I Never Promised You A Wrap Dress

I know it's hot in NYC, but over here in Los Angeles it's chilly! I got excited about this wrap dress I found at a thrift store.
Check out my rat tail and peep the way I wear it.
I'm crazy about these socks I got from Top Shop. I need more thigh highs in my life.
Also, this is important:
Side note, I'm really missing New York lately. I know I'm not "missing anything" and it's hot as balls there and I'm not dying to go home, but there's a new sense of longing in my stomach. I think most of the time in LA I just feel like I don't fit in anywhere. I've heard that it takes a while in LA to find your niche and I really get that. It's very autonomous out here which is a weird adjustment, but a good experience and experiment nonetheless.
I'm just gonna raise my big brown mug for now and say "here's to another month!"
More soon and wish you were here. xox

Yes She Is My Skinhead Girl

P is for the painful way she'll make me feel someday

U is for Utopia, the other times with her


N is for the New Wave dreams she had back in her teens


K is for the kid in her

My P.U.N.K. girl

Today, skins n punk girls.

Visual Arts Workshop

I don't know how to use Photoshop. I don't even have it. I'm good at cutting and pasting things (literally) but when it comes to most visual arts, I really just don't have that thing that makes it look effortless. Even taking a picture of someone is painful for me. I get lost in images, I don't know how to pick them or put them together or draw or any of that.


But I don't know how to describe this feeling I have when the weather starts getting nice. It makes me wanna buy things and eat hot dawgs on the street and sit outside on a stoop for many hours. It makes me wanna not shower for days and not even care. It makes me wanna eat Sour Punch Straws all night long and cruise around the city on a never ending sugar high. WEEEEEEE! So here's to trying to capture that feeling with images.


I got this screen cap idea from White Lightning. I tried Polyvore but that shit was confusing and it wasn't working the way I wanted it to. Like I couldn't upload it or something. I don't know. A graphic designer I am not, but I like pretty pictures.




I think I just get a little overwhelmed with imagery sometimes. Don't you? Ideally I would just cut these out from a mag, paste them into a book or hang em up somewhere, and call it a day.

ARGH!! THE FUTURE!!!

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ROBIN BYRD!

I always wanted to a Robin Byrd Show fashion story.


You can still catch episodes of Robin's sexy show on Manhattan public access (channel 35). It's listed as THE ROBIN BYRD SHOW.
SHE'S A LEGEND!

I must be hungry...

I eat your hate like love.


I haven't been writing that much personal stuff lately because I'm too close to it. I'm like a wad of gum stuck in my own hair.

Mmmmmm... gum.

On another note, I'm really into my new JEGGINGS. They look like jeans but they act like leggings!! My clogs are very right now too.


(dress, ysl. jeggings, h&m. clogs, atomic passion).

X Girl pt 2

Today's outfit was inspired by my favorite X Girl and 90s icon and Now icon and one of my favorite people, Miss Chloe Sevs. I was looking for a specific photo that Pat O'Dell took a while ago but I couldn't find it. This is sort of the gist.

T shirt: Given to me by Meryl Smith aka "Merks-Gruber" aka "Merks Fish."
Plaid button down: Sal's Boutique aka Salvation Army
*You can't see my raver jeans but they're just your basic wild boot cuts from The Gap. Sneakers, Adidas Rod Lavers.



There's a whole soundtrack that goes along with it too. It's my Long Island Rail Road playlist. The songs I used to listen to when I took the train into the city. The songs I listened to when I wanted to be cool in the 90s.

1. Quicksand: Dinosaur Jr.
2. 6'1": Liz Phair
3. She Be Wantin' It More: Luscious Jackson
4. Prove My Love: Violent Femmes
5. I Wish I Was Him: Kathleen Hanna
6. My Drug Buddy: The Lemonheads
7. Stick The Fucking Flag Up Your Ass You Goddamn Son Of A Bitch: Propagandhi
8. Puzzle Pieces: Tiger Trap
9. March: Avail
10. #1 Chance Pirate TV: Team Dresch

There are 1000 more. One day I'll add them.

X Girls

It's really hard to capture how hard I'm feeling myself today. I mean outfit-wise. It's totally 90s inspired by Marisa Meltzer's new book, Girl Power. Marisa is the genius behind the Sassy book, and now she has a new book about 90s girl bands.

I wore my X Girl shirt, can you see?
Photobooth does not do wonders for me.

Here's another attempt, plus the "outside" version of the outfit. Note girly thermal worn under the t shirt. CLASSIC 90S.

If you don't buy Marisa's book you're a total poseur!
Guess what I'm gonna do later? Oh just make a list of my top 10 favorite girl bands is all. STAY TUNED MY DUDES!

