Suburban and Typical

everything i love including but not limited to: fashion, pop culture, the 2000s, film and tv, music, and timothee chalamet!

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I have a headache and I’m listening to Norman Fucking Rockwell. It makes me feel less crazy. Your poetry’s bad and you blame the news is perhaps the greatest line to ever be written in music. Yes, in all of music. I think it might be actually the greatest song. The one that goes so well with my sadness. It’s been a sad year. The world would be significantly less okay if Lana didn’t give us her music. I firmly believe in that statement. Why wait for the best when I could have you. Talk about a line. You color me blue. I think every man I’ve ever had feelings for has colored me blue. Is it even possible to find one that doesn’t? Perhaps I will just be sad forever. Eternal sadness used to be something I’d so easily strive for. Maybe growing up means not wanting to be sad all the time. But in giving up eternal sadness does that mean I’ll be chasing happiness forever but never truly reaching it? Fuck I’m fucking sad.

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a song that kills. the way they used it in the last episode of euphoria was a heartbreaker.

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Every Outfit in High Fidelity: Episode 3 and 4

Back again with more outfits worn by Rob in High Fidelity. I decided to put together the outfits from episode 3 and 4 since she didn’t really wear many in episode 3. But episode 4 has some amazing ones!

Episode 3:

Here is probably the most infamous look from High Fidelity (though there are others in the running for best outfit in my opinion!). The trench and the platform boots are just so iconic. They elevate every outfit.

From a flashback scene. Very indicative of her signature outfit.

A laid back look for calling your exes mom.

Episode 4:

I love these pink pants so much! This whole outfit ties in so well together and the color of the pants with the color of the denim jacket work so perfectly together. She pairs this ‘fit with Nike Cortez shoes in the black strip.

Another look of this outfit with the sunglasses she wears. Very 90′s.

It’s hard to tell in this shot but it was the best one I could get. She’s wearing a read and white plaid pattern dress. She also pairs this with her Nike Cortez shoes which seem to be her shoes of choice of the episode.

I love how she pulls off the sweater vest in this. Few can accomplish!

The ending shot of the episode with her Nike Cortez’s which we now see that she wore with this outfit. I love!

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please do more high fidelity outfits!! i love it

working on putting more together <3

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Just wanna let you know I found your post about Marianne's clothes yesterday and I'm in love with it. Last episode I saw was the fourth so I'm looking forward to see your posts!!!

they get better and better! glad you’re enjoying :)

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Every Outfit in Normal People: The Beginning of College (Episode 4)

When Marianne gets to college we see a significant shift in her. She really finds her place and comes into her own. Not only does she evolve, but so does her fashion. We first see Marianne when Connell runs into her at a party and we take off from there. Our first glance of her is breathtaking.

I think this look is one of my favorites of the series. The white top with the scarf is so amazing.

I included this one because I love her makeup here. Defo eye catching.

A lounge look for the books.

We love a ruffled collar!

Marianne now has an affinity for long skirts. It’s an impressive collection and very vintage.

Homegirl loves this blazer, and we love it too.

A cute PJ look.

Side note, Peggy’s outfit here is the winner. I neeeeeed that jacket!

Marianne gives us so much here! We love to see it.

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I cracked open my sparkling water as I finished the fifth chapter of my book. Amidst the silence it echoed through the room, startling my dog awake from a deep sleep.

There was something soothing about the white noise of reading in silence. I could hear my fan on high rotating about, circulating the air through the room. It felt like one of the sweetest sounds.

I’m used to loud. Loud music, loud people, loud rooms. I hadn’t read in months. It’s the first time in awhile that I could hear myself talk and think. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the peaceful silence and the words of Sally Rooney in my head. I began to feel inspired to write my own stories. Ones that felt like fiction but were more or less just the events of my own life. I am full of stories after all.

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Every Outfit in Normal People: The High School Years

Another one of the new tv shows that’s captivated me and millions of other people around the world is Normal People, based on the novel by Sally Rooney. The story of Marianne and Connell’s rollercoaster love (or rather, relationship) story has ripped hearts out and left us all crying on the floor. It’s become a cultural phenomenon, kind of much like 500 Days of Summer did, in part because it’s a story about love, not exactly a love story. And there’s a very big difference between the two. 

