i have found meaning

J.W. Anderson's SS11 collection lifechangingly came to my attention via Maddie and I think I have finally found everything I ever want to be, that is to say, compiled of and exuding perfect hippie/Weetzie Bat/teen angst/murky/good ugly/bittersweet/ladies of the canyon/witch vibes. The thrown togetheredness of various references suggest that every piece was picked up at a different stop on a road trip or were homemade and have been happily lived in. Matching up such different textures and prints seems random but each layer serves a purpose, preventing the styling from getting sloppy, and details like the skirt pleats keep the pieces from teetering into easily-found-in-thrift-stores territory.

It reminds me a lot of this hippie goddess girl I saw in the hall the other day wearing a long black velvet dress and clogs and a woven backpack and I really wanted to know what she was doing in school because it was obvious that she should've been traveling in a painted van or something, but at least this way I'll probably see her again and will have the opportunity to ask if she'll carry me around in her backpack and let me smell her hair, whose scent I imagine is probably a cross between jasmine and hibiscus with a dash of mint. I think the odds of her letting me be in her painted van club are even more in my favor if I tell her that last part!

joel sternfeld


of the holy blood


1976 crochet


still from proenza schouler's the patent ps1


gabriel orozco and a page from my journal with the lyrics to "old age" by hole glittered on it


grace miceli


frida kahlo's sun and life

94 comments:

Emma said...

Love your blog !!

KARLITO said...

TAVI, YOU ARE NOW MY GOD. J.W. ANDERSON, GUHHHH!! CAPSLOCKCRUISECONTROL

jazz fututa sum hic said...

that was really nifty grrrl!

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Anonymous said...

Ah yes you really have found the collection made especially for you! I was thinking about all of the tavi vibes as I went through all of the looks: tulle skirt - tick, casual boots with sparkly stuff on - tick, diy crafty vibe - tick, witchy vibe - tick, staring straight into the camera with hands by sides - tick. Fo sho it's tavi all the way (maybe u are their secret muse)!!
xxx
winnsome

Ponytail Girl said...

Haha! your funny with the backpack thing. Let me know her answer if you ever get the chance to ask! The skirts from the collection are all GORGEOUS.
Linh www.ponytail-girl.blogspot.com

Brittney said...

Really excellent post, I enjoyed reading it. The Frida Kahlo reference was dead on. ;)

Anonymous said...

Really good!

Lisa said...

I love this post :)
Do you or anybody know what the 4th rune in the Grace Micelli thing means? Without the meaning of that rune, it says 'etho.ea'. I've never seen the 4th rune...

Dori the Giant said...

Yes.

Sophia said...

I love how dark the pictures are and the expressions on their faces.

Riot Nrrd said...

Yayy, Weetzie Bat!
So, yeah, this post made me really happy. I do so love the glitter lyrics.

Catherine said...

I would buy all those oufits in a heartbeat. Period. Plus, I'd be the looking pretty badass at school haha. Cool post!

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Briana Le & Merissa Ren said...

oh my. i love them even more in your context!

Offbeat Follies said...

love this look. Am trying to find the perfect balance between pagan, bohemian and naughty secretary myself but you know how it goes finding that balance.
I love the model in these clothes - she's stunning. Do you know her name?

Sarah Dee said...

I really hope you get to ride in mystery girls van!

Sarah
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Alex said...

wow))) the pictures are very-very cool....colors.Combinations are realy successful.

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Gun Street Girl said...

I think I might want to marry this post.

Penny Dreadful Vintage said...

Always a fan of a chunky jumper with a sheer skirt. Creepers though *shudder*. I like pretty shoes!

Anonymous said...

Love this post. I have major love for that grey belted cable knit jumper x

Jessie said...

Yeah Tavi you have found meaning and it's great! love this post!

jessie xx

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Jan said...

jw anderson is amazing. you are wonderful. have a lovely christmas time!

Duck said...

I LOOOVVEE JW Anderson! His menswear is great too, I got one of his "SAINT" rings recently and it gets lots of wonderful comments...
xxx
Duck

zoomslow said...

