Milda Bublys

What I can’t take is these self-righteous models and quasi musicians digging out their “vintage” (read: purchased at Decades in L.A. or some high end shoppe in Notting Hill for more money than the garment was ever intended for) and throwing on some galoshes and trying to pull off a “look” without it being a “look” for the GLASTONBURY 2008 Music Festival.

I’ve never admired the girl who just steals the 1970’s and think that just by putting on a ratty fur and oversized Kanye-cum-Richie glasses that she’s some sort of statement. Check out this victim below- hair that looks as if it simultaneously needs some razored layers (so over the whole bushy-thick bang thing) and a brush-through. The jacket isn’t even fit for a Parisian steetwalker circa 1978- and don’t even get me started on the denim cut offs. I threw those away once I realized that they were neither shorts nor capris (I was 11). The only thing missing is the aforementioned galoshes- which all the victims seem to wear since Kate Moss donned them to a particularily muddy G-Fest in 2005.

Now, I am just into vintage and trolling the racks at my local Sally (my friend Julie’s word for Salvation Army), after all, I’ve been doing it since a young 14 year-old-pup in Michigan. I’m also an avid visual devourer of old movies and vintage fash (”That Girl” is chillin’ in my DVD player as we speak). However, its all about taking something old and creating something new. We all can’t be Dita Von Teese, looking fabulous in head-to-toe 1940’s pin-up couture, but we can take nods from moves like “The Petty Girl” and incorporate a corset with our Levis, or a Marcel wave in lieu of a ponytail.

Its not that I am aghast of any item she is wearing in particular, its just that there is little ingenuity or thought given- its practically all stolen off some old photograph. If you are going to work a look head-to-toe, give it some flair and effort. My father would laugh his head off for the fashion metaphor I am about to give, but a couple of years ago, he gave me a boxful of his old Army duds. I have carefully redone some pieces to work with my everyday wardrobe- cut off a pair of Army cargoes and affixed a huge sequined swan on the side seam, for example—but the lady below has taken my dream look to the next level:

I mean, you know that girlfriend must have used double-stick tape to secure her eraser nubs, which is A+ for effort. And the watch fob connecting the two suspenders is a fabulous touch. I practically want to steal her camel-color riding gloves. I mean, if you are going to do head-to-toe military, why not sex it up a notch?

I may have the musical knowledge of any given 13-year-old-Dungeons-and-Dragons-player, but provided that I was to attend the G-Fest, I’d wear my best vintage look ever:

After all, I don’t think that even Miss Kate Moss has worked the 1990’s Bell Sleeve look again, has she?? Hmm??

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1970's, 1990's, Dita Von Teese, dungeons and dragons, glastonberry 2008, kanye west, kate moss, Military, nicole richie, notting hill, salvation Army, That Girl, The Petty Girl, vintage