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g3tth3l00k · 3 years

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[ ISSUE 1] [AVRIL LAVIGNE ]

In case you’re new these articles are handwritten guides on you favorite fashion icons, from my own research in the case that you’re having a fixation or just wanting to know more about the people you love <3

Starting off strong we begin with the icon that inspired me to finally create this blog. Avril Ramona Lavigne who was born in 1984, got to grow into stardom during the peak of the 90′s and early 2000′s which is the focus of fashion recently. Objectively, Avril (French for April) will always be a badass and most of her looks set the stage for the fashion of the time.

First let’s talk about Avril’s actual style. In general I don’t like to box in a fashion genre/ style by giving it a title, like my own I prefer to not label because its just a culmination of things that I like, but for this purpose I would describe Avril’s early style as skater girl/ tomboy then after her second album as more of a girly vamp. Overall I would mesh these two together into the famous “pop punk princess”

There are some key points to note when talking about Avril’s unique style :)

The color scheme- Black is a staple and is paired with pink, white, and red most commonly. She has also been knows to use accents of purple, blue, and even green

the baggy pants- Avril has many iconic looks and the early days of her style she mostly wore pants, either patterned or plain that created the tomboy aspect of her style.

Odd accessories- The most popular accessories for Avril to wear at the beginning were neckties and frequent skull motifs, and black nail polish.

Converse- Converse high-tops in any color were a staple shoe in her closet

Plaid and punk- I don’t mean to misuse the work punk, but a lot of Avril’s outfits play into the new age punk of the 2000s, so even if she was wearing a basic or plain outfit there were always little pops that made it interesting ~Jewelry- Avril exclusively wore silver jewelry, and often times layered and wore statement pieces, and specifically I noticed quite a few different cross necklaces. Another staple were jelly bands. Stack lots of bracelets. ~Others include: lace gloves, knee high socks, lacey details on pieces such as skirts, etc.

The obvious part of all of these looks we haven’t touched on yet is the finishing details: Makeup and hair.

As seen in these images Avril's hair is rarely in any other style than pin straight, but her part changes from middle to side depending on the source.

That is just the look though, because the colors are constantly changing, but it is always color streaks. This is one of the best and most iconic parts of Avril’s 2000′s look imo. She has had pink streaks on the side, all over black streaks, and many more.

As for the makeup, she normally sports a dark smokey eye heavy on the eyeliner and not much else. It works perfectly though, and this look is easily achieved with a kohl pencil or even just a black eyeshadow. If you’re going for the messy look you don’t even really need a brush just smudge that shit with your fingers. It’s grunge is an excuse for almost everything.

A specific variation of her classic eye look is the pop of colour she sometimes out underneath the eye. It adds depth and can coordinate with your outfit. Her most used colors here were red and a deep reddish purple.

can’t really have an Avril Fashion lookbook/ Inspo guide without mentioning she had/has a clothing brand names Abbey Dawn reportedly inspired by her childhood nickname. In the 2000′s these pieces were actually designed by her. These pieces can still be found secondhand today on websites like poshmark and mercari but they are very expensive. however if you want to cop some Abbey Dawn items, they have a running store up at https://abbeydawn.com/ :))

The finishing touches to this post I think are some additional facts/ mannerisms and quick list of pointers as a tldr :)

Avril is a Libra, and personality believed to be ISFP

Common poses in pictures are the rock on hand sign and an original crossed middle fingers

Her tattoos are a star on her L wrist, Abbey Dawn on her L forearm, XXV on her right, “fuck” on her ribcage and many more not very visible.

TL;DR of this article :) aka. Basics of how to look like Avril Lavigne <3

Most outfits are made with the formula mini top/tank + baggy pants/skirt and add accessories or maybe a jacket

Detailed touches are plaid, skulls, lace, knee socks, gloves, and ties

Her most used colors are black, pink, white, red, and sometimes purple and green

Add colored streaks in your hair !! Her most iconic are black and pink

Makeup is mostly focused on the eyes and is simple and grungy with a focus on the eyeliner sometimes adding colors underneath.

Main shoes to look for are hightop converse or combat boots preferably black

Avril almost all silver jewelry and focuses on layering and statement pieces

Finally I have some image slots so here are some of my other favorite images fo the queen.