Things I Need

1. Bamboo Earrings, at least two pair.

2. A dreamcatcher.

3. A Kindle?!?!

ALL MESH HOODIE EVERYTHING!

Sorry about my new favorite thing in the world I just bought.

It's called a blue mesh netted hoodie. But it's also called love.

I have a feeling I will be able to incorporate this into my outfit every day. I'll probably become known as "the girl who always wears that blue mesh netted hoodie" WHICH IS OKAY WITH ME!

I am going to try and reinvent the fashion wheel with this new hoodie. Photos coming soon...?(Sorry again for the awkward office pix)


PS. *BONUS FUN CORNER VIDEO* (thank you Sophia)

you know that you are as cold as ice to me

Together is a Swedish movie about a bunch of people who live together. It's called a commune. The name of the commune is "Together."

It's an inspiring fashion source if you wanna look like a cute 70s granola kid in the winter, which sometimes I do. Just to stay warm and comfy.


Side note: These Chinese slippers are always cute but not so much for boys aka DO NOT RAISE YOUR CHILD IN A COMMUNE.

Consider a cat,

corduroy, and a plethora of plaid.

Vintage North Face or

Vintage LL Bean

Don't Call It A Comeback

Merks said to me the other night "Don't worry Les, you do look like The Wrestler" and even though that sounds like a diss it's not, because IT'S MY WINTER FASHION SOURCE!

Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler had the best style ever. It's what I've been going with every day. Flannels, zip up hoodies, puffy coat. He had bleached blonde hair and a deep tan too. My hair is only half-bleached and I'm scared of getting a fake tan. Marisa Tomei also looked cute. Maybe my style is a combination of the two.




Rocky had a similar style and it's great. And who's cuter then Adrian?



Maybe Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny. FULL CIRCLE!

Winter Wear

It's cold out. Too cold to wear skirts n tights. Too cold to look cute. I am so sick of my clothes and am lacking fashion inspiration. I go out in a flannel shirt, sleep in it, and then wear again the next day. Who cares?

Look how cute these Japanese girls are pulling off winter style. It's not like we're shocked. Japanese people have been living in the future since Year 1.

I feel like this is a very Missbehave look. And she's killing it with those Ugg boots.







Okay so maybe these aren't the sexiest of looks but it's cold. It's hard not to dress like a dump-mare and stay warm. I know these outfits are NOT very J Shore but I have to save those looks for warmer weather. Unless I buy Ugg boots. Pink ones.

DARE I????




[photos via dropsnap]

WACK OR PHAT?

Now that we're entering a new decade, I think we start all admitting what's been on our minds for a while. Fuck high brow. It was cute for a while but I'm sick of it and now it's time for something different. There's something new we all want to embrace. Something that has gone from being ironic to being earnest. Something that has gone from guilty pleasure to just pleasure.

I think you know what I'm tawlking about...




I'm talking about ditching the Balenciaga for Juicy Couture. And then, ditching the Juicy Couture for Mandee. Or Joyce Leslie. I know in the 90s us pasty girls rebelled with pilly sweaters and saddle shoes and then we graduated to wanting to look normal and so we bought Marc Jacobs sweaters that looked just like the ones we had in the 90s but didn't pill as much. RIP TO THAT SHIT SON!

I'm getting a spray tan as I write this.

I mean, JWOWW is a style icon. She is willing to go where not many of us are. It's true that Lady Gaga started the no pants things but she's famous and she has to wear crazy shit to get people to like her. JWOWW is just a regular girl who likes to go clubbing with no pants. BAWLS!

JWOWW is hot. All she wants to do is go home, eat ham, and drink water. That's what I want to do too!!!



On the first episode she wore a bikini top and sweatpants rolled up at the top. SHE KNEW WHAT MY DREAM OUTFIT WAS EVEN BEFORE I DREAMED IT.








Thanks Ladies. More on this to come.

What's Your (hair) Damage?

How to ruin your hair 101 goes like this:
bleach it
dye it a bunch of colors
dye it over and over again
straighten it
curl it
blow dry it all the time
sleep with it spread out on your pillow so in the morning it's just one huge knot
have the Jewish hair gene
and finally...

CRIMP IT!!
Inspired by White Lightning's collection of Teen Beat and Big Bopper magazines over here at the office, as well as this little lady:


It was pretty hard to find a crimper, but I have some secret hair spots around the city. This one costs $20. Besides it being a totally awesome look, it it's also just plain fun to do.

The following photos are of the crimping process going down BUT I was at my office and suddenly felt weird cuz I thought people were watching me.