makin it happen

Some sneaky peeks at the shoot I styled a few days ago for my favorite breakfast partner Ms Amanda Warner aka MNDR. We did her press shots and some editorial shiz for a Weiden+Kennedy magazine.

She looked so fucking good...if I do say so myself (and I just did). Here are just some randoms i had a second to snap...

Karen Walker sunglasses // Nicholas K FW10 jacket // Sophomore NEW YORK tee // Mara Hoffman leggings

Kris Van Assche sheer blazer // Mara Hoffman bathing suit (as shirt) // OAK sheer +lycra bike shorts // Pamela Love lattice bib necklace & rings // Pipertree Jewelry crystal necklace (a gift made for me that I ADORE!) // CHRISHABANA cross necklace // Amanda's signature glasses

Mara Hoffman metallic wool moto jacket // my own crocheted vintage crop top // Mara Hoffman bathing suit (as shirt) // Pamela Love sacred heart necklace // Nicholas K FW10 pants

SO MUCH JEWWWREE: Beaded Mara Hoffman harness, a hangtag necklace that Sunshine made and sent me, some of my own crafts, some of my own sunglasses, borrowed metal Karen Walkers, Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons solid gold honeycomb necklace, lots of Pamela Love, some CHRISHABANA, my neon Guatemalan scrunchie from last summer's Vision Quest.

Karen Walker sunglasses // Nicholas K FW10 jacket // Sophomore NEW YORK tee // Mara Hoffman Leggings // my own SOCKMAN socks // my own Jeffrey Campbell Snick platforms // my own Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons knuckleplate ring //Amanda's own necklace

Random street vendor sunglasses // Electric Feathers jumpsuit // Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons knotted leather necklace & braided horsehair piece (worn as belt) // Amanda's own bracelet

I am sooooo happy with the shoot. Tim Saccenti, the photographer, was incredible and Amanda is a fucking star.
Can't wait to show you all the real deal holyfield photos...coming soon!

don't shake it

Today is THE DAY!
What day, you ask? The day, my dear friends, that THIS GUY:

My dear old SX-70 land camera, purchased in college for $40 at the height of my Charles & Ray Eames obsession*, will finally be PUT BACK TO WORK.

How's that?

POLAROID FILM IS BACK!
The Impossible Project, who took on the task, has done the impossible and saved analog instant joy.

It's called PX SilverShade  / First Flush
Right now it comes in 100 & 600 ASA, and is only sepia and B&W but color is coming by the end of the year! The film is universal for any working Polaroid camera that uses the battery pack film (SX70s and 600s are the best).

Are you happy happy and full of joy?
I AM.
It's $22 bones for 8 frames but I don't wanna hear ya complaining.You can order it on their site starting today.

The darkslide comes with secret messages!
Before it develops, the film is YVES KLEIN BLUE!
It's delicious. I am high on life.

Time to make some magic.

THANK YOU IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT!!!!!


PS: *watch this movie!!!!

WL x MM: Girl Power contest!

I am beyond excited to announce something that I have been brewing on for a bit...the first ever CONTEST on White Lightning, and I have to tell ya..it is AWESOME.

TAVI GETTING HER BLUE HAIR ON, READING SOME GOOD SHIT

Marisa Meltzer's book, Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music comes out February 9th..and she and I wanted to give 3 White Lightning readers a chance to win their own copy.

So tell us:
How do you define Girl Power?

We are accepting the answer in any form you want: words, photos, video, collage, quotes, playlists...it's completely open. Get yr creativity flowin, people.

We are accepting submissions up until Sunday, February 7th at midnight.
Email me your files/links/pictures/whatever: mslightning
We will select our 3 favorite "answers" and those readers will win a copy of the book and I will post their submission here on the blog !

Here is a lil "behind the scenes" video we made for the Girl Power book party flier. I lent my wonky left-handed scrawling and cropped Nirvana tee to the cause. Also, if you were ever curious about what my voice sounds like?...here is your chance to be disappointed. "There is something really pleasant about putting Sharpie on someone else's skin"..I am a nerd. Enjoy!



