inspiration: arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.I like to figure out what inspires a person to do what they do. Sometimes it's super easy:
- Fiona Apple inspired Jon Brion
- The Beatles inspired Bob Dylan whom both inspired The Beach boys
- Seattle inspired the mass production of flannel, long johns and Doc's in the 90's and again last year.
- Bette Paige inspired Dita Von Teese, who now has inspired everyone and their mother by bringing Glam back.
Random things can inspire one's creative endeavors, like
Cory has said he is often inspired by architecture books and magazines and
Jeff seems be inspired by simply talking to a stranger.
Lot's of different aspects go into inspiring someone to get dressed as well. Yet, nothing has been inspiring me, lately. I have my go to fashion Icons, who inspire my personal style daily. Which include (and not restricted to): The obvious
David Bowie and Katherine Hepburn, and then there is Ben Harper and Fiona Apple. Although, they have inspired others musically, they are two of my favorites in fashion.
Ben Harper has a crazy man's style. He seems to love him some
big time name brands and he often pulls off the random
"worst dressed" rock star look, which I consider to be on the "daring and awesomely" dressed list. He mixes
sporty, folk and bling, rasta and
GQ with a
little country and western. Now that I think about it, his personal style directly reflects the type of music he makes... imagine that!
Fiona Apple seems to be so uncomfortable in most pictures, which I think adds to her personal style. She most definitely makes whatever she wears
her own! Whether it be awe inspiring vintage pieces or
barely anything at all... she seems to take scissors, safety pins and add belts to things a lot, most likely to make things fit her small frame better, but it often puts
her own twist on whatever it is she has on.
Personal style should be just that, your own take on what you wear. I think it should be as extensive as your itunes library, as miscellaneous as your season pass list on your tivo, as diverse as your family and friends and as bad and bold as the worst dressed list. Remember you CAN have too much of one thing, so do what you want to, whenever you want.
I think I am going to take a few of my girlfriends away for the night at let them be my dress up muses. Hopefully pictures will follow soon! XO.
