December Inspiration Board

Just a couple of things that are inspiring me this month...

 Madonna's look in the eighties was so so sick. Recently, I've been wanting to throw on lace, tulle, loads of costume jewelry, a hair scarf and some ripped tights, due to this rad picture.

 Debbie Harry was so beautiful, but badass at the same time. Such a perfect combo. And her hair and makeup was always the best.

 At the Victoria Secret 2011 fashion show a couple weeks ago, Karlie stole the show in those ridiculously tall boots that showed off her impossibly long legs. At the after party, I'm pretty sure she was a little tipsy when explaining to the interviewer, "I mean, my legs just go on for miles..." Yea way to rub it in, we KNOW.

 Clueless never fails to inspire me. Knee high socks and short skirts are still so great paired together.

I love looking at the pictures from the Fall/Winter 2011 Altuzarra show. I'm on the hunt for a parka to wear over silk dresses.

 Beyonce rocking out in couture at a trailer park in her music video "We Like to Party," is just so ridiculous and fabulous all at once. There's nothing I love more than mixing class with trash. And her hair bow with that acid yellow fur - what can I say, I'm just loving eighties hair accessories right now!

 Fashion icon and YSL muse Loulou de la Falaise passed away recently, as I'm sure you all have heard. I adored her boho glam look so much, especially in this picture. Have you ever seen anyone more glamourous?

Here's Loulou again with Betty Catroux and YSL. I've been searching for an outfit that looks like Betty's for half of my life, but I can never find anything that looks quite right. That safari lace up minidress is just so exquisitely chic I can't even stand it.

Don't judge me for this one... but there's something I just love about Taylor Momsen's scandalous look. The stringy hair, raccoon eyes, men's shirt with the garters... it just all works for her! Maybe it's just because she's so pretty. I can't put my finger on it, but I love this picture.

Fugly Music Festival Fashion: Lollapalooza

If Coachella is the Barney's Co-op of music festival fashion, then Lollapalooza must be Charlotte Russe: tacky, cheap, and ill-fitting.

Sure, I saw plenty of cute girls dressed in artfully disheveled outfits, but I saw a lot more people in WTF-inducing attire.

(The food on the other hand, kicked ass! More on that on my blog indyslim.)

First off, mom shorts. Is this really a thing now, or is it just exclusive to Chicago (please God)? What's up with the high-waisted, bunchy crotched, eighties looking, fupa-creating cutoff shorts? Not the tiny hiphugging shorts of yesteryear, but the kind that can add an instant 20 pounds to even the slenderest figures? Seriously, I would say at least ten percent of girls at Lolla were wearing some form of these. Why? I don't know.

Secondly, let's discuss people who dress for a festival like they're going to the club. I can't tell you how many bodycon outfits I saw, for no apparent reason. Like this girl in a sheer paneled American Apparel bodysuit and black bodycon miniskirt. We couldn't get a good of a shot of her, but let's just say she didn't have the body to pull off this beyond skimpy outfit...

But maybe she was trying to emulate Taylor Momsen, ex Gossip Girl and lead singer of the Pretty Reckless?

And unless you're wearing a pretty bra or bandeau top, visible bra straps are totally unacceptable. Wear a strapless, or go without a bra! And the panty lines! Ah, the horror!

Again with the bra straps. Shudder. And this time she decided to show off her painful looking butt sunburn with tiny shorts.

Here's for hoping these fugly trends die a painful death before next year's Lollapalooza!