Dusty Springfield, you awesome lady...

I particularly love the cheeky eyeroll Dusty gives off when singing the line, "wear your hair just for him..."


Everybody knows that Dusty was wearing that sexual hairdo for the gayladies.

Hot.

But the dancers? Hmm...what even is that?!

90's fashion and why it is so ridiculously awesome!

It may have come to some people's attention that I tend not to dress like regular people. This is partly poverty based (i.e charity shops/Primark are amazing when you're skint) and partly because normal, beigey clothes bore me and always will.

Sample picture of me aged around three:

I know what you're thinking...what a style icon I was, even in the late 80's!

However, I think I may get laughed at on the street more than usual this year as I've decided that early to mid-nineties fashion is clearly the way to go Spring/Summer 2011 - oh no, no not the Spice Girls 90's, that was a bit shit.

I mean genius. Genius such as this...oh, I feel a top ten coming on:

1. 1994's Liv Tyler

Oh, hello baby blue, mohair, long-sleeved-yet-cropped jumpers! Clearly a staple for any good wardrobe (and as equally useless for any of Scotland's "weathers" - good or bad) this coupled with one of the many Primark grunge-inspired kilts they've got on sale right now and I am good to go! Bargainous!

This outfit will be worn mostly when dancing to "The The" on record shop rooftops when I hang with the likes of Renee Zellwegger.



2. The "Blossom" Hat

Everybody should own a "Blossom" hat. However, I think on this occasion I'll give bad green crochet-cardigans and camel-toe inducing beige culottes a big miss. Plus, we're all aware that the true fashionista of "Blossom" was Six anyways. She was the one who knew how to rock a pinstripe waistcoat/teal bodysuit combo.




3. Vickie from Reality Bites

Now this, this is just beautiful. I mean, people just don't know...what it takes.

You know, we'll let it go that Janeane Garofalo's fringe changes length every two seconds in this film because this film is just greatness. I heart it so much! Everybody needs to wear a blue teadress whilst frequenting their local gas station as they dance like idiots to "My Sharona." In fact, I wholeheartedly believe everybody should dance to "My Sharona" at least once a week. It will make people live longer...

Janeane is amazing so she deserves two photos. Plus, her graduation outfit in this film is my personal favourite.

What you can't see in this picture is the green, strappy, suede sandals she has on with this outfit. Immabe wearing this in about a month. Probably to work. It's hot.


EDIT: Erm, how could I just forget about Lisa Loeb singing at the end of Reality Bites?! She was my fashion icon when I was 15! Check this shit out:

Truly awesome.




4. Shirley Manson

A ten year old Stephanie Torrance spent a lot of time wishing she had red hair and wore luminous shiftdresses ala Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson. She has subsequently settled for a beautiful red-headed girlfriend, yet still can't find any uber-cute dresses like this! 2011 is the year to step up the search!

5. Romy and Michelle

You can't have one without the other! Cute tops. Cute skirts. Cute gymwear. They make me also want to wear platforms whilst running and only order Diet Cokes with extra cherries when I'm in clubs. Plus, they believe that matchy-matchy is ok. So fuck you Project Runway, what do you know?

This film also has Janeane in it once again. Oh...okay then, let's have another photo:

Argh, she's too cute! Pigtails? A nineties classic, even if you are in your early-thirties!

6. Clueless

This, this is all so cute and preppy. I love this. However, part of me always preferred Tai's awkward outfits before she got madeover.

She's wearing a flannel shirt and a t-shirt with a Troll on it! A Troll! <3
7. Doc Marten's
No, no not just black ankle length ones. I want these ones:

I want to rock some shiny gold calf-length ones! Such a flattering length and colour, they shall clearly go with everything I own!

8. Other such 90's music girlies:-

I'm not a huge Gwen Stefani style fan, however this dress is freakin' cute:

Plus a bindi?! Haha, okay - let's bring back them too :)

Shampoo? Shall we bring this back? No, I jest. This is a mess.

Maybe Alisha's Attic though - some of their outfits were cuuuute

9. Rose McGowan in "The Doom Generation"
I know I keep going on about it but looky look! Look how cute this raincoat is?!

The coat is awesome; the dress is great. I wish I had the bone structure for a bob like this; I need those glasses and my lifelong dream is now to own the coat and this belt buckle:

10. Okay, I can't think of a tenth so here's a picture of Tank Girl for Laura :)

So, in conclusion, nineties fashion is tremendous and I'm gonna be looking quite ridiculous in a town near you quite soon!

I'm off to look on ebay! So excited :)

I just get so happy when they finally let her shop...

When Miss Laura gets home, I think we should go out dressed like this:

And since we are having sober times, it's a perfect opportunity to order plenty of Diet Cokes with extra cherries <3

yes.

Oh, fit like...

Today, is a not-so-fresh day. I seem to have acquired some sort of manflu/cold/icky thing that makes me want to have a big old moan to my girlfriend and demand cuddles and ice cream. Except, she is away in Huntly being an artist or something ;) so I have to man up and do it myself.

Well, almost myself. My flatmate, G, is being super nice making me Fruitsips (do you know how much real Lemsips cost?!) and promising to get me some ice lollies later :) winning.

Today I have achieved the grand sum of zero. I watched "The Breakfast Club" on repeat overnight approximately seven times as I could not be bothered changing the disk. I have made a coffee and eaten an apple (caffiene and vitamin C are my cure for everything) and I have half watched "Napoleon Dynamite" while I piss around on the computer. (Well, whilst dragging my arse out of bed to create my commoncold cure of awesomeness I felt that I had to also bring with me fistfuls of DVD's. I may be ill for sometime and if I hear, "Do I stutter?" one more time I might lose the will to live.

Today, online, I have learned:
- That Edie Segwick was indeed the prettiest of Warhol's superstars. Ingrid Superstar is just no comparison.
- That Almond Milk is the apparently the tastiest of all milk replacements and according to the "Vegan Forum" I am going to Hell.
- That Billy Corgan is dating one of "The Veronicas" (wow, I feel super-enriched now!)
- That it will cost me £3500 to do the Creative Writing MLitt I hypothetically decided I would do this year.
- That no matter how hard I search, this coat:

is fucking sold out!

and most importantly, I found out this year's winner of the Mslexia short story competition that one of my super faves - Jackie Kay judged.

Apparently the winner is 25; a doctor and this is the first short story she has written since high school. No, totally not jealous at all :)

I think I need a snooze now. I'm tired after learning a whole lot of nothing :)
Until next time.