I know you are all creative masterminds, I cannot WAIT to see what you come up with! Get to it!

xo
WL x MM

photo of tav taken from her twitpicz

the day the earth stood still

CONFESSIONS!

LOOK INTO MY EYE AND TELL ME YOU ARE LISTENING

Are you ready, are you sitting down? For 2 days this week I wore...pants?

I shocked myself, really. PANTS. I own exactly 2 pairs of pants. Peggy Noland dropcrotch cheetahprint hammer pants (for casual Fridays) and Dries Van Noten linen denim giant leg trousers that I bought at Barney's in 2002.

This week I wore the latter. I haven't worn these pants since like...2005.

LET'S CALL THESE WHAT THEY ARE, MMKAY? FASHION JNCOS. 

PANTS // DRIES VAN NOTEN     CARDIGAN // ROGAN    JERSEY // BF'S   SHOES // RANDOM PATENT BLACK OXFORDS    LIPSTICK // MAC RED

I don't know what came over me. I knew I really wanted to wear Hunter's Michael Jordan jersey, and that was already supes 90svibin to me, stylewise. And so I guess I just went for it?

This outfit is inspired by:

Myself at 16 (good LORD were my pants enormous), this photo from Brendan:

I TOTALLY HAD PANTS LIKE THIS IS 1996. ANYONE REMEMBER "MOM N ME"? ANYONE?

And by this:

LOUIS VUITTON PRE-FALL 2010

It felt really good, but only when I wore it with red red RED lipstick (MAC RED is so dope, and it smells like frosting) and heels. Otherwise, I felt a lil bit like a scrub.

I TOOK A PICTCHA SO IT WOULD LAST LONGA

Are bifurcated garments my new frontier for the twentydime? SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

camouflage for crazy people

Why don't I wear this more? (I have blogged it before and I think that was the last time!)



Serrrrrriously NEON pink cotton lycra dress with equally neon...trout? on it: Betsey Johnson archive (dont say vintage say ARCHIVE! TRES CHIC!).
This is early 80s Betsey...superfave of mine. I bought it in 2002 at a vintage store in the east village that isn't around anymore..I think it was like, 40 dollars or something insane like that.



I walked 3 blocks to a Duane Reade today and everyone stared at me.
It's pretty intense in the light of day, I will admit.

Should I wear it to my tarot reading tomorrow?

bifurcation nation

I am really tackling new frontiers this week...Get ready for it:

PANTS! Omigod.



If I am only going to own ONE pair of pants, I am pretty comfortable with it being Peggy Noland dropcrotch cheetah print ones with kneepatches and 2 sets of pockets. (the 2nd set are at the knees, duh).



Purchased at Peggy's boutique in Kansas City diuring the Vagabond Tour of Summer 09. I wore them all weekend and found them to be an absolute DELIGHT, if not QUITE the conversation starter.

Please note my bloglove doppelganger (bloggelganger?) in the top photo, Miss LouLou of LouLouLovesYou. Lou was in town for an all-to-brief visit from Londontown and not only did we get on famously, but we realized we look more than a lil bit alike? WEIRRRDDDDD! (But she has a much nicer accent and more alabaster complexion- jealz!).

PS In case you missed it the first time around, my lil interview with Peggy from July, girlcrush to the max.

it didn't hurt at all

ohhh uh, HEY GUYS! so..i ACQUIRED a few new THANGTHANGS in ol' KANSAS CITAY..

