WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "BEASTIE MOUSE" WICK-IT THE INSTIGATOR

Thanks to the musical influences of my new co-worker: @jwinnz, I have now added a shit-ton of new music to my mix.

This song is included, and I am most definitely happy that it is now in the rotation!

Beastie Mouse

Wick-It the Instigator

Listen, enjoy, and repeat.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the Reggae, but the rest of the mash up is AMAZING!

Oh and...

If you're not following me on twitter, you should be, but it's okay, I won't hate you...

BUT I will hate you just a little bit if you don't follow

my new little brother from another mother and co-worker:

@jwinnz

Take It Back Tuesday

The 90's was a really fun time in pop culture. Some of the biggest names in the music, fashion, & entertainment world emerged during this time. Wu-Tang Clan, Tommy Hilfiger, Martin, Lenny Kravitz, just to name a few. 

Here's a quick look back at the 90's.

In 1995 the movie Clueless was a hit. Showcasing diversity in fashion. Clueless can easily be seen as the Sex & The City of it's time!

That infamous Calvin Klein dress, still being replicated by designer all over. American Apparel is infamous for their   version's of the dress.

The Preppy Look

The preppy look is timeless and is still worn by men and women everywhere.

The Grunge Look

Oversized flannel's and ripped up boyfriend jeans is a look that's still going strong!

The 90's birthed a lot of cool trends, and it seems they are going anywhere anytime soon.

We leave you with a video from Souls of Mischief "93 Til Infinity"

-Stephanie

Clueless

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "BARBARA STREISAND" DUCK SAUCE

Commercials are apparently my source for new (at least to me) music.

Vitamin Water Revive is this weeks commercial.

Can you dig it?

Because I can,

and I am!

Barbara Streisand

Duck Sauce

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "WE DID IT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG" THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM

Fresh out of the #DirtyJerz

I am definitely digging the lead singer's raspy, smokers voice.

We Did It When We Were Young

The Gaslight Anthem

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "THE SUN" THE NAKED AND FAMOUS

I've been digging on The Naked and Famous for a whileeeeeee now.

I guess it's about time that I break-mycheapass-down and download the entire album:  

Passive Me Aggressive You.

AND for a whopping $5 on Amazon... this girl has NO reason or room for complaining.

The Sun

The Naked and Famous

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "CALL ON ME" ERIC PRYDZ

***I apologize in advance for this video***

LOL

But first of all,

Talk about a sophomore year of college FLASHBACK with this song!

This song was most definitely BLASTING out of my dorm...

too many times to count.

"Call On Me"

Eric Prydz

Bahahahah.

Seriously.

This Video.

RIDICULOUS!

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "NO LOVE" EMINEM FT. LIL WAYNE

This song is pretty poignant for me.

Very applicable to many aspects of my life.

And, well, it's just a good song.

Since receiving the CD from my #BlogSoulmate Mary-Nevin the other day

I might have been rapping along to it on repeat...

But until you've driven next to me on 95 and heard it on BLAST

You've got NO PROOF.

"No Love"

Eminem ft. Lil Wayne

"It's a little too late to say that you're sorry now
You kicked me when I was down
Fuck what you say, just (don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more)
That's right bitch: and I don't need you, don't want to see you
Bitch you get (no love)
You show me nothing but hate
You ran me into the ground
But what comes around goes around
I don't need you (don't hurt me)
You (don't hurt me no more)
That's right, and I don't need you, don't want to see youYou get (no love)
Bitch you get (no love)
And I don't need you"

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "FAKE PLASTIC TREES" RADIOHEAD

Tuning into a little bit of 90's perfection while sunning on the beach.

Fake Plastic Trees

Radiohead

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "YOU CAN'T GO BACK NOW" THE WEEPIES

"But in the end, the only steps that matter are the ones you take all by yourself"

"You Can't Go Back Now"

The Weepies

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "LOOK AT ME NOW"

I stumbled across this internet sensation... 

and needless to say,

I AM NOW ADDICTED

(to both the duo, Karmin, and to this song in general).

My addiction is difficult to deal with because I can't decide which version I like more.

Karmin's cover

or the original.

There is NOTHING like some good 'ole Busta Rhymes 

but damn if Amy, of Nick and Amy of Karmin,

doesn't kick MAJOR ASS at Busta's part

and do the man some Justice!

If you didn't catch my preview tweet the other night...

I've got a link to a free download of Karmin's cover... 

Well worth the... 

JUST KIDDING, IT's FREEEEEEEEE :)

EDIT:
This group is RIDICUOLOUS!
I highly recommend you giving their YouTube page and their main site a LookSee!

They are FREAKING talented to the max! <--Yes, I said "to the max"... lol

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "MY BODY"

"My Body"

Young the Giant

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "HEAD FULL OF DOUBT/ROAD FULL OF PROMISE"

Stumbled across this song a few months ago, but I can't for the life of me remember where...
Don't you hate that?

