exploring blog archives: fadetoblackny august 2011-january 2012

Fadetoblackny was a fashion blog created by Gemma Rowlands, a Brit who found herself living in New York in the 2010s.  Gemma shared equal parts inspiration and fashion, documenting her favorite photographers and artists alongside her bohemian style, which got attention from the likes of Nylon, Stylecaster, and Coach.  Sadly, by 2012, her posts petered out for good, leaving only her archives behind.  

Take a look at some of her posts below: 

August 2nd 2011: LACEYNUMBERS

August 8th 2011: KAI LANI

August 27th 2011: AVENUE WEST

September 2nd 2011: SEEING STARS

September 6th 2011: CARY WAYMAN

September 7th 2011: BEACONS

September 14th 2011: FROUFROUU

September 21st 2011: DAVID TITLOW

December 18th 2011: YOUGO JEBERG

January 5th 2012: MESDEMOISELLES 

flickr finds: julia corsaro, 2004-2008

I know the term indie sleaze is incredibly overused and devoid of meaning at this point, but there's no better to way to describe Julia Corsaro's early flickr posts. Indie acts like Mystery Jets, Florence and the Machine, and S.C.U.M. regularly make appearances in her photographs, alongside snaps from house shows and grunge-y photoshoots with GIRLCORE, the now-defunct feminist art collective she co-founded. This was the heyday of flash photography, underground discos, and ironic fashion, and Julia captures the messiness of this era in its full glory. Take a look at a few of her photos below:

S.C.U.M. for Neo 2 mag

Florence and the Machine for SUP magazine

Blaine from Mystery Jets for NEO 2 magazine

the glasses, the scarf, the fact that they're having a party in a laundromat...peak indie sleaze

the most 2008 t-shirt to exist ever