Graduation song

[Ghost World: Enid and Rebecca's high school grad. I wish I got a red robe today.]

prom make-up

I promise to stop posting about prom after tomorrow. Till then...

 

Prom storm

"The theme is mirroring the tumultuousness of youth with the tumultuousness of the weather.  Putting teens in a prom in a hurricane.  I've had four photo shoots so far with many, many youths, putting them in front of giant wind fans and talking them through different scenarios.  The young people are in love, terrified, flirtatious, suspicious, pissed off......"     -Kirsten Johnson

[Prom Storm- Kirsten Johnson]

Saw Kirsten Johnson's Prom Storm painting series when I was in Toronto last and was amazed at how she captures this photographic energy in paintings.

Stuff I'm into

[Shelia by Atlas Sound (Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox's side project) | Beautiful pink drink apparently made with Leblon, Rhubarb, Lime, Ginger Ale, Orange Peel... | Cintia Dicker's freckles | Orange and pink flowers | sun stays up till like 9 and lights up people's hair as seen in My Summer of Love]

Young and...yeah

2 days and a weekend left of high school. Time to fit in as much reckless behaviour as possible.* Albert and Julian being drunk at the NME awards in 2002, Jamie T. runnin with believers, FM Belfast's exuberant video about running down the streets in our underwear, and teenage anarchists on Venice Beach. I highly recommend watching all of these videos (maybe not at the same time) before making any life decisions. I always ask myself "what would Jamie T. do?" whenever I'm in a pickle and it's proven to be an surprisingly prosperous philosophy.

I'm currently making my "I do then I don't" mix tape (tentative title) in honour of high school ending. One minute you just want to stop doing homework and be treated like less of a child, then you think of the responsibilities  that are going to be thrust upon you in becoming an adult and you wish it would all just hold out for a bit. I'll probably post the playlist when I'm done the cassette...digitizing a tape is kind of a contradiction, I know, but thinking logically is for later in life.

*Don't worry mom and dad, that Tequila Sunrise cautionary newsletter scared the bejeezus out of me.

What does rsrt mean?

Pretty pictures are the cure for mid-week fashion slump! Layering sheer fabrics, light slouchy sweaters, combining juicy fruit colors, and below-the-knee socks are fun! Know what's also fun? Super wearable resort 2012 collections!

[Theysken's Theory resort line '12, ADAM resort '12, unkwn, Chloe Sevigny for OC, The Row resort '12, elle street style nyc]

ps- you know there's been too much coffee consumed when I use an exclamation point at the end of every sentence. Happy Wednesday! And 'rsrt' means resort. What does resort mean? Hm.

Venice Beach

David Quadrini (owner of QED gallery in LA) captured by Todd Selby in his sweet apartment in those buildings on Venice Beach. When walking past these seemingly generic duplexes that had people almost falling over balcony ledges and "skateboard trees" peeking through windows, my curiosity to what the insides of these places looked like was piqued. This apartment is, for me a prime example of laid back living that is so essential in Venice Beach and seems to affect anyone who so much as passes through. To be honest, Quadrini's place is a little more tame than I would have thought..not a single skateboard in sight, (& the decor is quite minimal) but making laundry everywhere look cool, paintings tilted against walls haphazardly, and a balcony facing towards the ocean and the V.B. board walk make me green with jealous rage right now.

 

My Summer of Love

Watched My Summer of Love (Pawel Pawlikowski) recently and really liked it. The clothes reminiscent of indian saris, pale blue skies, never-ending countrysides, "cathedral" forests dappled in sunlight, and the innumerable lush visual aspects to the movie make it a captivating portrait of a summer in England. My favorite shot was when the girls are lying in a field of heather and all you can see above this purple cloud of flowers is a few infequent puffs of cigarette smoke that float along in the summer wind.
Oh, what it's about? Right. My Summer of Love tells of the relationship that develops between two girls who have nothing to do during the summertime. I loved it not only for the aesthetic appeal, but also for the most perfect ending to a film ever. Watch it and get excited for summer!

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London in the Summer

British summerwear in TANK magazine (photography by Viktor Vaultier).

Will be enjoying my last few weeks of high school lounging with my friends on the lawn like Edie Campbell.

My favorite is this magenta pantsuit reminiscent of Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne in the real-life Scooby-Doo movie, minus the pink pleather gogo boots. Such a style icon for my 8 year old self.