Jalouse February 2009

"The Goonies"

I love this. The nostalgia, grungy Americana and the filmic qualities of it. The letterman jacket and denim vest are iconic and too perfect.

"TLC"

Oh man no way. TLC were so late 90s and I was a nineties child. This is too good.

Source: The Fashion Spot

Muse: Jimi Hendrix

I love love love Jimi Hendrix - music, style, mystique, magnetism and tragic early demise. I'm not sure if I should be concerned that a lot of my key style idols are drug addicted rock stars from the sixties and seventies - but I have always been drawn to that whole world; the clothes, music, stories, danger etc. Hendrix's sartorial aesthetic was exotic, psychedelic, earthy, wild and primal - operative words also ideal to describe his life and music.

Twenty Seven Names' awesome summer collection "Jimi James And The Blue Flames" was inspired by Hendrix - I've wanted the whole collection the instant I first saw it at Showroom 22's Media Open Day. 

Also, Balmain's Spring 08 collection totally captures Jimi and the era perfectly (I still want everything.. Sigh) as does the already iconic frogged military jackets from Spring 09.

I always have quite a few of his songs on high rotate on my pod:

- Electric Ladyland

- Fire

- All Along The Watchtower

- Castles Made Of Sand

- Hey Joe

- Wind Cries Mary

Featuring: Balmain, Lover, Sass & Bide, 3.1 Philip Lim, Kova & T

Featuring: Matina Amanita, Bally, Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen

Sources: Scans, Style.com, Net-a-porter, Matina Amanita, Showroom 22,

Harvest

Neil Young's iconic Harvest album has one of my all time favorite covers - so simple yet so eye catching and classic. You see it and you know instantly that it couldn't be any other album. It includes "Old Man" - one of my favorite songs ever. Its poignant, earthy and makes you think about the past and the future and life in general. Young later said the record "put me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore so I headed for the ditch. A rougher ride but I saw more interesting people there."

Clockwise: Donna Karan Tamponato alligator halter-back bootie, Stella McCartney Fall 08, Chloe Spring 09, Louis Vuitton Fall 09, Matina Amanita Amor And Psyche ring, Proenza Schouler PS1 Large cocodile satchel, Ellery Spring/Summer 09/10, Chloe Lace-Up Suede and Leather boot, Chloe Spring 09, Matina Amanita Ionic Ring. 

Sources: Style.com, Vogue Australia, Matina Amanita, 

Coachella 09

I so want to go to Coachella one day.... Hot sunny music festival? Heaven. As are the clothes. I think my fave is the washed out stars and stripes dress on Aggy...

...And that crazy hot black lace dress.

Sources: Stylesightings, Face Hunter, Fashion Copious, Knight Cat, Elleuk.com, Style.com, Who What Wear, Le Fashion.

Slashed

Yet another reason to love Chanel's Spring 08 Stars. And to love Slash. 

 The original G'n'R boys have always been a never ending source of inspiration for me - even dressed up as Duff for a party once!

Sources: Dolphin Music & Style.Com

Unchained Melody

I love this. It so (romantically, nostalgically) sums up 1969, Woodstock, etc.

 

Artwork: Sherrie Knipe Unchained Melody 2008

Plug It In, Change The World. You Are My Electric Girl

This just makes me want to party...