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Maybe the not French models you were thinking of.

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Style Inspiration: Powder

I recently watched the movie Powder for the first time. Yes, the 1995 movie about an albino with magic powers that grew up in a basement. Jeff Goldblum is also in this movie. I loved this movie. Jeff Goldblum, social outcasts and a tragic ending: what's not to like? My favorite part of this movie was the title character's style. I really loved Powder's outfits. There was something easy and well heeled about they way he was styled. Fortunately Sean Patrick Flanery, Powder himself, has shared some screen shots from the movie on his Myspace.

You can see the movement of one of his outfits in my favorite scene:

It's the colors and the drape and the flow. The looseness that doesn't hide the body shape, the deep orange, the layers. Despite the moving storyline, half of the movie feels like a clothing ad. Powder is costumed so well. I can't really find full length pics, but he wears plenty of super ugly pants, similar to the pleated ones that American Apparel has been selling for a while.

I thought these pants were profoundly and unappealingly ugly when I first saw them. I might have changed my mind. Now, they might be appealingly ugly. I'm thinking of saving up for a pair.

His outfits also remind me of Katharine Hepburn, but more 90s.

I'm not really the kind of girl that wears pants. I think I have one pair of interesting pants (high-waisted jeans from Guess that I bought with my first paycheck) and a couple of comfortable (read not particularly flattering) pairs for when I run out of tights and haven't shaved my legs. However, Powder makes me want to wear pants. Pants with button up shirts over tight fitting undershirts.

Vintage corgi illustrations

Today, The Daily Corgi pointed me to some vintage illustrations featuring corgis on flickr from LarkingAbout.

And a bonus kitten:

Style Inspiration: French Singers

I need to be as lovely as these women.

Francoise Hardy had the best bangs.

Jacqueline Taieb.

Brigitte Bardot is resplendent.

Chantal Goya is little cutesie and young for me, but still . . .

There's something enchanting about this picture of Sylvie Vartan.

France Gall

Caturday Fabrics

I'm going to pretend that I haven't ignored my summer resolution to post in my blog more. (I've been running around the the country going to weddings and working on another blog, PiquedMag)  In honor of Caturday, the best day of the week, here are some amazing kitten printed fabrics from Michael Miller Fabrics. 

Kitties

Kitty Ditty

Ruthe's Party

Contented Cats

Smitten Kittens

Calico Cats

Kitty Cocktails

Katamaki

Out to Lunch

I want a wardrobe that is exclusively dresses made of these fabrics.

Morrissey Fan Art I've Come Across

While doing some, ahem, research for PiquedMag's Morrissey with Cats Blingee contest, I came across some charming Morrissey fan art that needs to be more widely shared.

Bherd Studio's Say It Don't Spray It

Morrissey from funrama on DeviantArt

Saint Morrissey from ivyascending on DeviantArt

Tom Burrey Tattoo - Better than a framed painting

morrissey growned up from juju-beanz on DeviantArt

Zombie Morrissey by Tattooed Boy

 

 

Not quite fan art, but close enough

I think my next embroidery project is going to be a Moz portrait.

Futurama Fan Art is the Best

Via Comedy Central Insider

This tattoo is amazing. It reminds me of the tattoo in progress on my side of the original Barbie as Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Morrissey with Cats Blingees

I combined my two greatest loves. Check out my contest on Piqued Mag. It's sure to make your panties wet, if you're cat lady and a Morrissey fan.

The Cat Changes Everything

Via Picture is Unrelated

This picture describes my life before I adopted my little black cat.

Hear, hear!

So much truth.

Daniel Johnston Embroidery Transfers

I can't believe I just noticed this transfer sheet on Sublime Stitching.

Garden Balcony

This little white flower will become an Anaheim pepper

Hot lips sage has such stunning flowers: it kills me to pick them off

Purrfect for balcony dinners

OREGANO

Thyme, with it's cute little flowers

Our first strawberry

The fate of that first strawberry