Rock 'n' Roll Babe

Earrings: Girl Props
Button: Zazzle
Shirt: Sub Pop

Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt

Shoes: Pleaser

~I should be holding a Knack record because I am in love with '70s rock 'n' roll forever~

xoxo

Psychedelic Daisy

Dreams of You And The Things You Do

I used to really consider myself a collage artist, but lately I've been super into drawing/painting/making art that I'm thinkin' that title has CHANGED. Although I've drawn/painted all my life, right now I'm just so ~INSPIRED~ and feel like I'm challenging myself with it, so I feel particularly happy with whatever I do.

Making art is a rad boredom killer, plus you get to do whatever you want-- and then you have this PRETTY 'LIL piece of something you made! You can look at it! Hang it on your wall! SHOW IT TO FRIENDS! IMPRESS PEOPLE! Art rules, guys, even if you can't draw a stick figure.

Here's most of the finished stuff I've made these past few weeks.

~Enjoy~

Dream Portrait #1

Ink pen, acrylic paint and glitter

Dream Portrait #2
Ink pen and acrylic paint

Dream Portrait #3
Ink pen and acrylic paint

Witch Baby
 My interpretation of a Lanka/Witch Baby from Weetzie Bat (more on how cool Witch Baby's are in a future post!!! KEEP YO EYES PEELED)
Ink pen

Witch Baby Stomp
More fun with Witch Babies because I DUNNO, I WAS INSPIRED/IN LOVE.
Ink pen

Daisy Chains
Not sure if I'm totally done with this one, but she is SO ADORBS.

Open Road
Ink pen, watercolor and acrylic paint

Look into my crystal ball
Ink pen and colored pencil

I'm still finishing a few pieces and making more all the time, and I'll deff be posting more for you ~lovely babes~ to look at! <3 

xoxo

Psychedelic Daisy

An Interview With The Mad Mod

Tessa (AKA The Mad Mod) is one of my most FAVORITE bloggers EVER. I'm pretty sure she has time traveled back from London, 1966 to the present day. I dreeeeam that someday I can be as groovy as she is! Not only does she wear the most rad clothes, but she also has a fantastic room, AMAZING taste in music/books/movies, and she let me interview her! DON'T YOU ALREADY LOVE HER?!
Read the interview below to find out more about this up-and-coming blogging babe!

What's your name? How old are you? TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF!

Tessa, 16. I consider myself an eccentric mod who is addicted to many things, including thrift shopping, retro fashion, good music, glitter, collages, pop art, etc. 

Why did you start your blog?

For a long time people kept telling me to start a blog, because of my fashion. At first I was like, "Nah, that sounds boring," but it turns out that it's really a joy in my life! And I feel like my blog has expanded from a fashion blog to sort of an everything blog (movies, music, etc.)

From a photo shoot done by her friend Cass

What got you into style and fashion?

When I was a freshman in high school I was trying to find myself. I started going to Goodwill and I'd buy oversized sweaters and plaid pants. During Spring Break I discovered The Who and became infatuated with all the members- especially Keith Moon (still am~). He wore turtle necks with mod targets, arrows, and basically any other simple shape that made a big impact. My music taste had started to expand (Queen, The Beatles, The Stones, you name it I found out about them) and I observed all the clothing that the gorgeous men wore. At this time I really liked tom-boyish fashion instead of girly things. Sophomore year I had started getting into "prettier" things. The first girly thing I bought was a pair of go-go boots from the Halloween store. I basically wore them with EVERYTHING and it got me into a lot of bullying situations, but it was no big deal because I was happy finding myself. 

How did you get into vintage/retro fashion?

Well once again, vintage rock 'n' roll got me into vintage/retro fashion, but so did a lot of films. ESPECIALLY John Waters films and those cheesy beach movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. I started doing my hair in beehives and bouffant and straightening my hair (before then I had a frizzy lion's maine). I didn't necessarily do it to "feel pretty" I did it to be happy. It ended up that I started feeling prettier with vintage clothing, because I felt like the pieces fit so much better than department store clothing. My mom actually helped me get into vintage fashion because she used to dress up all the time. She gave me some of her clothing from the 80's and she encouraged my new love, because she always stresses that being yourself is the most important thing (besides happiness).

From another photo shoot by her friend, Cass

Who are your favorite bloggers?

There are so many of them honestly. I have a lengthy list on my blog (under "cool cats") but my current favorites are Mermaidens, Birdie Wears A Tie, Odyssey and Oracle, Style Rookie, Turn on, Tune In, Drop Out, and of course Psychedelic Daisy.

Who are your top 3 style icons?

