ELECTRIC LADYLAND

What I wouldn't give to step back in time and live as a 70s groupie for a day...

Staring at pics like this is the much needed break I take between working on our listings. 30 more vintage dresses were added to the Knockout Clothing Ebay store, and (can you believe it?) I'll be listing a few more tomorrow too. I'm tired! And I desperately need to leave the house and do something fun!

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing

SUPERSUPER IS, WELL, SUPER!

What's not to love about SuperSuper magazine? Definitive tastemakers for everything cutting edge in the UK, they're a force to be reckoned with. From the collage like covers, outrageous 'clubarazzi' photos, and interviews with the latest and greatest fashion designers, artists, and musicians, each issue is a feast for the eyes (and ears! Sometimes free cd's are included).

I can't wait to get their latest issue, dubbed the 'funk/gothic/tropical' issue. Features include the Horrors, d.i.y. psychedelia, and rats as hats........ hmmm.......ok! Next stop, world domination.

In other news, it's been a long, busy week! I added 20 items to Knockout Clothing on EBay yesterday, including a ton of adoreable 70s dresses! And 30 more items go up Sunday. Then, it's back to altering next months stuff. This morning there were heavy thunderstorms and a lot of rain... but then it got warm. Gotta love Texas weather! I'm hoping it'll stay warm for a few weeks because I'd like to take a trip to the beach asap : ).

What are your plans for the weekend?

BUSY BUSY BUSY!

Sorry for the lack of bloggage/comments this week! On Monday Melissa, Dylan, and I shot 71 pieces for EBay. My assistant has been busy with school lately, so I've been doing everything myself - cropping and editing pics, taking measurements, etc. etc.

Last night I was up from 11am to 1am doing this, and I still wasn't done! Running a small business is a very time consuming, non-stop labor of love. You really have to DIG what you're doing, because you'll be pretty much married to it.

Tons of great stuff goes up tonight though, which I hope you ladies will love as much as I do. I scored some crazy 80s prom dresses from the estate of a gal who used to work on Miss Teen USA pagents. Hey, just in time for prom! And of course there's plenty of on trend mod, grunge, disco, etc. dresses too.

I have some great interviews and other stuff to blog about as well, so stay tuned!

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing

AN (ALMOST) FAMOUS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RAQUEL REED!

I have two favorite models; Sassoon coifed, Rudi Gernreich clad icon Peggy Moffitt, and the heavily tattooed, teal haired alt. model Raquel Reed! At just 21 years old as of today, this gal's already a force to be reckoned with. She's a makeup artist for M.A.C. cosmetics, an alt. model who often art directs and styles her own shoots, co-owner of the t-shirt line Alumni NYC, and is now branching out into fashion design - her first client being Sarah Hudson of Ultraviolet Sound. I really love her use of bright colors, and Harajuku-esque take on high fashion. Raquel is a star on the make. Mark my words!

Photo: Frizzycube MUA: Joel Tutu: Kensey Claire

Happy birthday Raquel!

Someone should buy her a Stoopidgerl necklace, me thinks.

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing

THE GENIUS OF STOOPIDGERL

Kim Ripley is a 28 year old Michigan based artist who graduated in '05 with a BFA in fine arts and photography. Armed with an education and plenty of inspiration from her childhood, she began making and selling hand crafted jewelry on Etsy, under her high school nickname StoopidGerl. 2100+ satisfied customers later, StoopidGerl is a full fledged business, and we couldn't be happier about that.

Her designs are whimsical, colorful, highly original, and very well presented. If Hello Kitty and Jack Skellington had babies in the midst of a Dia de los Muertos parade (or candy store), they'd look something like this:

She sells prints of her original photos too, but that's another story for another time!

So which of these do you like best? Tough call, but I wanna say the teal glitter heart with the skull is my fave....

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing