Indie clothing, indie lifestyle and indie fashion

One who embraces an indie fashion is likely to have more than a pair of Levi’s Jeans in his or her wardrobe. We love it for their versatility, style and unfading movement, don’t we?

This classic pair of Levi’s Jeans, 527 Fashion Fit Indie Blue 31×31 features some modern updates and a perfect worn-in look and feel…. More >>

• Cotton
• Machine washable
• Imported
• 18.5″ leg opening
• Boot cut

I received a nice surprise a couple of weeks before the New Year. My hubby bought me an iPhone for my belated birthday and I was thrilled! After speaking a few indie friends of mine, I found out that they have been loyal users of this cool smartphone and one was even talking about creating an indie fashion application in the near future.

With thanks to technology, indie fashion has been more prominent now. More indie designers are promoting their designs and creations through online technology via blogs and websites. You can now buy handmade things from sites like Etsy and this helps to encourage the efforts of the indie design community. What’s great to know is that many of these designers and artists are stay at home moms or individuals from many parts of the world. The indie movement will continue to grow with this continuous support. Even a motorcycle accident attorney friend of mine is shopping at these design sites for more unique and exclusive finds.

Who knows, I may look into some indie fashion designs of my own in the near future when I find more time to fulfill my dreams and goals. Be an indie design supporter.

Just for a change, I will be buying some indie fashion tees for my hubby and brother. Though they aren’t into contemporary stuff, they would appreciate the unique designs of these t-shirts.

Buying gifts can be a tough task if you run out of ideas of what to get for those you love and care for. My nephew was telling me that he was researching on ping pong tables and that he wanted that in his Christmas wish list. Christmas time is an enjoyable season for children cos they love gifts. Whether it’s a box of chocolates or candies, a soft toy or jewelry, they just love opening gifts and getting all the surprises.

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Indie fashion tees are great gift ideas this Christmas if you have run out of ideas of what to buy for family and friends. With so many different designs to choose from, they are designed by artists and designers who are passionate about what they do. And if fashion tees aren’t your call, there are always other indie gifts you can look out for.

When it comes to indie fashion, the topic covers from the cover for the head to the bottom of the soles. And as far as footwear goes, the Doc Marten, Converse sneaker and Vans are Indie cool. So are vintage shoes, the older the better, and if they have a hole in them so much the better. Adidas, Jimmy Choos and Vera Wangs are not acceptable. Jeans must be naturally distressed.

If you want to distress your own jeans don’t let anyone know you did. This can be done simply with a pair of nail scissors and a bottle of bleach. But not your $200 jeans, especially if your mother had to pay for them. Cardigans are cool as are blazers, hats, but never a baseball cap, scarves, waistcoats, ties and anything which is completely unique.

Indie cool T-shirt have to be hand-made (by yourself), printed with the name of a band or printed with a meaningful or thought provoking catchphrase. A pencil skirt is a must-have in any Indie girls wardrobe, but it must be printed with a picture of ChÈ Guevarra. But these days, a budding designer or artist t-shirt fits that description of being indie cool too!

This particular genre is a non-conformist type of lifestyle, to my way of thinking it is much like emo, but I suppose any true Indie, would soon set me straight on that point. Even some home hand dryers I saw in one exhibition displays an indie and artistic look. The name is an abbreviation of “Independent” his respect, music an movies have to be of the same genre. Nothing in the mainstream belongs!

Typically the Indie person is unpredictable, yet cool and you won’t find them voted for as the King and Queen of the prom, this would betray their uniqueness, and shirking of conventions.

I was away for a short trip to my hometown last weekend. It was nice to be back home again. As far as shopping for indie clothing is concerned, you are spoilt for choices when you are in Singapore!

After being told by some fashionable friends about the opening of the new mall, ION Orchard, I headed to Orchard MRT to check out this new place. I was glad to find some indie clothing stores like The Art Box and Womb at the basement. Womb has always been my long time favourite and it’s always so inspiring to spend a few moments there. Designer K-Mi Huang always surprises her followers with creative and innovative fashion pieces that are unique and individual. Womb has just the right selection of indie clothing for those who seek for something different. My friend in the motorhome insurance was shopping with me and couldn’t resist those funky and elegant blouses. They are outright cool, comfortable though a little pricey for local standards.

So if you are heading to Singapore, don’t forget to check out some local designers’ collection which often offer nice indie clothing. I can’t wait for my next trip in a few months’ time. It’s always good to go on a vacation!

One thing in the world of fashion is apparent: Fashion comes and goes in cycles and what was in style when you were young will most likely be considered vintage fashion when you grow up and have children of your own. So those that you thought were indie and vintage can become the talk in fashion one day!

In the fashion industry, people have had to deal with fashions coming back in and out since the beginning of clothing. People have always been concerned with being the best dressed and as time passed, ideas for fashion started to wane and styles and ideas were repeated, hence the continued popularity of vintage fashion. Those who sought an indie lifestyle like to mix the old and the new. They like to show others that they are a fashion forward type of person who is able to confidently mix up fashions without appearing overly made-up or ridiculous.

