WHITE LIGHTNING

Kennedy's Last Name Was Montgomery

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:49:00 +0000

I found out this week that 1990s MTV VJ and hostess of Alternative Nation KENNEDY is on Twitter!

So this happened.

Why was I checking Twitter at 7 AM?

And I died.
And I am now blogging from the afterlife.

Important Question: IS Rocket From the Crypt reuniting and playing shows again?!?!?!!?!?

LUV U KENNEDY!

I Support the Medium, Not the Message

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:07:00 +0000

WHO SAW ROBYN ON SNL?

Ok well I didn't; I saw it on Hulu, but STILL.

BUT.

STILL.

It was A REVELATION.

Hi Robyn. I love you.

Ever since Nadia introduced me to the seductive choreographic superfeat that is Call Your Girlfriend, I can't get enough.

I listen to it obsessively. It makes me dance in the streets. Rilly!

Important Style Notes:

1. CUMMERBUND OF UNDERWEAR ELASTICS.

Harkens back to a time when Kate Moss was a young lass, Mark Wahlberg was Mary Mark and I feel like she must get EXCELLENT lumbar support from that thing, a PLUS all around!

2. FLATFORM TIMBERLAND BOOTS!!!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!

I am fuh-reaking out over these. I neeeeeeeeed them. Like NOW. I got a lil shade on Twitter from some peeps telling me that she has been wearing these on her tour all year; sorry d00ds, I'm not keeping up with her TOUR COSTUMES, OKAY?

THESE ARE SO IMPORTANT!!!!!!
Are these work appropriate? Probs not. DO I care? Noooott really.

Important Dance Moves Slash Life Moves Slash Everything Moves:

Backwards-roll-to-slow-floor-hump

I'm practicing this any chance I get (no I'm not) (yes I am).

I am not the only one obsessed/smitten/cartoon-hearted over this...This dude from SNL (is he? Or just a writer? I haven't watched a full ep in years) faithfully recreated the vid in teh SNL writer room last week.

I salute you, sir.

Things Are Looking Up

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:57:00 +0000

Back in September I deejayed Fashion's Night Out for Miu Miu in midtown..part of my compensation arrived today in a dusty pink velvet bag inside a dusty pink box inside a dusty pink shopping bag.

EXCITEMENT LEVELS: RILLY HIGH

MIU MIU NOIR SUN-GEES FW 2011

Ohhhhhh.

Hello there.

These are pretty special. I know I say that a lot but i rillllllly tilly mean it here.

Red glittter suspended in plastic trying to fly off my face at wild angles.
If only there was sun of any kind to be seen anywhere near New York City.

Question: What's better than these?
(Answer: Nothing. Except maybe beebee pengwinz. And maybe then the beebees have to be wearing these sunglasses too.)

Getting Into The Spirit

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:39:00 +0000

ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS YOU GUYS

Which is weird, because I swear it was just labor day like 5 seconds ago. I hate the fact that the cliche of time fucking whizzes past your face as you get OLD is SO SO TRUE.

Because you know what, it IS true.

SO anyway. Here we are: December!?!?!

I put up a tree! It's PINK! Don't be alarmed, it's not real.

I've never had a fake tree before. But real ones cost a million fucking dollars in my hood and I've allllllways wanted a pink tree.

So this summer I found on eon ebay and high-fived my future self who would be slash is so happy to have it now.

I have a vintage glass topper and ornaments.
I need more..I am really freaking out because a box with all the ornaments I have pilfered from my mom and my faves from past years is missing.
Missing!
In a New York apartment!
There is only so many place one can put things.
SO you can understand my consternation and serious upsettedness about this.

There is a menagerie of striped lamé animals that my mom bought in the 70s that are my faves and I am sick that I cant find them

I have one, because I keep him out year round:

DISCO ELLYPHANT!

Pretty kewl, right?

The Only Girl In The World

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:53:00 +0000

If I'm gonna have a surname that no one can pronounce, much less spell correctly, I am going to make the most of it...ya know?

CHECK MY ILL SHIT, BETCHES

PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT IT MEANS. IS THAT RACIST?