OH GOSH, this question is so difficult...I would have to say: Francoise Hardy, The Ronnettes, and Phoebe Buffay (from F.R.I.E.N.D.S)

What are some of your favorite books, movies, and bands/artists?

My favorite books are The Virgin Suicides, Full Moon: The Amazing Rock & Roll Like of Keith Moon late of The Who, late of The Earth, and To Kill A Mockingbird. As for movies, I really love Singin' in the Rain, Rushmore, Bye Bye Birdie, Quadrophenia, Bunny and the Bull, Submarine, The Royal Tenenbaums, Tommy, Heathers, and that's just to name a few... Bands/artists: The Beach Boys and the Who will always be my favorite bands. I also love The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Hole, Lana Del Rey, Francoise Hardy, Dead Man's Bones, Santo & Johnny, Gnarls Barkley, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Bleached, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Cramps, The White Stripes, The Zombies, and a whole lot more!

Taken by her friend L.M. Strange 

How would you describe your style in 5 words?

Loud, nostalgic, serendipitous, delightful, whimsical

Do you have a lot of friends that are interested in vintage clothing?

I know a lot of people online, but in real life I know about five people who are interesting in vintage clothing. Most people/friends I know think it's "gross" or "shameful" to shop at a thrift store.

Do you ever get made fun of because of how you dress?

I used to A LOT. Almost everyday at school people would call me "Lady Gaga" (?) or "weird" or something stupid. I live in the country so I knew it was inevitable, so I prepared myself for the worst and took it in stride. Like Oscar Wilde once said, "The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about."  Nowadays I feel like people at my school are used to me so most of them leave me alone. When I go out shopping or whatnot I never really notice anyone looking at me differently, but I normally don't pay attention unless I'm people watching.

Taken by L.M. Strange

Are there any people who wear more "modern day" style clothes that inspire you?

Absolutely! Noel Fielding, Lana Del Rey, Paloma Faith, Miss Li, Wes Anderson, Tavi Gevinson, Emma Stone, the sisters in the band Bleached, Winona Ryder, and there's probably a lot more I'm leaving out.

What do you do, aside from blogging?

A lot of things really...I suffer in high school, but I get by by acting in the plays, I sew, I draw, I play my ukelele and my drums and write music (and attempt to record it),I listen to records, and I write a lot. I've recently been getting into screenwriting, so I've been writing scripts lately.

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

There is no such thing as one celebrity crush, and we all know it. Currently I've been really digging Ryan Gosling, Mick Jagger, Keith Moon, and did I mention Ryan Gosling? And of course I have a girl crush on Joan Jett, but hey, who doesn't?

Tessa's femme version of Duckie

Has blogging changed your life at all?

You know, it really has. I've never realized it, but now that you ask it's definitely changed my life. Thanks to the blog-world I've been exposed to a lot of new things (fashion, music, advice, etc.). I couldn't give one particular instance, but this blog helps me in many ways.

Thank you so much, I had a joyous time answering these questions!! <3

Taken by L.M. Strange

ISN'T SHE WAY PERFECT?! Thanks 4EVER to Tessa for being such a babe and letting me interview her! Remember to check out her blog, The Mad Mod (or her equally gorgeous Tumblr), and to follow this QUEEN OF THE BLOGOSPHERE! 

Hope y'all enjoyed, and look out for future interviews with more babely bloggers!

xoxo

Psychedelic Daisy

Groovy Baby

I am so, so, so, SO in love with this dress.

Ignore my blanket/ messy clothes/ awesome painted heart I did in the corner because I was bored/my weird positions

Hair clips: dollar store

Dress: Etsy (gift from 'rents)

Tights: Walmart

Shoes: Pleaser

It is so amazing and flower child-y and makes me feel like I should be the 4th Brady Bunch sister (even though I don't have blonde hair or curls or anything...)

IT.IS.THE.BEST.THING.EVER.

I was going for a late '60s/early '70s look, like I really am a lost Brady sister/'70s high school girl who wears flowers in her hair and obsesses over David Cassidy (actually accurate description of me).

The detailing on this dress is ANOTHER PERFECT REASON TO LOVE IT. Look at the flowers!!

I also did really rad '60s/'70s make-up with light blues and light peachy pinks. THAT'S RIGHT, I DITCHED THE CAT EYE. It was painful for mama, but I SURVIVED. All the make-up here is really old, crappy dollar store stuff that isn't even worth mentioning (I'm cheap and poor and never throw anything away).

ONCE AGAIN, THESE SHOES FOREVERRRR.

