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ANNA MIRIAM ETHEL PARKMAN
I’m a 19-year old countrygirl nowadays living in Stockholm. I work in a swedish kids clothing store half of the time, and on the other half I work with my interests such as baking, sewing and photographing through my vintageblog, http://www.miriamskafferep.blogspot.com. I dream of becoming a pastry chef and I also dance Lindy Hop and Balboa, sometimes wishing I was born 80 years ago.

Today, on the afternoon of july 24th, I’m wearing a 50’s summerdress, with the perfect tiny waistmeasure I very rarely find. It’s cream white in a heavy, dull kind of silk, with raspberry red stripes, mixed thin and thicker ones. It has a square boatneck with short sleeves, typical 50s style, with one big, red stripe following the neck, and then thin ones down to the skirt. Around the waist there’s a thin, red belt, with a buckle of mother-of-pearl-shimmering seashell. The skirt is over-the-knee-length and pleated all around. Together with the fabric’s heaviness its’ swing’s lovely around my legs when I walk and dance! The tag inside the dress says “Suprex Models” but I don’t know from which country it’s originally from. I bought in Stockholm’s best vintage store: Old Touch at Upplandsgatan for 450 SEK (approx. 61 USD).

On my feet I’m wearing a pair of 50’s reproduction wedge sandals from british ROCKET ORIGINALS, with peeptoe and anklestraps crossed back and buckled in front. The wedge is bright raspberry red with a following cream white stripe, and over the toes the sides cross over to an atomic shaped “V”, marked with a another cream white stripe.

I wear my blonde hair in a low, curly ponytail with pinned up sides and my bangs in a big, in-rolled curl, pinned with two green and golden dragonflies. Like a mix of Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe in their more casual moments. I wear a light perfume with lily of the valley-scent from british PENHALIGON, bright red lipstick, light foundation and rose pink blush. When outside I wear a pair of green and yellow cateye-shades, also bought at Old Touch, and a little 50’s handbag in beige and white, bought on a block fleamarket.

The time is 17.47, on a sunny, lazy day in my hometown Härnösand, north of Sweden.

LEWIS ALUN DAVIES
Artistic Director, collecting images from unwanted sources collaging them all together to make new beautiful things. Making unwearable accessories for photoshoots and mirrorball armor for Lady Gaga’s dance troup. Spending to much time in artificially lit photographic studio’s and helping myself to fizzy water in their fridges. Down and out in London & Paris.

From head to toe: A light splash of Bumble & Bumble ’straight’ potion for my unruly locks. A dash of DIOR homme aftershave. Thin cotton vintage blossom style print shirt by PAUL AND JOE, with cream landscape, blue tree trunks and pink blossom, from Selfridges London. Pure lambswool Cardigan by PETER JENSEN in wine color. Round neck cut with no fastenings on front, bought from sample sale at Peter’s studio. Vintage CASIO gold calculator watch. Slim fit dark denim jeans by UNIQLO with 1inch turn up. Perfect fit for my overly long legs and slim waist. All underwear by AMERICAN APPAREL in maroon bought from the LA flagship store in down town LA whilst on vacation last autumn. Vintage Chelsea boots bought from a flea market in Paris. Slightly scuffed and worn leather just as I like them.

20/05/10, 2pm gmt

MICHELLE GOW
Translator, student based in South Africa
www.mdashing.blogspot.com & www.welovebluestockings.com

I live very far away from most of my family and friends, so wearing
clothing with specific associations is a way of feeling closer to
them.

A black, knee-length GHOST dress (one of many hand-me-downs from my
older sisters) under a black Victorian-style leather jacket by
FIRETRAP (a gift from my best friend). A cream feathered goat’s hair
scarf—beautifully, loosely knit by HIV-positive women in South Africa
(given to me by my mother). A pale pink cameo brooch of my mother’s
nestled in the scarf. Black tights. Slouchy bright copper RAS boots,
another present from my mom—we picked them out at half price during
the post-Christmas sales in Paris five years ago. A small woven clutch
from a market in northern Thailand. And, to hold my camera and
umbrella, a large basket belonging to my roommate Katrin (handmade by
Sophie, one of her family’s long-time employees in Botswana).

Monday, May 10, 2010. Taking pictures for Bluestockings in Stellenbosch.

SOPHIE YERLY
Blogger & founder of We Find Wildness and incidentally coacher (Basel, Switzerland) http://www.we-find-wildness.com/

Today I’m wearing a raw denim (very tight) jeans by A.P.C., a khaki silk dress by ACNE, pink socks by H&M (no shoes; I’m at home), black second-skin underwear by H&M and a cream scarf by STARSTYLING (collection Die Kunst). As piece of jewelry, I only wear my 2 small flesh tunnels and my tattoos. Recently it has been very cold and slippery in Basel, so I can’t go outside without wearing my red coat bought at ASOS and my high-gloss black DR. MARTIN boots.

@home (47°35′N,07°35′E), 12 March 2010, 16h37, temperature: 21.5 degrees

JOHNNY STRATEGY
Chief Editor, Spoon & Tamago (New York, NY)

First day back to work. It’s 9:00 AM and cold in New York. I am wearing a HICKEY shirt with white collar, tucked into grey wool COMME ÇA pants. I have on a navy and red knit tie from UNIQLO. Also wearing a cardigan from ALTERNATIVE EARTH and dress shoes from BARNEYS. I just got into the office but I was keeping warm with a PAUL SMITH peacoat and a cream-colored scarf from ZARA. I was carrying a JACK SPADE leather bag that houses my PAUL SMITH wallet, my cell phone, AGNES B. keychain and keys (that my wife bought for me as a Christmas present before we were even married) and a January 4, 2010 edition of the New Yorker. There was a great article on Christmas and Vincent Van Gogh’s ear.

ROZ
Student and model living in rural England

I’m currently wearing a sixties geometric print blue, green and purple sleeveless dress that I found in a vintage shop in Edinburgh. This is layered over a simple grey long sleeved top. Over the top I have a crocheted cream short sleeved vintage cardigan, handmade in Shanghai and given to me by my grandma. This is cinched in with a thin vintage black leather belt with a silver rounded buckle- the belt is tied rather than fastened. With this I have black tights and some vintage men’s black brogues. I have a set of 3 victorian silver cuffs/ bracelets in varying sizes with swirled patterns on them. My necklace has an owl on it- my lucky charm. I also have various vintage rings (in blue and green) that were also my grandma’s. The perfume that I am wearing is Miss DIOR Cherie.
I wanted to wear something a bit bright and cheerful because of the miserable weather, but made sure that it was eclectic too by layering the crocheted cardigan. I always love wearing family pieces as they mean more and usually have stories behind them.

4:30 in the afternoon in the West Midlands, UK.