Friday, September 27, 2024

flickr finds: onze_tigres, 2009-2012

 As you’d expect from a budding artist/fashion photographer, ania shestakova’s Flickr stream is as aesthetically pleasing as you can get.  Lots of gray hues, glitchy edits, subversive fashion choices, etc.  A pale blogger’s dream: 




































Monday, September 23, 2024

exploring blog archives: selenite.weebly.com, August 2014

 I can't even remember how I stumbled upon Le Vaisseau Sélénite, but omg isn't her style amazing.  I think when people think of 2014 style—or at least when I do—we remember the indie/tumblr grunge/pastel goth styles.  But, I think it was really fun and colorful at times too. As she says on her blog, "whatever i choose is cool because i am cool."  That’s a level of confidence I aspire to: 


















Monday, September 16, 2024

exploring blog archives: the facehunter, september 2007

Since it’s fashion month, I wanted to share some fashion week street style photos taken by the facehunter I found while searching for skinny jean outfit inspiration. I think that street style back then was a bit frumpier compared to nowadays, but I don’t mean that negatively—it just feels like everyone had a more relaxed and playful approach to dressing. No one was afraid of clashing colors or prints, and I noticed a lot more people were taking risks with the silhouettes of their outfits instead of “flattering” their frame. Take a look below: