Fashion Sense
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You remember Fun Lisa? Here’s a somewhat typical conversation between us during the day at work… We were discussing the new songs that Total Eclipse have started working on…

Lisa: love me some Black Cat
Jester: we are all very excited about Black Cat, too. We all agree that you need to have a really good “balls-to-the-wall rock song
Lisa: ha…cause I’m such a rocker
Jester: right
Lisa: yes, well, I can see how you’d think that
Jester: the tattoo, the boozing… the sleeping around… you know that kind of stuff :D
Lisa: TOTALLY
Lisa: do I get to wear a floor length leather coat and thigh high boots?
Jester: if you want to, that would be totally hot… but you have to do that smokey eyeliner/shadow look
Lisa: ha ha…um, DON’T think I could pull that off…maybe I’ll just wear that apron around.
Jester: i think you could pull it off… the apron, though HILARIOUS is probably not the most rockin’ outfit I’ve seen
Lisa: HA. hilarious. ok, well I’ll work on incorporating those pieces into my wardrobe. I do have knee high pleather boots already
Jester: HOT! you need a shawl, maybe
Lisa: a shawl?
Jester: yeah a la Stevie Nicks
Lisa: ha…yeah. My hair is in the right place for her right now
Jester: there you go… a shawl, some scarves to tie to the microphone stand
Lisa: I’m thinking of cutting it though…
Jester: a crimping iron
Lisa: ha ha
Jester: really? how short?
Lisa: yeah…I don’t know. I’ve had it really short before. Like shorter than yours. I don’t know if I’ll go that short, but I was thinking something kinda drastic.
Lisa: I’m a big talker though
Jester: hahah
Jester: i do the drastic stuff all the time
Lisa: then I’ll get in the chair and be like, just a trim please
Jester: weird colors.. long… shaved… it’s just hair. :D
Lisa: yeah…well you look good with lots of different styles. it’s harder for the ladies I feel.
Jester: eh.. you chicks have it so much better
Lisa: ha
Jester: you can do just about anything with your hair, makeup, and clothes… we have FAR fewer choices
Lisa: its true…we have WAY more options
Jester: let’s see… jeans or khakis today? Button down or pullover shirt?
Lisa: I do feel sorry for men. Especially with formal wear. suit…or suit.
Jester: if i shave my head people think I’m going bald
Lisa: ha
Jester: you shave *your* head, they think you’re edgy
Lisa: or crazy
Jester: or britney
Lisa: exactly
Jester: formal wear sucks
Jester: you guys get cocktail dresses, formal dresses, pantsuits blah blah
Lisa: yeah. I actually don’t like the way men look in tuxes at all.
Jester: we get umm… suit or tux.
Lisa: I like suits, but they’re so boring
Jester: of course… all those rules are changed if the guy is black
Lisa: ha…why is that?
Jester: apparently black guys can get away with wearing bright purple pinstriped nehru jackets and matching shoes
Lisa: mmm, only some guys can get away with that.
Jester: have you seen a “black man’s” clothing store?
Lisa: can’t say that I have… I didn’t know there were specific stores
Jester: they’re not called that of course… but that’s what they are
Lisa: ha
Jester: you can tell from the window, displaying suits in bright green or yellow… hats with a wide colorful band or a feather on them…
Lisa: love it! you should try it
Jester: I want to be black. If i put on a bright green suit and someone will try squeezing me and making me into wine
Lisa: actually, I would say that gay men get away with more than straight men in the fashion dept.
Lisa: gay men take more chances with clothes
Jester: that used to be the case… now all the straight guys are copying us
Lisa: ha…well, that’s true
Jester: and that only counts if you’re the cute super skinny-needs-a-sandwich gay guy
Lisa: HA
Jester: if you’re someone who ever eats, you get the same sloppy stuff to wear that all the straight guys get.
Lisa: otherwise you’re Elton John and wear feathers and pin stripes
Jester: I do it differently… I dress like a lesbian just to change it up
Lisa: HAAA you’re too funny… flannels and sandals?
Jester: i actually finally got myself away from flannel shirts
Lisa: HA
Jester: I used to wear them all the time open over a white tee shirt
Lisa: I did too when i was in my grunge stage
Jester: short hair… I seriously looked like I should be called “butch” and have a harley out back where my lipstick girlfriend was waiting for me
Lisa: HAAA!

4 Responses to “Fashion Sense”
 

OMG…that hurts me. So deep inside.
Fashion Designer here. I am totally crying just thinking about they way people look with Flannel….*cries*

On a happier note. I was asked to show my designs in a fashion show in December in SF at Union Square. It’ll be televised! I’m excited. I guess some of the instructors turned in my work and they were excited as well.

PS I don’t care what color you are, bright purple or green in a suit is just tacky. Like Reverend Pimp Daddy Kane. Hollar! lol.

Branden wrote on October 17th, 2007 at 10:14 pm

 
 

so if you are getting away from flannel, what are you wearing these days? inquiring minds wanna know.

when i go to church (which is really too rare an occasion) i usually attend a predominately black church. i will freely admit that i kind of like the bold purple suits, the unmistakable pinstriped zoot suits, the hats, the feathers…all of it. they are dressing up for their god, look incredibly happy to be there and i think it’s awesome. i can’t dance, i have no fashion sense and my irish red self certainly stands out, yet they are so welcoming that it doesn’t even matter. maybe that is why i like the bold suits on a black man. coz in church they are so nice.

rambling. sorry. xoxo

p.s. congrats to branden on the televised fashion show. that’s awesome!

hellohahanarf wrote on October 18th, 2007 at 7:36 am

 
 

There are only three words I can say to this conversation…

SPIN STEVIE SPIN!

( guess that’s really only two words, one of them repeated, but you get the point. I like stevie nicks, shawls, and kick ass rocker chicks! Give me Joan Jet with a black eye anyday! )

lmaleksich wrote on October 21st, 2007 at 7:11 pm

 
 

Lee - Joan Jett is more likely to GIVE you a black eye.

jester wrote on October 23rd, 2007 at 12:11 am

 

Say something already!