friday, july 12th
blind me wit'cho bling and bling
i swooshed on to the bus this morning in my blue striped sweater that i got at pacific sunwear for $5, my new floral pink and white rah rah skirt, white tights and brown dm mary-janes and just started thinking about fashion. i checked out what everyone was wearing on the bus, and you know i find myself doing that most mornings.
anyone who says that they don't enjoy fashion is boring. people who say that they don't really care what they wear are either geniuses or slobs, or maybe even both. boys generally don't care for fashion but boys who wear gross clothes hardly ever get girlfriends.
fashion, of course, can be gross in itself. all the skeletal ladies with dazed looks on their faces who walk up and down the catwalk can be scary. fashion, to me, is just wearing what you really like and feel happy in. that's what i'm talking about today, not the catwalk thang (but if that's your bag, i'm not holding you back for it).
sophie's fashion tips for grrls and bois
- do not be ashamed of looking cute. i used to balk at the very idea of being told i look cute, and now i don't mind at all. it's good to look cute. everyone likes hello kitty, and all she does is look cute.
- boys, don't wear sweaters with knitted patterns on them. just don't.
- angry looking girls who heap on the black eyeliner, have studded wrist bands, colourful plastic star beaded necklaces and who wear big combat trousers are always a pleasure to behold.
- gwen stefani is the most sassy and gorgeous lady on the pop block. this is because she likes to mix up her styles and even if they don't match entirely, they work anyway. mix up stripey tops with twee floral skirts. mix mix mix.
- kirsten dunst is the only celebrity i know who can get away with wearing pedal pushers. just proceed with caution.
- hello kitty barettes are sooo a couple of years ago. be different.
- don't let anyone tell you that you look stupid if you feel happy with what you're wearing. i once saw a fifty year old lady in hotpants and a teeny tank top, and it was raining. and the people on the bus were looking out of the window and laughing at her but i think that they were just secretly jealous that they had to go to work looking boring and not at all glamourous.
- be as glamourous as you can whenever you can. dress up like a princess even when you're just going to the movies with your friends.
- everyone looks good in jet black.
- neon belts with band pins on worn over denim tulip skirts or general betty skirts look fucking hot.
- a boy who looks good in a suit is a keeper.
- tees that have dumb slogans on are unimaginative but actually better than a plain tee.
- bright red lipstick is a very good thing.
- there is nothing cooler and more fun to wear than a rah-rah skirt. i can't say this enough times. if you don't believe me, check out christina milian in her video for "when you look at me". she looks so good in that video, mainly because she carries it all off with such sass.
- tutus look especially good if you wear one with a dark coloured band tee.
- stetsons only look good on real cowboys.
- boys look wonderful in nail polish (see david beckham for example).
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