Indie

luckily, my friend is going to tell you about indie stuff, so here goes:

"Independent music is not just a genre, for many people it is a lifestyle. You may walk into a second-hand clothing store and realise that this is just not your scene, but for a small minority of people it is. They have houses with floral wallpaper, various kinds of stockings, a large variety of herbal tea, and an old record player. Not really. Some people like those things. Personally, I really do, but I'm not sure I would dedicate my entire home to something like that.

There are many bands fitted into the indie genre, but I don't like putting bands into genres and groups. Its like putting your friends into groups of best, close & good. So I just listen to a whole heap of bands, many that people have not even heard of, as my friends call me a hipster.
I really enjoy listening to bands such as Washington, The Wombats, Art Vs. Science, Foster The People, The Jezabels, Boy And Bear, Gypsy & The Cat, Jinja Safari, Josh Pyke, Vampire Weekend, Regina Spektor, Florence & The Machine, Marina & The Diamonds, LIGHTS, Dan Sultan, Cloud Control, Sparkadia, The Waifs, John Butler Trio, Bluejuice, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Missy Higgins, etc;"

well, you got that part from her! unfortunately she didn't have time to get into the visual aspect of it but i think i can give you an acceptable description from my (alternative) point of view:

Indie culture is often quit distinct for its combination of hippie and "old school dress code" fashions. Rather than the tight jeans and vibrant colours, it is quite common to see an "indie kid" (particularly girls) in loose clothes with vintage floral patterns, old knit cardigans, naturally coloured jeans, anti-short skirts, sandals or boots (no skate shoes.... EVER!!!!! converses are quite acceptable though)
Over all, they are quite happy folk, and while I would never consider immersing myself in the culture, I certainly wouldn't dis anyone who does, like anything (culture/music/fashion) it requires a certain amount of creativity to be a "good" indie, especially without becoming cliche!
Another thing that comes to my attention (and quite random to) is the indie bop, as their music is often quite folk orientated (well, right now most independent music is) its become a growing trend to awkwardly bop (almost like a squat motion where your feet are together) in tune with the music!

Overall i hope this gives you a good insight to indie culture/music/fashion, perhaps (if i can convince her) she submit another article regarding her fabulous world of Indie!


(Posted by .itsdannibitch @ weheartit.com respectively)

Lace

Lately my thoughts upon lace have been changing, evolving if you like. I have never been a fan of lace until lately. In fact I used to hate the stuff. However the more I think about it, and the more I see others use it to emphasize their fashion, the more I begin to understand that lace is rather an art in fashion.

I suppose that you already notice that lace give an outfit that time piece feel about it however, looking at the overall picture it can be used to have many desired effects.

The most known "stereotype"  would I suppose, would often be on little dresses, sometimes floral, and occasionally, sewn over the first layer of fabric. This often seems to give you a sweet, girly type of nature, and you probably see this on quite a few "girly girls".

However, lace is quite a common garment amongst more "Gothic" cultures. Not so much in the "cyber" thread of the culture, although very common amongst Victorian (and others) lace often makes the person wearing it look more sophisticated (back in those days lace wouldn't have been something everyone had in their wardrobe).

although it is one thing i have not yet seen, i think that folk fashions and lace could work well if thought through properly and if the lace factor was balanced out well.

Lace gives sophistication, when used in any way really although it does look very cute on little girls.

What makes a good quality lace?

A good quality lace probably wont be found in a $2. store (sorry to dishearten you, although it doesn’t have to be expensive) you can pick out better quality lace as it is often (not always) much thicker, you wont be able to pick out individual threads from far back and it certainly wont look anything like a net. When it comes to density, all lines of the pattern will often be very curvy and flowing rather that looking very sharp and edgy (this of course depends on the lace itself)

Anyway, while lace can be hard to pull of without looking tacky (usually when overdone or cheap quality) it can also be very fun to experiment with and may add a very defining edge to the way you dress.

thanking

http://www.fyeahlolita.com/2010/04/how-to-tell-bad-lace-from-good-lace.html

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