Style Icon: Retro Space Babes

Recently, instead of posting on this blog (yeah I'm bad at this) I've been watching weird movies on Netflix/Hulu in my room. But this has not been for naught, for I have had the privilege of watching Barbarella; a 60's space movie starring Jane Fonda. My eyes have been opened to the ridiculous world of retro space babes, and I will never be the same...
The movie has a very loose plot that I was struggling to follow almost the entire time (and if you watch it you'll also understand how uncomfortable the movie made me) but what I did understand was that Barbarella (the "Queen of the Galaxy") had fantastic wardrobe changes every 30 minutes. I mean really, see for yourself.

I mean, really.

It has a full length tail.

So impractical for space travel, yet so perfect.

This one gets torn up within 2 minutes of screen time.

 

The use of plastic and basically every shiny material known to man in these costumes is superb 

*round of applause* I need the costume designer to come and work for me so I can just be Jane Fonda always.

Another inspirational group of retro space babes are the pirates from outer space in the online comic I Was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space!!! The title is pretty self-explanatory: five lesbian space pirates kidnap a human and have wild adventures, what fun!!! The uniforms on these girls are wonderful and their hair is even better. 

How could you NOT want to be them?

Technicolor hair? Knee-high boots? RAY GUNS? That sounds like perfection to me...

Also, the comic is beautifully drawn and you should all go read it here.

So because it is not (yet) socially acceptable to dress like this in daily life, I guess I can settle with spending all of my time and effort into making a Halloween costume that replicates one of these costumes perfectly. Now excuse me while I take at least 2 months to make this grueling decision.

If you know of any more old space movies/TV shows/comic/books that showcase beautiful space fashion, lemme know so I can swoon over it.

Love, Bella

*All Barbarella photos are from Google and the I was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space one is from her website

Outfit of the Day: Back to Black

Fact: Black velvet is the best fabric to exist.

I made myself presentable a couple of days ago because I thought I was going to the mall with my friend, so pictures were taken. We ended up just watching Doctor Who at her house and eating Kraft mac n' cheese, because we all know that was the better decision for two broke girls to make. 

Black is actually my favorite color for two reasons; 1) because it looks good on everyone all the time forever and 2) because it goes with every other color. And the best kind of fabric to be black is velvet, which my skirt is made of but you can't tell because of 

~*~*~crappy camera quality~*~*~ 

So yes here is this outfit.

Shirt: American Apparel

Skirt: Forever 21

Shoes: Steve Madden

Pin: DIY (post to come)

I've been making a lot of those pins, and next post I'll show off all of them! 

Let's all hope that one day I get a camera that can show you the texture of my clothing because I know you all care so much.

Laterz

Love, Bella