Inspiration Nation: This is Spinal Tap

Ah, This is Spinal Tap. This movie I hold dear to my heart and "fat bottom" , as I saw it during those crucial teenage years when your humor and style are being shaped. So, for that, this film is forever on a pedestal. Yet, there's a lot of fashionable inspiration to be taken from this movie, especially from the hilariously terrible Yoko Ono of the movie: Jeanine. Unfortunately, I couldn't get many great shots. All were taken while the film was rolling, but you get the picture. You see her messy Rod-Stewart hair, colorful makeup, cowboy-indian flair mixed with tight nylon pants, excessive amounts of jewelry. 

Feathers. One piece jumpers. Can you ask for anything more?

 

In addition to Jeannie, I must mention Nigel  and David who wore ironic Tshirts and Sweatesrs way before The Flight of the Concords or Urban Outfitters got ahold of 'em.

Inspirationation: Kelsey Louise

Kelsey Louise is this weeks Inspirationation and she hails from Murray, KY (where my parents are from, where I went to college @MSU and where I've been visiting over the past few weeks.) 

 This is the first time I have listed someone I know for my Inspirationation post,
but it needed to be done for many reasons.

1. First, she has great style and thrifts like nobody else, finding the best treasures.

2. Then, with that style and savoir-faire for thrifting, she opened a store in Murray, KY 
called Revival Boutique. 

And guess what? Do you remember crazy 'ole lop-sided Roberta?
 Well, she lives in Revival Boutique...

3. AND if your not in Murray for her shop, she also has a killer Etsy  
where you can buy vintage treasures.

4. Next, with her store, she either brought and/ or brought out the style that was seriously lacking (or hiding) in Murray, Kentucky. She even started a little Murray Streestyle feature.

 5. Lastly, she's just an all-around pretty cool gal. We can listen to old country songs on The Willy 102.1 together and eat DQ blizzards.  Plus she's got a pretty great guy on her arm who even helps with Etsy!:

Find Kelsey Louise at That Old Time Feeling, Revival Boutique or Her Etsy!

Inspirationation: Sleigh Bells and Alexis Krauss

Because I'm leaving on a jet-plane again tomorrow, I missed the Sleigh Bells (an American noise pop duo) concert tonight at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN. For one year, Sleigh Bells has provided me with perfect work-out music that has given me a pep in my stride while running on the treadmill. Their album came out on May 11, 2010 and immediately was met with success. I don't know if I've ever seen anything catch on as quickly as their album did. Well, anyway, back to my point, since I missed the opportunity to thank them for the work-out tunes, I would at least like to pay omage to the lead singer, Alexis Krauss for her fabulously tacky, perfect front-lady style. She's covered in tatoos, Olivia Newton John disco-pants, spandex, neon colors and torn tees. I dig her style so that it calls for an Inspirationation Celebration.

 

Didja also know that she was in a Nickelodeon commercial?