Last Name is so much cooler than First Name, no contest.

I am quite besotted.
When I posted this on Instagram everyone wanted to know where to get one.
Because it's dope.
I think we all need one.
Let's start a girl gang, get your nameplate here and let's take over, yall

I Got A Year Older

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:00:00 +0000

And I got this tee shirt from my boyfriend.

SMILE you guys..SMILE

PS this was basically my male ideal at age 15. Aesthetically, he is still sort of crotch-throbbish to me but the feyness now makes my vagina cry a little.

I wrote vagina in a blog yall, I'M REALLY BACK!

xoxo for lyfe

Not Dead Yet

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:32:00 +0000

OH HI THERE

MY FACE! DID YOU FORGET? IT'S ME! I'M HERE! IN A PINK FAKE FUR JACKET THAT FILLS A COLD EMPTY HOLE IN MY HEART

Well.
That happened.

MONTHS..actual WHOLE MONTHS have gone by without me posting here.

That is...insane. It's gross, really. I'm gross.

In August this here little online version of my brainwaves turned FOUR.
Four years of posting every day, sometimes twice a day...I guess I felt a tiny bit tapped out.

I miss this community and life and safe little place...I think I just needed a break?!!?

I STILL ROCK THESE PRADAS. AND I GOT A NEW MARC BY MARC COAT FROM GILT AND THE FUR ON THE HOOD SOMEWHAT RESEMBLES ANDY WARHOL'S WIGS

I also started a new fulltime job that takes a lot outta me. But these are just excuses, and excuses are LAME AS HAYELL.

I also think that Twitta and Instagram are very seductive lil sirens that lure me in. By the way I kill it over there...I have no idea why you wouldn't follow me in both places so why don't you make sure you are?

I MISS BLOGGING! Old school -here's what I like - what are you guys into - I can say whatever the fuck I want and who cares who reads it -BLOGGING. Don't you?

THIS SHIRT IS POLKY DOTTED. IT'S FROM AMERICAN APPAREL. THE SKIRT IS SORT OF A FLORAL RORSCHACH SITUATION FROM MADEWELL.

I hope you're enjoying these reminders of what I look like. I am pretty much the same, maybe a tiny bit more awesome that when we last checked in.

I miss you all. And if you still check this thing, I hope you've missed me too. I think I'm back..I have SO much crazy new stuff to show you.

Musical Apreesh: Debbie Harry / French Kissin' In The USA

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Anyone else remember this gem?

It's largely sorta terrible but also sorta great- mainly the chorus is REALLY great, and that is enough for me to post it!

LETS ALL TAKE DEBBIE'S ADVICE AND TONGUE KISS IT UP IN THE USA YALL

Must Have Now: Karen Elson NineWest

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:59:00 +0000

A few months ago I had the unbelievably good fortune to meet the Ginger Queen Of My Teenage Dreams, Ms Karen Elson.

She wasn't posed like this, but wouldn't it be great if she was?

I perused her collection for NineWest and we talked about all sorts of fantastic things like her inspirations (great old vintage you'd find in an attic), her other ambitions (dreams of a make up line???) and how awesome my outfit was (sorry, I can't get a compliment like that and not share).

My top pick of the entire thing is The Ghost; the vintagey wedge (that she is wearing up therr). I luuuuvvvvvvvv them. I really do.

Total Dream Scene, right?

SS12: Proenza Schouler Shoes

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:14:00 +0000

It's sooooo nice of Jack & Lazaro to make their Spring shoes expressly for me! What a lovely tribute you guys, rilly, it warms my heartplace.

PROENZA REALLY GETS ME

These are gorgeous and I cannot wait to find a way to own these dreamweavers. I can't tell what all the materials are- Is there neoprene up in this business? It's all so much, I am overcome.

I LOVE YOU.

Playlist for Your Earholes

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:50:00 +0000

Hey Guys!

My most recent (and most awesome) new gig is as a staff writer for Rookie, the incredible new site for teenage girls (and everyone, as far as I am concerned) that Tavi launched this month.

