History Lesson: A Helping Hand in Where it Began

In the film Worried About the Boy, BBC shows an interpretation of Boy George's life post Culture Club. It starts out with a young George in high school being asked his ambitions and cuts to a scene of his father picking him up from jail for shop lifting a dress. It shows the trials and triumphs of a young individual in the 80's who is destined to make a name for himself. The clip above shows the first few minutes of the film, the rest can be bought or found online to watch.

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Documentation: Night Train

Photos: Aaron Gibbs

That one saturday where we took the go-go dancers place so she could have a break.

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History Lesson: Paris is Burning

Paris Is Burning from Billy Blaze on Vimeo.

One of my favorite documentaries is the film Paris is Burning. It was shot in the late 80s / early 90s and talks about the different fashion houses in New York City and the lives that they lived. Take a minute and save the link to the video above so you can check it out when you have the time.

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Documentation: Elmwood Cemetery

Sunday is lay around the house day and when your house happens to be a tiny 500 sq ft. and packed with 8 people you need some fresh air. We managed to put ourselves together and head out around 5:30p.m. with barley any day light left. But I think we prefer it that way.

Incorporation: A touch of the 80's & 90's

Incorporating the 80's and 90's look into your everyday wardrobe is simple. Depending on how daring you are or how fashion forward there are many ways for this to be done. Keep in mind fashion trends are recycled, with this said even if the clothing is 20 or so years old it doesn't mean it isn't in style. For example the button up you see above is a piece I have for sale on my etsy.com account, it can be thrown over a tank and jeans, cotton dress, or however you would like. Taking one piece of clothing from the past and pairing with your current wardrobe is all that it takes. Good luck!

(Red & Black flannel shirt can be found here)

Top 10: 80's and 90's Songs You Haven't Heard

Some of the best music was born during the 80's and 90's. So naturally I threw together 10 of my favorite songs from this time for you guys to check out, hope you enjoy them!



Number One: Malcolm McLaren - Madame Butterfly



Number Two: Black Box - Everybody, Everybody



Number Three: The Cure - A forest



Number Four: Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)



Number Five: Visage - Fade to Grey



Number Six: Robin S - Show me love



Number Seven: JJ Fab - Supersonic



Number Eight: Joy Division - Love will tear us apart



Number Nine: Malaria! - You, You



Number Ten: Debbie Deb - Funky Little Beat

Documentation: Midas & an Explanation of Saturday Nights

Halloween was interesting here as I'm sure you can imagine. My apartment had costumes from Cruella DeVil and Queen Midas to youtube personalities. But I should give you the background and fill you in.

Every saturday night here in Charlotte we attend Club Marigny in our finest most outrageous attire. We are all students or in other words we have no money, but it doesn't take money to look good it takes creativity. From wrapping ourselves in fabric and face paints to scavenging the thrift stores we find or make unique pieces and go out. We spend hours getting dressed it's part of the fun, and who wants to do all of this work with out showing it off?

(Pictured above is an old military hat picked up from a thrift store, and spray painted gold. I then bought a black masquerade mask sprayed it gold, used a spray adhesive and pored gold glitter on the mask and randomly onto the hat. The shoes were also spray painted and glittered to match. These two items are from the Queen Midas outfit.)