Mary Van DAAAMN!
I’ve recently been inspired by fashion bloggers like Agentlover and Strawberry Koi. If you haven’t noticed, I’m a huge fan of fashion, especially that of a vintage nature. It’s come to my attention that I receive better response from an audience when I’m dressed in simpler fare. Unfortunately this means that until I’m famous and no one cares about what I’m wearing (or distracted by it), my super stylin threads will be left in my closet on gig nights. How do I remedy this situation? Blog that shit!
That’s right. My super stylin threads will have to resort to being shown off on the internet under blog posts cleverly titled, “Mary Van DAAAMN!”
Today’s look I like to call, “What my grandma may have looked like when she was my age living in San Francisco, around the time she fell in love.” Certainly not an everyday look, but I wore it one evening going out to the Punch Line. Because why the hell not?
Vintage suit: thrifted (scored it when I was in high school)
Silk 1940s blouse: Ebay
Vintage black veil: thrifted (scored around the same time as the suit)
Shoes: by Kenzie from Bunny’s Shoes in Santa Cruz
Vintage stockings: Ebay
Photos by Brent Weinbach and special thanks to DJ REAL aka Nick Stargu for coming up with the title Mary Van DAAAMN!
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Yeah, girl. You definitely stepped your fashion game up in the last…year?… Or so. …I LOVE IT. But I feel you on the “dressing down” aspect of comedy…I hate it! I wish I could rock the shit that makes me feel GREAT and looks fuckin fab, but you know…most people don’t get it. Keep it up!!!
July 1st, 2009 at 10:56 am
Your style vintage threads make you stand out more as an individual and less of a clone. They also a nice a touch of irony to some of your material. Whoever comes to your shows that doesn’t appreciate your classy duds isn’t a true fan, shame on them. For a moment there I thought you revealed your secret identity as being Lois Lane.
July 1st, 2009 at 2:54 pm
You really are a smokin’ hot bitch, Mary Van Note <3 I’d still think you were funny if you were all glammed up like your foxy grandma!
July 17th, 2009 at 3:15 am
I am so stoked you decided to document your clothes!! Your pieces are some of the best I have seen in a long time and this is just the beginning??? I am also stoked to write you back another essay of an email! Will do in 2.2! <3
xxxx
marie
July 21st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
@Rad Terrin Well, looking awesome can be distracting as people will be too busy checking out my cool shoes than hearing my jokes. But, we shall see.
@Cherub Thank you!
@Marie You’re awesome. You were the inspiration to start this blogging. I hope I do half as good a job as you.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:12 pm
wow. i think you look amazing. i would love to pull off a look like that, but i look better as a rainbow-colored crazed woman. i love that veil on you!! hot!
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