speak for me, do you see the same signs?

Today's outfit was built around my milkmaid braids because it's the only way to wear my hair without looking stupid because I cut my bangs too short when I was really bored on Saturday. I'm surprised at how much fun I'm having with it though, it looks cool with bindis and with eye makeup like the dots I did today.

After that I was inspired by a bunch of scattered Japanese street style photos I have in my head, the sunny suburbia in Edward Scissorhands (photo 3) and this Jamie Nelson for Elle Mexico shot (photo 6), and dishevelment and stuffiness of the late 90s (pictured here: Margiela, Comme des Garcons) and especially the way Mark Borthwick captured it. The rest of the pictures here are scanned from his book, which is seriously really beautiful and one of the most special things I own. And throughout the whole thing are his writings which sound all stream of consciousness and are really inspiring.

And at school today I got Princess Leia, "someone who would own a farm called the Aw, Shucks! Cherry Farm", and this lovely drawing:

These Goody barrettes are maybe my favorite thing:

My friend grew out of these old Jil Sander shoes and I was happy to take them off her hands. They're the same color as crosswalk stripes so walking around is really a delight.
For you fashionistas who need to know where one finds such a fashionable fridge, it's from Sears about 15 fashion-filled years ago. And if you are wondering about the stylish magnets, you will be sorely and un-stylishly disappointed to learn that they are one-of-a-stylin'-kinds made by style-possessing elementary schoolers many years ago and are not for sale. Style. Fashion. Fashion. I'm tired.

Hand-me-down dark blue dress and light blue slip, Old Navy flowered tank top.


The shirt was sent to me for review by beso.com. I ordered it a size larger because Comme des Garcons smalls are usually too small on me but this one is too big so yo, Comme, work out your sizing nonsense.

Brand: Junya Watanabe
Pros: The flowers are somewhere between botanical illustration and cartoon daisy, allowing for more versatility. The holes make it more fun to style and it makes it different than something you could find in a thrift store. Asymmetry is also obviously awesome. And it's comfortable and I kept forgetting I was wearing something nice.
Cons: That green! Just gimme a couple pigments lighter! Right now it's wavering between light and dark, and it looks like the most basic kind of Crayola green, which is so boring that they give it to you with kids' menus at restaurants. And you could say that makes it more versatile, but not necessarily because basic green doesn't call for many other good colors. Plus I feel like gingham should be in pastels.

I'm writing all choppy because I'm reading Girl by Blake Nelson at the moment and it's hard to get out of a writing style when all you've been doing is reading it because you've been bored and your bangs could only take so much cutting.

98 comments:

matthew roland said...

All those photos, so lovely and tonal. And nice buttoning!

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FASHION SNAG said...

I love your braids!

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Laurel St. Romain said...

i like your bangs, bb <3

Anonymous said...

Your hair is very cute! I have always envied those who can braid there hair like that and wrap it around their head and have it look perfect. I love the detail on your shirt as well!

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katydidnot said...

cutting bangs too short is a very important part of haircutting

Miss Tami Lee said...

Love the hair & skirts! The blouse isn't something I'm into. If it were just a single colour I'd love it though :)

Emily said...

I LOVE your bangs! I wish I had the courage to take a couple inches off my fringe...also, that editorial photo makes me want to glue fake daisies to a clear umbrella.

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laia. said...

sick bangs.
heavy modernized bjork vibez.

Sewon said...

the short bangs go really well with the braids! the shirt is cute but something is lightly off. i think you're on point about that crayola green color. p.s. i really like the mark borthwick photos!

Unknown said...

amazing photos, loved the inspiration

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Isis Potins said...

You are so cute !!!!

isis

kimzie said...

cute sandals and shirt! the bangs look awesome on you!

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The Clothes Press said...

Love the photo of the miu miu.

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KARLITO said...