My first thing up is a playlist for September which is personal for me- all these songs feel like (and represent in my memory) crushes, heartbreak, first love, last love, new love, new beginnings!

I hope you love it!..go here!

Today's Special: LiteBrite

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000

So we've got a real FAUX FALL happening here. It's grey, and it's rainy but it's oddly humid and my hair is in a perma-Gilda (but like, not cute).

So I do what I can; I wear a jacket, I keep the leg bare, I wear shoes high enough to keep me out of puddles and I look for color combinations that keep me findable in the monsoon.

ARMY JACKET: Forever21 // TANK: Tucker x OfAKind // Patent Leather Belt: Gap // Perfect Neon SKirt: ADAM // Triple Sole Creepers

These are favorite items that I've never combined in this way before, way to go me!
The newest addition is the cobalt blue silky lil tank number- a recent OfAKind edition with TUCKER, who I adoooooree. It's a shade of blue that I do not own otherwise and I find myself adding it to really crazy color combinations (there is no other way for me).
Sidenote, I can't tell you how insanely pleasurable it is to have a belt that matches this skirt perfectly for no good reason. IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS, YA KNOW?

And for the record:
These creepers are best ridiculous purchase I've ever made. So choice.

Important Detail: Belgian Shoes

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000

When I was in LA last week me and Preston had and epic Thai dinner with Lesley and Lena and I had a FREAK OUT over Lena's shoes!!!!

I thought they were 60s vintage, I was totally wrong. They are Belgian Shoes and they have a store on the Upper East Side and I have to get a pair RIGHT AWAY. It's the kind of thing where they come in 900 thousand colors and you can make your own combos, which sometimes overwhelms me, but how cool are they? Loved Lena's almost-neon blues and greens.

They are FANTASGREAT, must acquire !!

Obsessed With: Stine Goya

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:07:00 +0000

I bought this printed cotton Stine Goya..dress-thing on the internets, sight unseen (it's basically the Sassy magazine pillowcase/dress DIY..it's a rectangle with holes for your body parts that need holes). It was a genius purchase.

It sorta has a rorschach print on it? As you can see here, where I am wearing it in from of a Warhol Rorschach. See? Rorschachs. (Ed Note: it is very pleasing to type that word).

It came with a fabric belt but guess what? SOmetiems I go rogue! Wear my own belt! Patent leather! YOU CAN'T STOP ME!

Pic by Preston, on a sweltering Saturday at LACMA

I wear it just about every third day. To say I luv it is an understatement.

Check it with penny loafers and this perfectly round gold bag that I bought in LA on a thrift trip with Marie (I call it the Golden Snitch. I'm a nerd).

More of the dress at LACMA! They have a whole room of Koons' there. Have you ever seen this much Koons at once? I have not! PS, Preston is wearing an MC Escher tee that glows in the dark (you are welcome for that information)

The second to last pic is from a hotel we stayed in in Minneapolis, it was sorta baller! Clog sandals by Ecoté. Bottom pic shoes are Worishofers.

This dress is a dream. Can't wait til I can wear it with yellow tights and mayyybeee a longsleeved shirt UNDERNEATH? Let's get wild!

Addicted to: Instagram

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:57:00 +0000

I've had Instagram on my phone for months, but I just recently made my profile public and I am sort of obsessed??? I mean...Photo Twitter, right ? Verrry much appeals to my interests.

I currently can't get enough..if you are so inclined, follow me over there at white_lightning.

A sample of the type of gems that await you:

1. A few issues from the Bon Appétit archive
2. Morning in the city
3. A mixtape (legit cassette) cover I made in college

Today's Special: Girl Outta Time

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000

My whole life is spent lamenting the face that I was born in the wrong era. If it weren't for the Pirin tablets..I don;t know how I'd get through

POLYESTER DRESS: VINTAGE // I-WISH-THEY-WERE-CELINE WEDGES: J CAMPBELL 'SNICK'S // GEOMETRIC CANVAS SATCHEL: OOOLD MIU MIU // NUDE PATENT LEATHER BELT: GAP // SUNGLASSES: CHEAPO RANDOMS FROM MELROSE

This is one of the first lewks I have been feeling in a long while. What can I say, summer in New York sucks a fat one and is not what you would call SARTORIALLY INSPIRING.
At last not for me, I love polyester and tights, kid!
That shit is not humidity friendly.

