On December 20th I got up bright and early for my yearly shopping trip with my father, and of course dragged him to the nearest Target so I could leap onto the Rodarte collection. I got five things, of which this dress is one.
Dress, Rodarte for Target. Over the knee socks, Betsey Johnson.
Shoes, from Target.
Upon seeing this dress I went, oh, Courtney Love in the nineties, wear it with rose-embroidered Doc Martens; done and done. But while browsing Target a few nights ago (I live across the street from one and like to take walks; I end up at Target a LOT) I came across these shoes on sale and realized that with knitted tights and said dress I could go in a different direction: saucy thirties lounge singer. Too much antique and vintage shopping always gets me in a mood to dress like I'm in a different decade, and right now I'm feeling the twenties and thirties.
I'm also feeling female vocalists in a big way; my playlists lately have been a head-spinning mix of Company of Thieves, Metric, The Like, Lady Gaga, old school Fiona Apple, Paramore, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tegan & Sara, The Kills, etc. Kind of dying for something new to listen to at this point, any suggestions? The above selection covers my musical interests fairly well.
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Unfortch for you, my dear, most of the ladysingers I like best tend to be of the Broadway persuasion. If you like Rent, though, it's worth checking out Brooklyn the Musical for Eden Espinosa, who's got a pretty stunning set of pipes. Going in a more band-like direction, Tsunami Bomb or the singer's follow-up project, The Action Design, might tickle your fancy. I love Michelle Branch's first album The Spirit Room, and it holds up pretty well nearly ten years later. Charlotte Sometimes' first album was kind of hit-or-miss, but the hits were amazing. If you have a high tolerance for falsetto, Annie Stela's a good bet. I like Brandi Carlile when I'm in a guitar-type mood, and Anna Nalick's album Wreck of the Day still gives me happy shivers.
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Yay lady singers! I suspect I don't know and love any you haven't already tried out. Um, Portishead? Their first album would go well with your saucy 30s lounge singer ensemble, anyway.
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Did you ever listen to Azure Ray? Probably too twee for you, which means that probably Maria Taylor's too twee as well, alas, alack. Maria Taylor's album 11:11 is so very a+!
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