Thanks so much for reading !! dms are open for style analysis requests or just in general <3<3

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amphtaminedreams · 5 years

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One Outfit, Four Ways: Lookbook no.3

Hi to anyone reading,

You would think that it being summer would mean we’d all be buying LESS clothes, but sadly not. Every year my poor, unfortunate, and already empty purse suffers. I’m not going to lie, this is my first year actually going to a proper, multiple-day festival and so it’s not much of an excuse but in years past, “festival season” has been a big part of why I spent so much. We’re all bombarded with influencer content, music video style TV adverts showcasing every last online store’s festival collection and offer emails in our inboxes.

I LOVE festival fashion, especially the very bohemian early 2013/2014 Coachella inspired looks. I used to worship the ground Vanessa Hudgens walked on, at the time in spite of the mild “cultural appropriation”. I remember literally posting a screenshot of Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s outfits that year to my instagram (no regrets, I was 14 and they were cool). I think that’s when the trend of festivals becoming a 3 or 4 day long catwalk began, and thus the huge spike in sales of everything fringed and sequinned and lacy for online retailers. Every year, we’re all buying all this stuff that by September, has completely lost its utility. Nobody can really convince me anybody’s going to be wearing neon construction worker trousers to the office.

So this year I’m putting a revolutionary idea out there: we don’t need to buy a new outfit for every festival we go to. I know, it’s not really revolutionary. The sustainability conversation has been going on for a long time and the sentiment has been voiced by people who articulate it a lot better than I do. But I bought this Ebonie n Ivory co-ord a few months ago and I think it’s the perfect chameleon of an outfit to style according to the needs and general vibe of a few different British festivals.

Look one is for the more “hippy”-ish festivals. Lost Village, Houghton, Gottwood, Bestival. You know, when you want to give off some hardcore fairy wood nymph energy.

So with the Ebonie n Ivory co-ord, I wore an old Boohoo kimono, tried (in vain) to bring back flower crowns for the millionth time and added some heavy silver jewellery. Ideally, I would’ve added some glitter but considering what a pain in the arse it is to get off and the fact that I don’t want to be finding specks of it everywhere from my eyebrows to my armpits for the next few days at work, I a gave it a miss.

My second outfit would work anywhere from Wireless to Lovebox to Boomtown, or just anywhere you’re going to need to jump around, hence the flat shoes.

I feel like the general vibe of the more grime/drum and bass/R&B focussed is a lot fresher and relaxed than the festivals I mentioned for look one, and you see a lot of athleisure, which isn’t something I'm particularly good at pulling off. BUT I gave it my best shot and wore a mesh eBay star print top under the co-ord with this hat I bought last year from SheIn and my converse. The jewellery is also from Ebay. I of course had to add the black lipstick to tie things all together and make it feel a bit more “me”.

The third look is for the grungier, more “rock” based festivals such as Download, Truck and Reading and Leeds.

I particularly focussed on Reading as I managed to get myself a ticket this year! Though a lot of people would say it’s taken a departure from its roots in recent years and is more popular music, a lot of “alternative” artists still perform and I think it’s good that it’s changed to reflect the times. That being said, I didn’t want to lose the essence of the festival so wore the co-ord with an old slogan tee from Urban Outfitters, blacked out eBay sunglasses and my docs.

My final outfit is for the short, one or two day long festivals where comfort isn’t as much of a concern. This could be anything from Community festival to All Points East, which is more of a come for the day and go home to return the next affair. For this one, I just put together the first outfit that came to mind that I think is most fitting of my “regular” style. Obviously the thigh high boots, which I also put with the first outfit, aren't going to be the most practical if you’re camping and let’s be real, a fedora isn’t going to stay on your head in a festival crowd. A cap or a beret you can probably get away with but anything else is a bit risky. I think one thing to keep in mind with all the outfits is that, it’s England, and there’s a big possibility you’re going to have to throw a poncho over the top at some point. Get your photos at the beginning of the day if you want them and then enjoy yourself; you really don’t want to be trying to get a good spot for your favourite band worrying about getting mud on your shoes or knocking your hat off or smudging your stick on jewels, as beautiful as they are. It’s quite a short post but the point is really to show that you don’t need to buy a million different outfits for festival season. You can switch up your jacket, your jewellery, your shoes and your makeup and get a load of completely different looks out of it, and it’ll be things you can still wear even when summer’s come to an end. Makes up for the tent you have to leave behind, anyway!

Lauren x

#fashion #festival #festivalfashion #sustainability #florencewelch #streetstyle #downloadfest #reading festival #lostvillage

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