August 2010
4 posts
mori girl: hair
“Mori girl” is a Japanese fashion subculture (meaning “forest girl”). It has some things that click with me (particularly in contrast to mainstream Japanese and even American fashion, since it incorporates a preference for roundtoed and flat shoes, eclectic clothing, short nails, handmade accessories, etc.), and some things that don’t; the overall aesthetic is a...
basic eyeliner
Most eyeliner how-tos that I’ve seen involve too much eyeliner, which makes my eyes look small. I don’t even like to put the eyeliner all the way around. These looks from bea’s up are pretty nice, I think, even though I don’t have this eye type. Eyeliner always outside the lash line, of course… This is pretty close to the kind of eyeliner I usually wear if...
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awesome's sister?
via fashionsnap.com
(EDIT: It’s the same person…)
This girl is wearing the same yukata and jacket as the girl in “awesome” previously, with an additional necklace, crystal earring(s), and an even more incongruous—but still red—hat. I wonder if the original wearer bought it as a set, making the whole thing slightly disappointing, or if this wearer was inspired...
Fashion for Nerds
At Fashion for Nerds, a couple of posters (mostly Audi) post their creative outfits. Audi has a European/San Franciscan layering sensibility. The outfits are mostly too experimental for me, and Audi’s body type is not like mine (even if I keep getting more and more in shape). I would look terrible in nearly all of what she wears, and I also don’t like much of it, because either...