Who are you, REALLY?

 Hi everybody!

As a blogger who loves to have followers and people to relate with, 

sometimes I feel the need to 'tone down' who I really am.

 Anybody else with me?

 You start thinkin':

My Mother-in-law reads this.

Religious people read this, Political, Ethical, 

'Easily Sometimes Offended' people read this....

 So you begin to edit your way of not only communicating- But thinking.

You start scouring the other blogs to see how 
or why they have become so mainstream/successful. 
Do they pretend to be something they're not at the price of success?

"Boy are they 'trending".....

 Then I think, are the trendy 'big-time bloggers real? (I know they exist), but are they REAL? Meanwhile, I am losing my creativity. I find myself buying shit that I don't really care for. On the hunt for the 'truth' of others, I am losing myself! MY VOICE. (and I can actually be really loud).

But alas, you go to the home-grown blogs who are REAL. Who actually create their outfits from imagination, not cash flow. Who are honest - Who have hundreds/thousands of supporters. Who don't give a shit whether or not 'scalloped short suits' are the it thing to 
blog about this Spring. The life blood of the original blogger. The choice of  those who need to be separated from the herd.

So which are you?

and most importantly,

Which am I???

So far, I have been a hybrid of trying to please everyone 

while hinting of my true nature, which includes:

1. Cursing (a lot).

2. Smoking (a lot).

3. a Liberal fruit fly.

4. A blaring 'rock-and-roll' station wagon driving cat lady.

5. A Bohemian, a Wanderer, a Seeker, a Thinker.
A cheap skate.

A lover, A very political person who always gives people spare change.

A cluttered heap of red-hot crazy. 

I bitch. I take meds. I would rather run over a human than an animal...

the list goes on and on....

So, I am beginning to avoid trendy magazines. I only look at the sites I love, Like Free People (pricey but great ideas:). I am finding more and more inspiring places to hang out. I am starting to dress myself again without a post in mind. And ya know what?

My creativity is gradually coming back. My inner Gypsy-Artist-Grunge-Fairy is slowly and beautifully returning...

And I like her :)

DIYed hat by me, THRIFTED DRESS,SWEATERS,BOOTIES. jeans: Dot's $5.00

Can you relate?

Reva ;)

ODE TO GIA / THE AIDS EPIDEMIC

G I A

SUPER MODEL

January 29,1960 - November 18,1986

                                                              

2009 World AIDS Day- Universal Access and Human Rights

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Jackie T.

Today, 1st December 2009 marks World AIDS day. Browsing through the 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update , one can see that despite significant efforts towards combating the epidemic, the global HIV/AIDS statics are alarming.December 23, 2009 at 2:32 PM EST

According to the report, an estimated:

• 33.4 million people are living with HIV worldwide               
• 2.7 million people were newly infected in 2008
• 2 million people died of AIDS related illness in 2009.

GIA MARIE CARANGI. SUPERMODEL.

I CAN'T GET RID OF THIS SPACE!
BEAR
WITH ME!

December 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM

EST PRESIDENT O'BAMA SIGNING THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS  TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT OF 2009.

White House Holds Expert Meeting to Discuss Issues aroundWomen and HIV

The Office of National AIDS Policy and the Council on Women and Girls recently hosted a meeting to gather ideas on how to lower HIV incidence in women and improve services and care for women and girls living with HIV/AIDS.

WOMEN ARE THE LEADING NUMBER OF NEW HIV / AIDS DIAGNOSIS'S.

A 'Call to Action' from the Office of National AIDS Policy

Posted by Jeffrey S. Crowley on October 2, 2009 at 7:51 AM EST

Eery nine-and-a-Half minutes,someone in the U.S. becomes infected with HIV,which results in more than 56,000 new infections each year. In addition, there are 1.2 million people in this country living with HIV/AIDS, Many of whom require services and support.





AS A FASHION BLOG THIS ISN'T THE USUAL PLACE FOR AIDS AWARENESS POSTS, BUT AFTER SPEAKING TO A PERSON WHO WORKS IN THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE CENTER AT U.C.,APPROXIMATELY 5 OR MORE NEW CASES OF HIV INFECTION ARE BEING ROUTED TO THEIR CLINIC EVERY WEEK- AND THAT'S IN CINCINNATI ALONE-NOT TO MENTION THE ONES WHO DON'T KNOW THEY ARE INFECTED. AS SOMEONE WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS EPIDEMIC - AIDS STILL EXISTS AND IS BECOMING RENEWED DUE TO THE LACK OF AWARENESS ONCE IN THE FOREGROUND, AND JUST PLAIN FORGETFULNESS!- AIDS STILL EXISTS -PLEASE DON'T FORGET-- HIV DIDN'T GO AWAY!- IT IS STILL KILLING AND DESTROYING LIVES!- SO LET'S PULL OUT THOSE RED RIBBONS AGAIN !

AS I WATCHED GIA AGAIN THE OTHER NIGHT, IT MADE ME NEED TO POST THIS.

RETRO GLAM!

BLUES WITH BLACK.

ANIMAL
PRINTS.

LOOSE WHITES FOR SPRING. NATURAL AND NEUTRAL BEAUTY.

LAYERS
FOR
WINTER.

A
BIT
OF 
BOHO
WITH
PREPPY!

Bohemian soul!

A YOUNG BOHEMIAN IN EVERY WAY!

A MULTITUDE OF BEAUTIFUL LOOKS.

A BEAUTIFUL SOUL.

.

FROM OLD HOLLYWOOD

TO AVIATORS AND
NEUTRAL GLAM.

GIA  CARANGI

"LIFE AND DEATH. ENERGY AND PEACE. IF I STOP TODAY IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. EVEN THE TERRIBLE MISTAKES I MADE AND WOULD HAVE UNMADE IF I COULD. THE PAINS THAT HAVE BURNED ME AND CARVED MY SOUL, IT WAS WORTH IT,FOR HAVING BEEN ALLOWED TO WALK WHERE I'VE WALKED, WHICH WAS TO HELL ON EARTH, HEAVEN ON EARTH, BACK AGAIN,INTO, UNDER, FAR IN BETWEEN, THROUGH IT, IN IT, AND ABOVE." 

Gia Marie Carangi was an American fashion model during the late 70's to early 80's, and was considered by many as the FIRST SUPERMODEL. After she became addicted to heroin, her career rapidly declined, and she was considered the first woman to die from AIDS. In her teens she was into a group called "Bowie Kids"-into high "glam" styles. She quickly rose to fashion prominence at 17, at which time she moved to New York. She was a favorite among many photographers and frequented Studio 54. Her agent was Wilhelmena Cooper who died in 1980 of cancer. Her addiction sped down hill, leading her to rehab, and a short comeback. Her last cover was Cosmopolitan.in Winter 82. She was diagnosed with AIDS and died in 1986. Very litttle was known about the disease at that time. Her casket was closed. During her career she represented Dior, Versacci, Armani,Yves St. Laurent, Maybelline, Levi's, Diane Von Furstenburg, Vidal Sasson, among many others.(from Wikipedia)

"I think God has a plan for me, but I don't think it's in this life."

Gia Marie Carangi.

AS I LOOK THROUGH THESE PHOTOS I SEE FASHION, AND TRENDS. I SEE BEAUTY. AND I CAN SEE HER TRUE STYLE. HER PERSONAL STYLE THAT GLOWED FROM WITHIN. TO ME , THAT IS TRUE BEAUTY ! WORKING WITH YOUR FLAWS, INTERNAL STRUGGLES, AND STILL MAINTAINING GRACE.