Author: Ariana Parra

Ever Present Past: Goddess Florence

Florence Welch seems to be the goddess of our time, and for good reason too! The 25-year-old singer takes much influence from the past. Her voice echoes from the speakers like some old turn-of-the-century record player scratching with the most beautiful loud voice escaping into …

Ever Present Past: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was born in England on February 27th, 1932 to an art dealer and a former actress. She lived in the UK until her family relocated to LA to escape from World War II when she was seven. Her father opened an art gallery …

Ever Present Past: Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 to a wealthy upper class family in Connecticut. Her father was a doctor and her mother was an active feminist who often attended rallies promoting women’s right to vote. Katharine would usually accompany her mom on these outings …

Ever Present Past: Louise Brooks

Hello readers! For my next few blog posts I’m going to be focusing on fashion icons from the 20th Century. This week is about a Hollywood scarlet from the 1920s. Louise Brooks, born Mary Louise Brooks, was born and raised in Cherryvale, Kansas. It is …

Ever Present Past: X-Girl

This clip is a from a 1994 impromptu fashion show in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. While a surprise fashion show may not seem that exciting and new to younger generations of people, this type of event was almost unheard of in 1994. …

Ever Present Past: Demonic Beatniks

Tomorrow night I’m going to a concert to see a band from New York, and hence I’m kinda running on a very Downtown Manhattan, Psychedelic Rock and Avant-Garde feel. So this week I’m going to be writing about The Velvet Underground and their beautiful singer, …

Ever Present Past: Some T-Please

This week is all about our everyday uniforms for work, school, play and so much more. The definition for what we will be talking about this week is below. T-Shirt also known as the Tee Shirt (tē’shûrt’) n.  1. A short- sleeved, collarless undershirt worn …

Ever Present Past: After the War

After the war in the early to mid ’50s women were asked to give up their jobs and return to a normal habit of caring for their family and husbands and so they did. Nevertheless, they were now able to afford quality clothing and evening …

Ever Present Past: New Grunge

Oh the 90s High Waisted jeans, VHS tapes, oversized backpacks, Clinton, Slap bracelets, and Grunge. I love it all to death and not just because I was born during this decade. This week I’m going to be doing my best to emulate the looks of …

Ever Present Past: More Mad Men Please!

So if you’re anything like me, you might be suffering from MMW- better known as Mad Men withdraws. Yes I have tried everything to stop this from taking over but alas nothing seems to help. I end up coming up with new scenarios in my …