i know you are but what am i

happy halloween :)

worn - october 30, 2009

sweater - uo clearance long ago, shirt - goodys,
jeans - f21, shoes - payless.

worn - october 29, 2009

little forest fox from sleepyking.etsy.com

wearing: red plaid shirt from kmart, high waist denim skirt
from bowtievintage.etsy.com, black ripped tights, and shoes from
payless.

counting down

i can't wait for the costumes and candy and music and beer!



it seems every year i have a secondary costume which isn't
really anything but masks and wigs and frilly clothes.
this was 2007.

SALE!

shop sale - take 30% off everything!

24 hours only!

make yr purchase and wait for revised paypal invoice

ends tomorrow, october 30th.

**does not apply to custom orders**

worn - october 28, 2009

wearing: shades i rigged back together
with a straight pin and wire cutters,
polka dot bow from fabric scraps, jacket
from tjmaxx, shirt from goody's (r.i.p.),
high waisted shorts from wetseal, silver
and black striped tights which were an
xmas gift from my parents, and shoes
from payless.

watched - lady cocoa + the final comedown

during my last shameful trip to walmart for printer
ink i also grabbed a dvd box set of "urban action"
films which was peeking from the $5 bin . m and
i just started our way through them one late night
earlier this week. the first was lady cocoa - which
was just silly and pointless - though we really don't
mind as long as there's plenty of 70's atmosphere
to absorb.













following lady cocoa, the final comedown (released in 1972 and rereleased
as blast in 1976) was much better with lots of philosophical conversation
mixed with sex and guns and revolution all told in a series of flashbacks.


from http://www.blackdynamitemovie.com:

The Final Comedown also deals with issues often overlooked in other
films of this type; the generation gap and the often tenuous alliance
with the “hippie” movement. Like many grassroots uprisings, the
Black Power movement and the campus upheavals of the late 60s
to early 70s were mainly fueled by the young, the voiceless and the
disenfranchised. Johnny doesn’t see eye to eye with his parents and
his radical politics disturbs them, particularly his mother. The entire
notion of blacks fighting whites is outside of her Jim Crow frame of
reference. He blames his mother for making a “nigger out of my
father with that white man’s god”. Frustrated and angry, Johnny
resents his parents’ generation for its perceived failures and broken
promises. His relationship with the white college activists doesn’t
fare much better because he distrusts their motives and commitment
but accepts them begrudgingly as a necessary evil.

read more on the final comedown here.

final comedown images from blaxploitationpride.org

of halloween past

last year i was bob dylan and m was allen ginsberg:





i even made a video:

i spent so much time making those signs (which are still around lying in the
box with my shipping supplies) and didn't even get to wear my costume out
that night.

the year before we were john and yoko's bed in:





and i'm not going to tell you this year's yet - only that this
time i'll be in full color.

october 27, 2009

bleary dreary rainy day

october 26, 2009

working from home is ruining my style.

softspoken + emily O.

softspoken sunburst beret in gold and extra long chain in celery


softspoken sunburst beret in candy apple


softspoken haight street headband in cream and long chain in apple


softspoken sunburst berets in gold and deep sea


softspoken haight street headband in apple


softspoken sunburst berets in deep sea and gold


softspoken sunburst beret in candy apple


softspoken sunburst beret in golden, xtra long chain scarf in celery,
and haight street headband in cream


softspoken collaboration with emily O. Photography.

these results are far more wonderful than i ever had
imagined.

emily and i will hopefully be involved in a much bigger
and very exciting project together, too.

fingers crossed!

all items available here.

worn - october 25, 2009

wearing fringe necklace from iheartnorwegianwood, black
gap vneck, jacket from tjmaxx, forever 21 skirt, hue tights,
payless ankle boots, and dark red lipstick to which i'm un-
accustomed.

worn - october 21, 2009

shorn

diy haircut.

updated

well, i almost bit off more than i could chew. almost.
the wholesale orders are mostly done though more
are lining up in the hallway. which is fine and good.
have learned my limitations now and that sometimes
i need a moment to step away, too.

i can't believe i'm almost caught up. i'm still behind
- but almost not!

i sent the irs the final $500 yesterday. the collectors
are still phoning in for my medical bills. another $300
and i'll be caught up there, too. between the two of us
we never answer our phone anymore.

softspoken @ modcloth! (pt. 2)

softspoken bows now available at modcloth here.
they can also be worn as a neck accessory - or
maybe even a belt!

worn - october 13, 2009

contemplating cropped locks and wearing cowl by me
@ softspoken.etsy.com, coat and boots - trendy mall
store, navy aa uneck dress, tights

ellen von unwerth

"peaches"

winter layers

scarves and hats







@ hel looks

worn - october 2, 2009

wearing: scarf and dress from some strange and cheap
place on forest drive that i can't think of the name of right
now, black target tights, black payless shoes, target bangles

completed wholesale order

for the bohemian.

a photo out of the box would've
been better,

but it was time to take them
away before i thought of it.

so much work.

blues

worn - october 1, 2009

cardi - target
tee - gap outlet
belt/harness - conway
leggings - charlotte russe outlet
faux snakeskin booties - f21

garden

Joe Elegant awakened early, intending to work
on his novel, on the scene where the young man
digs up his grandmother to see if she was as
beautiful as he remembered. You will recall his
novel, The Pi Root of Oedipus.

-Sweet Thursday, John Steinbeck