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  • November 16, 2011 10:08 am

    WHAT WOULD VERUCA SALT WEAR?

    Everybody has come across a Veruca Salt in their lives. You know the type: bitchy, rich and ungrateful. Makes me mad just thinking about it. You’ll remember Veruca from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, she’s the greedy brat that always wants more. First she wants a golden ticket, then she wants a golden goose then she starts yammering on about some bean feast and 10,000 tons of ice cream. Of course, like all imbalanced children that visit Willie Wonka’s factory, she gets her just desserts AND I AIN’T TALKIN’ CHOCOLATE.

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  • October 11, 2011 10:00 am

    WHAT WOULD CLAUDIA THE FOREVER-CHILD-VAMPIRE WEAR?

    So, knowing how big of a fan of Twilight I am, this post has been a long time coming. Like Bram Stoker’s vampires, Anne Rice’s are pretty badass. One of the the most interesting is Claudia. Unlike the rest of her kind, Claudia was made a vampire before she was an adult which leaves her to be a child for eternity. At first, that’s cool and her vampire fathers Lestat and Louis spoil her to no end. She ensnares her prey by being an angelic young child, often lost or in need. She murders at will and without care, ugh, kids. As decades wear on, Claudia becomes frustrated that she’ll never experience life as an adult. Her frustration turns to blind rage and she murders Lestat (but he don’t die!) and she and Louis flee to Europe to find more about their vampire roots. In Paris, the pair revel in culture and the arts before finding a troupe of vampires who pretend to be humans who pretend to be vampires to trick their prey. After it is revealed that Louis and Claudia killed Lestat, the theatrical vampires condemn Claudia to death by sunshine. I hate sunshine too. For those concerned for Louis, he lives, but is forever haunted by the death of Claudia. Try to keep in mind what a spoiled child with really good taste would wear…

    Claudia, Interview with the Vampire

    1. Help me, I’m lost and have an undying bloodthirst

    Dress by Christopher Kane, shoes by DVF

    2. We’re moving to Paris because everybody else SUCKS

    Dress by Chanel, shoes by Elie Saab

    3. Oh great, now I’m getting burned alive, this is great, fantastic.

    Dress by Oscar de la Renta, vest by Giambattista Valli, shoes by Nina Ricci

    Enjoy this? Fine, here’s more vampires for ya:

    Lucy Westerna, Count Dracula, Brides of Dracula and the Post Index

  • December 13, 2010 11:16 am

    ODETTE THE WHITE SWAN, SWAN LAKE

    WHITE SWAN, SWAN LAKE
    I saw Black Swan and thought it was pretty tops. The movie is based around a young ballerina who is dancing the lead in Swan Lake. The story behind this ballet is pretty simple. A young prince runs away from his kingdom to escape an arranged marriage. In search of love he comes upon a lake full of swans and is startled by featheredish girl (paging Kanye West), Odette. Turns out, Odette was a princess who was turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart and the lake is actually made of her parents’ tears, way harsh Tai. Long story short, to break the curse the prince must marry Odette. Fearful he might lose control over his prisoner, Von Rothbart disguises his daughter Odile as a black swan who tricks the prince into marriage. Forlorn with heartbreak despite the apologies of her prince, Odette jumps to her death and drowns in her lake.  I think that’s how it goes anyway, my ballet knowledge is a little rusty.

    1. I’m a Man Repeller, look at my feathers.

    Top by Nina Ricci, skirt by Dolce & Gabbana, shoes by Erdem

    2. UM NO, THAT BITCH DID NOT JUST TAKE MY MAN

    Dress by Alexander McQueen, shoes by Chanel

    3. I don’t want no scrubs.

    Dress by Valentino, shoes by Alexander McQueen

    Oh, also…there’s a Black Swan meme on memegenerator.net…I mean…get into it.
    CENTER STAGE BLACK SWAN

    You should also know, Swan Lake is loosely based on my life.

    All images from Vogue UK.

  • August 4, 2010 9:27 am
    do you enjoy blanketing far away lands in an endless winter? are you curiously aligning with dogs and against cats? do you turn people to stone with your creepy scepter? well…if you’ve answered yes to all these, you’d probably get along with the white witch. she’s quite a nasty ho and until the pevensie kids came along to destroy her reign there wasn’t much anybody had done about it. gotta hand it to her though, there’s something so badass about keeping narnia in a frozen haze.  brrrr.
1: i saiid brrrrrrr: coat by burberry prorsum, dress by erin fetherston, boots by derek lam2: it’s cooold in herrreee: dress and tight legging things by rodarte, fur by chanel, shoes by fendi3: there must be some witches in the atmosphere: fur by giambattista valli, dress by celine, shoes by john gallianoAll images from Style.com.

    do you enjoy blanketing far away lands in an endless winter? are you curiously aligning with dogs and against cats? do you turn people to stone with your creepy scepter? well…if you’ve answered yes to all these, you’d probably get along with the white witch. she’s quite a nasty ho and until the pevensie kids came along to destroy her reign there wasn’t much anybody had done about it. gotta hand it to her though, there’s something so badass about keeping narnia in a frozen haze.  brrrr.

    1: i saiid brrrrrrr: coat by burberry prorsum, dress by erin fetherston, boots by derek lam
    2: it’s cooold in herrreee: dress and tight legging things by rodarte, fur by chanel, shoes by fendi
    3: there must be some witches in the atmosphere: fur by giambattista valli, dress by celine, shoes by john galliano

    All images from Style.com.