Dang gurr, your bangs be bangin'. I've always liked short bangs since Sara (of Tegan and Sara) also accidentally went too short on hers 6 years ago.
This outfit looks like fun, NOW BRING ME MUH GLAZZ OV MILK! lulz

Anonymous said...

The sandals are wowza! :P

Marina said...

great pics!! very inpiring


I love your braids!

xx Marina

Brittney said...

Tavi, I was wondering if I could send you some illustrations in the near future of an outfit I'd like to make for you (in school). I thought I'd just leave a message first, thinking that you probably get a lot of email. Thanks, keep it up! I love it. :)

Anonymous said...

You look so serious on the picture that at first, I didn't notice the bangs...

Anonymous said...

Love these photos (espeically the Edward Scissorhands one), and that's a fabulous outfit x

Nolita said...

Love the braids!

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MELISSA Z. said...

great pics and adorable top!

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dendrophylax lindenii said...

i'm actually quite envious of your bangs! if i cut my bangs to above my eyebrows, it sticks straight out away from my forehead (hurrah for asian hair) :I

Anonymous said...

Great outfit! Love your braids!!

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kate cait sith said...

Interesting, I've been planning to eventually cut my bangs that short for a while now. I really like it.

María Chantal Rodríguez Nilsson said...

oooh never mind, it will grow! but it looks fine to me^^ very cute, i wish i could have a fringe... but my hair is waaaaaay to curly.....


i always like how you dress up^^ there´s nobody like you around this blogger world


love the shots!

Al said...

WOW the soles of those new Jil Sander of yours remind me of japanese geta! And all that yellow is really cool too.

I love the shirt too.

Al

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Claire Taylor said...

Mystery and Bubblegum!

Angelika, Esmée and Lotte said...

Your hair is great like this! The bangs, the braids: don't grow it any longer! Love the shoes too :)

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Anonymous said...

Loving the shirt and how you have worn it here. I personally like this shade of green, but a few shades lighter would render it more wearable xxx

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Anonymous said...

not totally in love with the green either ur right it would be way better in another colour. love ur kind of stressed out housewife look you've got going on in the photo ur so creative with styling i love how ur always coming up with refreshing new ways to style an outfit.
xxxxxxx
winnsome

Christina Elaine said...

Love the bangs and the braids.....

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Katherine said...

I think the bans look great! And love that shirt :)



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Christine said...

your celines look just like a pair of marni chunky platform heels i found on ebay..exact same color too

Ponytail Girl said...

The details of the shirt is awesome! I love Junya Watanabe. I recently posted on my blog a Comme des Garçon by Junya Watanabe skirt. It has also really amazing design too.

Nice outfit btw, you really nailed that Japanese streetstyle look!


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THE CRAFT said...

You look so cute- great post!

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Laura said...

This outfit is like a layered collage made from left over quilting fabrics. So pretty and flat at the same time. Oh, those sandals. Have fun with your hair!

meagan said...

you did the top-of-head braids! looks great.

Kaiami said...

Your bangs are so short! It looks surprisingly good on you. I freak out whenever I cut my bangs above my eyebrows because it doesn't look good on me.

Also all of my pimples like to hide behind my bangs, so.

xhulja said...

Wow...This is one of the best things I've ever seen in fahion so far!

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Gloria said...

how come your search box doesn't work/is disabled..? It makes it kind of hard to find certain posts!

Unknown said...

What a unique and interesting post. The outfit is inspired, images beautiful and writing brilliant as always. I kind of like the choppy style (writing and bangs), it works for you. X

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favio said...

i once cut my bangs too short as well, and once chopped off my sideburns. i like the way you pull of the braids though :!}

your reference of japanese street style reminded me of the fruits book by phaidon, and that series. i once sat in the book store, and with my friend dendro looked through the entire thing, page by page, we came up with personalities for every person in the book and laughed amicably at our bad judgement. this was the same day we sat in the children's section of the bookstore, and went through a waldo book though, so i'm not too sure if this habit is healthy for people our age.

i love your jil sander shoes.
i am trying to find some raf simons docs atm, but i think i have failed.

xoxo

Chloe Tweeny said...

back in the day when i had bangs, i cut mine too short too (although i try to forget). guess bangs were just never really for me, but that short style really suits you

Yajaira said...

fun pictures...
love your hair...

