Penny Lane is in My Ears

  For those of you who love classic rock and haven't seen 2000's Almost Famous, I highly recommend you go see it. To be honest, the main reason I liked this film so much was the music and the sense of nostalgia it gave me. I wasn't a big fan of the plot, or many of the characters, to be honest. But it's definitely a must-see for classic rock fans.

  One of the characters in it includes the infamous groupie Penny Lane, played by Kate Hudson. Penny has the BEST sense of style. Seriously, I wish I could go to school dressed as her every day. She wears large poofy fur jackets, seriously my favorite boots ever (in the picture directly below), flowy shirts, mini skirts, and amaaaazing round glasses, a la John Lennon. I think Penny definitely rocks the groupie look, I wish I could rock it like she does.

Some more groupie fashion

My Polyvore

Since 8tracks is now blocked on my school computer, I decided I'd just do this playlist by hand. So enjoy these groupie/Penny songs!

1. "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones
2. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper
3. "Custard Pie" by Led Zeppelin
4. "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
5. "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash
6. "She's a Woman" by The Beatles
7. "Foxy Lady" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. "Star, Star" by The Rolling Stones
9. "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin
10. "Penny Lane" by The Beatles

Glamorama

David Bowie's famous Aladdin Sane makeup.

  Glam rock is something often overlooked in the world of classic rock. Whereas classic rock fans usually keep their focus on anything from The British Invasion to hard rock, glam rock is a musical genre not many of them focus on. Of course everyone knows David Bowie; and we all love him. We also know him as one of the original glam rock musicians, and therefore one of the kings of glam. But what about those other glam groups and individuals we often see past?
(All images below are from Tumblr, and are not mine.)

Ah, David Bowie. The "King" of glam. He is most know for his outrageous outfits and wild personas during the 1970's.

Marc Bolan of T. Rex! Another "King" of glam in my books. Slightly more glam in my opinion than Bowie.

Bolan jamming out behind the T. Rex logo.

Bowie backstage applying makeup.

Bowie as the infamous Ziggy Stardust.

Bowie and Bolan, a glorious sight!

Star Magazine, a popular groupie magazine during the mid to late seventies. Lori Maddox and Sabel Starr are just a few to jumpstart their careers as groupies through this magazine.

Debbie Harry of Blondie. Although Blondie are more new wave than glam, Debbie did have a little glitz in her.

Joan Jett during the early 1980's. Although Joan's 80's career wasn't glam, she went on to become one of the leaders of glam/hard rock in the 80's, as well as the whole hair band movement, which I won't get into.

The Runaways (minus Cherie Currie) c. 1977. Queens of noise.

Bowie-inspired. Source.

Some groupies c. 1974. Check out the outrageous platform boots, worn by the men!

Marc and Mickey of T. Rex. Absolutely love the colors in this. 

I made this Polyvore of glam related things I enjoyed. :) Link here

Glamorama from itsamodmodworld on 8tracks Radio.

1. "Atomic" by Blondie
2. "Fame" by David Bowie
3. "Ride a White Swan" by T. Rex
4. "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways
5. "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie
6. "20th Century Boy" by T. Rex
7. "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
8. "I'm Sick of You" by Iggy Pop

If you liked this post, check out:

Bowiemas by Rookiemag

My posts on How to Dress Glam

and David Bowie's Wardrobe

Dedicated Follower of Fashion

  This Saturday I visited the Garment District in Cambridge for the second time, and I really must say it is my favorite store! Unfortunately I left having purchased only two items, but it was still quite lovely! Now if you haven't heard me ramble on about The Garment District before, its a gigantic clothing shop that sells used clothing, new clothing, AND vintage clothing. And it's all cheap! It's a complete dream. The only issue is that it's about a half an hour drive from my house and when driving there, I have to take roads with tolls, so it can get quite costly. But overall, it was still a fun experience!
  I went with just my mom, and she and I hardly get to do anything together as just the two of us, so I had a lot of fun. Both items I bought were from the 60's section for $14 total!

(Note: I forgot my camera, so none of these pictures of the store or models are mine!)

Now my turn! My dress and coat from the sixties.

This dress is actually an XXL shirt, but I loved it so much, I had to make it mine so much. Only $9.

My coat! Only $5. I love the color so much, my god.

Ignore my face, I just wanted to show off my teased hair! This is the first time it actually turned out decent.

Ah, look at the pattern of this coat! It's beyond adorable, I absolutely LOVE pastels. Perfect for upcoming Easter!

Dedicated Follower of Fashion from itsamodmodworld on 8tracks Radio.

1. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" by The Kinks
2. "This Charming Man" by The Smiths
3. "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" by Donovan
4. "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed
5. "Moi je joue" by Brigitte Bardot
6. "The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes" by The GTO's
7. "Old Brown Shoe" by The Beatles
8. "Some Girls" by The Rolling Stones

I Want Candy.

  Everyone loves candy. I know if this were a Halloween-related post it would be awfully late, but it's not. I've just had a severe sweet-tooth lately and I thought I'd post some vintage candy-related things and include one of my infamous playlists. Enjoy. (I'm on my bad computer, so I'll probably add more to this post when I return home.)

Elvis and Priscilla Presley, c. 1967

Im sorry, I forget what this is from!

An image of tea cakes I found online when I was in London that look absolutely delicious. My mouth is watering as I type!

50's 60's Pink Party Prom Dress-Vintage Tea Length Wedding Dress from Polyvore

Don't know what this is from either, sorry!

From the 1966 Czech film, Sedmikrásky

Sisters Pattie and Jenny Boyd.

 

Sweet Thang. from itsamodmodworld on 8tracks Radio.

1. She's a Rainbow - The Rolling Stones

2. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan

3. Sugar Sugar - The Archies

4. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

5. Les Sucettes - France Gall

6. Lollipop - The Chordettes

7. Mirage - Tommy James & The Shondells

8. Honey Pie - The Beatles

9. Femme Fatale - The Velvet Underground & Nico

10. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

11. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow