Everyday is Halloween: the most outrageous street style on the web

You all know how we love audacity here at Painfully Hip. And how dressing up is our favorite pasttime? We totally covet the balls on these kids for making their clothes their art, and pulling them off every day with unrepentant flair. I like to call them “couldntgiveafuckwhatshipsters.”
Hats off to the most outrageous personal style for making the world a more interesting place. Good on ye!

First off, Helsinki…
plaidrockmullet

neon pink dreads
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scarfy
greendreads
candy girls
lolita

how inspiring! if it weren’t for the interwebs, this girl probably wouldn’t even have heard of a japanese gothic lolita.

Beautiful Copenhagen (Phil: if you’re reading this, we miss you!)…
90s fro dude
90s pattern cocoon

London and Reykjavik (via facehunter)…
london
bowtie

she’s obviously a fan of Klaus Nomi!

and then there’s Berlin…
egg
tights
titman
sneer

My new mantra: “When in doubt, SNEER.”

Have a Painfully Hip HALLOWEEN all y’all!
[tags]international, street style, fashion, gothic lolita, berlin, copenhagen, london, helsinki, outrageous[/tags]


thrift stars of the week! (our picks from wardrobe remix) 30 Oct 07

This is is starting to get really painful. Its like being a taster at dessert contest. You keep asking yourself all these ridiculous questions like, “How do I judge the creamiest tiramisu against the flakiest of baklava?” Do I judge by my personal style or celebrate individual creativity? There was so much deliciousness that we had to go tandem again. Amber did an initial go-through and chose about 30 she liked, then I picked my favorite from those (although the final cuts included those that wore mostly new clothes, rather than an aesthetic factor).  A little pumpkin pie here, a little lemon bar there, a dream torte here, a sherbet tone there….

I love the patchwork skirt. Ladies, your mothers closets are ripe for the picking.

Sherbet Tone, you are the Cameron Frye of Wardrobe Remix. And that’s a compliment, I’m sure you’d agree. Us geek-lovers all had a crush on him.

Ok, how hot is that fire-headed little indian girl? I love the idea of the couture-costume.

I posted this because I want this outfit. I would wear it everyday. It is very “Eve”. Just like Tiramisu.

Hot alert.

Genius, just genius. I am rabidly jealous of this girl’s knack for styling.


awww! this is girly perfection.


i adore lewis.samuel‘s audacious photography style, all that movement and all those layers! glee!


sweatervests are fashion crack to me.


irene adler is always so freaking adorable. and has good taste in bags. eve has the exact same one. she calls it her safari bag.


sjwhidden is the queen of thrift couture and nonchalant poses. amazing.


Red velvet layer cake, I am a sucker for candy(stripes).

DOODS, our favorite vintage and vintage-inspired store, ModCloth is giving us all a discount because you’re all so damn hip. Check out those frighteningly hot boots in the Want of the Weak sidebar section.
Coupon code: PAINFULLYHIP

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! enjoy your faces off!

All Hallows Eve and Amber

cleopatra edie sedgwick

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edie sedgwick

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Went to a costume party last night a the home of our dearest friends. My hubby and I went as and Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra (Liz Taylor’s), respectively. Amber went as Edie Sedgwick. She pieced hers together from thrift store finds. Doesn’t she look EXACTLY like her???? Danny and I rented ours. We had no idea going in what we wanted to be, but I saw that dress and said, “I MUST wear that!” FYI, if you’re in Sacramento, Broadway Costumes is THE place. It’s owned by a darling couple. The wife makes elaborate costumes and masks and the husband sells them with aplomb. They let us take them home 2 weeks early and it just sat there burning a hole in my closet. I kept wanting to play dress up with it.

EDIT: Thanks, Sis! Woulda been better if my eyelashes had worked, though. Still got Actual Halloween to achieve perfection! -Amber

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the return of the fanny pack?

My mother once got mugged in paris. They knocked her down and stole her fanny pack right off her fanny. Not funny at all. But the funny part was that on the police report, they wrote that her “centre banane” was taken. “Center Banana.” It’s funny on so many levels!
Have you noticed a resurgence? First there were the wide belts, then the wide belts started to get pockets. Now, these little bits of MomChic are popping up on hipsters everywhere! No matter how much we deny it, the early 90s just won’t stay in the past. Check it:

fur

Ivy Frozen wears it well:
ivy

Here it is in Helsinki…
black
i prefer it worn backwards…
whitebackwards
or over the shoulder like MTLST‘s ElektrikB:
overshoulderbackwards
overshoulder

what do you think? center banana: painful or hip? if you think hip, you’re lucky. these things are ridiculously convenient, especially for keeping your cell phone and lipstick handy while clubbing. Plus they’re a dime a dozen in any thrift store. think on it.

[tags]fanny pack, street style, trend, nineties, fashion [/tags]

Junkyard Dunst by Mario Sorrenti for Another Magazine

Kirsten, props to you for breaking away from your mostly aryan ways, and getting drrrrrty, Xtina style. I love it!
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Kirsten Dunst for Another Magazine
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[tags]kirsten dunst, another magazine, fashion, photography[/tags]


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