tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post5179385419181032291..comments2024-03-27T19:38:35.757-07:00Comments on Bag and a Beret: I'm feeling blue - really, REALLY blueMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-65670688138757892652013-09-10T22:13:23.577-07:002013-09-10T22:13:23.577-07:00I don't know! I don't know why lips are co...I don't know! I don't know why lips are considered weird. I don't know why black nail polish is considered goth. I don't know why when I wear black and white stripes I am called Beetlejuice a million times a day. I don't understand the world. Some days I am so bewildered by the world's lipstick limitations that I can barely drag myself from bed. <br /><br />Here's what I DO now: You are fucking fabulous. I want to wear a blue wig and blue everything and be smart and creative and whimsical and curious and delightful and beautiful and change my name to Melanie. Single Blue Female. <br /><br />Not creepy enough. Beetlejuice. xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235255775524330362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-8971232050347980322013-08-10T06:42:54.100-07:002013-08-10T06:42:54.100-07:00I keep going back and back and back and essentiall...I keep going back and back and back and essentially meditating on your tremendous posts. Your inquiries are outstandingly incisive - Melanie, thank you for your brilliant blue self!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><br />I wonder too why we are supposed to want super-long eyelashes, but not extravagant brows, when the little areas of hair are so near each other. Amber of Butane Anvilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085975055424100573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-41702642569197897552013-07-21T15:30:47.102-07:002013-07-21T15:30:47.102-07:00I want to go a lecture series of yours on contempo...I want to go a lecture series of yours on contempory fashion and anrachy. or something like that. I love the blue on you. Your eyes are a fascinating colour. It's a shame that colours provoke such derision from many people. People seem almost afraid of it. That said, I did get an outwardly good response to my blue hair - maybe you should buy some dyes and have a go?<br />Please cover songs in this style... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2-jTz_5_fEMiss Simmonds Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655954003085670507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-89861096959167626922013-07-21T13:07:37.762-07:002013-07-21T13:07:37.762-07:00I love this. You have reminded me of a night I wen...I love this. You have reminded me of a night I went out with some uni friends (about 12 yrs ago) and wore a blue wig and lots of stage makeup with the outfit. No one ever recognised me in the pictures! Hee hee. <br /><br />I love the incognito element - although you do look like you. And bloody fabulous, can I just say xxRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542227084829463384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-30837139997242125932013-07-19T14:44:39.703-07:002013-07-19T14:44:39.703-07:00I could Tumblr you. You look iconic in all images-...I could Tumblr you. You look iconic in all images- funny about that blue- always makes a human look "other." Thank you for shining for Shoe Shine!the Citizen Rosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321719043114075007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-74067385880642281232013-07-17T05:26:48.796-07:002013-07-17T05:26:48.796-07:00Brilliant post. I respect your exploration of thi...Brilliant post. I respect your exploration of this vital subject. "Presentation" means a lot to me because I cross the gender-line when I present myself and few things are more transgressive (and, in many people's opinions, wrong) than that. We all need to question our obedience to social pressure for conformity.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-55078934575915456802013-07-16T08:44:51.088-07:002013-07-16T08:44:51.088-07:00LOVE it!! I love everything about this photo shoot...LOVE it!! I love everything about this photo shoot!!<br />I admire and am awed by how you push the boundaries and make me think. you are truly a treasure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-19184647202323092802013-07-15T19:29:55.112-07:002013-07-15T19:29:55.112-07:00Your experimental nature and thoughtful posts are ...Your experimental nature and thoughtful posts are loved deeply. I love the blue and with your leadership, the world may be in blue lipstick by 2014. <br /><br />Until I found this blogging community, at times I felt 'different,' but continued to wear what I wanted in most situations. Blogging has helped me to accept myself, as I have you and many others who dance to their own music. I feel the support to be more creative and more of who I am.The Style Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760710805926873206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-30454139055622934462013-07-15T13:19:18.499-07:002013-07-15T13:19:18.499-07:00well I can speak on that matter, I missed that pos...well I can speak on that matter, I missed that post btw! I don't care really, I do pretty well what I want and you know that! and lucky that I can get away with it..wait till I don't have to work for a living, I will go completely insane!<br /><br />Hugs!<br /><br />ArianexxxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362016707885334020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-20960179177188464492013-07-15T11:05:21.011-07:002013-07-15T11:05:21.011-07:00I got your pink one ;)
Great images/message- it is...I got your pink one ;)<br />Great images/message- it is so freaking awesome to see so much talent in our circle of such wise, empowering beauty. I feel so proud to be a small part of this world right now!<br />Hugs<br />RevaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360833507127511662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-66674731786320870592013-07-14T21:20:07.165-07:002013-07-14T21:20:07.165-07:00I applaud you for taking chances and being differe...I applaud you for taking chances and being different! You wear the blue so well...most of us, on the other hand, might not be able to carry it off. You continue to inspire me!!!Dawn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079162211848499285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-13709383937098516412013-07-14T20:08:18.733-07:002013-07-14T20:08:18.733-07:00I like your creativity, its a breath of fresh air!...I like your creativity, its a breath of fresh air!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491048283042921872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-33768090698810501652013-07-14T14:21:54.952-07:002013-07-14T14:21:54.952-07:00I have been back several times to gaze at these ph...I have been back several times to gaze at these photos, Melanie, and to think about the questions you pose, and consider what to write in response. The truth is, I could bang on for FAR too long, so I will keep it concise, for a change.