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Nora | 25| ENFP | ♌️ | parisian girl | travel, foodie and fashion lifestyle | Instagram : @noradioactive
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Florence Pugh is Vogue Magazine’s Winter Cover Star!  Those closest to #FlorencePugh will be the first to tell you: Even after an extraordinary rise through a series of complicated, layered roles—earning her comparisons to greats like Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet—Pugh may just be the most grounded, radically self-aware superstar in Hollywood.  

For Vogue’s Winter issue, the 26-year-old star reflects on withstanding (and defying) the glare of public attention; her slate of recent and upcoming projects with Sebastián Lelio, Zach Braff, and Christopher Nolan; and the utter unpredictability of her kind of Hollywood success.

Read the full story: http://vogue.cm/jT55NRY 

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“There’s only supposed to be one. Maybe that’s why you and I can never get along. We’re not supposed to exist together.“

Faith Lehane

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A roundup of all the released character variants for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (issues 1-9)!  Such a fun series to get to be a part of, it’s been a joy working with the team at Boom!

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Fantasy Guide to Hair
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Hair is one of the facets of the characters' look as well as worldbuilding. Hair has always been important to many cultures such as the Vikings and Native Americans. So here is the Fantasy Guide to hair @cat-inthe-corner

Hairstyles

I am always asked what styles historical women wore. The truth is we can't exactly know for sure. Besides, if you spend your time describing a character's hairdo you will put your audience to sleep. Really you can paint a vague picture for your audience and that'll do.

  • Down and unadorned: Girls of every class wore their hair down to show they were unwed. Married women always wore their hair up and covered it. Only prostitutes wore their hair down and uncovered.
  • Braid/Plait: Braids were an easy tidy away hair. Braids were pinned to the head and set under headdresses. Braids lasted longer that any other hairstyle.
  • Wigs: Some historical women and men wore wigs. Wigs were seen as cleaner and easier to maintain. The Egyptians shaved their heads and wore wigs. The Renaissance revived wigs. Wigs were rather gross and most wearers carried long pins to scratch their heads.
  • Bob: The humble bob was a popular haircut throughout the Mediaeval period for men. Bobs came back into fashion in the 20s for women seen as a daring rebellion against the patriarchy.

Historical Hair Care

Women have been obsessed with having perfect hair for centuries. Women have always sought to find anything to help make their hair smoother, curlier, bigger and shinier.

  • The Egyptians often used castor oil and almond oil on their hair. It smoothed their hair as well as protected it. The Egyptians were rather into wigs and to keep them smelling fresh, they melted soft perfumed wax comes onto the wigs.
  • Tudor and Elizabethan women would use animal fat or lard in their hair. It would keep the hair in the shape it was teased into (historical hairspray) as well as smooth it. However, it drew lice and flies and must have smelt ghastly after a few days.
  • Assyrian women and men curled their hair by using hot iron bars and oil. Sound familiar? This was the predecessor of the curling iron (or as I call it-that-very-hot-stick-my-sister-leaves-on-the-table).
  • The Ancient Indians oiled their hair to prevent baldness which is still used today in parts of India.
  • As hair was not often washed in the 17th & 18th centuries, people turned to powders and pomades. The powder were made of flour and starch to soak up grease from the hair. Pomades were to make the hair smell nicer.
  • A popular conditioner of the times was made from bacon fat. Since women didn't want to go about smelling like breakfast, the fat was often cut with rosewater or lavender or another scent.
  • Women would have combed their hair with brushes and lice combs. Most women pre-19th century would keep their hair styled for days or weeks on end. After the 19th century, women began to brush and comb their hair regularly.
  • Mediaeval women washed their hair with soap made from animal fat mixed with ashes and vinegar.
  • Victorian/Edwardian women often washed their hair with eggwhites to get shinier hair. The Empress Sisi famously had a head of gorgeous hair which she was obsessed with. “Every three weeks it was washed with raw eggs and brandy, a procedure which took an entire day, including drying. After washing her hair, the Empress would don a long, waterproof silk dressing gown and walk up and down until her hair dried.”- Ludwig Merkle.

Dye

Hair was dyed throughout history just like it is today. Some colours were easily found, some not.

