Sunday, May 31, 2009

Purple Teardrops I Cry..

As I am now on summer break, I've decided to foray into the blogosphere. If you are the skilled reader, you might infer from the title of my blog that I am prone to rambling. This is not to say that my ramblings are meaningless, but rather that I can ramble on almost any topic, and probably will do so in this blog.
Without further ado, post #2-


Lately I've caught myself obsessing over certain female celebrities or the characters they create. I find myself so inspired with these women that I've created a list of muses, in order to find inspiration when I find myself lacking. I will speak about one of them now. LADY GAGA. Yes, I know she has been on the scene for a while now, and is getting muchos muchos airplay on MTV, but I haven't blogged in a while, so give me a break!!


Lady Gaga is fabulous. She has skillfully created a persona that is different from anything else the world had seen. Credits to my brother Dylan on this one, as he introduced me to Gaga a few months before she had any followers at all. He boasted of her talents as if he were a proud grandfather- "she went to tisch!!" / "she writes all of her own music!!" / "she crafts her own clothes!!" / "christina augilera is copying her and it's enough already!!!"
I immediately saw what the fuss was about. Obviously I'm all about artistic integrity and whatnot, but as I'm a fashion focused little biddy I'm clearly drawn to the wardrobe of Ms. Gaga.
We all know she seldom wears pants, can be found sporting large black sunglasses, and a fierce blonde coif but being a mini-gaga is not the point. As much as I secretly wish to be. Gaga inspires the artist in all of us to create a persona for ourselves which wholly represents the true person within. We should all aspire to be as inspired as Lady Gaga, and as fearless with our own self-expression. And if you have not yet checked out her latest CD "The Fame," get on that immediately! OR for some serious entertainment, check out her newest video for the song, "Paparazzi" and see exactly what I mean by Gaga being unlike anyone else.

Here's to keeping your eyes open for inspiration, and staying true to yourself,
Lizzy

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Okay, I'm Kind of Obsessed with Rachel Zoe

I have a complete obsession with online shopping. Though there's a catch, I don't actually checkout my virtual shopping bag. This seems to be a trend within my group of friends, and I think it begs further explanation. There is something to be said of the instant gratification one feels when placing a virtual item into their cart. Personally, I feel like I own said item immediately and therefore don't even need to physically own it.
When I was a child, I'd see something on TV which appealed. Hurriedly, I'd run to my mom and beg her to buy me what I had just seen. Without thought she'd oblige, knowing I'd never ask for the item again. Either this is a weird pattern in my life or my mom's just trying to make me feel special while recanting this story. 
One of my favorite places to shop online is net-a-porter. It's fabulous. The thing is, while I'm at no position in my life to buy an entire shopping cart I've compiled on this website, I could buy a few pieces. But who is that restrictive? Especially when it's pretend!
Currently I have eleven items in my shopping cart, which has been constantly revised since roughly October.  Two of the items in my shopping cart that completely struck me when I saw them [I screamed "DIE," Rachel Zoe style] are the Stella McCartney Wooden Platform Boots, and the Missoni Stripe Knit Beanie.


Even the hat and shoes together, with a simple t-shirt and dark skin-tight jeans/leggings this would look great. That's basically my personal style-- basic garments balanced with standout pieces that garner attention. There's no need to have 1200 awesome and adorned garments on yourself at once, just pick a few and wear em with basics and you're set. 
Jeez now I'm liking this look so much I'm thinking about actually checking out my shopping bag! Perhaps this was a bad idea....