"...ask if she'll carry me around in her backpack..." - really good! :-)

Reminds me of Franz Kafka...

"...so I ride off on the bucket. Seated on the bucket my hands on the handle, the simplest kind of bridle, I propel myself with difficulty down the stairs..."

This is from "The Bucket Rider"...
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2008/11/bucket-rider-kafka.html

Anonymous said...

the girl model in these pics i know is purposely slouching for affect. but posture's a big deal, and more confidence from not a slouch.

Anaivilo said...

Wow, love the looks and the images as well. Very well matched! :D The second look is my favorite:D

Caroline :) said...

oooh wow i LURVE this post
must have taken forever to collect all the photos and stuff <3

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KOKOKOI said...

beautiful ♥

Rafael Franco said...

Oh my god!!! I love all the photos. This collection is AMAZING!!! Great post!



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Samantha Nandez said...

I think that rather than this collection inspiring you, it was, in fact, inspired BY you!

ashley said...

The third look I want to recreate head-to-toe, though I'll probably ruin it with sweet flats because my tiny ankles would snap off in a doc marten boot.

lovely post!

Alexi Frest said...

THAT BLACK CAT...! I adore her!
The thin brunette looks lovely.

Yajaira said...

great collection.. amazing.. love your blog..

style meerkat said...

nice! I love your blog <3

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Maxens M. Finch said...

Anyone here remember that Slider episode, 1rst of 2nd season, where they are in a magic world and there are talks of political stuffs about introducing ouija in schools?
(the cat made me think that)

Maxens M. Finch said...

Sliders, sorry.

Anonymous said...

Aww Kitty. Eh it's an alright collection. I'm not a fan of chunky shoes, though I have a friend who is so that's all determined with personal taste I suppose. I also suppose you go to a big school haha random girl in the hall? I never had that in High School there were 700 students maybe around 800 total that I went to school with. Peanuts compared to schools these days with 5000 students.

Juliato_93 said...

Seems like Millie has followed the same way that did her best friend Lindsay. My favourite geek's now discovered a way to give her aprés-ski sweaters, her lace and collared shirts a new meaning... she's turn, not bad, yet a mistic girl, like a dusty desert young sorceress. That slouch back and white socks in enlarging boots did the rest.
Love your inspiratioOon!!!

Alisha said...

Beautiful photo's, love all the outfits xox

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Anonymous said...

you have such a refreshing take on fashion and inspiration, i can't find it anywhere else except at style rookie. love it!

Francesca Robertson said...

wow i love EVERYTHING!!!

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arba said...

the question who designed those shoes was tormenting me. thanks for the answer.

Katherine said...

Tavi you have such a good eye!

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The Clothes Press said...

Nice to see your links between the collection and other art. :)

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KIKE said...

I love the 2nd, 3rd and the 4th outfits yumm!
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Paula Villalobos said...

Great post :)
kisses!

bunny said...

tavi, you're wonderfull and are welcome in my hutch anytime :) x

La foule said...

i'm adoring this

SMD said...

wow!!! This collection is stunning!! Omigod it's soo totally cool...I'm really interested about the witch girl you saw at school, do post on your blog if you become the latest member of the hippie witchy caravan club :)

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

killer combinations tavi !!

Anonymous said...

These are so creative and interesting.very indiosyncratic if i may say.I love the use of crochet and leather,wool and silk.I think your collages really make them something.and man the sound of that hippy girl ! in 3 years time that will be me driving my vw to school .cya later xx poppy (the aspiring hippy)

Anonymous said...

<3

Izzy said...

This collection is amazing! Love the combination of textures, and the references!
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Lovers, Saints & Sailors said...

That an amazing post! I would love for there to be an entire blog devoted to pairings like this.

A.n.E said...

The collection and the indivudual pieces themselves are amazing, but even better - i love the images you have juxtapose next to each 'look' - perfect harmony and play on the outfit way too well!

Emilie said...

I am now so obsessed with this collection I can't stop thinking about it/keep coming back to your blog to admire it haha. I also am really taken with the moodboards which accompany each look they really enhance the overall collection and make it that much better.