I got this dress in LA a few weeks ago on a lil shopping trip with Marie..It's one of my fave kinds of poly-frocks; it looks like separates but REALLLYYY its one whole thang! I TRICKED U.

The colors are magnificent.
Truly.

Also, important: the ONLY color I want to get when I get a pedicure is OPI 'No Room For The Blues'. It's bright bright crazy rave skyblue but SOMEHOW it looks GREAT.
Trust me!!

As I look at these pix I realize all that is missing is a thing gold chain around my ankle????
I NEED AN ANKLE BRACELET!

Necessary: Keeping the Nail Game TAF

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:53:00 +0000

Got my nails did at Sakura again.

I can't stay away from the glitters. I'm like a magpie, its so SHINY and SPARKLEYYYY and it becomes this opaque sheet of disco light reflectors on your fingers and i CAN'T STAY AWAY.

I can peruse the options for an hour..I get really indecisive!

This time I went with lightning bolts on black on my ring fingers, neon green glitter on 8 other fings with a red heart in the center, and then the pinkie on my left hand got pink glitter, a black heart and a P. for Preston because I'm cool like that and also we are too old for letterman sweaters.

This is currently the most expensive addiction I have.
Sorta.

Important Reference: 90s Era Interview Mag

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:07:00 +0000

Here is your moment of Zen, loverpantsies

My Own Private DIE-daho (thank you, thank you) ?

Today's Special: Vintage Favorites

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:34:00 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if you could partially see through me if the lights were bright enough

REVERSIBLE LEATHER & SUEDE CROCHET PATCHWORK JACKET: Vintage // PSYCHEDELIC COTTON DRESS: Thrift // VAMPIRIC PAPER-WHITE PALLOR: courtesy of Netflix Instant (S1-4 of FNL to be specific)

I wear this dress backwards, back to front (like Isaac Mizrahi's mom). I like the zipper down the front better than a high neck. I've had it for about 5 years and I am still not sick of it, although people who see me someone often might be (sowwy)

Would our faces look better without noses?

Currently Into: A Bunch A Shiz

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +0000

A few things in my life that I currently have a keen interest in:

1. REAL MAIL!
You can send it to me here, if you like.

2. TRIPLE SOLE CREEPERS.
I bought these in LA a few weeks ago. They are VERY WEIRD, I fully understand that. I figured if I was not going to get Prada flatforms (I have put myself on a spending HIATUS)..I would go for the direct reference instead. UK label supefat CREEPERS! People give you the EYE when you wear these, I gotta tell ya.

3. GETTING WEIRD ON VIDEO CHATS
Mainly just with my boyfriend. Who is the most fun person to be weird with so I guess it makes sense. (T-shirt courtesy of SOPHOMORE.)

4. STICK N POKES
Last week I got a little rowdy with my best friends from high school...after 3 Mezcal cocktails we thought it would GENIUS to give each other homemade tattoos?!?! We only made it as far as tattooing Ted. I gotta say...it was RILLY RILLY FUN. I may have discovered a new talent ?!?!?

5. FINGER ARMOR
I realize this is not a new trend in rings but I just feel really smitten with this lil guy. I bought him on the street in lower Manhattaaa for about 10 bucks. I feel automatically tougher when I wear it?

6. ADIDAS WARM UP JACKETS
I was at work superlate one night and did you know that CHAMPS is open til midnight in Times Square? Well it is. And I wandered in, felt compelled to buy a warm up jacket, and wandered out. It's my new cardigan replacement (maybe not really, but I would like it to be?)- my fave way to wear it is with my overalls minidress and white Magiela clogs

7. BESAME 'RED HOT' LIPSTICK
Bought this on my ladydate with Marie a few weeks ago..it's my now preferred red. The tube is a gold old vintage bullet shape and it comes in a little red velvet pouch, it's so VERY.

