However cool the grunge look is, I can't seem to get my head around it. I spend hours upon hours trawling through pictures of celebrities on the internet and its safe to say some of the people I envy most are the ones who are able to pull off looking like a corpse. The black leather, studs, baggy tees and rips all look super cool in my imagination, but in reality can sometimes lead to people looking like a dancer from the 'Thriller' music video.
Just think Taylor Momsen, from Gossip Girl, she looks great with her stacks of black eye liner but it must be a serious commitment to devote yourself to that kind of extreme look everyday, I hate to imagine how panda-esque her eyes would be after forgetting to take off her make-up before bed! It doesn't only appear to be a grave effort make-up wise, after the release of her band Pretty Reckless's debut single, named the ever so jolly, 'Makes Me Wanna Die' she appears to have gone into hibernation. The disadvantage of the grunge group, other than the eye bags, is that you can only venture out at night and have to appear aloof and mysterious at all times. It all seems too much of an effort to me.
Saying all this, the late Amy Winehouse had oodles of style, the way in which she mixed grunge with vintage/retro style was very clever indeed, this allowed herself to create her own iconic image. The way she mixed her tattooed arms and thick black beehive with girly floaty vintage dresses screamed post-modernism and was enough to make any fashionista weak at the knees! All with a feline felt tip eye liner flick!
However for now I think I'm going to stay away from the 'Thriller' look... The nearest I'll be going to that is next Halloween, though then hopefully no-one will recognise me!
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