We experience the highest of highs and lowest of lows with Connell and Marianne and watch their complicated relationship and friendship develop in front of our eyes. They take us for a whirlwind that ultimately leaves our hearts aching for more, feeling unsatisfied in its ending, but also satisfied because it really ends with true, pure, unwavering love for each other.

I could go on and on and on about how much I loved this show. I felt so many emotions watching it and it really took me quite a bit of time to recover from it. It was a lot to digest.

One of the more fun parts of the show was the fashion and costume design. As many publications have written, it’s the making of a modern fashion classic. Marianne’s wardrobe is really something special. So, I’ve decided to document every outfit she wears throughout the show as a way to know her character and understand her more. And it’s also fun to look at and style myself after her.

While her fashion isn’t all that groundbreaking in the episodes that take place during their high school years, it’s fun to watch her style evolve as she evolves going from high school into her college years.

Episode 1:

Episode 2:

Episode 3:

As Marianne matures going into and through college, so does her outfit choices, but again, I chose to document all her outfits through the show because I think it’s so interesting to see how they develop as she becomes an adult. Just looking at these triggers a sadness inside of me because of everything she went through in the first three episodes. Fashion has a way of expressing what’s inside so beautifully.

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I feel like we all have that late night song that we depend on every time it’s 2:30am and we’re wide awake. A late night song has a special sound and releases some sort of special thing within our brains to make us feel the way you’re supposed to feel late at night when the world is quiet. There’s something so unique about a late night song. It makes it hard to listen to during the day when it’s sunny. Perhaps the only other proper time to listen to it is on a cloudy, cloud, overcast day when you’re wearing a large, thick, comfy oversized sweater in the middle of winter.

This is my late night song. I forget about it often and then I hear the beginning few piano notes in my head late at night and I immediately have to listen to it. It feels like a drug. It’s one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard and will ever hear in my life. My favorite songs are ones on piano, have violins, or have horns in them. I can’t begin to explain the way they make me feel. Light, feathery, like a bird migrating. I think that’s accurate.

A late night song feels special because it’s unique to ourselves. No two people have the same late night song, and if they do, they have it for different reasons. This is my late night song and I love it with all my heart. 

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If there’s one thing in the world that will give me serotonin it’s TWILIGHT.

Listening to Bella’s Lullaby, getting emosh.

This one really does it to me.

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just everyone’s daily reminder that i cry to this song all the time. i can’t listen to it without my heart feeling heavy. the normal people effect, i like to call it.

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Teen Movie Bedrooms: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Back again with another round of my favorite movie bedrooms ever! I think there’s a special niche breed of girl that was obsessed with Lola Steppe from Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen when they were young teens and wanted to be her within the deepest parts of our heart. Watching that movie still gives me a sense of comfort, a feeling of warm tea, a soft embrace. It’s become a staple 2000′s classic and what I love most about it is Lola’s characterization as a girl with big NYC dreams stuck in the confines of a suburban teenage life. Everything about the movie is dramatic and that’s what makes it so fun!

A big part of the greatness of the movie is Lola’s fashion, including, but not limited to, her bedroom. Just like her clothes, it is the greatest reflection of who she is: dramatic, spunky, fun, complicated. If I could have any movie bedroom I think it would be Lola’s.

Everything about this room is *chef’s kiss* perfection! The purple, green, and pink color scheme is very 2000′s. Almost every room I’ve studied from the early 00′s falls under such color scheme. The pink leopard print blanket and the red throw pillow gives it a fun touch. I’m pretty sure I had a matching lamp to her two nightstand lamps when I was growing up. The rattan hanging chair is so fun and the commitment to flamingos is really just a what the fuck but also fits in so well with the room and her personality. 

And of course, we can’t forget... the STU WOLF POSTER! That covers her whole damn wall! Lola truly was the first fangirl and culturally symbolized what was to come. Fangirls are truly the coolest.

This room and this life and this fashion and this character is a dream!

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a meditative song for you.

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While I was going through a really bad depressive episode Haim released this song and Danielle made a post on their instagram about it basically explaining that it was about her experience with depression. I couldn’t stop listening to this song over and over and over again. And then I watched the video and saw my life being mirrored in front of me. It actually helped me get out of my depressive slump because I had something to cling onto. 

This song gave me courage to leave the life I was living.

