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80’s & 90’s ¡MagE & SOUND FEED

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Albert Watson, German Vogue 1981
Helmut Newton for Vogue Paris, April 1977
Ellen Von Unwerth for Vogue Italia. February 1993
???, early 90's British Vogue
 
Escada campaign, 1991
Ellen Von Unwerth for American Vogue, 1991?
Steven Meisel, Italian Glamour March 1992
Thank you so so much to the amazing people who contribute to the Vintage Magazine scans forum at the Fashion Spot.
Magazines today pale in comparison to how they used to be…models too. Something about these images is so powerful and assertive. You rarely ever see this kind of energy in spreads now.
I much prefer the glamorous and femenine models of then to today's 16 year old rail thin models who cringe in front of the camera, staring ahead blankly and bow-legged. Not all models or shots are like this, of course…definitely not! But it's certainly an image that's present in magazines today. The images presented here are much more empowering, and interesting!
Oh, and this post wouldn't be complete without some cheesy Italo disco and pop.

Okay, time warp over!

RAINY WEEKEND

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The weather has been so depressing lately, I don't think the sun has come out in two weeks. And our house is flooding because of all the rain. Awful!
But this gloomy weather gave me the perfect oppurtunity to don this vintage plaid cape I've been wanting to wear.
Worn with Levi's jeans, J. Crew pleated bib shirt, and Prada spring 2006 booties.
While walking around that little swamp to take these pictures, my Pradas were invaded by a swarm of ants. Ouch. 
These shoes are the best though, I swear. I wish I had them in 100 colors. LOL. No, really…I do.
xox Jane

LAZY OUTFIT, THREW ON THE NEW JIL SANDERS!!

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These shoes are treacherous as hell to walk in…do not attempt to walk in wet grass in these!
Today I wore my silver Antonio Palladino octopus ring!
Worn with Kimchi Blue Ruffle Bandeau top, a random grey thingy I go in Tokyo years ago, and some random dropcrotch sweatpants I picked up at a vintage store in Austin
Sorry if I haven't been updating as frequently lately or if I'm behind on correspondance-things are so crazy with school ending and finals coming up. I never anticipated how much upkeep having a blog involved-it's been overwhelming these past few weeks. It's hard to keep my priorities straight right now with the blog and school!
Must dash-gotta go to a film club meeting…
xo Jane

Wearing Kansai Yamamoto

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I posted this amazing Kansai Yamamoto skirt I got off eBay a few months back…it is definitely time to show it some love again.

Worn today with Ann Demeulemeester lace-up sandal boots, an American Apparel sweatshirt, my new favorite vintage necklace, and an Antonio Palladino gold octopus ring.
This octopus ring is not mine! Mine is silver, my mom has one in gold. Sometimes we trade. I cannot reiterate enough how much pleasure it gives me to wear my favorite animal on my finger– it's glistening jointed tentacles come to life with every twitch of my finger.
Can't get enough of these Ann D's!! I know, I know…I'll shut up about them.
Denise gets as excited about Ann Demeulemeester as I do. She was very animated today…she's always trying to get into my pictures.
and now I'm going to share some pictures of David Bowie wearing Kansai Yamamoto…
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Here is a very short clip from one of his shows in 1971-very theatrical!

xox Jane

Blogger meet-up!

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I've been really excited to meet Lucrecia of Fashion is Poison
 -she was in town for a couple of days so my mom and my sister and I met up to have lunch and do some shopping together at Northpark today.

Lunch at La Duni-delicious Columbian cuisine!
Lucrecia checking out the jewelry at Forever 21!
Sick shorts at UO.
Shoe shopping at Barneys!
Mom and Lucrecia enjoying an Orange Cup!
Love my crappy iPhone photo? Here's what I brought home today-Jil Sander assymetrical wrap platform heels.
Every shoe from this collection was amazing!  Such beautiful organic shapes….kind of primitive and art-deco.
That was so much today Lucrecia, thanks for hanging out!

Dressing up again

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So my mom picked up this vintage wrap dress the other day and before it was shipped to it's new home, I wanted to play around with it.
I'm kind of obsessed with the idea of being able to wear a wrap dress both as a coat, and as a dress. What a versatile piece-you could get so much wear out of it.
These shoulders and sleeves are what really kill me. It's always nice to have those pockets, too.
Very smart and sophistacted worn on it's own. Kinda feel like a power lady. But the right amount of decolletage showing keeps it a little bit sexy.
Wear it over cuffed black pants (mine are Y-3) and eccentric brogues and it's a whole new look. Casual but not sloppy.
The silver chain necklace was a recent purchase-it's sooooo beautiful, isn't it? I feel like I don't wear much jewelry but I will definitely be wearing this a lot. Worn with my Alex and Chloe deer horn and an old cross that was lying around one of our jewelry boxes in the garage.
Close up shot of my Yohji Yamamoto silver brogues. 
Heap on a scarf, uncuff the pants, and try some sculptural boots for something perhaps a little more agressive. To me, these boots make anything predatorial!
Everytime I post these Balenciaga Fall 2006 boots, I always get people asking me how I got them-it was a very, very lucky find. I was at Neiman's Last Call outlet and they had just gotten a shipment of shoes in that day. These boots were a season old at that point, but they had been sent to the outlet because one of the boots was missing a harness. I don't even wear the one harness I do have. So I got them for a great deal-lucky, huh? People are absolutely rabid about finding these boots now.
On a sidenote, I am totally obsessed with these Dries van Noten faux-croc pumps. I am stealing them from my mom, so they're a size and half too big for me. But if they go on sale I will get a pair for myself!
That heel is so beautiful and I love the capped toe. Sometimes it's nice to not show toe cleavage.
 
Randomly shot this gorgeous black and white pleated skirt. It'll be up on Atlantis vintage soon.
This skirt is really quite amazing-every individual pleat had to be sewn together. Worn with Dries van Noten black and brown strappy sandals, and a Richard Chai shearling jacket.
Why, oh why did it have to be that I got this faux fur Sasson jacket in April, right before summer started? If it was winter right now, I would wear this crazy jungle-green thing every day. It's crazy, right? Well, only 6 more months until I can wear it.
Gonna sign off now-I am so ridiculously behind on my email, it's horrible. I have email phobia!
XOX Jane

THE CRAZY EIGHTIES DRESSES

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I am so into these crazy eighties dresses right now…
lots of volume, dramatic cuts, shoulder pads, and narrow waists…
This black beauty is not mine for keeps-it's for the vintage site. Couldn't resist trying it on before it's sent to a new home. Again, you can email me or my mom if you're interested in it!
My mom and her friend Kelly were thrifting this week and Kelly picked out this incredible dress-thanks Kelly!
I am so in love with-I know I say this about a lot of things, but I really think this might be my favorite dress I own.
It has so much fabric…even though the fabric isn't the nicest quality, it feels very luxe because of the volume. 
The dress doesn't look half as good without this belt, in my opinion. It's the perfect color. I like the leopard print vs. zebra print.
You really need the crazy eighties necklaces with these eighties dresses.
I hope to find some more soon-expect to see some on the vintage site soon maybe!
xo JANE