Nail polish: Wet 'n' Wild
Rings: "LOVE" one from Forever 21, other one from when I was like 7 (THESE RINGS SO RULE)

I did SWEET ~COSMIC~ NAIL ART with super duper gorgeous moons! My thumb looks super amazing and exactly how I wanted it to, whereas most of the rest kind of look like weird sort of circles with little dots in the middle. It also continued my '70s/cosmic theme I was going for!
I didn't decorate my right hand, which I'm gonna say is because I'm too cool for that, but it's actually because I can't do any kind of decent nail art on my right hand.

LOOK AT THESE GORG pictures I took today! The sky was amazing and I was internally freaking out because IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL and so perfect!

I am now also super obsessed with Gun Club, AKA THE BEST THING EVER (I couldn't find a good picture of them, which is SO SAD). Their music is like the epitome of perfectness! I'M CRAZY OBSESSED! "She's Like Heroin To Me" is my favorite song right now and GAH IT'S AMAZING LISTEN TO IT, GUYSSSSSSS!

I've wanted to blog a whole bunch these past few days, but I didn't know about what. I've been feeling super ~*!ARTISTICALLY!*~ inspired these past few days, but not super inspired in most other stuff, which includes ye olde blorg. DON'T WORRY, THOUGH, BABES, I am back from the tiny blog break I took, and I have LOTS LINED UP 4 U <3 <3 <3

xoxo

Psychedelic Daisy

ready to go to sleep now

WELL, HEY.

I am officially, royally EXHAUSTED.

This weekend, I had to perform the play I was in everyday... while I was SICK. I now feel really icky and so tired and I think all I can do is watch Golden Girls and fall asleep with a half eaten potato chip in my mouth.

Shirt that you can't see but that I'm crediting anyways: thrifted

Sunglasses: from a random shop

Cardigan: thrifted 

Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt (from when I was like, 11)

Shoes: Pleaser

ANYWAYS, this outfit is from a few weeks ago. I don't think I will ever get over Girl Gang ~vibez~, and this was totally inspired by the Man-Eaters, plus casual '50s/'60s babes. I was going to a dress rehearsal, so I couldn't give myself pretty teased hair (SADNESS). I have become 100% INFATUATED with my PRETTY 'LIL WHITE PLEASER SHOES, and I actually wore them so much that my heel started to bleed and I couldn't wear them for a few days. *insert major epic TEARZ :'(*

THESE GLASSES FOREVER, GUYS.

 Awesome and weird chicken brooch: Great-grandmother's

Shawl: thrifted

Tie-dye t-shirt which is pretty much no longer tie-dyed: diy'd

Corduroy pants: Gloria Vanderbilt

Shoes: Pleaser

All these pictures my brother took turned out weird and fuzzy, but I kind of like the effect. Anyways, I was ~totally~ going for a '70s look, and I can never find a ton of things to go with the shawl, but everything came together and totally WORKED for me.

I tried to do a '70s kind of look, which was basically brown eyeliner and lots of mascara. It actually looked pretty RAD, but the lighting in these pictures SUCKS. Ohhh, well, what can you do?

I ALSO GOT MY BANGS TRIMMED!!!! (exclamation points for excited affect)

The first day they looked so BITCHIN' I almost DIIIIIED. This picture (that I took at like, 2 AM (I was lookin' too good to go to bed)) is a pretty accurate presentation of how KEWT they are. 

 This was me trying to capture how styyyylin' my bangs were DURING MY PLAY'S HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW (i almost had a heart attack on stage, IT WAS SCARY, OKKKKK?)

I was not supposed to be taking pictures during costume changes, but I LOOKED SO GOOD. Gawd, I'm adorbs.

UGH PRETTY MAKE-UP STATIONS. Totally #dreamdressingroom, guys.

OH, AND I DID MY NAILS. I filed them to a point and painted them deep red (IT LOOKS PINK HERE, IT'S NOT OKAY??), and the only true way to describe them is $uPa H@wT nAiLz. I think I will eternally do this so that I cAn GeT AlL dE BoYz<3333 

Since I am now done with my play *more tears*, I way more time to WRITE and CREATE. I am actually trying to get all the e-mails/Tumblr messages/things rad babes send me ANSWERED and DELIVERED to your doorsteps (E-mail steps? Tumblr steps? YOU GUYS GET WHAT I'M SAYING).

xoxo

Essine

Your Band Could Be My Life

Helllllllloooo, babes!

Here are some of my current MUSICAL favorites that I've been listening and re-listening to. I've added some newer stuff (Melanie!) and my old favorites (JANIS! THE UNDERTONES!).

Enjoy! <3

1. Janis Ian

Janis Ian is effing incredible.
She is amazing.

She is perfect.

