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Charlotte Olympia's designs have been catching my eye lately. Maybe it's the exaggerated silhouettes of the shoes or maybe it's just that signature little gold spiderweb on the bottom. Either way, my mouth has been watering to splurge on a pair of new kicks, like the outrageous striped wedge "Genie" pump:
How incredible is that little fringed zipper pull? What a great throwback detail.
Or this updated black pump with mirrored gold heels ... I love the tiny red detail on the platform:
These designs are just intrinsically fun and rock n roll in a very early 70s way. How sexy would that pump look with a striped minidress and lots of chunky costume jewelry (think 60s or 70s Avon mailorder shit). Sonia Rykiel made a platform several seasons ago that everyone hated (some choice adjectives included "repulsive"), but I personally loved:
The "Billy" platform. For me, this shoe evoked that same throwback feeling. They're so hideous that they go past hideous and back to good again. I just want to get a pair and go watch Frijid Pink live in some club that holds 250 people. Psychadelia at its best. My husband's guitar player, Randy Palmer, had a similarly ridiculous pair in the early 70s:
Randy (R.I.P.) is on the far left, and Bobby is next to him. I do believe these platforms had stars on them. How amazing. The shirt Bobby is wearing under his leather moto jacket was a gifted to me a couple of years ago. It is an original Lonely Ladies design with Iggy Pop's (then Iggy Stooge) face on the front. Also check out Geof O'Keefe's suede fringe moccasins and Greg Mayne's embroidered bellbottoms. Picture credit: The Pentagram Archives.
Anyway, I just picked up this Pamela Love dagger rosary from Bona Drag:
How cool is this piece? A little blasphemous for a Catholic-educated girl like me, but I'm sure Christ understands how badass it looks. Also couldn't resist this oversized hooded poncho from Obesity + Speed:
This will get a lot of use out of me on tour, when I'll be in freezing cold states like Wisconsin.
I just put a section up over on the right where I'm listing my favorite fashion blogs. If anyone would like to do a link exchange, let me know: just leave a link to your blog and how you want me to contact you. Obviously, for the sake of continuity, I'd prefer it if you have a fashion-oriented blog, but if you have a cool photography or music site I'll check those out also. If you'd like to link me, I'd greatly appreciate it. You can just do a normal text link or use the button allllll the way at the bottom of the page, above the copyrights. Thanks so much and have a great evening!
And just so this isn't completely boring, incredible Givenchy jersey print wedges from s/s '10 that I would slaughter for:
In my opinion, these are the star shoes of s/s 2010. They are just stunning and flawless and I'd DEFINITELY lick the floors of the Philadelphia subway (even the stop in City Hall) to get my hands on a pair! I'd even do it in the morning, after the homeless have cleared out. And those of you from Philly know that our subway system is no D.C. metro. I'm sure it's been said before but I'll say it again: the House of Givenchy can do NO wrong.
One of my favorite stores in Philadelphia is Joan Shepp. I actually much prefer this store to Barneys. It's a 2-story gem on 16th & Walnut and they have the best selection of Dries Van Noten, Comme Des Garcons, Y-3, Martin Margeila, Ann Demeulemeester, Givenchy, etc. The associates there are very sweet, very fashionable, and so helpful and accommodating. I was in there today since I was in Center City anyway. An awesome woman named Elaine helped me. I had been eyeing this huge Givenchy bag and a very pretty Ann Demeulemeester duster that would look nice once I'm further along in pregnancy. However, once Elaine showed me this Comme Des Garcons coat:
... I quickly forgot about the Givenchy bag. And at such a fabulous markdown, I had to have it. This is such an incredible coat. It has dramatic asymmetrical draping and is constructed out of the most durable Army-Navy material. Elaine also showed me how the outer layer can be buttoned in the back and it turns into a really incredible lightweight long vest for spring. I love this coat and it's definitely coming with me on tour. I'll try to take photos with it on before we leave ... it looks incredible.
Since I also needed a good, durable bag that would fit my Macbook for tour, I also picked up this huge black leather tote by Jas M.B. With it I also bought a smaller clutch with a removable strap. The little bag can be used as a clutch or worn as a belt so you don't have to fuss with it. Great for traveling; I'll post photos soon.
Any of you Philly natives or anyone visiting Philly needs to stop by Joan Shepp, because you CANNOT walk out of there empty-handed! If you won't be in Philly anytime soon, they also have a great web shop. They have a pretty incredible Margeila selection also, and there's a pair of net booties I'm eyeing for when we come home from the tour. Do Margeila shoes run small on anyone else? I size up a full size when buying Margeila footwear.
Have a great evening!
I used this camera today that I hate, but for now it's better than nothing! I wore these great maroon courderoy vintage overalls I got at a local vintage hole-in-the-wall called Sweet Jane. I love the cut of these, you can wear them with the straps off also, but my McQueen top was a little c-thru so I opted for the bib/straps up. It also has some cute functionless wooden buttons on the bib.
I totally forgot the BOYY Slash bag is reversible to be all black instead of the embossed snakeskin. Whoops. I wore it without the chain strap today, as a clutch. The aviator frames for the tinted glasses were bought on etsy and I later found out they were taken off of a dead dude or something. Oh well.
Since the overalls are maroon, it was a good excuse for me to wear these Ann D's again. I also wore this awesome huge gold vintage locket I got at the same shop as the overalls, and some cheap watch I bought in a hospital. Sorry for the creepy eye in some of the photos, I gave up on the redeye removal halfway through. When I get my new Nikon, my readers won't have to deal with that scary face. D:
Fuck it, I didn't feel like editing the extinguisher out! So enjoy it please. These were taken in the hallway of my apartment building, I would never choose that hideous wallpaper for myself but I thought it was appropriate with the semi-hideous overalls.
Speaking of scary faces, I'm married to that one.
Overalls: vintage
Turtleneck: Alexander McQueen
Shoes: Ann Demeulemeester
Jewelry: Vintage, costume
Bag: BOYY "Slash" bag
For those of you who read DECIBEL magazine, look for my Pentagram full-page tour ad in this month's upcoming issue. Also, look for a 7 page interview with my husband in February or March's issue. If you want to catch Pentagram on tour this month, click on the first Pentagram logo in the "affiliates" section and you can find the tour schedule and links to the Ticketmaster. I'll be there also doing hair/makeup, so say hi if you see me! xo
