Sunday, December 21, 2008

advent season: day twenty-one; cheer!

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i'm craving a bit of old school cheerleader style for 2009. 1950s meets late 1980s; a combination of good girl knee socks and grubby track tops.

The elements: old track tops and jackets jackets, denim, striped tee shirt dresses, knapsacks, wayfarer clubmasters, neckties ala colonel saunders, initials badges, sports socks, white thermal tops, dungarees dresses, plaid and sheepskin jackets, stiff collars.

The poster girl: Drew Barrymore in POP magazine. She's your more adventurous friend, she smokes behind the bike sheds and borrows her older brother's clothes and battered converse.

The hair: Cute short bob, or worn wavy with a few pincurls. Simple ponytails left from the day before.

The soundtrack: Something to bang your head to.

The film: If Grease missed it's curfew.



14 comments:

karl's sweet child said...

hmmmm..i looove this post!!

young-shields said...

You are so darn creative.

I loved the Drew Pop editorial.

hannah-rose said...

mmm when prep gets a little hardcore that's when i feel i could possibly take it on... the chucks, the raybans, the 90s style grungy clothing with oversized jeans, sweatshirts and tees... all sound very appealing.

great post!
XXX

Emma said...

V cute!! Russh magazine did a gorgeous editorial a few issues ago with a similiar sort of feel (not as dark as Pops though) all athletic tees, soft focus, warm light, iceblocks, coke, whistles etc. So beautiful. You should def have a look!

www.ragpony.blogspot.com

Audrey Leighton said...

hey, i have a question,
how do you get your photos to come up so big in your posts? am sooo wanting to do it too!

love your blog, read it everyday!

xxx


www.befrassy.com

Mirthe said...

Wonderful post!

1234 said...

i love drew barrymore.

megan said...

This sounds cool... I especially like the "poster girl" description!

megan / http://mallratcouture.blogspot.com

this wheel's on fire said...

Ah I adore this post...so much!!

Cindy said...

great post. i love the movie inspiration too. i was watching reality bites yesterday and now i'm desperate to look like a doily. winona is amazing. i suggest heathers for you as it has the 80's high school wardrobe too.

Siru said...

That would be great! A bit of grunge in there too, please!


juliet xxx

Anna Pope said...

Very, very cute, Drew looks amazing!

roxanne said...

so perfect there's nothing left to say.

dirtyflaws said...

drew looks sooo cute !