Alright, so Sylvia Plath is a poet, not a fashion icon, but in honor of National Poetry Month (which, er, is in April), I am exploring her sense of fashion.
1. Tuxedo Front Solid Cotton Cami, J Crew; 2. Kimchi Blue High-Wasited Skirt, Urban Outfitters; 3. Tierney One-Piece, Anthropologie; 4. Flower Ballet Skimmers, Gap; 5. Bright as Yellow Vintage Journal, marigoldjournals on etsy (sold out); 6. Pearl Trim Cardigan, Tweleve By Tweleve; 7. Gathered Chiffon Rose Headband, Forever 21; 8. Morning in Monaco Dress; ModCloth
Want to know more about Sylvia? Check out some of these books: 1. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
You can read many poems by Sylvia online here, the most famous of which is probably Daddy, but I have posted my favorite below — do not fear, it’s not too difficult!
Mushrooms
Overnight, very
Whitely, discreetly,
Very quietly
Our toes, our noses
Take hold on the loam,
Acquire the air.
Nobody sees us,
Stops us, betrays us;
The small grains make room.
Soft fists insist on
Heaving the needles,
The leafy bedding,
Even the paving.
Our hammers, our rams,
Earless and eyeless,
Perfectly voiceless,
Widen the crannies,
Shoulder through holes. We
Diet on water,
On crumbs of shadow,
Bland-mannered, asking
Little or nothing.
So many of us!
So many of us!
We are shelves, we are
Tables, we are meek,
We are edible,
Nudgers and shovers
In spite of ourselves.
Our kind multiplies:
We shall by morning
Inherit the earth.
Our foot’s in the door.
Sylvia Plath
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10 Responses for "Sylvia Plath, Fashion Icon"
Oh my goodness, Maria! I love this!!! This is one of my favorite Maria creations, EVER.
I never ever would have guessed this, Tricia! (But I am glad!)
i love the look of highwaisted skirts. it’s very feminine.
With highwaisted skirts you have to be very fashion conscious, I think, because you can cross the line (ie highwasited skirt + turtleneck) into a kind of frumpy womanly gardener.
I was just thinking — maybe you like it Tricia because it’s one of the few things I’ve done NOT based on absurdly bright colors!
har har har.
or maybe because i dream about sticking my head in ovens.
JUST KIDDING.
i agree with Tricia – this is a top S&D post!
last time i wore a high waisted long skirt my mother said i looked awful. tear. i may have done it all wrong.
also, true story of my life: i didn’t want to take my high school senior photo in that weird sashy-fake-dress thingy, so instead, i wore a “The Bell Jar” tee that I made (if this wasn’t the world wide web, I may have attached a photo). Sylvia Plath, I greatly admire you!
Absolutely brilliant. Although I’ve often thought of Sylvia Plath as my style icon, I’ve seen it put together this way before! :D
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