<br />You look stunning. Especially photo number 2, but in all of them really. You but not you. A cosmic mermaid, an alien siren. The white "eyelashes" add a 1960s dolly bird vibe into the mix, which I also love.<br />Sure, we have conventions about how women look, and that includes what colours we put where, and how we wear our hair and make up as much as our clothes. One only has to recall the shock and outrage of punk to see how visceral the negativity can be to anyone (particularly women) subverting the norm. But that's never been a reason not to do so, has it? <br />Keep testing and experimenting, Mel - it's one of the many reasons I love you! xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-69297743031384388982013-07-14T13:28:38.765-07:002013-07-14T13:28:38.765-07:00Ah yes the mesh and weave of art and life. I feel ...Ah yes the mesh and weave of art and life. I feel the art world has some of the same constraints as does the world of fashion, but in the opposite extreme. There is just too many rules. I wish people could accept live, art and fashion for what is and not judge and compare. <br /><br />Well that said, the blue is compelling especially with your short hair. Saw the Cindy Sherman retrospective last year and these photos bring up a similar vibe. I say why not experiment if you find inspiration in the search? Interesting investigation you are making.<br /><br />When I was in my 20's I made handmade coats covered with animal motifs and sequins. I remember wearing them to the grocery store and a child stopped crying after looking at my eye catching outfit! How one looks has power to change others. <br /><br />blue hue wonderlandbluehuewonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854531458169416232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-86443450168878364952013-07-14T08:43:05.675-07:002013-07-14T08:43:05.675-07:00You look completely different with long hair and a...You look completely different with long hair and a fringe. (The fact they are blue is beside my point.)<br />Can I give you my opinion with regard to your question?<br />"I think our survival system has tought us to recognize certain images and label them. Anything different, especially totally different than the images we have already labeled, must be regarded as suspicious. We have to see and try that carefully.... it might be dangerous. We don't know, we have never seen it before."<br />Could that be the reason why most people react in an unfriendly way? Just fear?<br />GreetjeNo Fear of Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999161414598296313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-64480576688421191792013-07-14T07:13:31.536-07:002013-07-14T07:13:31.536-07:00Wowee what blue brilliance! Just the right amount ...Wowee what blue brilliance! Just the right amount of matchy matchy mermaid style!Flora Crufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385768002996279526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-63700159835747904022013-07-14T01:08:27.352-07:002013-07-14T01:08:27.352-07:00Never too matchy matchy!Never too matchy matchy!Ulla-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583954716357906569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-87836566482195039982013-07-13T09:42:18.293-07:002013-07-13T09:42:18.293-07:00You are magnificence incarnate. Love the second fi...You are magnificence incarnate. Love the second filtered photo - it is so haute couture. It just takes one brave woman to walk the streets in blue to start to swing the pendulum in that direction - even if the pendulum is a long time off making that swing. The only thing is that if it were socially acceptable then you wouldn't be such a style icon for wearing it. I think keep it to your edgy self (and just show us of course!)List Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132755413044179212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-89955258735455209722013-07-13T01:21:14.333-07:002013-07-13T01:21:14.333-07:00You are a vision in blue - like an angel. I am se...You are a vision in blue - like an angel. I am seriously thinking of getting one myself. Penny-Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705614681640986769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-73077612685962858342013-07-12T19:14:12.900-07:002013-07-12T19:14:12.900-07:00I love love love blue lips. I love to do it in pho...I love love love blue lips. I love to do it in photos I'm taking for my blog but I'll quickly wipe it off and slick on some normal aceptable red before going out. I don't know why I'm so scared. I used to wear blue lipstick in Jr High and didn't know it wasn't "ok". But then the harsh reality that people don't appreciate you as much when you have blue lips started to sink and and I quit doing it. I went through a looooong phase of worrying about what other people thought of me and I'm just now starting to break away from it. By the way, your blue eyes are sooooo lovely.Hollie Black-Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927017366538054210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-19202478963323419442013-07-12T16:11:50.664-07:002013-07-12T16:11:50.664-07:00glorious images, wonderful wit!glorious images, wonderful wit!a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-67616436934059932202013-07-12T15:30:33.539-07:002013-07-12T15:30:33.539-07:00Please keep doing what you're doing. You remin...Please keep doing what you're doing. You remind me of he need and give me the strength to be me, and to stop conforming because its easier.Annastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378342030329757324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-77526290183005125342013-07-12T13:48:58.976-07:002013-07-12T13:48:58.976-07:00Amor,
I love the way your eyes stand out even more...Amor,<br />I love the way your eyes stand out even more with blue make up. I personally love blue eye shadow with red lipstick. the more color the merrier.<br /><br />Besotesdoradadamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115732129336500002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-90852878836060571782013-07-12T13:43:01.743-07:002013-07-12T13:43:01.743-07:00Ok, you actually look beautiful in blue lipstick a...Ok, you actually look beautiful in blue lipstick and hair. WOW! Great pics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708996600777344290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-11741530062308889182013-07-12T12:52:35.294-07:002013-07-12T12:52:35.294-07:00First off - LOve, Love, Love the edited second pho...First off - LOve, Love, Love the edited second photo - you are Blue-tiful!! The blue really works with your colouring and I'd like to see you on the street in the blue brows, eyeshadow and lipstick, but without the white lines - I think you would look stunning (not that you don't always, but this would be in an other-worldly kind of way).<br /><br />I admire and envy the way you experiment with your looks. You are utterly fearless when it comes to use of colour and proportion - you and Desiree are my style heroines!Forest City Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428940427287921203noreply@blogger.com