Read more about the challenge
here. Haha, what will I do when I'm done with this challenge?
My fiction writing and my roleplaying characters influence my style a bit. Also other books...it's kind of like method acting...or cosplay. Also, NYC itself is pretty inspiring for style. You've got everything from gutter punks to the high-end dark couture. For a while, when I worked at an art book publisher, I was heavily inspired by the gallery scene: mostly big black baggy things with a hipster flair.
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| me at an indie arts and culture magazine launch party |
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| gutter punks in williamsburg |
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| soho, NYC, not too far from where I work. where the rich and famous shop |
But sometime's I'm in a creative slump, or the street scene and window displays aren't inspiring, or it's been raining nonstop, so I head to the internets.
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Lookbook.nu has probably been one of the biggest influences on my style lately. I used to be able to scroll for hours and hours and see what everyone is wearing:
I don't go so much on there because everything is starting to look the same to me. When I'm really, really in a wardrobe slump I search until I find the one or two original outfits. A lot of companies are starting to target the LB bloggers, so all the good people get the same free shit from crappy off-shore "street fashion" stores. Seriously, fuck me with those galaxy prints, the bart simpson shit, and the skeleton leggings. ugh. AKA the fast fashion ghetto stores at the mall. Are any of you on lookbook? I'm there as
http://lookbook.nu/mutantstomp
2. Funny how I trash the off-shore street fashion styles? I head there for inspiration too. Romwe, oasap, asos, forever 21. I know it's no good, but I likes the fast fashions. Yeah I can look at the original runway stuff, or I can go look at a website that consolidates all the styles into copies. If I want, I'll look for the real deal. Those stores update daily, so there's always something to look at.
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| Thanks for the ring, Romwe. Also, bathroom shot, lol |
3. Tumblr is another source of inspiration. I think my whole witchy look was completely inspired by tumblr. Tumblr can be whatever you want it to be: for me, it's kind of a fashion mood board. lol and my nail blogging. I'm
Skuzz Lite on tumblr, if any of you want to find me there.
4. Blogs. Yeah, I like reading all your blogs and all the diverse styles. Death rock/rockabilly @
Coffin Kitsch; elegant gothic over at
Sophisticate Noir; old school goth at
deus ex machina. A few other blogs that are outside of our little circle: the monochromatic perfection of
Love Aesthetics; the dark grunge of
Violet E. and of course,
Haute Macabre. and
Honestly WTF
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| Violet E. |
Know of any other good fashion inspiration sites/blogs? I'm always looking for new ones...
