Find Your People: a hopefully inspirational message to other weirdos like me

I just want to start this post off by saying that I love and respect everyones interests and choices, and my purpose here is not to try and sound snobby or out of place. But sometimes, whether through telepathic transmission or osmosis, a girl just ends up falling in love with the different and the weird and this formed bond cannot be broken. I would know. I spent nearly all of my time in first year university with headphones on, Rolling Stones music blaring, trying to drown out the sounds of Taylor Swifts "Red" album. Not that I dislike Taylor Swift's records, but they just don't satisfy my musical needs like hearing Mick roar "doing heroin with the president." Sometimes, no matter how wonderful your friends are, it seems that you have no one in your life who can relate to your excitement and obsession involving certain alternative interests. And while yeah sure you can go on Tumblr or any other social networking site and reblog or share gifs and edits of your favourite things (whether it be music related, tv and or movie related, book related), there's still something so satisfying about being able to dance to your favourite song with your best friend who loves it just as much as you do. This past February I was sitting all alone at a Lady Gaga concert next to a gay couple thinking how much better it would be if at least one of my friends were there to share the experience. But that's when it dawned on me: I didn't need to be the lame odd-ball, and that the only person pushing me into the corner was myself. No matter what interest you may take, there's always going to be a community of people who love what you love, even if they're all in their late 50's. But how do you reach out to them? With the complete lack of social networking and communication available to us in 2013 it must be pretty difficult to message someone via the internet and say "Hey! Let's be friends!" All sarcasm aside, there's no harm in making new friends who share the same love of the same things as you do through the internet! Although the www can be a deceptive place, if you are smart and use your best discretion theres little chance of you falling victim to a trap. So go ahead and message that girl with the Vampire Weekend appreciation blog who lives in the same city as you and try to actively form a new friendship and ban together. Will it be weird at first? Maybe. Will it be worth it when you finally have a new friend who loves the same things as you? Definitely. Find your people and never feel ashamed of the things that make your heart skip a beat.

xx

Applause filled August: Gaga-spiration

Okay so I don't know if all of you are shitting your pants as much as me for the recent return of Lady Gaga with her single Applause!? If not, click away now. I understand that for some Lady Gaga is an acquired taste, but regardless you have to admit that girlfriend has been tearing up August pretty damn hard. I love everything this woman does, mostly because I am convinced that she is a genius sent from a whole other realm. Sometimes I can't tell if whether she's a university art professor or a pop star.  Applause (her new single incase you live under a rock) is a fun, energetic straight up pop song that makes my heart beat a little louder, but I'm no music critic so I'm not going to divulge more than that. What I really want to do is review some of my more favourite fashion moments that have been thrown our way from queen Gaga this month:

So the first of all can we all talk about this single cover for a second?

Simplicity is key. Primary colours, black, white and plain cursive text. I could go on for hours about how much I'm loving her return to the straightforward, in your face "less is more" these days. The next thing I loved were all the Inez & Vinoodh pictures (styled by Brandon Maxwell) that referenced gaga-spirations from all the decades of music. Although I haven't read the articles yet, I'm sure what Gaga was trying to say with these photos is that she is not just one icon, but in herself she posses the ability to be many different kinds of pop icons. She is every icon and in every way diverse and unlimited, a testament to the power of art and fashion throughout the years. In my opinion, the Inez & Vinoodh photoshoot is one of my favourite that she's done in a long time, possibly ever. Gaga is still explosive, but not only that: she's back and better than ever. 

Here are the 4 separate limited edition V Magazines that she will grace the cover of. I honestly can't pick a favourite, I love them all for different reasons:

The first reveal was this one here. Its an edgy, jean & sequin rockband girl feel. I couldn't help but think of rock princess Joan Jett immediately when looking at this:

See? Pretty bad ass right. 

Then theres this cover, my favorite in terms of colour/aesthetic:

Who is she channeling here? I'm feeling that Bowie Glam right away, I mean look at that jacket and hair. It screams Ziggy.

And then there's these shots where she looks painfully stunning with little to no makeup (not fair):

.Who could she be channeling in the blonde bangs pic? I'll do a bit more research but initially I thought of the romantic and poetic folk singer Joni Mitchell

 I could be wrong. But I feel that since Joni was a songwriter of another calibre she could be a gaga-spiration in the lyricism & artistry department. Their sounds are totally different (to my untrained ear), but she could quite easily be referencing the poetry and lightness of being that was so Joni.

But overall, suffice it to say that I bought the single, pre-ordered the album, bought all 4 V magazine limited edition covers so I'm girding up my loins to embark on this new era of Gaga.

xx 

Reminiscing: finding the answer to bad hair days

Today was a windy day which means my hair was allllll over the place.
It got me thinking, how can one make their hair wind-resistant while avoiding sloppy updos?
I want to keep my hair down and out, but how can this be done without it getting all ruined?

I look to one of my hair inspirations for the answer: Kate Middleton

In the windy and rainy London climate, Kate's hair is often in jeopardy of wind-syndrome. But through looking at pictures of her you can see that even in the windiest of situations her hair seems to effortlessly float in the breeze and doesn't turn it into a mess of frizz.

Kate probably has a crew of stylists that keep her hair looking flawless. But how can we lowly civilians make our hair wind-resistant without resorting to quick fix ponytails? 

I find that non-textured and non-styled hair is the best way to go. If you look at Kate in these pictures, her hair is mostly natural and just hangs loosely 

1. Blow dry your hair straight to minimize frizz (and so you don't waste time straightening it only to have it blown around)

2. To make your hair as loose and breeze friendly as possible, thin out your hair and add a serum 

2 1/2. Make sure you keep the hair conveniently tucked behind your ears or clipped back, to keep it out of your face

3. do NOT: curl your hair, spend a lot of time on your hair, style your hair, or forget to brush your hair (unbrushed or damp hair will become a tangled mess in the wind) 

I'm still working on perfecting my windy hair days, but from now on Kate is my go to hairspiration

xx