“Find some pirate boots for me,” I was told by Blythe. Aside from the fact she had just purchased a new pair of boots, she wanted me to find the impossible. Okay, maybe not impossible, but improbable for her price range. I was instructed to find a pair of dark brown, non-slouchy boots with a small heel and a top that folds over. She pretty much wanted the boots Jack Sparrow wore in Pirates of the Caribbean (why does the anticipation of spring always make me think of pirates?) This was about a month and a half ago, and I’ve yet to find a suitable pair of boots for her, but I have found a pair Vivienne Westwood that takes swashbuckling to an extreme.
The slouchy fit is oddly reminiscent of a little girl playing in her mothers boots, but I figure if guys get to wear over-sized, extra-long t-shirts that make the look like 5-year-olds, then I can wear over-sized, slouchy pirate boots. The other perk is you won’t have to worry about not having skinnies that are skinny enough to tuck into them, or dealing with the whole boots make my cankles look even more canklely problem (everyone has their flaws).
Just a suggestion, don’t wear these boots. Don’t wear them in the rain, unless you have a severe case of dry mouth and plan on drinking the water you collect while walking down the street. I’d say the same would go for any other for of precipitation due to its accumulative nature.
Have you ever heard a song on the radio, in a commercial, in a movie, wherever, and found yourself completely obsessed with it. Not only did are you obsessed you find yourself singing it constantly despite the fact that you couldn’t even recite the entire refrain. I unfortunately fortunately have found myself in such a predicament. A while ago, I heard the song “Wolves at Night” by Manchester Orchestra, and am sort of obsessed.
If my dreams had a soundtrack this song would be on it. Come to think of it, it might even be the theme song. The not so subtle mix of impending doom and airy carelessness, gets under your skin and slowly you start to think they know your deepest secrets. “I confide in wolves at night.” The first time I heard that lyric my stomach sunk. Though I don’t literally talk to wolves, we all have our demons and our ways of releaving ourselves them, and just as a generalization this usually happens at night.
It’s funny how one line sputter from the singer of a band from Atlanta, Georgia could encompass everyone. The band themselves describe their album, I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child as “the story of a man’s life.” Though they aren’t actually an orchestra, and are obviously not from Manchester (I have discussed the merit of their name extensively with Blythe), their sound throughout the album can be as big as a symphony orchestra and at other times its haunting like that of a chamber orchestra. No matter their name or their sound, their lyrics are timeless and are bound to make an impression on everyone.
Not convinced? Hear “Wolves At Night” below.
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For more information on Manchester Orchestra, visit www.themanchesterorchestra.com or www.myspace.com/manchesterorchestra.
How exactly does one ruin a gorgeous Marchesa dress? Ask Amanda Bynes. She didn’t physically ruin the dress, at least I don’t think, but the essence of the gown definitely wasn’t there. At the SAG Awards, Miss Bynes wore a beauty of a teal, strapless Marchesa gown from the 2008 resort collection. Unfortunately for Amanda, the dress made her look like she was going to the prom. Unless I have things mixed up, I don’t think the red carpet is anything like the prom, though some seem to think otherwise.
I think this may be one of those times when a dress does look better on a hanger or a model who might as well be a hanger than on an actual person, and lets face it, Amanda Bynes is a real girl with a normal dress size, not like Miss Double Zero herself, Eva Longoria-Parker. The top of her dress seemed to squeeze her chest in and the empire waist made her look shorter. Though I’m not saying I could wear the dress any better than Amanda did (at 5’4″ there’s no doubt in my mind she’s at least a few inches taller than me), but I didn’t like that dress on her very much.
Who wore it better, the model or Amanda Bynes?
Photos Credit: The Fashion Spot
It just keeps getting shorter and shorter, Rihanna’s hair that is. Though I’m not one to talk much about the beauty aspect of fashion, I have to say I do commend Miss Rihanna for her boldness. First she goes from long flowing extensions locks to a short a-symmetrical bob à la Leigh Lezark, but since the Misshapes aren’t so mainstream, everyone tags Rihanna as the trendsetter. Now she has taken the shears to her main once more and chopped it even shorter into a pixie cut.
Though many will think Rosemary’s Baby, I think emo. Not that its a bad thing, but I swear her cut is vaguely reminiscent of Pete Wentz, before his barber strike that is. She has what I loving call the emo swoosh with a bit of stegosaurus in the back.
The cut is a bit strange on her, and it may or may not make her head look a little top heavy, but there’s no doubt in my mind she’ll rock it like she always does. I will even go as far as to assume she might even ignite the pixie cut fever once again, if only in a small population of women.
Whatever happens, I hope she’s happy because that’s really all that matters. Though everyone has an opinion about everyone else, so what do you think of Rhianna’s new do? Love it or Hate it?
Photo credit: Just Jared
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