Today's Special: Veda Jacket & Pattern Mix

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +0000

I had the fortune to get a lovely little package in the mail from VEDA..Inside was a motorcycle style jacket, but made out of sheer black material, with big fat silver zippers and snaps, and soft black leather sleeves. I don't own anything like it, and I love it love it LOVE IT. I've been wearing it over all my dresses and it looks good with every skirt. I'm not exaggerating, freals.

One thing that is strange about this lil ensemble here...nothing in this outfit is vintage. That feels really strange! I guess it happens sometimes?

JACKET gift from VEDA // CROPPED TANK American Apparel // SKIRT Madewell // BOX PURSE J.Crew "Edie" // CLOG SANDALS Ecote

Musical Appreciation: The Flys / Got You Where I Want You

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:42:00 +0000

I am getting REALLY FUCKING DEEP into the "Cheesy ALTERNATIVE Radio Hits of The 90s" scene.. blame Preston, who made the most perfect PERFECT mix of said HITS for our road trip to Madonna Inn last month...Since then I cant stop! I can't..The Toadies! Spacehog! I MEAN.

THIS JAM was brought back into my mind-hole by my friend Alex P..I mean this was the lead single off of the DISTURBING BEHAVIOR soundtrack.

KATIE HOLMES IN SPAGHETTI STRAPS Y'ALL, aint nothin gettin more late 90s than THAT (except maybe Buffy Summers in angora crop tops)

Get into it you nostalgia whores, you (read: me).

Crafternoon: Old Chair Is Sorta New

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:13:00 +0000

I live like a real grown-up now, you guys. I have furniture and stuff on the walls and I like having people over because I have NICE(ish) THINGS.

I've learned I have a bit of an addiction to chairs.
As you can imagine this is a bit of an issue in Manhattan apartment living.

They are all vintage and all have various odd prints and patterns and I like them all a lot.

Last weekend my aunt and uncle had a garage sale and I spied a pair of rattan arm chairs that were my parents'..they were in our apartment when I was a baby (I remember them really clearly- in the living room, on either side of the glass and wood coffee table- that I broke when I was 8 and tried to make an indoor slide BUTS THAT'S ANOTHER STORY) and we had them somewhere in some room of whatever house we lived in forever after that.

I assume my aunt & uncle inherited them when my parents moved back to Manhattan 10 years ago but who knows..the point is that I saw them and couldn't let them be someone's else's.

BEFORE (can you stand the suspense?

There are some broken rattan bits but the burnt orange velour seats are in impeccable condition..The label underneath says GIMBEL'S (can ya stand it?). As much as I love everything 70's, even I needed to excitebike up this situation right here.

Enter IKEA fabric, and IKEA pillow and some safety pins.

ET VOILA:

AFTER...and SO AWESOME

This was all technically FREE because the pillow came of of my couch (I have 2) and the fabric has been hanging around in my closet for a year.

I could have pulled my sewing machine out and turned this fun project into a chore but I DIDNT..I safety pinned that shiz and got it done in about 5 mins.
But I did do it it real reupholster styles- notched corners and folded tight. Just don't flip that cushion over or we got issues, mmkay?

SO INTO MY APARTMENT THESE DAYS, GUIZE

ps, background is Cy Twombly, Untitled 1970...RIP

Have iPhone Will Travel: Long Day

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:24:00 +0000

I took the redeye from LAX.
Today I saw the sun rise at JFK and then I saw the sun set in the middle of Times Square.

Thas a long ass day.

Recent Acquisition: Henrik Vibskov boots

noreply@blogger.com (White Lightning) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:17:00 +0000

Sometimes I lose time.

You know, like...you go to California and you're all high on life and then work is kinda bananz and then you just don't really update your blog at all and then you go back to California and Creatures of Comfort is having a 50% off sale and you don't really wanna buy anything but then you walk out with these:

..and they're so fucking weird that it inspires you to start blogging again.

So here we are! Me and you (and you- yeah, you) and all of us.

Just us and these Henrik Vibskov hiking boots on a flamboyant, yet patriotic, acid trip.
Fact: They are the most comfortable shoes I currently own.

They give me the a really attractive air of a Clydesdale.