Anonymous said...

You deserve applause just for bringing up Edward Scissorhands...ahh I loved that movie and who knew Johnny Depp would get HUGE after that movie. Still one of my favorites of all time. A fantastic fish out of water story.

Alexi Frest said...

I loved the photo with the pillows!

Alicia said...

blech, that green is terrible.
and your bangs are cute! betty page.

Kacey Klein said...

I really enjoyed what you put together from your inspiration. The inspiration alone was interesting. Happy Holidays!

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MartaPalczewska said...

You're amazing! :) I really like ur blog! :)

WendyB said...

Mamie Eisenhower bangs!

Gene said...

I like the green flower blouse just the color as it is on you! It really fits your hair style.

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SMD said...

I always love to read through your posts! They inspire me to keep writing on my own blog! I agree, gingham should stay pastel. Your braids look really cute in a Dutch windmill person/I'm reminiscent of the Pilgrim era type of way. Love the magnets :)

Alix said...

you look like you from year 2009
aren't teachers suprised with your way of wearing, and don't they say to you "it's too colourfull to school?"
in my school I can't even paint my nails or wear shirts showing the body :(

SOJOURNED IN STYLE said...

braids are soo perfect. lov em as much as your outift, alot.

Katherine said...

Ohhhh bangs-cutting. I have done it many-a-time in front of my bedroom mirror at my dad's house... and you know, it's so easy to make them so short! It's like, you raise your eyebrows because you're like "oh shit I'm going to cut my bangs now" and so it looks like your bangs are longer, like an optical illusion, and then the remaining bangs all spring up into your forehead after you cut them, as if 3/4 inches of hair weighs that much! Sabotage. But the braids totally did pull it off perfectly, I didn't even realize your bangs had been cut short. Also those are immaculate braids, did you really do them yourself?

love the outfit, your shoes and blouse are so funny because they ARE so nice, but you don't notice at all until you look close. Like hidden treasures.

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Unknown said...

I love Edward Scissorhands :-)

Lovers, Saints & Sailors said...

Your hair is just great and I can totally see you rocking an early 90's Gwen Stefani bindi with it.

Love the last series of action shots.

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My Heart Blogged said...

I think everyone has to cut their bangs too short just to learn from it. I've done it far too many times to count.
My Heart Blogged

Chloé said...

I have about twenty pages left of Girl Power (which I got because of your posts about it) and I think it has changed my life. Now, when we have an assembly with an important speaker and the two boys behind me only care about "Is she hot???" I get all this Riot Grrrl/Angry Womyn/Girl Power stuff screaming in my head.

thwany said...

i like your hair

Esmé said...

Hi, I was wondering if any of you fellow Tavi readers know if she has chosen people to work on the Sassy project. I have been freaking out for the past three weeks and I just need to know already!

JMGF said...

When I was a freshman in high school, I swore by "Girl." My best friends and I all had crushes on the same boy, and we called him Todd Sparrow. Our Todd Sparrow would skip class and trip on cough medication and smoke cigarettes on the benches outside. He was cute, and stupid. I wrote bad poetry in his name.

I don't recommend watching the movie adaptation, unless you're in the mood for disappointment.

Tomma said...

That picture of you is amazing! Everything fits together, even the strange bangs.

Caroline :) said...

love the pictures :D and the flower clip is soo cool :) haha i love the picture ;)

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Stacey said...

love the short bangs. love the green top. green is the number 5, you know.

Tavi said...

Esme-You should hear back within 2-3 weeks.

Tavi said...

Gloria -- I know, sorry about that! It seems to be a problem with Blogger, as I can't fix it and I have that problem with other Blogger-hosted sites.

