The boycott of American Apparel

I'm resolving to longer support American Apparel.
For a while I was hearing buzz about American Apparel and Owner Dov Charney. Dov Charney has allegedly sexually harassed several employees, but who's to say how legit these claims are? Especially considering their dismissal



What really made me question my support of them was the owner of a local store called Earth's General Store who has ceased selling American Apparel products in his store for the basic reason that he doesn't agree with some of the business practices of the company, not stating specifically which ones.
Whether or not these(mostly dismissed) sexual harassment allegations were founded American Apparel has been raising their prices since I began shopping there in 2005 when I was 11. While I understand that paying home-based workers fair wages will require you charge more for the merchandise produced, I can't justify $57.00 PLUS GST for a 3 pack of t-shirts when I can no doubt purchase a $7.00 pack of plain white shirts and some fabric dye.
What made these basics so popular anyways? That's all they are: basics. An outfit is NOT complete when you're wearing a generic pair of skinny jeans, an AA V-neck, and an AA hoodie.


Cute. Really, I hope you realize when you're 40 that you guys looked like twats.
I was telling a friend about this while sitting in a nearly empty hall of my school, I looked down the hall to see 6 other people in the hall. Half wearing this hoodie, and to top it off, all in the same colour. The other half, never you fear were also wearing AA.

Smoke 2 joints in the morning,

One number you NEED to know? 420! 420! 420!

YES, YES, YES! My second favorite day of the year, ahead of my birthday, behind Christmas. April 20th is no longer just Hitler's birthday, it's also the day to celebrate a gift given to the world, WEED!
Educate. Regulate. End the prison state. Whether you smoke or not legalization is the obvious answer. SO if you can join a legalization march on 420. It's HIGH time.

Platnum blonde life

Currently my hair is not too different from this:



Although my hair is without a doubt neater, a bit thinner, with more wave and less curl. The colour, length, and cut however are spot on. It's been a perfect look for me for the last 4 months and I plan to keep it for a while. The question is, when to change it and what to change it to? A Chelsea Mohawk? Perhaps. The hairstyle is without a doubt not for the faint of heart.



I like the idea of getting this done without any warning when I get my high nostril piercings for my 16th birthday and showing up at some sort of party filled with people I know and shocking everyone I know. Good wholesome fun.

RIOT GRRRLS and third wave feminism?

Ever heard of Kathleen Hanna? No? How about Bikini Kill? The answer still no? What about Le Tigre? I bet you have.

Kathleen Hanna played an important part in the rise of third wave feminism(Early 1990s) with Riot Grrrl feminism. Riot Grrrl feminism was an underground punk scene based on DIY, self reliance, and female independence.



Someone who fights for female rights AND has her own DIY punk style? I'm in.

Campaign for real beauty?

Dove's(Unliever) "campaign for real beauty" has many things obviously wrong with it, but cellulite creams aside, how can a campaign that markets itself as something beautiful be so ugly? Not only does this company test on animals but Dove like so many other companies make products that contain a toxic chemicals, pythalates.
Does anyone else sense irony?
Want to know more? Check out: http://www.nottoopretty.org

Fashion Weak?(Pun intended)

This somehow escaped me, but as usual the internet brought me back to reality. To be honest I generally care about 0 about fashion, and this is no exception. The clothes? Overpriced and generally ugly. An expensive name that makes you look rich if you wear it. Abercrombie all grown up? If you were wearing something exactly like a designer piece, but minus the label, people would mock it, actually they might mock it anyhow.
If I want to be mocked it's NOT going to be for THOSE clothes. It's going to be for something CREATIVE.


Sorry runway fans.

Do you get me bitch?

I actually rarely shop at Urban Outfitters partly because it's expensive and partly because SOMEONE in likely to have it , but they have had some nice leather/fake leather things lately and the risky business sunglasses in animal prints(see Leopard Printed)are pretty sweet.
My favorite thing to come in lately at UO that I would call "sweet" is this dress:





Way back at the end of January(okay not that long ago, but I feels like a long time, hey?) I posted a "punk" vest saying I was going shopping for materials that weekend and making one. Well as a procrastinator I never did, but tomorrow I actually am going shopping. No excuses.
As you can imagine I'm excited!