Teenage fashion

Teenage girls such as me always don't know what to put in their bags. Well, as I was again thinking about what to carry with me and what not, I decided to write a piece about it after half an hour spent on troubling.
First, you should get the bag, I prefer the big ones, like mine, a Chanel one.
1) coloured gloves
2) hat -Terranova-
If it's winter they will always keep you warm if needed
3) i-pod + earphones (mine are Samsung and you can change their colour)
4) mobile phone (sounds obvious but people carries it in their pocket and it's really ugly)
5) sunglasses mine are from Bata (even in winter they can be useful)
6) wallet (mine is lets say very wintery)
7) pochette for all we need in matter of make up (mine is Lancome)

Next post will be about what to put in the pochette, sounds quite ridiculous but sometimes we just fill it up with unecessary things and leave out the most important ones.

Savannah xx

what alex kapranos did

♪for freedom I can die♪
It's part of the song Jacqueline of Franz Ferdinand. When Alex Kapranos wrote that song he didn't know how it would effect me. Have you ever known the story of the roman man who died for freedom?
When Cesar was elected dictator for the rest of his life one of the members of the aristocracy committed suicide and expalined the thing by saying that he loved too much freedom to be able to live under the power of Cesar. Well, I'm a fan of franz Ferdinand's and also a big admirator of the roman guy; it's easy to think that this part of the song just blew my mind. Also it's part of what I am, I love freedom: it means doing what I'm meant to do, follow my diamon. Soon I realised that freedom is the most important thing I have, for freedom I can really die. This is what Alex did, he made me realise of the most important thing I have, FREEDOM. Freedom is to me like being a wild horse, a gispy, going anywhere I want to, following my diamon. Now I'm free, but not so much, I ahve to stay at home, do what my parents want to, but when I'll get older I'll go away and be naturally and forever free.

Nick McCarthy and the others: designers, musicians or both?

I've noticed that more and more musicians are now creating their own brand of clothes. What do you think about that?
Well personally I've thought about the thing and it doesn't make me so confident about what to think. Starting from Eric Clapton, that designed some clothes in the 90s, and now looking to all these pop stars that are not only designing some peaces of clothes, like bags or some t-shirts, but are creating entire collenctions, we are now full filled with the latest "Gwen Stefani" clothes, or the creations of  Jennifer Lopez. I think that musicians are sometimes too much managers and think too much to the money aspects of their carreers. I have to say htat I'm not very much the kind of person that likes compromises, but I prefer the musicians that designes a couple fo peaces for another collection than a musician that starts it's own brand. I say this as I've just read on an article the fact that Nick McCarthy of franz Ferdinand has designed a couple of peaces of clothing for Pringle of Scotland. Well, i had heard the name Franz Ferdinand for the runway of pringle of Scotland that took place in Milan last June, but on the tv was said that they were there "as an example of Scottish elegance." No doubt for the Scottish elegance, now that I've found out why they really were there I feel a little disturbed for the fact that they actually were there because Nick designed some clothes. I think that Franz Ferdinand make enough money for the members of the band to survive, so why should they do that? I can't understand, well if someone  has an idea please tell me, 'cause I want to know.

P.S. take a look to the t-shirt that Nick wears, it's his creation, it's nice but not that  outstanding, isn't it?

Savannah xx

Andy Gillet

When I discoverd this face along with the spot of the new parfume for Kenzo a world was opened to me.
Andy Gillet. I have never liked the androginous males, the fact that they can remember girls never appealed to me, I like the ones I call "strongly males", the ones that can play sports, that have muscules, that are strong... But as I've seen Andy I realized that the he looks androginuos and so fragile. But I looked up on the internet for him, so this is what i've found out. hes a former male model, french and now he's an actor. He played in the film "Les amours de Astrée et Chandon", in which he had to be dressed as a woman for half of the film (and here comes out the androginous stuff), but still he looks so sexy in the clothes of a girl. He might not be a "strongly male", the one that make you become reddish for their sex-appeal, but still he looks so appealing, so masculin and feminin at one that people just can't find a way to take it's eyes of him. The long hair might confuse a little, but still makes so fragile his delicate face. Also that strong look in his eyes, his perfect lips make him a pattern for the unusual male beauty.
Andy Gillet is a man that simply represents what must women want, an elegant, nonchalant, self-assured but fragile man.






Savannah xx

Shine on

Often we are sad, often we just can't cover up our face full of disappointment and troubles. Often we can't stand some people, some situations. Well learn from me, put on your Carrera sun glasses, walk away from the place that disturbes you and just shine on.

Savannah xx

Luke Pritchard

Luke Pritchard isn't my favourite singer (I can't help loving Alex Kapranos ;) ). Still the passion that he puts in his songs is outstanding, it looks like that to him there is nothing more important that going out on the stage and entertaining people, showing his feeling with his songs. Also I think that Luke has a fantastic clothing style, he's indie and his clothes are amazing, if every boy could dress like he does the world would be filled up with very stilish guys.
Kooks is such a fantastic band, they have an amazing sound thinking to their young age!!!
I've seen one of their live shows and that's how I learnt to apreciate them, then I listened to all their song and I have to say that when I'm feeling down they can always give me a smile with "shine on" and "she moves in her own way".
Long life to the wonderful talent of the Kooks and their amaizing frontman, Luke Pritchard.

Savannah xx

Music

Music has always had an important role in my life, I live for music, I live of music. My dream is to go to Glasgow and partecipate to all the gigs in town. I love mainly english music, but scottish music sounds more genuine to me than british music. It's more imperfect but 8 times out of 10 arrives to my heart easily. Some British bands seem to be immediately perfect, they need no changes. Super players playing in super groups, and in the moment the band splits up mainly none of the ex-members does a good job alone.
Scottland is giving birth to many interesting bands. My favourite one? With no doubt Franz Ferdinand. none of them is an excepional musician, I don't like all of their songs (their last album was in some ways disappointing) but I think that they are my favourite band ever, just because I'm able to listen to them over and over again. They put energy and passion in their work, they may not be the best musicians taken singularly, but all together they have a perfect sound.
The same thing may be said about the Irish band U2: Edge is not the best guitar player on earth, Larry Mullen is not the best drummer, Adam Clayton isn't the best bass player on earth, but all together U2 is the hugest rock band on Earth now. U2 made some of the most enjoiable songs that ever have been invented.
Perfect bands are boring, I came across on TV of a live concert of a british band, they were good. My father, who was with me, said "this is a band that can play. The guitarist is good, the drummer can play drums and the bass player can play the drums." As we continued listening to the concert I understood one thing, I didn't like the band because they were too perfect so the song resulted boring.
I prefer by far a band like the Kooks, that can always make me smile.

Savannah xx