Well then I caught their performance on the Grammy's (did you see it?!--with Bob Dylan and Mumford & Sons--very good!) and ever since then I have been playing this song on my Droid.

Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise 

The Avett Brothers

I don't often post lyrics to the videos that I post, but these are definitely post worthy:

There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it

When nothing is owed, deserved or expected
And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected
If you’re loved by someone, you’re never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it 

There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out

There’s a darkness upon you that’s flooded in light
And in the fine print they tell you what’s wrong and what’s right
And it flies by day and it flies by night
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it

There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "RUMOR(s)/HAS IT" (mashup)

I have been blasting this Adele/Lindsay Lohan (yes, I know--eye roll) mashup in my car for a few weeks now.
I am ADDICTED!

Rumor(s)/Has It mashup

Since I'm all about being honest with you, except for the time that I told you I was part magician, I should probably tell you that back in the day I was all about Lindsay Lohan and her "music career". I didn't go crazy and download her whole album(s), but I did, and do still, listen to a select few songs of hers... Rumors being one of them.

This mash up with Adele is awesome. It really puts me into a good mood. 

I find that after I listen to this I have to turn on Adele's Rumor Has It just because I have her part of the mash up stuck in my head.

Amelias Compendium of Fashion Illustration Launch Party

Images say more than a thousand words, and visual memories infinitely more than the words extracted from a humming head. Hence the word poor, picture rich post - the only words you should be reading are those in the book whose launch party these pictures depict and which you can get here: Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration

Thank you for a wonderful evening!

Sally Mumby-Croft photographing the books

Bees Knees

I love me a little backless dress on Emma Block

Jewelery designer Maxine Johnston of Little Miss Delicious

Dee Andrews my one and only illustrator and Antonia in red and green

Fuyume, Koral Webb, Nikki Lau the blogger trio

Louise Durgate the knitwear designer

The Real Runway - we go waaay back, but most of it is blurry ;)

Fashion blogger of Sarah Scribbles and Dee Andrews

The Tatty Devine ladies!

Beautiful red head Koral Webb

Fashion Editor Matt Bramford, Sarah Scribbles and Dee Andrews

Forward PR having fun at the bar - ohh, that rhymes!

Hannah of Seeds & Stitches

Illustrators Erica Sharp and Zarina Liew

The one and only Amelia herself with the lead singer of 6 Day Riot

Amelia and Louise Durgate

Sarah Scribbles and Nikki Lau

Couldn't leave without a picture with the star!

Two girls from 'up north', the loveliest par you can imagine!

Bug shirt, very Old Boy

Matt's official face ;)

Forward PR now know my face and I know theirs

Reverse Oreo... can I say that?

p.s. Please help me out with links and names for the ones I've missed!

Outfit: When Disaster Strikes --- Day 11: Music!

Last night when I was deciding what to wear to work today, I just decided to be lazy and wear my favorite outfit ever, which is this:
I've already worn it twice the exact same way, and I was going to wear it again today exactly the same way. It's just so perfect I don't think I could ever bring myself to change anything about it.

But then, disaster struck. As I was getting dressed this morning, one of the two buttons that keep the skirt closed (there is no zipper or anything like that) popped off. It flew off just like in the Subway commercials with all the people blowing the buttons off their pants!

So what was I to do? I could have worn it anyways, as there was still one other button, but what if I decided to blow that one off my skirt while I was at work? I couldn't risk it, so I decided I needed to wear a different skirt. After picking my new skirt, I then decided to wear a different pair of tights. Then I decided to wear boots instead of heels. And then I decided to change my top. And then I added some jewelry. And 10 minutes after the initial explosion that rocked my closet, this is what I ended up wearing:
I'm actually kind of proud of this. I know that sounds silly, but really I usually am horrible at choosing clothes to wear at the last second. That's why I always pick out my clothes the night before. So for me to come out of this not looking like a rugrat is quite an accomplishment, in my opinion.*Pats self on the back*


And now the continuation of the 30 Day Challenge... (click HERE to see all topics)

Day 11: Put your iPod on shuffle and list the first 10 songs that come up.
I've downloaded a bunch of new music lately and haven't synced it to my iPod yet, so I'm going to do this on my iTunes instead of my iPod, okay? Good, I knew you wouldn't mind.

1. Let Your Love Grow Tall by Passion Pit
2. If You Return by Maximum Balloon
3. I Belong to You by Muse
4. Manhattan by Kings of Leon
5. Little Shadow by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6. Loose Ends by Imogen Heap
7. Eat That Up, It's Good for You by Two Door Cinema Club
8. Dog Days Are Over by Florence + the Machine (LOVE this song)
9. Thistle and Weeds by Mumford and Sons
10. Now You're Gone by Basshunter

A nice mix of techno, rock, pop, and folk. Fun!

Music Monday: Florence + the Machine

I know it's cheesy as heck, but I'm going to start doing Music Monday!

So for my first week of Music Monday, I'm going to introduce you to my best friend (in my head), Florence Welch.
Florence is my new favorite female artist. Before yesterday I had never heard of her, but now she's my favorite. Funny how that works.

In general when I listen to a CD, there are usually 5 or so songs that I really like, and the rest are just kinda... meh. Not so with miss Florence. I've listened to all of her songs several times each and none of them have started to get old yet.

Lungs

1. Dog Days are Over*
2. Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)
3. I'm Not Calling You a Liar
4. Howl
5. Kiss with a Fist*
6. Girl with One Eye
7. Drumming Song*
8. Between Two Lungs
9. Cosmic Love*
10. My Boy Builds Coffins
11. Hurricane Drunk
12. Blinding
13. You've Got the Love

*Certified awesome by me

And because I love you all so much, I linked every single one of those songs to the YouTube videos. None of the ones I linked are to her music videos because my computer is being stinky at the moments and won't load those pages for some reason, but you should look them up because they are awesome!

So anyways, check her out and let me know what you think!

Chanel at lunch, Armani at concert, jeans at fabric shop a 24 hour day

Camel Jaeger vintage coat
Black Proenza Shouler sunglasses
Black wet-look silk DKNY blouse
Light beige pleat Pringle skirt
Beige and Black patent Chanel ankle boots
Black rubber Longchamp bag
Black leather biker gloves
Black and white dog tooth Lira Leirner bracelet
Givenchy tights

Today was a mad, mad day. I woke up at 2am to get some more pattern cutting done as I was planning on getting to the market as soon as the chauffeur was back on duty from his weekend. By the time he arrived at 9am I had also written two blog posts and an article and done the calculations for the different fabrics and costings. However, my grandmother had taken one car and was gone all day and my mum had the other - so I had to wait until one was actually free. Instead of wasting my time (HA HA as if) I finished the rest of the patterns and did some more work. I had picked out the most common outfit possible, which I had approved by the girls (nurse of my great grandmother and the cook) - gray skinny trousers and a gray check shirt with navy blue ballerina flats. The only reason there's no picture of that outfit is because I was called and invited to join my other great grandmother for lunch so I had to get changed into my normal self almost as soon as I had lovingly arranged the "most normal as possible" look. But as I had to do it so quickly the look is pretty similar to the one from yesterday except black instead of caramel.

At lunch I got invited to a concert and a bit of an annoyance ensued when I was judged upon the fact that I have a bad namory and could not identify any of the composers and/ or conductors and even music halls despite the fact that I had actually been to their concerts.

Anyway, after lunch I got changed into the "gray" outfit and we headed off to several fabric shops - there are four main roads that are dedicated entirely to fabric: 25 de Marco, Bras, Bom Retiro and another one I don't remember the name of. I wasn't allowed to take my camera as it would have attracted attention and unlike in London, that's a pretty bad idea here. I had to pop into at least 10 fabric shops before being directed to one that had everything I needed. Quickly rushing home to get ready for the concert, at which time I was confronted with the failure of my straightening iron which did not get on with the Brazilian plugs. My hair looked awful so the nurse, who for some miracle reason is also a gifted hairdresser, tried to fix it with whatever was available in terms of appliances in the house whilst my 99 year old great grandmother looked on peacefully.

Gray vintage Emporio Armani dress
Black velvet 5 inch heels (ouch I tell ya)
Black velvet clutch with pearl detailing
Black Yorkshire Pearl bracelet
Brown vintage real fox fur
Pearl headband and earrings

At the concert itself it became immensely apparent that I didn't have a clue. Every second person was some kind of starlet/ important person who all knew my granddad, who in turn proudly showed me off like a pretty puppy (Butters comes to mind, seriously). The other aspect that struck me was the fact that every second woman there had a Chanel bag and believe you me, they were not fake. Pearls were the weapon, I mean jewelry of choice... usually around 5 strings or more.



The concert itself, though, was breath taking especially from our seats BEHIND the orchestra. I was a bit confused about the fact that the cellos were placed on the right side of the stage behind the first violins... that must be terribly confusing for the conductor, I thought. Man, was I wrong. And having a seat behind the philharmonic orchestra of Munich did mean that the violin by Mayuko Kamio seemed a bit far off as the sound was obviously directed toward the inside of the hall. However, none of this overshadowed the brilliance of one of the most important conductors of classical western music alive today - and rightly so. Can you believe Zubin Mehta didn't need notes? He had the ENTIRE evening program in his head - for every single one of over a hundred musicians. It blows my mind.

Watching his expressions and joy was worth the seat. Watching him alone made the music I was listening to all the more special, I had a better feel for the pieces because it was like seeing someone dance and move with the notes and give the pleasure to multiple senses. I got home at 1am and am now writing another post. I had to "rest my eyes" every now and then during the concert but now I'm wide awake. Once you pass that hurdle it's easy, just like a side stitch you needed to ignore and work through when doing long runs at school. After that, it's just a trance, a blissful state of existence. Or, you know, mmmm zzzz with open eyes.