Rodding winter fun!

Right, so winter is full blown in Pretoria and Jozi and finding the right things to wear, especially for a Rockabilly girl, can be quite hard as most of the time you want to stuff as much food in your face and hibernate through winter so the rockabilly spirit isn't always there.

I tend to be one of those....don't care too much about how I look in winter because I'm cold, but I've learnt that just because you're cold doesn't mean your clothes or look have to be!

 


 

Nothing better to cheer my winter blues
 than Boob slippers

All you have to do is find a few simple things that are easy to do and that will lift your mood, and make you look good in the process...



Accessorise with a Skully scarf

Rocking the office
This adorable peplum coat, a great find from Mr. Price
which is cute and affordable
Just don't forget to rock the heels and finish off with a cute hair clip

Rockabilly hairstyle which is quick and easy

My Rat Rod Rockabilly hair clip <3

Or better yet.....make a change. Its a new season and as the saying goes "A change is as good as a holiday"

 

So that is exactly what I did.

A new hairstyle = way more fun!

 

 

And then you can always do a impromptu mini Pin Up shoot to make you feel confident and boost your spirits....sometimes the best pictures come unexpectedly

Photo by LW Photography - taken in March 2013






Photos by Black Tulip - July 2013





I have been struggling for a while to find my true self and I feel like everyday has been an adventure to self discovery. I have learnt to open myself more to new things and possibilities and I feel like I have grown a lot during the last few months. Trying new styles and new trends is always fun as long as you stay true to who you are and be the best you, you can be. Building up your confidence and your style doesn't have to change you, it just helps you grow as a person and be more true to who you are and what you like.

 

Don't formulate yourself to what others want you to be or what others think of you. The only true opinion is what you think of yourself. Be confident, be courageous and live your life to be just want you want it to be!

So hope you all are making the best of winter and life. Make yourself a mug of hot chocolate, add marshmallows, pop in a dvd and cuddle up!

Till next time
Rockabilly Queen
xxx



Rockabilly Ain't Dead!

My mission......make it grow....

So between my last post and this one, there have been a few awesome moments that have happened in my life and I am becoming more and more excited for the fantastic future I have ahead of me.

Deciding to dedicate my life to Rods, cars and the Rockabilly life crept up slowly but has hit me hard the last few weeks. I am fully in love with all things Rockabilly and Pin Up. The lifestyle is so unique and sadly rather rare in South Africa. The majority of Rockabilly life in SA is in Cape Town and for those, such as myself, living in Gauteng we see it and experience it way too rarely for my liking.

My main new goal for my life is to spread the word of the Rockabilly Kulture is South Africa, mainly in Gauteng.
Most Rodders around are old geysers trying to prove a point or show off what they got. No issues there. But what about the youth? What about the youngsters out there dying for the much need Rockabilly Kulture and remain oblivious to this underground Kulture?


Well no more! Now is the time we stand up and show SA what the Pin Ups, Rockabillies and Rad Rockers out there can do and we can offer to one and all!!

I will be launching a website soon that offers all things Rockabilly and Pin Up. The Kulture needs to grow and so shall it.
Suggestions and responses welcome :)

So in the mean time I will be Rocking out my wardrobe and life one bandanna, polka dot and red lips at a time....and will be sharing all with you as I go through life as a Pin Up wannabe.

Stay tuned and keep Rodding ;)

Weekend Travels

So this past weekend was a rather bitter sweet weekend but well travelled....

Lets start with the sweet....sweet is always better!
So I took my rad advice and Pinned myself a bit up on Saturday to go surprise one of my Best (gay) friends is Jozi for his birthday. Its safe to say he was rather surprised! Que screaming like a little girl in the month of May.
I felt a little 'springy' despite the weather being slightly chilly, nevertheless I did what needed to be done to look as glamorous as possible!

Later on in the day I went for a visit with another friend of mine (Still looking as hot as fudge) where we went for a drink at Espresso's in Parkhurst.

Mona Lisa and the Flea

Sadly I didn't want to stay too long as the drive back to Pretoria is not too grand and beauty sleep was in order!

Sunday started with a bang as 18 cars joined us for a little road trippin' breakfast run to Warmbad (now Bela Bela)! 18 Rods and Muscle.....what other group of car freaks / enthusiasts gets 18 cars together for a short run? We do! Yeah we do!

Great run, great food, great people, great Sunday!

Now finally getting home, some R&R was in order but alas we now get to the bitter side of my story.

After having some issues with my man, MY man became THE man. I guess we are just 2 different people looking for 2 different things and we were just not able to handle each other. I am rather taking the break up hard, its never fun to go through and as sad as I am about the whole break up, I need to get back on my high Rod and carry on.

So today I, again, start a new. Time to put on my big girl panties and move the fuck on.

A new look. A new feel. A new lease on life!

Let the journey begin!

Keep Rodding <3

Make-over? Did someone say make-over?

Yes. A change is in order.

This blog was originally about Book club. But seeing as I haven't been in book club for close to 2 years and haven't really blogged in over a year I thought it was time for a change.

For the last few months I have been struggling with inspiration and motivation but after going through the amazing Pin Up Passion website, I got an overwhelming urge to do something about my 'non-creativeness' as so here we are. I have always loved the Pin up look but have never really done anything to try and become the best pin up I can be.

Winter is upon us here in South Africa and sadly I lack any motivation to do any effort with regards to dress, hair and make-up as you can see here:

Sad hipster beanie (But it is just oh so comfortable and cute), barely any make-up and hair that so desperately needs to be re-done.
This is me. Nothing fancy, yet I feel somehow I need to do a bit more. Spend more time in the mornings to make sure look as Pin-Up-a-licious as possible. Agree?

Agreed. So then from tonight on, I'm going to glamour my cold ass up and strut what I got - even if it is just to the movies. Hey, if Bettie Page went from a plain secretary to the 'Queen of Pinups' then I can sure as hell do the same thing!!

So I will be posting about my daily or weekly happenings and maybe a few pics of the best outfits of the week!

Till next time with more rockabilly exploits
~Marion