You Should Know: YACHT

YACHT - Psychic City (Voodoo City) from Jona Bechtolt on Vimeo.

I saw these guys perform at a CMJ party last year. Thought provoking, inventive, and stylish. I was blown away by the duo's attention to their live performance and visual presentation. Reminded me a lot of The Eurythmics. A definitely a band to watch in 2010.

http://www.myspace.com/yacht

Friday Etsy Finds: Jewelry

Herkimer Crystal and Sterling Ring from jealousydesign

Rough Azurite and sterling silver ring from jealousydesign

Large Gold Butterfly from stuarcatheyjewelry

Lady of the Grapes Ring from lurajewelry

Palmwood and fluorite ring from Unbunny

Gold Love Locked Ring from whitemetal

Ruff silver drop pendant with oxidized chain from UrbanArtSupply

Glow in the Dark Star Rings by Ryanplz

You Should Know: Little Dragon

New Day, Same Old Shit

Vintage is a state of mind. An appreciation for things that came before you. A fondess for a different time. As if you were taking the best of the old into the now. Not so much then was better than now, but more they did some good stuff then let's make sure now is an improvement. We're always approaching the new as being better than the old. This may stem from the fallacy that we're always evolving, that things which come after are moving forward or up, not backwards or down. But why do my vintage clothes always last longer than the stuff I buy from Forever 21? Or why does my 50 year old credenza stand the test of time, while my IKEA side table barely makes it through a year? Newer doesn't necessarily mean better. For all the technology we "evolved" have, we still have a shit-load of problems. And really old problems at that. The point of this ramble is not to state that older is better than newer. There are plenty of things I am glad we left in the past; slavery (at least not legally), caves, sanitary napkins, and pagers. However, I do think that while we may create new things for years to come, let's just make sure we're making an improvement on the old. Not just creating for the sake of repackaging old shit like it's best "new" thing since sliced bread. Let's just go for better across the board, then or now, better is the new new.

Inspiration: The Craft

I was watching this movie the other day and I couldn't help, but feel nostalgia for the fashions of the mid 90's. Let's not stop at ankle booties, why not bring back the plaid mini skirts and thigh stockings? I love that Contempo Casuals vintage is coming back. Time to pull out my floral mini dresses..