Loose Lips Sink Ships

   I am just ob-sesssssed with the "Land Girl" style anyway of late. I even made a Pinterest board. See? I'm so committed.

   I see a economic struggle around me, particularly as an art student, which leads to a necessary creativity, a modern "make do and mend" if you will. My housemate last year made Christmas decorations out of granny porn i.e. those Mills & Boon books you can get in Smiths. Girls around me are hemming and tying and making something new out of nothing at all. And this as an artist since I can remember, always fascinated me. I am really into blogs like Vixen Vintage, she can tie THE PERFECT head scarf. And she owns so many tartan skirts and saddle shoes. <3.

 Why the shit are there no saddle shoes anywhere in England by the way? Is anyone else facing this problem? If I find any they are cheesy 1950s rockabilly girl fancy dress and they suck. I want the real deal, y'all. Someone hook me up, please.

Anyway, here is a plethora of photos of things that I think are pretty/fit into my Land Girl obsession reverence. I'm thinking, victory rolls, overalls, dungarees, head scarves and tea dresses.

Owwh Rory. This is kind of where my Land Girl love was sparked again, in this particular episode of Gilmore Girls, "We've Got Magic To Do" in which Rory throws a WWII themed DAR party. Just- her hair. It helps that Alexis Bledel seems to really suit the vintage look (see below).

A shot of Alexis Bledel taken from one of my favourite photoshoots ever, "American Icons" by Amy Spencer featuring famous actresses donning the look of American pioneering women of history.

Some bint with banging hair and a fabulous ride- source: http://puttarukka.tumblr.com

TEA DRESSES!!!

Rita Hayworth. Source: http://vintagedressups.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/1940s-hair-and-make-up_16.html

Vixen Vintage's Solannah with one of her impeccable headscarves. What originally started out as a safety measure to avoid the female factory worker's hair being tangled up into dangerous machinery, then ended up a pin-up fashion statement for years to come. Source: http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2010/01/how-to-tie-40s-headscarf.html

   There's also the formal suit wear of the 40s which showed a proportionate shoulder/hip balance, puffed and accentuated shoulders usually in pastel colours, and the famous . I'm not as knowledgable on this style as I am the Land Girl style but I still think it's a really strong look.

Some 1940s style tips, featuring "swing shirts" and the like. Source: http://www.myhappysewingplace.com/2011/03/pinafore-inspiration-part-2.html

Another costume design gem, "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day". Source: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/miss-pettigrew-lives-for-a-day/images/8462748/title/miss-pettigrew-lives-day-photo?ir=true

"Service women checking out new, artificial silk-plated stockings specially designed for them c. 1943"

  Anywho- I am definitely going to be channeling my inner WWII factory worker-cum-land girl this summer. Particularly at Glastonbury Festival, which I have rather loserishly been planning what I'm going to wear for it. Whilst my best friend intends to grow some dreadlocks and wear Indian/African/beautifully ethnical looking prints, I am going to be V-Daying it up.

  I EVEN DREW THINGS FOR IT.

   Yes so the above depicts my summer sketchbook, a leather bound notebook I got from when I was in Turkey last year, it is small and compact enough for me to take everywhere with me for random ramblings that roam in my head that need to manifested on paper. I have these thoughts and ideas that are expelled out of my pen. I did the majority of these sketches whilst en route home to Bucks from Norfolk, so hopefully they're not too shaky (the Loose Lips Sink Ships typography was haaard to execute).
   To be honest a lot of these things I tend to wear and do anyway, i.e. the fairisle jumpers and floral patterns and brogues are forever on my feet, it's the A-Line skirts and headscarving I need to work on. But I feel as though I already have a little head start, my friend Emily (her writing is here, if you want to read something touchingly personal and tender, yet sharply concise when it comes to matter of style and beauty, check her out) calls me her Land Girl for shits et gigs after all.