  • Blonde hair was the most desirable colour for Mediaeval/Renaissance women. Blonde hair was often obtained by using a concoction of olive oil, white wine, alum. Other ways of obtaining blonde locks involved using saffron, tumeric and skins of onions. It could also be washed with limes and dried in the sun.
  • Red hair was not a popular hair colour in mediaeval times but it became popular after Elizabeth I. The Romans often scalped Celts to make wigs from their hair. Red hair could be made from using Henna which is orange in colour.
  • Brown hair can be obtained by mixing indigo and henna. It is not permanent but can be after a few rinses. This is likely what Sansa Stark is currently using in ASOIAF. (Green hair like Wylla Manderly's would be obtained by either fucking up a dye job or mixing the blonde with blue.)
  • Blue hair if you want to go wild could likely be made from woad leaves and blackcurrants skins.

Accessories & Headresses

  • Pins: Most hair pins looked rather like pens. Hair would be wrapped about it and then pinned up on the head of the wearer, really not so different to bobby pins today. Pins were a favourite gift to give women of most time often made of wood, ivory, metal and were worn by ladies of all classes.
  • Ribbon: Ribbons were used by both classes. Thin strips of material would be woven through the hair in order to keep it neat as well as look great. Upper classes had the ribbons made of silk and other fine fabrics.
  • Feathers: Feathers were worn in all time periods. Elaborate towering do's were often graced with plumes to add extra height.
  • Headbands: Headbands have been about for years throughout most of civilization. From slim ribbons across brows to jewelled headbands of the 20s, headbands were a simple yet classic look.
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GRUNGE, TRULY. Kurt and Courtney edition.

grunge/noun

1. Grime/dirt 2. a style of rock music characterized by raucous guitar sound and lazy vocal delivery. 

The word grunge appears on a 1957 as an "American English teen slang" to refer to sloppy, dirty, or untidiness. (1)

Grunge music is full of heavy guitar riffs, distortion, and toned down melodies, as well as laid back vocals and oftentimes scream singing, raspy and a distorted vocal tone. Grunge is often associated with lyrics involving anger and drug use.

Grunge was most prevalent in the 1990s, some signature grunge bands are Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Babes in Toyland, L7, Silverchair, The Smashing Pumpkins and many more.

Now a days with the popularity of “soft grunge” on social media such as Tumblr and Instagram, the true meaning of grunge has lost it’s appeal to many teens. With “grunge” truly meaning dirty, messy, “thrown together” and being seen as unambitious… soft grunge brings a muted, cute, put together look, usually with pastel colors and fishnet tights. 

Along with the grunge style of music, came the grunge fashion. This fashion sense was very popular in the mid 90s.

Here are a few key pieces that show the true grunge style of the 90s. This article will mostly feature Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, though I will do more featuring other grunge bands and their influence on fashion in the 90s.

SARCASM AND IRONY

Sarcasm and a cynical attitude to clothing was very popular in the grunge era. Irony was very important and had a humorous side, while making a point.

Such as Kurt Cobain wearing this shirt to a magazine photoshoot.

or this T shirt also worn by Kurt in the height of his music career.

Courtney Love showing “Family Values,” written on herself, as the whole world sees her as a useless “junkie” parent.

A recent controversy over a note found, referring to Courtney as a “bitch with zits” and accusing her of “doping and whoring” she states “Obviously I wrote it – don’t you guys understand sarcasm?”

In the midst of Frances Bean Cobain being taken from Courtney and Kurt’s possession due to accusations of drug use, Hole releases the song “Plump”

He shakes his death rattle. Spittle on his bib. I don’t do the dishes. I throw them in the crib.

PAJAMAS

The grunge look is very much a “I woke up like this” look, wearing pajamas in public was a great fit for this fashion sense.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love being married in their pajamas.

Courtney Love wearing nightgowns, vintage slips, or “$20 dresses”

WRINKLED CLOTHES

Don’t iron.

Ripped Clothes

CONVERSE

SUNGLASSES

MESSY HAIR / MAKEUP

So if your grunge look is put together and well groomed, then how grungy is it?

Grunge teaches us it’s okay to be angry, and we don’t have to try to fit in or be something we’re not.

And whatever you wear today, make a statement.

written by Bonnie Trent

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