweatshirt. In case you didn't catch that, they are cats. Shooting lazers out of their EYES.

Also, a copy of Tumbleweed Zine. It's adorable and the poetry is so good!

Wow, this stress is getting to me.

Living in the mainstream is such a lame dream.

Paisley and earth tones aren't normally my thing, but I found the peter pan collar and buttons too adorable to pass up on this dress. I bought it from Jayne's blog shop and its H&M. Not surprising that the last thing I bought from her blog shop was also an H&M dress with numerous buttons!

I added my garage sale cameo brooch because it matched so perfectly.

Croc Docs never fail me.

Shoot! Shoot!

Wow, one minute I have no idea what to do with myself and the next minute I'm budgeting sleep trying to fit everything in. Out of the numerous activities keeping my on my toes for the next few months is blogging for the LG Fashion page! You can check out my first post here, but I'm not going to write 'spoiler posts' and put them on this blog because that's lame. Original content on Hipster Musings will always be my #1 priority (well, after doing readings and writing papers for insane professors).

Partly, I have no idea what to blog about because there is so much to blog about!

1. NEW HIGH-HEELED DOC MARTENS! These hurt. A lot. But I will break them in if it kills me and or leaves me with two bleeding stumps for feet.

2. NEW DARK LIPSTICK! My lipstick motto is usually "red or dead", but I'm trying to branch out.

Will expand on these obviously super-important life concepts in posts to come.

Fly a Train

I found the most life-defining (okay, maybe just wardrobe-defining) book at the public library last week! It's called Dr. Martens: The Story of an Icon by Martin Roach, and i can hardly believe I've never heard of this book before seeing as I wear Docs almost every day the temperature is right. In fact, I have 61 posts tagged as 'Doc Martens' as of this moment and most of them are my outfits. Oh right, quit bragging and back to the book.

It discusses the history of the Dr. Martens brand as well as a brief history of each decade in the 20th Century since the inception of the brand. It features a timeline of important world events in each decade, but the most interesting parts are the ones discussing Dr. Marten's relation to underground music subcultures. By the time I finish actually reading the book (not just browsing the pretty pictures), I'll have a huge list of bands to research.

Since the book coincided with the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martens, the brand commissioned British designers to re-envision what their ultimate Docs would look like. It was fascinating to see all the ideas!

Great book, great photos, can't wait to finish reading it!