Lina a.k.a Lotus said...

great post!

cant wait till i get jill stuart tee that u designed

Lina xx from japan


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La La Lauren said...

this collection looks like things you put together, its meant to beeee!

La La Lauren said...

this collection looks like things you put together, its meant to beeee!

joy said...

I am surprised you are just finding out about his work. He is exquisite and so are his inspirations.

Unknown said...

Great post as always!

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Maddie said...

Thanks for the mention yo! Honestly still can't get over the radness of this collection. :)

xx
Maddie

Valerie Friedrich said...

Kahlo inspiration is incredible. I could live inside one of her paintings. XO Valerie

Check out my jewelry post today; inspired by an Alexis Bittar sighting last week!

http://imstarvin.blogspot.com/2010/12/frost-yourself.html

Anonymous said...

I LOVE IT!!! (:

Lol i just had an "oh!!" moment because in my newest post there's a necklace which I'm pretty sure is vintage/chic/awesome/everythingpossiblyimaginable (:

SOJOURNED IN STYLE said...

whoa!! that was an intense session of eye candy ! the shoes are immacaulte works of art and the quirky miz of prints and textures is beyond. major.

Sarah said...

that third look!!!! I adore every piece! I want to recreate it, but it would be so sad without that amazing belt.

Josie @ The Magic Pomegranate said...

Great post! I really enjoyed the visual pairings with each outfit! My favorites were the frida kahlo and black magical cat ones.

chloé said...

my gosh ! where do you find these awesome stuff ! you are truly inspiring (:

Melika said...

I'm absolutely in love with you and your blog. xx


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Luna Tiger said...

love the way you associate pictures, great inspiration !
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Kitt Bjerre said...

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diary said...

i like how how you do with your blog

so lovely :)

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cancercowboy said...

shoes that grow their own shrooms... who wouldn't love that? ^___^
seriously, this collection really does look a bit like you, emanating various moods that you generated with "household means" earlier on. and you did a fab job at choosing pics that pick up the atmosphere of the individual outfits and provide a great backdrop. but i'd bet that this isn't the end of your journey ^__^

i can totally picture you in that backpack, blissfully smiling. you would probably look like this. or this. ;)

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Noah Echo said...

gorgeous model actually . who is she????

Charlotte said...

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JIM Designs said...

Amazing prints, wow! Loving the first desert image. Lots of inspiration there!

m.corbett said...

man aliveee. i don't know how you managed to compliment the outfits with the pictures but god i wish i could. how are you so young and so frikin good at this! !! seriously jel over here x x x xx

Kaysens nye klæder said...

It's incredible, how so many things are inspired by nature! I've made a post on my blog about that.. http://kaysens.blogspot.com/2010/08/inspired-by-nature.html
Take a look? :)

Anonymous said...

I just got my hair done recently and all thouse collages have inspired me to make my own.

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Anonymous said...

People in high school dress that savy? What high school is this?

You should publish a scrapbook. I would buy it. For realz.

Anonymous said...

amazing photos!!

SiempreYO Fashion & Lifestyle said...

Great post, amazing pictures and so much inspiration!

Abrazos,
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the Black Purl said...

I highly reccomend that you see the movie Ginger Snaps, if you havenèt already. I feel that it would mesh well with these vibes you speak of; teen angst/murky/good ugly/bittersweet/ladies of the canyon/witch. It's also one of my favorite movies of all time :)

Anonymous said...

hi tavi

Thankyou so much means a lot, you have got the best eye for image.

lots of love Jwanderson xxxx

Monique R. said...

This has been my favorite collection since...I can ever remember. He is spot on with a tone which is incredibly hard to do!! I'm excited for any and everything he does next. Also Arthur Russell was used in the show...that is a FOR SURE way to steal my heart for free.

Anonymous said...

TAVI TAVI TAVI TAVI

hi, the artist that you don't know is GABRIEL OROZCO. i think you'll love him works, you must search him on google image.

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Purple said...

Ur amazing Tavi, so talented !

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