FIRST:. a thrifted crocheted crop top (that my sis says is very "donna martin hits da club"). i am really into my BRA as outerwear these days, hey WHATEVS.



what was the second thing? can't remember.
OH RIGHT.

um..i got a tattoo?
teeny tiny lightnin bolt!

gross iphone closeup:



on multiple recs, we went to mercy seat here in KC..jill and susan got soem "INK" as well..this is sooo officially a chick flick roadtrip its nt even FUNNY.

i mean..i actually did this?
I DID, i totally did. sorry mom and dad?

ps thank you shannon & peggy, 2 new girlcrushes!!

they didn't play this song

went to a sonic youth show last night for the first time since i was a teenager...we are ALL considerably OLDER, oopsydoops. (the beat goes on)

sonic youth 100%
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they were great. kim looked dope and i think she was wearing marc jacobs? thurston moore is still crazy hot, that is just truesnfacts.

kansas city was a great daytime city, but the nightlife was just ok? we met some great folks and i have a bunch of posts coming on TV about it.

ON TO MEMPHIS!

class act

yes, this is a donut covered in maple glaze and bacon.
yes, the next one i try will be covered in cap'n crunch.
yes, portland is a land of dreams.

truly madly deeply

captivating me...again & again & again with their total insane genius:



yokoo & sunshine
the GIGANTAGIST chain and a SNACK CADDY LID HEADBAND.

come ON!
i love these two.

can you gals do some sort of crafty 'exquisite corpse' project where one starts something and the other finishes it?...i would die.

house of ninja

this is the video i was talking about; all of the youtube versions have the audio disabled..so fucking EYEROLLING.

MADONNA Vogue MTV Music Awards
by fredgd

watch this whole thing. seriously.
marie antionette corsetry snuff boxes tiny shorts tits fandance insanity!

summer of vogue, let's do this. (do they dig this shit in portland??)

90s madonna is the BEST madonna. i miss her!

if you don't know, now ya know

yesterday afternoon (to night..to breaka breaka dawn..) was the first stress-worry-anxiety-free few hours i have spent in WEEKS.

kat & louise took me on an epic adventure yesterday..i had no idea where we were going at any point, it was all surprises..so best!!


the ladeez room at the university club, no cameras or phones allowed, OOPSYDOOPS.
ps, WHY ARE MY FRIENDS SUCH AMAZONS? pps, why am i such a midge?

wherein we:
had teatime at bergdorf's (so dope!)
shoe shopped on the 5th floor (um, HUGE sale just F Y IIIIIIII)
had a few champagnes at the university club (i am obsessed, kat is a member- BE JEALOUS)
imbibed gallons of flavored vodka (horseradish is AMAZING, TRUST) at the russian vodka room and when ssam bar was closed early (sadface!!)
we hit up crif dogs at closing for hawt dawgs and a neil diamond singalong (ours)

any night where i end up in the street in the early morning yelling juicy lyrics (born sinner, the opposite of a winner) is a great one, no?

ps, the movers should be here within the hour. LET'S DO THIS.

beyond

i think i just popped something important, some sort of vessel or artery that is probs very necessary for me to continue living.

steve is responsible for ending my young and fragile life; he sent me a lookbook link to this 13 year old powerhouse mindblower right here:



WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAAAAATTTT?! "GAVI" (can't be real name..can it?) ? WHO ARE YOU AND CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU GOT SO DOPE?



motherfucking PLAYSTATION BOWTIE!
YOU LITTLE WONDER.



margielz inspired, no big deal.



i DIE. seriously, i am fa-reaking out. next level all over the place.
what IS that thing he is wearing in the first pic??? i want it!

TAVZ: meet him and start shopping/IMing/DMing/texting together, IMMEDIATELY.

can tavi and gavi star in a graphic novelization of me & steve as 13 year olds?

jealousy piece

retro killing it:



yoko ono in leather shorts!..SICKNESS

also killing it: her man wearing a teeshirt with her name on it
also ALSO killing it: her man is john lennon
also also ALSO killing it: her man john lennon coppin a feel

get out of my dreams

pretty sure this is the first time anyone great has ever been featured on racked's streetstyle thing. (except for chuck!).
of course 85% of the readers gave him a "who did this to you"..LET'S HAVE SOME VISION, PEOPLE!

i mean...dying. kinda want my bangs like this? (jk..not jk...jk-ish?)



ps, his name is PAISLEY.
of course it is, what else would it be.

thx, stevie