Fashions will continue to come in and out of style as long as there are fashion designers and people there to write about and buy the clothes. We will not escape fashion, especially vintage type fashions, so we might as well embrace it and wear it proudly. Even if you are a technie dealing with software development, you still want to be socially fashionable in your own way.

So feel free to enjoy your indie lifestyle as you enjoy the world of vintage and retro fashion and make them as individual as you want. After all, you live only once.

At one time, hip hop fashion seems to be ‘in’. But the reality is, all fashion has a cycle and things that you put away 15 years ago may still come into fashion 15 years later! This time period of Hip Hop as a movement is a very distinctive culture and modern Hip Hop clothing and culture owes its popularity to these 1980s roots.

Talking about hip hop styles, classic Hip Hop includes large glasses, multi-finger rings, gold necklaces, and Adidas shell toes with oversized laces. Hair styles took on a very strong African American influence, many people choosing jheri curls, chains and dreadlocks.  Red-black-and-green became common color pallets, made famous by several prominent actors and actresses.

The more modern style taken in by Hip Hop has much been effected by rap artists who made popular the wearing of brighter colors, often in neon, and wearing usual clothing items in unusual ways.  Baseball hats at various angles and clothing worn backwards are good examples of this.  As styles closed in on the year 2000 Hip Hop clothing took on an influence from thugs and inmates, larger clothing, belt less pants and military accents became a prime point of recognition of Hip Hop style.  Other marks of this change of trend were flannel over shirts and gold teeth, or at least gold fixtures placed over one’s real dental pallet. I don’t think they would worry much about acne products at that time.

Currently there are online stores which carry hip hop clothing styles (see urbanhotlist.com)  Some of the simplest pieces may come from the corner thrift shop or flea market, but as the Hip Hop style has progressed in complexity and popularity it has been picked up by many big markets, charging a big dollar for what they provide.  Many other trendy website have sprung up, offering discounted brand names and a place to fill many needs of those who adore the style.

The Indie genre is more than just a scene it is a whole way of life for many people who wear Indie clothes and practice the lifestyle. This genre came out of the 80’s punk scene as did many other lifestyle genre’s or scenes. It has evolved an entire culture around it and that marks the beginning of the indie lifestyle.

The Indie culture incorporates facets which dictate that followers (or leaders) are apart from the mainstream. They are unique in the way they dress, their beliefs, the music they listen to, the movies they see and appreciate. And much like other alternative followings including emo, rock and punk Indie practitioners are totally separate from most commercial institutions.

Dressing with cool in terms of Indie, is not that difficult. Get rid of brand names and drag out the old stuff from your closet, your mothers’ closet, your fathers’ closet and pay a visit to your nearest thrift shop. Anything hand-made works as does “old and battered” the older and more battered the better, but don’t be purposefully bleaching or battering as this is cheating. In fact any item of indie clothing you have kept from years ago, thinking it might be useful one day will be cool.

I first heard about the monkey jacket when talking to a friend who is a Rochester personal injury lawyer. The monkey jacket is a must-have Indie fashion item (although true Indie is not really supposed to be indicative of fashion). This type of jacket is much like the Beatles wore in the 60’sit is a mimic of a military frock coat, which fastens across the front with frogs. This item of clothing was worn by the mods in the 60’s when the two big fashion and lifestyle scenes were the mods and the rockers.

Whether they are Indie or not, I have seen many artists wearing monkey jackets, not least of which the late Michel Jackson and more recently Britney Spiers, I don’t believe any real Indie person would be caught dead imitating their style, let alone listening to their music. Nevertheless this item of clothing is indispensable to both the Indie and mod dresser.

Finally, the long awaited task of getting my indie clothing store is finally done! In the last week, I have been busy selecting and adding the right products for my indie fashion store and I’m really glad that it is now live!

After much search in the web, I have picked out a few indie designer and lifestyle merchants with nice designs and cool products. For now, you will find many indie dresses from ModCloth and I’ll be adding the jewelry and gift items in the next few days. I have also included organic clothing, green clothing, hemp clothing and eco friendly products in the store and most of them are designed and produced by indie designers and artists.

Indie artists should be supporters of eco friendly products and we should play our part to protect Mother Earth. I am impressed by many indie jewelry designers who tap on their creative potential and use recycled materials for their jewelry pieces. This is an innovative way to promote eco friendliness and a responsible way to display creativity.

In fact, we try to support independent companies these days even when it comes to making decisions on auto insurance quotes, we prefer to work with family run firms instead of conglomerates. There are many indie companies that need our support in the offline and online world.

So please stop by our Indie Fashion Store where indie lifestyle begins online. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to drop us a comment.

Summer is here and so are the vacations! This morning, I went shopping online for nice indie clothing and stumbled upon some nice swimwear at ModCloth, one of the inspiring indie online stores.

There are many designs to choose from when it comes to swimwear and it’s hard to find retro swimsuits, isn’t it? If you are in for something truly unique this summer then check out indie designer Fables by Barrie’s retro swimsuits. I am attracted to his striped Beauty on the Beach Bikini Top stunning stripes that will keep you looking cool even with when the temperature is rising. Don’t forget to pair with the Beauty on the Beach Bikini Bottoms to complete the look.

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