PeSuit and Tie

  here's some topics that have been in my circle of interest, some influenced by the change in environment, some by nostalgia, and a little bit of both. style icon: eleanor calder eleanor calder  was an impactful icon of the 1d world, the carolyn bessette kennedy of the one direction realm if you will, perhaps even more hated. longtime girlfriend of my fave band member louis tomlinson , she was a model, and for some a cover-up for larry (not going down that rabbit hole). in my early use of tumblr, she was equally hated and praised, a best friend in wattpad stories, and an incredible fashion influencer - without even trying.  eleanor's style is very  minimalist, very british (think topshop everything), but so achievable. her and taylor swift's red era influenced my style the most at the time - skinny jeans, cardigans, braids. it was everything you could already find in your closet, so it made it even more appealing to a girl with no car, no online shopping access, onl...

  books of the week finished the book on the controversial artist andy warhol  - on&by andy warhol. who was he - the peter pan of art, the demon of quaker america, hipster snob, or slavic businessman? all andy wanted to be - was a machine . you can't be too weird if you want to be on the cover of time , or if you are, you have to be weird in the way they want you to be weird, like a murderer, a cult leader, a communist rebel, or someone like that, which isn't really weird because anyone can see any of those characters on tv any night of the week. saul anton, warhol's dream , 2007 warhol would have settled right into the 21st century, with its ubiquitous cctv cameras - perpetually pointed and rolling, just like andy's - and time and space collapsing across razor-thin computer screens and skinny iphones. we can imagine his monosyllabic twitter feeds of 'wow', 'gee' and 'great' #nothingspecial; his all-night binges on youtube and instagram; or h...