Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Ouch!!

Some people go through a lot of pain to look cool.

Waxing, corsetry, too small shoes, too high shoes, too tight tops, piercings...


In this case, all I have to say is...

OUCH!

It looks really uncomfortable champ.

Cool, but uncomfortable.

He's another one of Sandy's stylish mates... Damn those cool Swedes!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

SandyPandyCandy... Really?

Don't get me wrong, I love my friends, but how come my favourite livejournal girl has such a cool posse?


Are Sandy from Sweden's friends all so cool just because she only takes photos of them when they look their coolest?


Or are they all just really, really, stylishly awesome?






Like is this dude always so fun?

Or does he kick around on the weekend in his track-pants and ugg boots without any hair product?

That's the wonder of style and the internet.

You can be whoever you want to be: all it takes is a camera angle, a hair style, a hat or some eyeliner and you can be a completely different person.

If you're feeling stuck wherever you are, log in and upload a new you.

Turn yourself into some super cool kid from France or something.

Play dress ups and be who you would be if you could be.

Inspire yourself.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Colours of the Wind...

Colour gives me inspiration...

I'm LOVING this image right now:



This image is an advertisement for Diesel clothing. It includes three of my favourite things:
  1. Fashion
  2. Italy
  3. COLOUR!

This image is part of a series of print advertisements Diesel ran a couple of years ago. I came across them while researching uber-cool photographer Terry Richardson.

Compared to the work he is known for, this work with Diesel is significantly less risque.

I haven't seen any of Richardson's work that has been quite so 'worked' either.

I'm thinking the Diesel people are pretty nifty when it comes to Photoshop!

Their website is pretty swish too - definitely check it out.

Anyway, if you're in need of a colour injection, this picture makes lovely desktop wallpaper!

Monday, August 20, 2007

Meet Your New Friends

A difficult dichotomy exists in Suburbia.

In the pursuit of cool, two situations could occur:

  1. You absolutely nail the balance between super cool & acceptably creative, thereby winning friends and influencing people.
  2. You succeed in being amazingly creative, and wouldn't look out of place in the city, but get labeled either "gay" or "weird freak" by the locals.

Depending on your personality, the latter may be a favourable outcome. I know people who would delight in the "freak" tag. Others however, including myself, would be not so delighted.

So... you're probably wanting to find that balance I mentioned.

It's all about intuition and research. Through your fashion knowledge, compile a collection of great pieces & know what works with what. Be confident, don't be afraid to take risks, and importantly, don't worry if occasionally you cop a "weirdo" tag...

To help develop your intuition, get inspired by creativity - know what refreshes you and do it!

I like to visit a few different websites if I've had a particularly hard day trying to flog fun clothes to dodgy bogans.

Two of my favourites include:

http://www.facehunter.blogspot.com/

http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

These sites both publish photos of creative randoms in places far removed from sunny downtown Suburbia...

Maybe try and pretend these kids are the locals in your part of the world...




Note: Their style might be cool but their smoking isn't - don't copy that accessory.