"Bohemia is dead" Part 2

Hey gang, long time no blog. Unfortunately my cameraless state has left me relying on Alex for photographs so this is the first update I’ve been able to do in a long time. I like to think you guys have missed me but Alex has nicer legs and new shiny blonde hair so there is a very good chance this isn’t the case.

Anyway:

The 90’s are coming back which means that at long last reefing through second hand bins will require a whole lot less imagination. Just think about  it: the long floral sundress that would normally have required a foot long trim, access to a dye bath and possibly the help of a world famous couturier (or my mother who, lets be honest is the best sewer in the world) to look good can be thrown on with a belt with little to no thought. Of course you may want to wait it out before you bring back the multi-bunned, butterfly-clipped, half crimped half curled quarter straightened Euro pop hair styles because I’m pretty certain the even 90’s were embarrassed by them when they were popular.

Unfortunately I have no more words of wisdom to add here, unlike Alex I haven’t been paying that much attention to the people of Sydney and the people of New York because I’ve spent all of my recent spare time either cutting up old sequinned things for fun or re-reading the last Harry Potter book and squeeing obnoxiously so yeah... on with the photos.

 

So the way the photo's edited you can't really tell but this is actually a bottle green. It used to be this insanely shoulder padded shirt-maker dress that was about two million sizes too big for me  I had to cut off the sleeves take up the hem and then cut out a bit of the back so it shows a bit of skin. I kind of did this with wearing it to the beach in mind. The dress initially came from Anglicare depo so probably cost like...$1.50 the belt was market bought by my sister and promptly stolen from me when she moved out (love you Sophie).

Seattle Sea Hawks Jersey (stolen from Alex, who stole it from his dad...I think) worn with a standard brown woven belt (Christmas present of 06...I think) and an op shopped scarf ($2.50) I don't know what it is but I'm loving scarves at the moment. I'm slowly but surely collecting them in a box in my room, it could be because they are always at op shops and they never really cost more than $5.

Here's a detail shot of the scarf, it's usually a little less blue looking but like I said earlier...photo editing messes with colours.

 

Ok so in this shot I'm wearing another of my favourite scarves (it's nice and long so I can do like a million things with it*) it was something like $1 second hand, a friend of mine wears scarves semi regularly and has been known to wear them around her neck like this and she always manages to look like a little anime character. I think I kind of get that effect but it's probably got more to do with my new hair colour than anything else (yes it is pink, no it wasn't to raise money, no it's not permanent dye, yes you can stop laughing at me people who I serve at work). The Op Shop bought Jacket is borrowed off Alex as is the second hand flannelet shirt (the hipster's staple, bless).

*That's what she said.

Anyway, until we meet again folks!

XXClare

this is calcutta, bohemia is dead

So over the past couple of months you would have to be living under a rock to not notice that the nineties are back in style. Boyfriend jeans, long summer dresses, band tee shirts, tartan, crucifixes and double denim are all back in style. Boys layering shirts and light wash jeans in a lazy but cool Kurt Cobain style, girls are growing out their layers and wearing their hair long with red lips and sporting the “I don’t give a fuck” look as coined by stylcon Drew Barrymore in ‘Poison Ivy”. The look is casual with a sense of androgyny, this redefinition of cool is one I am well in favour of and will hopefully make up for that Gladiator sandals period.

The interesting thing about this 90’s look is that Sydney has taken this in its stride and developed its own signature looks rather than trying to create its own pseudo New York looks. Sydney has created its own look of 'the street' in a more refined and yet still quirky way. Here are some examples of ways you can emply these trends into your everyday wardrobe...

look1. the large tan coat-$4.50 from asquith opshop. tartan shirt worn as dress-belonged to my father. headscarf-$2-asquith op shop

look2. ksubi jacket-$50 from warehouse sale, tartan shirt-marikos mothers, ralph lauren shorts- roughly a dollar from anglicare depot.

look3. bruce springsteen shirt-roughly a dollar from anglicare depot. fringed leather jacket- stolen from costume department. white dress- altered second hand skirt.

look4. burce springsteen tee shirt (again), light wash cheap monday skinny jeans-$90 from incu, colorado boots-$150 from collorado.

look5. black cotton singlet dress- $20 from myer, second hand print blazer- anglicare depot and standard brown belt.

So go and find your dads old shirts, visit anglicare depot and find something that will prompt you to say " that is so hideous" followed almost immediately by "i must own that". Go and rent "kids",  toussle your hair, find your look and dont spend too much- ever.
alex