Style Ish: How To Look Punk
The DEFINITIVE guide is here, guys. Click to enlarge. There are simply way too many gems in this brilliant 1977 publication, so I’ll boil my reflection down to three thoughts: … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Feminist Punk Patches
If you’re gonna have an amazing punk jacket, you’re obvs gonna need amazing punk patches. While buying them at Hot Topic may be a viable option for 12-year-olds and sell-outs, … Continue reading
Style Ish: Teddy Girls
Lately I’ve been inspired by England’s Teddy girls- badass teenage girls whose style reflected the post-industrial wasteland that was London in the ’50s. I consider them a precursor to the … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Punk in Museums?
If you know me (and internet-knowing me totally counts) then you know that two of my fav things in life are punk music and art museums. No, you know what, … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Post-Punk Pins
I’ve been feeling the buttons lately. My friend Krissie bought me some Twin Peaks pins recently, and I just went to an event at this legit Chicana/punk art gallery (Everlasting … Continue reading
Style Ish: Modern Western
I’ve been thinking recently about how to bring my Southwestern obsession (and “roots”) to my Bay Area wardrobe. You know, without totally looking all “cowgirl.” Some mod-western ideas: [Prabal Gurung] … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Atsuko Tanaka
Rounding out the trifecta of INCREDIBLE Japanese women artists (oh, hi, Yayoi Kusama and Yoko Ono) is of course, Atsuko Tanaka. [Tanaka wearing her “Electric Dress”- 1956] Like Ono and … Continue reading
Style Ish: Anita Lane
Anita Lane is my current style icon. Like all of Nick Cave’s dream women, she’s got the angsty sexpot thing down for sure. GOOD GOD, that messy hair: She also … Continue reading
Style Ish: DIY jackets
There are few things in this life better than a tried-and-true, genuinely DIY punk jacket. Whether denim or leather, it defies the conventional style notions that “less is more” and … Continue reading
Style Ish: Never the Bride
Fashion punk rock icon and general disaster of a human being Courtney Love created a clothing line. It’s called Never the Bride, and I’m on the fence about the flapper-dresses-with-docs-and-rainbow-hair … Continue reading
Ribbon Around A Bomb 