Haim never fails me <3 

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Every Outfit in High Fidelity: Episode 2

Back again with our favorite girl: Rob and her impeccable style through High Fidelity. Episode 2 gave us just as much as did episode 1. Perhaps even more. I’m particularly talking about that vintage-looking babydoll dress with the yellow sweater. UGH. I can’t tell you enough how much I loved her style. It was girly, tomboyish, unique, vintage, modern, classic. EVERYTHING! All mixed into one small Zoe Kravitz.

We learn later on that this is actually Mac’s old sweater, but the way she has it buttoned over a gray t-shirt? Cool, calm, collected on the outside, turmoil on the inside.

Here’s the full look she gives us. The baseball style trouser pants with the high white socks and loafers? COME ON! I’ve definitely recreated this outfit like 20 times since watching High Fidelity. Like I said, she gives us so much!

This one has to be one of, if not my absolute, favorite looks of the whole series. This dress is everything and more! It looks straight out of the 70′s or 90′s. Something I’ve probably similarly stumbled upon at a vintage store here and there. I only would love to know what shoes she wore with this outfit. Maybe her classic black platforms? One can only dream.

A classic bodega run outfit. Paired with a leather jacket. We love to see it.

Rob pairs this with high waisted mom jeans again and I believe her classic black platforms. What a fun twist on the “brunch” outfit. A cool girl twist. And the lovely WHAT FUCKING LILY GIRL?!

I think going through this episode 2 gave us so much in so little! So much more juicy goodness of outfits to come.

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Every few years I go through what I call a “Europe” phase where I get so set on going to and living in Europe that it takes over every aspect of my life. It’s almost always prompted by listening to or watching something. A couple years ago it was Under the Tuscan Sun and I became obsessed with Italy. This time, I was listening to Wolf Alice, which I haven’t done in a few years, and remembered how much I love them and their music. I listened to their latest album for the first time and fell back in love with them.

Their music prompted me to start listening to anything UK. I just typed in “UK...” on Spotify to see what would come up and then I kind of spiraled into a full-blown UK obsession. It started with UK club music and I was VIBING while cleaning my house. Then I started in on classic UK rock. And landed on Oasis. 

I realized I’ve never gone through an Oasis phase before and that sat weird with me. I know, it’s Oasis lol. But I feel like everyone into rock ‘n’ roll goes through an Oasis phase and I never did! So I started listening to an Oasis playlist on Spotify and now here we are. I’m officially in my Oasis phase and obsessed with going and living in the UK. And now I’LL JUST SAY IT: I LOVE OASIS! Sue me!

Let’s see how long this Oasis phase lasts. We love the Gallaghers <3

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What’s Your R E A L Top 10?

How different would our “truths” be if we had no regard for what people thought of us? I think about this a lot when people ask me what my favorite films are. In general that’s a really hard question because when you love something like film or TV or music or fashion designers how can you narrow it down to just 10? Maybe try more like top 10 movies when you were 12 or 24? That would make it slightly easier. Top 10 of this month. Top 10 disney channel movies. I don’t know, but give me something a little easier!

A lot of people know that I’m really into watching movies so they expect me to give some sort of profound top 10 list of favorite films when in reality my top 10 are not typically profound, but they’re the ones that affected me the most and I’ve kept with me through my life. The ones I go back to over and over again for one reason or another. When I actually think about it, my top 10 list is kind of funny and represents the many different personalities that run around inside of me. I’m a complex girl in a complex world with a funny taste in film. 

If I had no regard for what people expect of me, my top 10 films of all time would actually go something like this:

1. Clueless 2. Bring It On 3. American Honey 4. Buffalo ‘66 5. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 6. Avengers: End Game 7. The Florida Project 8. Sleepover 9. Moonlight 10. Captain America: Civil War

Honorable mentions: Lady Bird Brokeback Mountain Waves Call Me By Your Name Stuck In The Suburbs The Cheetah Girls

These are the best movies ever I don’t make the rules! I’m kidding, but also kind of not. I love these movies so much and could watch them forever and a day. I think I’ve seen Clueless and Bring It On about 500 times each since I was 6 years old (I am 100% not exaggerating). Sleepover might be about 200 times by now. Each of these movies offers something special to me that I don’t get from anywhere else. I don’t know what it is but these are the films that fulfill a lot of the emptiness I have inside of me. And for that, these are my actual top 10 of all time, with no regard of what people think or expect.

If we actually didn’t give a fuck, I think our top 10′s would be a lot more interesting!!!