Her music is lovely and folky and makes me CRY. She's quiet and loud and a mixture of all things great this world has. She captures my beautiful FEELS I have!
Basically, Janis was a '60s TEEN folk singer and later regular folk singer who got her stardom through "Society's Child" (personal favorite song), which is about an interracial romance and all the people who condemn the couple for it. She wrote it herself when she was 14, and it was banned on certain radio stations.  She was 14 when she wrote it! IN 1965! It was so taboo and different and people were shocked, as they were with the rest of her record (her writing is raw and real and beautiful). In addition to being controversial singer, she has also written some of the best music ever, and it's got so many teen girl/human emotions and sometimes I just BREAK DOWN when listening to her.

When I occasionally feel totally shitty and UNLOVED (like when you feel so awkward and like no one likes you), I'll listen to "At Seventeen" and feel like EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT SOME DAY AND I'LL BE FAMOUS AND YOU'LL ALL BE PEASANTS, BAHAHAHA! (just kidding) (not really) SHE'S JUST SO AWESOME, GUYS!
I've never actually met anyone who even knows about her, unless they're talking about Janis Ian from Mean Girls or something.

Listen to her and fall in love with her genius!
DO IT NOW, I SAY!

2. Shannon and the Clams

OHEMGEE.

I CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE SHANNON AND THE CLAMS, GUYS!
Shannon and the Clams sound like a 1960s prom band on drugs AND I LOVE IT. Their music is all loud and lo-fi and all about being bad and rad. And, Shannon Shaw, the lead singer, (from Hunx and His Punx, duh) is my new spirit goddess. I LOVE YOU, BABY. And,  since generally everyone I worship/listen to is playing casinos or dead, so when I find a REAL, ALIVE band that doesn't sound like the Biebs (sorry, Biebs) I'M SO HAPPY! DOUBLE HECK YEAHS! They make me feel like I should rat my hair and smoke some cigarettes. JK, smoking is totally nasty.

3. Melanie

I actually just found out about Melanie a few weeks ago, so I'm in the early stages of "OH WOW! A NEW PRECIOUS SINGER TO LOVE! OH, GOD!" and just discovering everythang this lady has made.
My favvvvorite song so far is "Soul Sister Annie", and it's folk-y and rock-y and sounds like Woodstock purity to me. SING IT, GIRLFRIEND.

4. Sonny and Cher
Sonny and Cher are SO SO SO groovy. They're pure  '60s/'70s GOLD, and Cher is such a freaking goddess.
They sound like summer, and life, and late '60s pop ALL MIXED INTO ONE. Ugh, I love them.

And who cannot love this song and the Dum Dum Girls re-make?

And... I GOTTTTT YOUUUU BABEEEEE (of course).

Plus, Cher's fashion---
TO DIE FOR. Give me long flowing hair, golden dresses and mod-eye make-up any day, baby.

5.  The Undertones
I found The Undertones through Rookie back in summer, and OMG, THEY ARE SO RAD.
They're a Northern Ireland punk/new wave band from '70s/'80s, AND THEIR MUSIC IS AMAZING. They're is not all LOUD AND SMASHY punk (smashy punk is still awesome, guys) but rock-y and whip your head back and fourth and sing like a maniac-ish. It makes me want to dance and be cray and be a *REAL TEEN*, but then I remember I would rather eat Cheetos and go back to sleep.

Have you guys heard any good music lately? I need new muses! GIVE ME YUR SUGGESTIONS!  I will listen to every single one <3

xoxo
Psychedelic Daisy

P.S. This post was partially inspired by a post my baby gurl Sasssquatch did a while back. <3

Personal Style Icon: Majorettes

What is a majorette, you may ask?
"A majorette is a person doing choreographed dance or movement, primarily baton twirling associated with marching bands during parades."
Basically, majorettes are kick ass (I actually have never seen a real life majorette, so maybe you are one and you're reading this and you're like "It's not kick ass, trust me!" If so, TELL ME!! Educate me on the ways of the majorettes!) ladies who twirl batons and (quoting Wiki again here) "also twirl knives, fire knives, flags, light-up batons, and fire batons. They do illusions, cartwheels, and flips, and sometimes twirl up to four batons at a time."
LIKE, WHOA!! Isn't the coolest thing you ever heard of?!?! 
I went to cheer-leading camp for 3 years when I was a little cutie baby, and LEMME TELL YOU, we did some crazy stuff, BUT WE DID NOT TWIRL FIRE KNIVES. 
PLUS, majorettes are my personal style icons. THE BOOTS. THE SKIRTS. THE FUZZY HAT THINGS.

Hopefully you get as inspired by them as I am ♡

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Diane von Furstenberg merino wool jacket, $180 / Cream pleated skirt / Vintage booties / Vintage eyewear

My Polyvore take on majorette babes <3 

So, grab your baton and your fuzzy hat, and start twirling!

xoxo

Psychedelic Daisy