I was thinking the other day about one unexpected commonality across my closest friends: they all have something just a little rock about them. Somethings undone, a rebours, appealingly insouciant. It isn’t their entire personality, but it certainly keeps things interesting. Maybe we all have a little Stevie Nicks in us? What is your rock “tell”?
A few things I find rock-music-coded that I’ve observed in people I love:
Carrying a mug of coffee — no lid — on a walk or in the car
Not knowing or caring where your phone is
Wearing your hair gray
Being noticeably in love with your partner — demonstrating active interest in them in public, never putting him/her down (rare, gem-like, and rock-and-roll)
Signing notes with one or two initials
Being unfazed by the weather (“it’s just a little water”)
Listening to records
Wearing clothes that have stories to tell — i.e., authentic old sweatshirts and t-shirts — not ones purchased to look vintage, but real ones, with a hardware store logo or childhood camp on it
Handling your own brows, waxing, haircuts, hair-dying, etc at home — wow, wow, wow
“I have a pen somewhere here” [pats clothes; retrieves an old, capless Bic]
Uniform of a perfect white tee and lived-in jeans
“What email?”
Sitting cross-legged or on the floor in places you’d least expect someone to
Wired headphones
Tucking a pencil behind the ear (or into a hair updo) — I had a rough-around-the-edges piano teacher who did this and I found it very Mick Jagger
Willfully luddite with certain technologies (only reads print newspapers; refuses to upgrade phone; etc)
“I’m good with my hands” energy
Bends cover of book to the back while reading
A ballcap tucked into a back pocket
“Go your own way”
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I asked Magpies for their additions to this list on Instagram, and some of my favorites were:
Sunroof always open
You wear clothes; they don’t wear you
Being blissfully ignorant to deadlines (oh camp registration was yesterday?)
Rolled sleeve tees
Tapping perfectly to the rhythm
What would you add? And which of these relates to you?
Post-Scripts.
+Related: bad book girls!
Shopping Break.
+On the perfect jeans front, may I suggest: Levis, AYR, and Agolde. All three are timeless classics.
+And the Harley tees from PerfectWhiteTee or the burnout tee from SoldOut fit the bill in this “Stevie/Mick” conversation. Pair with a perfect sweatshirt or chunky knit.
+Ordered this blazer for what I’m calling “pre-spring.” Other VB new arrivals I’m loving: this dress, this paisley skirt, these eyelet pants (actually the whole ensemble), this belted jacket.
+I have a strong sentimental connection with these highlighters. They’re always scattered across my desk! I love using them in my daily planner (highlight things I REALLY NEED TO DO TODAY, JEN), my poetry books (I’m pretty non-precious with my books – I write in them, highlight them, dogear them! Is this Mick/Stevie energy?), my lists.
+Completely in love with this in-shower oil during these dry months. Really locks in moisture! Another shower thing I’m loving: this shampoo and conditioner duo. SO GOOD for the look I’m after right now, which is wearing my hair straight and shiny. I usually opt for volumizing shampoos because my hair is pretty flat, but my hair then dries really weird and wonky. This duo leaves my hair really straight and shiny, like I’ve just had a keratin treatment or something? LOVE IT.
+Best loungewear set. Go up a size in the pants. I’ve shared these a lot but I’m convinced you’ll love them if you’ve not yet tried.
+I mentioned this last week, but I ordered this bold sweatshirt (on sale). I can’t wait to wear it with light wash denim. Also love this cute pink reverse fleece style.
+The mug seen in the above photo is, in fact, excellent. We own and love them. I am too non-rockstar to drink mine outside of the home, but Landon does it.
+This warm weather look for winter getaways.
+You all have been loving this fleece I mentioned a week or two ago — I own in pink!
+Somehow missed this in my La Ligne look for less roundup, but there is also a great cardigan look for less at Boden in fun colors.
+These “nap” earrings are so clever! The back is flat, and the styles are petite, so you can really sleep in them. Great gift idea for a teen — or for self. I like these tiny studs. (Another Mick/Stevie vibe: two piercings! One of my friends — otherwise pretty straight-laced — has this and it always makes me do a double take and also fall a little bit in love with her.)
+Fun colorblocked frame for a special photo. This is always a good gift idea for a parent, grandparent, etc!
+Somehow I’ve never read any Christina Lauren despite being a huge fan of the romance genre. I’m going to start with this one. Any other recs?
+I’m thinking seriously about getting a turntable. Does anyone have one?! Am I insane? (I have such a strong — positive — response to the multi-sensory experience of burning incense that I think I’d really like this.) I did a slight amount of research and, as I’d anticipated, am completely overwhelmed by opinions. I knew there would be a vociferous community on this topic. For example, people in that universe seem to hate the pretty Crosley ones, which are more or less the only ones I’ve ever seen (and are of course very cute). See screenshot below — LOL. It tells you everything you need to know. (“Top answer: look up worst record player in the world.”). The fact that there is an entire reddit dedicated to this subject intimidates me…
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