Don't Let No One Prove You Wrong

I've been in a bit of a funk lately and I haven't felt in a fashion blogging place, but I thought I'd at least share this:

This is a 1930s bathing suit that I came across online from one of my favorite vintage shops - Swift. I love the cutout and am going to use it as inspiration for a future knitting project. I'll let you know how that turns out (if and when I get a break from school stuff to knit finally!).

And here's a great song from Jenny & Johnny with some visual for a little inspiration.

To Be Living So Easy And Free

A few inspiring & talented people I love.

Wondering If She Had Changed At All/If Her Hair Was Still Red

Yeah, I am so dying my hair. Got the dye at Wholefoods & my aunt is going to help - aka make sure I don't screw up badly (she's a pro).

The box I got looks like the one on the right, but I don't want it that dark. The box on the left is the same color, though. The final result depends on how dark your hair is when you start, so I'm assuming lady on the left was a blond and lady on the right was a brunette. I'm hoping for something similar to the sample in the middle, so I probably won't keep the dye in too too long. I don't need a crazy vibrant red.

(Photobooth had holiday stickers and I couldn't resist since I was already making that ridiculous face)

So, this is my hair now - ie long, grown out blond highlights, light brown overall

I'm not planning on cutting it at all and my friend said I was going to have mermaid hair. Kind of excited, not gonna beat around the bush (as long as I don't mess everything up terribly).

Coco's before and after. Granted, I won't be going THAT red (ideally) and I'm not quite that pale. In fact, pretty much everyone who looks awesome with red hair is pale, so I guess it's a good thing that it's winter.

RETRO REDS:

INDIE REDS:

REDS IN FUR HATS(?):

ISLA FISHER AND AMY ADAMS LOOK A LOT ALIKE... AND HAVE RED HAIR:

BITCHY REDS:

FIERCE FASHION REDS:

AND, FOR GOOD MEASURE, ANIMATED REDS:

(I totally should have done this two months ago and been Jessica Rabbit for Halloween... damn)

I Don't Hear Too Much From Him Anymore

Life must be good when you're Jenny Lewis...

{I'm definitely thinking about stealing her hair color this winter... we'll see.}

Drop The Bags Off On The Bedroom Floor

Anita Pallenberg, Keith Richards, Gram Parsons, & Gretchen Parsons

source: If Charlie Parker Was A Gunslinger, There'd Be A Whole Lot Of Dead Copycats

Weekend Update with Chevy Chase

The concert was AWESOME, as expected.

love for the Hollywood Bowl

love for Blitzen Trapper, they're super cool

love for Jenny Lewis, she's uh-mazing!

the jumpsuit makes an appearance for the last show of her tour :)

Ray LaMontagne... not really my cup of tea, but his songs were beautiful and he sounded good with the orchestra

I chose this shirt because a) Crazy lookin' dude on my shirt makes my face look better in comparison to how my face would look hovering above a shirt with Jenny Lewis' face on it. That's just too much pressure.  b) Hot Damn!  c) All my clothes are grey or black, so I thought I'd branch out. And the colors reminded me of these ladies:

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Concert with Andrea on Sunday! woot

Tripped upon the land 'til enough was enough

There's been this psychedelic resurgence in music in recent years, in particular; since Rolling Stone announced it, I guess it's no secret that Laurel Canyon and Topanga Canyon are "happening places" once again - and fairly big players in this musical movement, but I never thought they lost it. The best Southern California excursions take place in the canyons; the scenery, people, shopping, and music are all beautiful. To stray from this topic for a second, over the summer, my best friend and I saw Rilo Kiley perform at the Greek. Now, for a little six degrees of separation, the first opening act (Benji Hughes not Lavender Diamond) featured guitarist Jonathan Wilson, who was in a band with Benji Hughes called Muscadine. I'm not sure if that band is defunct, but Jonathan Wilson does a lot of solo stuff now. Jonathan Wilson holds these ridiculous jam sessions at his house (in L. Cyn.) with Chris Robinson which have drawn Wilco, other members of the Black Crowes, Gary Louris/the Jayhawks (one of my favorite bands), Whispertown2000 (who also have connections with Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley), Jonathan Rice, and Jenny Lewis (and my aunt, but that's a story for another day).

Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice collaborated on a rendition of Little Boxes for Season 2 (I believe) of Weeds. They collaborated very closely on Acid Tongue/are now a couple. At last year's Topanga Days festival, Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Rice, and Gary Louris all performed together. These are some pictures I took at Topanga Days:

the crowd

Jonathan Wilson

Gary Louris of the Jayhawks (I was SO star-struck when I saw him!)

Jonathan Wilson with Jonathan Rice (I don't remember the bassist's name on the right)

All of these people are amazing, yet somewhat underrated, musicians. Anyway, here's a great Jonathan Wilson video. It's a little long, but I recommend watching the whole thing: 

I really like this video's Dionysus thing that starts around four minutes, really interesting. I definitely recommend checking out Jonathan Wilson's website, in addition to Whispertown2000 (I've been listening to their newest album Swim, which is pretty good), the Entrance Band, Golden Animals, and Spindrift. Not all from Laurel Canyon necessarily, but all good bands in the nouveau-psychedelia vein.