My Style Icons

Hey guys! I have been thinking a lot about what persona style means to me, and after reading Frank Vinyl's post "Searching for your Signature Style", I decided to do a similar blog post featuring my biggest style inspirations.

How would you define your style? Who are your biggest style icons?

 Kurt Cobain

What he taught me: Um, everything? But mainly, that it's okay to be weird. In this case, I'm talking about fashion, but he really taught me to embrace my weirdness in every aspect of myself. (Being obsessed with child birth and the reproductive system is O.K.) But when it comes to style, if you feel like wearing the Elmer Fudd hat with the leopard print coat and oval sunglasses, you go for it!

 Mick Jagger
What he taught me: My 1970s style comes out of nowhere. I love the look of the 1970s woman, but couldn't think of a single typical 1970s woman who I actually consciously channeled. That's when I realized, I wasn't channeling any woman. I was channeling the kind of woman Mick Jagger would have hung out with back stage after a show in the 1970s. Which is way cooler. 

 Patti Smith

What she taught me: Patti Smith has the kind of effortless style that you really only saw in men at her time. The biggest thing I took away from Patti Smith, is that being a girl is kick ass. And should I ever want to stop shaving my arm pits and legs, that's fucking okay. 

 Winona Ryder
What she taught me: Modest is hottest. That statement alone makes me feel too vulnerable to even continue on. But I will. My love for Winona is never ending. Let's put it this way; if I woke up tomorrow a high class, celebrity lesbian, I wouldn't even question it. I would just go find Winona Ryder. Because, to me, she's the perfect kind of sexy. She never shows too much, she's mysterious, she's feminine without trying too hard; she's everything. Winona is everything, Winona forever. 

 Bob Dylan

What he taught me: Bob Dylan taught me that androgyny is cool. Not because he himself dressed androgynous, but because he was scrawny (like me) and though he didn't have breasts (like me. Just kidding. Kinda?) he really inspired my style. I've been obsessed with him from a young age, so I feel like I could go on and on about the things that he has taught me, but I think the biggest thing is this, and it's kind of heavy: Lots and lots of things are beautiful. The most beautiful things are the things that maybe take a little digging, a little squinting, and a little thinking. If I am every called beautiful, I hope it's meant in that way. 

 Courtney Love

What she taught me: You know how Patti Smith taught me that being a girl could be kick ass? Courtney Love taught me that I was kick ass. Growing up, I was never the "pretty" girl. Luckily, I had an older brother who told me a lot about a lot of amazing bands, Hole included. I was blown away. Courtney Love is (one of) the reason(s) I ever picked up a guitar, I ever cared about fashion, and I ever stopped giving a damn what "pretty" meant to anybody else but myself.

Kate Moss

What she taught me: This one is kind of new for me, guys. Obviously, being interested in fashion, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Kate Moss. However, in the past year or so I've started modeling and my biggest lessons have come from Kate Moss. She's so confident, and I am so not. Kate Moss has very recently taught me what sexy is. Sexy is a smoldering eye, it's feeling the breeze through your shirt on a sunny day, it's sometimes going topless (okay, maybe not in public for me, but you get it.) She isn't conventionally pretty, but in front of a camera, and as a model, she's gorgeous. She's a super model, and has earned her confidence over time. I know that the body image issue is big with a lot of people, but as a naturally scrawny, small breasted, small butt girl, I too sometimes feel under attack. When I do, I look to Kate Moss, and her cool-girl, "who cares?", bra-less (woops, did I say that?) attitude and feel much, much better.

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Pumpin' Straight to my Heart

As many of you probably already know, if somebody asked me what my favorite band was, I would without hesitation say Nirvana. That's why when my friend Kacie told me she had purchased me this Kurt Cobain tee shirt, I was pretty damn excited. I've been a collector of Kurt/Nirvana tshirts (and band tees in general, really) since I was about 10-11 years old. I think if there's one thing I love more than fashion, it's music, so I jump at the chance to fuze the two together in my outfits and on my blog. Thank you Kacie, for making this outfit possible! <3

 Kurt Cobain Tee - Forever21 | Tulle Skirt - Urban Outfitters (Similar here) | Ripped Shorts - Forever21 (Similar here) | White Converse - Nordstrom | Full Moon Sunglasses - Nordstrom

Totally Rad

 I sincerely apologize about the huge lack of variety and detailed photos this post. Usually I take over 60 photos so I have a lot to chose from, but today I only took about 40. I forgot my coat on the walk to the store today, so I was in a rush to get my outside time over with because it wasn't very warm today. I also didn't get much homework done today, at least, not as much as I had hoped. I did however get a new computer. It's a Mac desktop and I have wanted one forever. I finally decided to invest my money in something I would use, and have for a long time rather than spend it all slowly on things I don't really need. (I'll do that next time I have some money to burn, I'm sure!)

At the Apple store, the guy helping me commented on my shirt saying, "Wow, that's some jacket." Not quite sure how he meant that, but when I told him I get a student discount, he immediately knew I had to be studying fashion at the art institute. I also had a very sweet girl come up to me in the store and tell me that she really loved my shirt, so that made me feel nice. I really like getting compliments on my clothes, because it's how I really express myself and how I'm feeling. Today I felt very fun and bubbly, so I thought the vibrant floral shirt, cuffed jeans, fun hat, and white converse went perfectly with my mood. I noticed that when I get dressed for my mood, I get a lot more notice than I do when I just try to look nice regardless of what my mood says.

Another fun story of today; when I walked out of the grocery store, a homeless man didn't even ask me for money, but rather told me that he liked my Nirvana shirt. His exact words were, "Cool shirt. I've been to Kurt's grave, you know. I also met him." The way he said it was like he met him at the cemetery or something, and I just find it odd that he mentioned the grave part before meeting him, because one is obviously a lot more noteworthy than the other. I couldn't help but laugh and tell him that he was a rad guy. It was just a rad day in general! 

Nirvana Shirt - Christmas Gift | Jeans - The Gap | Shoes - Converse All Stars | Floral Shirt - Urban Outfitters 

Lip Color - Maybelline Color Whisper "Berry Ready" | Eyes - Stila "In the Know" | Nail Color - Marc Jacob's "Nirvana"

Bleach

 

Hey guys!

I really liked my outfit today. I tend to really like my outfit anytime I wear a Nirvana T-shirt though, because they've been my favorite band since I was a toddler. Granted, I didn't know what their name was or any of their song titles at three years old, but I definitely knew all the words! I owe my older brother Max a big thank you for always making sure that nothing but good music was played while I was growing up.

I feel most myself in outfits like these. Darker colors, high rise ripped up denim, booties that look like something Bob Dylan might have worn in his gone-electric days, plaid grunger shirt, and of course, the Nirvana t-shirt. I think everyone has those brands, styles, or icons that when they wear them or take influence from them, it just gives you a good dose of confidence. There's something really special I think, about the fact that someone, like me and my Nirvana t-shirts for example, can feel so much better in a casual outfit like this than in a really fancy dress, or with a really expensive necklace or purse. I don't know, I just think there's something to be said about the sentimentality of certain things that when brought into fashion really bring out the self expression in an outfit.

Do you have any favorite brands/icons that you channel when dressing?

♥ Nirvana Tee - Urban Outfitters ♥ 

♥ BDG Plaid Flannel - Urban Outfitters ♥

♥ Ecote Festival Ankle Bootie - Urban Outfitters ♥

♥ Black Tights - BP @ Nordstrom ♥

♥ BDG Dree High-Rise Cheeky Shorts - Urban Outfitters♥

♥ Ecote Bag - Urban Outfitters♥