Monday, October 12, 2015

I've swallowed the iron moon

And ... now for a simple outfit post. :) This one feels 90s to me, mostly because of the flannel shirt and jelly sandals, but also because I'm currently (finally) watching The X Files all the way through. It's been fun watching it all these years later, because I actually have pretty vivid memories of it from when I was super young. My mom watched it back in the day and it clearly left an impression on me.


The flannel shirt is thrifted and the dress is from Gap. I've had the sandals so long, I don't remember where they're from. :/ That's it for now, but I hope anyone who does happen to be reading this is doing well. I'll see ya next time. (The title of this post is from Iron Moon by Chelsea Wolfe.)

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Find your weakness, kill it

Here's one last ode to summer. The dress is from French Connection and the crochet sweater underneath is thrifted.


As for real life, I'm just workin' and workin', saving up for a pretty big move (which was originally planned for a while ago, but oh well) and being creative.

Inspiration wise, not much has changed. I've been crushing pretty hard on Brody Dalle, though. Apart from being awesome and inspiring, her voice is just incredible. It's as angry as it is beautiful and as broken as it is ferocious. When she screams, it feels like a firework exploding in the middle of an endless black sky. The first time I heard her scream "Don't GO!" during The Hunger, chills ran up and down my spine. By the third time, I had tears in my eyes and didn't even know why.

All of her work is stellar, whether it's with The Distillers, Spinnerette, or most recently, as a solo artist. It's all awesome and it's all Brody. It has also meant a lot to me during a time I needed it most. I made a mini mix of some of my favourites by her from over the years, as a gateway of sorts for the uninitiated. There's a couple Bikini Kill songs in there as well, since I needed at least 8 songs for 8Tracks. If you'd like, you can listen to it here. (The image is by Madeleine Machold.)

The Distillers - The Hunger
The Distillers - Hall Of Mirrors
Bikini Kill - RIP
Spinnerette - Ghetto Love
Spinnerette - The Walking Dead
Bikini Kill - New Radio
Brody Dalle - Rat Race
Brody Dalle - Blood In Gutters