Meg.Meh.P. said...

Wow you are deliciously divine with the style you got... I love your braids...

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Anonymous said...

The braid is a really great touch.
Oddly enough, if you were wearing your hair a different way, I don't think I'd like it at all. Somehow it really brings it together, so great job!
And I'm surprised at myself! Usually the only thing I consistently don't like about your outfits is choice of hair clip, but again, this time you really tied it all in.
Nice job, Tavi. :]

Unknown said...

Nice post!

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Anonymous said...

I'm getting destitute Congolese woman from this outfit. Totally Zaire circa 1973.
Hahaa your prolific writing abilities and obvious substance of character amaze me
i wish we were friends :)

Unknown said...

I began to read your blog as a few time , and I like very much your style of writing a been surprise your old and style of your post.
I'm from Peru , South America, maybe somebody else wrote U since these lands.
recieve my apreciate and ...love your bangs.

PD. sorry if have a mistake in english :)

shona said...

nice outfit! I think the green is nice awkward. It has to be!

Rhiannon Ecsedy said...

i adore your makeup.

Anonymous said...

I loved the fabrics

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Laura said...

i used to cut my bangs that short,
lol!

Aissata said...

love the hair

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Pinata Head Girl said...

Hi Tavi!!!

I recently began my own fashion blog (atomicrunway.blogspot.com) and, judging from the comments box, no one is reading it.

I was just wondering how long it took for people to start reading your blog and if you had any tips.

Thanks!

-Supergirl

ashley said...

The first thing that struck me were the marvelous shoes. I love the short bangs; I had them in high school and have recently brought them back (True: I was inspired by Beyonce's Videophone. She looks so, so amazing!).

I don't mind the green. It's quite crisp. And the asymmetry is so perfectly you. Like, there couldn't be a shirt more Tavi.

<3

nicolette said...

something about you in this photoset reminds me a little of lynn yaeger. this is a really, really good thing in my book. she's like... the top of the top for me.

Andrea said...

look at you! http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbnb46PV6n1qze4c7o1_500.jpg

Mitchie said...

I don't really like this idea

Anonymous said...

i remember reading girl. its one of the few books that has remained on my bookshelf over the years. in retrospect it really changed my mind on cow print. no one understands my cow print shorts.

Mrs Lee said...

Hello, Tavi,

your are a beautiful young lady with a good culture and lot of curiosity ! I'd like to be like you when I was young !

Have a nice day !




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Noumia's papers said...

i like your Jil sanders's shoes ! Its very old japanese, you know that ?

xoxo

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jessielovesthis said...

love your outfit- especially the sandals!

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Auna said...

Love it! and the bangs work, love 'em!

I was on your 8track and was your cool mixtapes. Love the witchy music mixtape. I now love the song 'Army Dreamers' by Kate Bush.

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Lo said...

Amazing, I actually did the same thing to my bangs a couple days ago. I also used to wear my hair in braids on top of my head and in buns on each side of my head at age 13 and get princess leia remarks.. I think I'll do it up like that now. The hair looks good!

cecilymay...meringue said...

do you know how to read between the lines?

Cat Power, si?

Lost and Found art/vintage/kitsch said...

kudos for the fridge background !

Anonymous said...

you are so young and bright and it's exciting. You have such a successful path ahead of you. ( I feel like a fortune cookie)

cancercowboy said...

its amazing and impressive what you can pull off without looking the slightest bit ridiculous.
i'm not joking here.

JIM Designs said...

Cool green and "green" images.

Anonymous said...

Ha! Girl was one of my favorite books when I was your age. It described the grunge/'alternative' vibe of the NW back then fairly well.

Whatever you do, don't bother with the film adaptation. Awful stuff!

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Chloé said...

The braids are heavenly. Being a teenager is about doing stuff like cutting your bangs and not having it turn out right so wearing braids to keep it under wraps.

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