tights are all-right!

i was looking at some nifty japanese mod/60’s event flyers, and came across this fun little flyer.  i’ve been thinking a lot about tights these days.  for a couple of winters i didn’t pay no mind to tights/leg wear…but now i’m back to thinking tights might be all-right…and perhaps outasite!  hmm! 

thanks to the wonderful world wide web, i’m sure attaining nifty tights aren’t a problemo, as i’m not a fan of opaque coloured or “just white” or black tights.  i’m really into a subtle print on the tight, and the more geometric the better!  still thinking this tight thing out…but i thought it was post worthy. 

hmmm.

hello october. good bye summer.

oh skirts…how i will miss you.  oh cute flats with skirts…how i will miss you more…but what i have to look forward to is cute flats WITH PANTS!  ok ok, perhaps this is the wrong picture for this post about pants, but i’m so sad to pack some of my summer skirts away.   i will especially miss the fun, cute colours…but am equally excited to pair cute jackets with cute striped turtlenecks.  it’s always hard in sacramento- especially the first months of “fall” like weather…one day it’s really cold and rainy…the next day it’s 75 degrees and sunny.  my closet is in a state of confusion!  but i kinda like that…it makes the good byes so much easier- the transition is a lot more doable when we have a few fall days here and there…and mostly spring like weather.  hello october, and good bye summer…i never really liked summer anyhoo- especially for mid 60’s fashion…there’s just no way to consistently look cute.  so this weather is much better than blazing hot summer weather.  so i bid adieu to the hot summer days, and welcome the fall with bright, open arms.  arms filled with striped turtlenecks, shiney patent boots, neat vintage koret, and fun little haircuts.

how excited are you?  this here is modern junior weather!  (^_^)

black gold

i’ve been on the hunt for the perfect black purse for ages.  i was actually looking for a bastard purse to carry around for work…but i simply couldn’t find one to commit to.  suddenly, i find the love of my black purse life!  and here it is!  in all it’s “no so black” purse glory! 

ok ok…i know it’s not fully all black…what can i say, a solid, beautiful black purse is hard to find…and even harder to commit to.  but please…mix black patent leather with awesome coloured stripes with a the perfect A-line shape and you’ve struck gold!  black gold. 

i’m not as obsessed with black purses as i am with black mary janes…but i’m slowly getting there….but ask you….

why black?  and why now?  i’ve never been into black?  every colour has it’s day….i guess.

just ask your mama, she knows.

exactly.

orange stripes

and green stripes and navy stripes too!!!  i bought this trio whilst in seattle a couple of weekends ago.  the perfect width of stripe in the perfect colours.  they aren’t too $$ either.  so…what are you waiting for?  (^_^)

latest loves

first and foremost, i wanted to start off by saying that i love love love portable record players.  this one i couldn’t resist.  it’s turquoise and it’s from japan.  yes, my japan 60’s obsession ensues.  (^_^)  this one will be my constant friend.  

as some of you may or may not know…i have a thing for 60’s watches…not imitations, but all original and must be suuuper uber cute!  the above definitely fits the bill.  i only have 1 other blue and white watch and this one will be its friend.  yes!  i am pretty much basing my summer wardrobe on this watch…i know that sounds silly, but it’s true.  i want my summer wardrobe to look exactly like the above picture- clean, fun, but simple = the perfect mid 60’s summer wardrobe.  woo wee!  ’can’t wait.

unfortunately i have been not so good at accomplishing the aforementioned goal.  there are way too many cute winter/fall items out for sale out there in the vintage shoppes.  ya.  that does nothing for the here and now.  hm.

reggae’s got soul.

next weekend i’ll be in seattle dj’ing for the emerald city soul club.  i’m super excited!  i’ll be doing back to back gigs in seattle when i dj talcum the following weekend.  i have not dj’d talcum yet, but it looks SOOPER fun.  i’m very excited…but since i won’t be seeing many girls at the aforementioned dj gigs, i will be keeping my fitts quite simple.  

the right track girls are planning a los angeles reunion in july for soul invasion.  funny enough, none of us are dj’ing…boo!  heheheh…i’m trying to get the girls to come to the east coast to spin some records on rania’s turf.  i’m planning on going to the east coast in august, so maybe we can all meet up!  keep them fingers crossed!  *_*

also!  my new camera arrived!!!  too bad ALL of the instructions are in japanese…yes, ALL.  :(

what is a DJ if they can’t scratch?

ANSWER:  very nifty, i’ll say.

can i just give it up to my girlfriends who are thee bossest DJs on the planet?  word.  it’s not easy being cute and a record collector.  ANY girl DJ will tell you that.  the months they aren’t buying 45s are the months they are getting their pants and shirts taylored or their shoes fixed…OR out hunting for those *perfect* clothes items that fit lovely into their soul club closet and work clothes closet (see journal entry: “make it work” for more on the soul club/work closet).  

on the choice months we female DJs are scoring records, we definitely know what we have to do and must do.  we cannot pussy foot around buying records we kinda like because that scrilla could be served better during our clothes hunting months.  uh huh.  

aside from the duel spending action…socially it’s more difficult for us girl DJs to get heard and be taken seriously.  i’ve been most fortunate in making good friends all over the US to call my DJ homes.  

none of this is hard or uber labour intensive, you see because it is the life we live.  we love this so much, it’s second nature to just do it.  

oh and just a side note regarding this journal entry picture: oh goodness gracious…can i please look like that anytime soon?  hee hee hee.  

you go girl.

girls with short hair are boss!

i don’t know that i need to say anything more other than what the headline says, but i’ll say it again…it’s true: mid 60’s girls with short hair are BOSS!  man oh man.  i cut my hair super short recently…and even shorter even more recently.  i’m kinda having a small bout of “pea head” syndrome, but at the same time i am quite proud that i could cut off the majority of my hair and be super happy basking in the mid 60’s/mod sun.  

the ultimate goal with cutting my hair short was to express my love for my subculture.  i wanted to set myself apart from all the people/women on the street and have a smart, distinctive mid 60’s look.  even more so, i wanted to have an early mod girl look.  it’s a look i’ve always loved and strived for, but wasn’t ever ready to transform into.  i guess i was recently ready because here i sit, short hair with ear lobes showing.  i’ve paired my look down substantially and added only mid 60’s necessities to the main outfit.  

it’s all a work in progress…i feel i still have much work to do on my early mod girl look.  this summer is going to be so fun, smart, and fresh…at least…that’s the plan.  heheheheh.

to square or not to square?

this picture is funny.  i always thought mod was more square than a ball gown.  i love how she secretly wanted to dress all fancy-like…how could you want that with her cute little tan lace ups?  but then again, her fringe hand bag probably is to blame for the urges of the baby blue ball gown.  at least she doesn’t have the cher hair to go with it.