Friday 30 August 2013

when courteney cox ruled the world...

today's inspiration comes in the form of 90s girl crush courteney cox. from her early appearance in bruce springsteen's 1984 music video 'dancing in the dark' (apparently the inspiration for carlton banks dancing!) to her memorable performance as monica gellar in 'friends' CC had that 90s grunge girl look down.

it was baggy jeans, john lennon glasses and tea dresses all round for courteney during her hey day and with that super slim bod she could always pull off the look.

i love her character monica - can totes relate to the OCD! but it was always the clothes i noticed. as for the hair, well, let's just say there were some dodgy do's. but we can forgive when we study her finer moments. here are some of my faves:

instyle.com
the hair is amazing here. and the hooped ear rings, perfectly shaped brows, piercing blue eyes and the brown lippie. sigh.

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this is the sweetest photo! loving the sunnies here. 

fanpop.com
white vest with high waisted black trousers = YES

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staple 90s ditsy print strappy dress. i'm constantly on an eBay hunt for ones like this

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i'm not crazy about the hat. but another ditsy print gets the thumbs up from me. although this outfit is clearly overshadowed by ace ventura's Hawaiian shirt, white vest and high wasited red trousers combo - winner.

hotcourteneycox.blogspot
where the heck can i get those glasses from?? love them.

sweetandtalented.com
slightly cheeseball shoot here. but how much are we diggin that red leather dress and pocahontas hair?! HOW!

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and of course i've thrown this one in for good measure. although the jury's still out on this one...








Tuesday 27 August 2013

inspired by work today...

...so the content team just sent out an email requesting our fave cover songs to post on the blog. a few good ones being thrown around like all along the watchtower by jimi hendrix, originally by bob dylan and pale blue eyes by the kills, originally by the velvet underground.

this one was an easy one for me. i first heard nirvana's cover of the man who sold the world by david bowie on my 13th birthday as i had the nirvana unplugged in new york album from my friends (thanks guys, game-changer!) and i've never looked back. i know i've harped on many'a about nirvana and the grunge scene and how it shaped my musical tastes bla bla BLA but this also introduced me to david bowie - pre-labyrinth days!

i was catapulted further in to my appreciation for nirvana but i think the introduction of bowie minus goblins and tight leggings was the most exciting part of this prezzie. although don't think for a second that i don't like labyrinth.

so anyway here it is: