Rookie Magazine, David Bowie, Vegan 70s Platforms, DIY Vegan Glitter Shoes

I have been obsessed with Rookie Magazine ever since it came out. For those not in the know, Rookie is a web magazine created by fashion blogger and 15 year old Tavi Gevinson, whose blog I read ever since I saw her Rei Kawakubo rap make the viral video rounds.

Tavi is one of my biggest inspirations. She is a really funny writer, and Rookie magazine makes me maniacally laugh inwardly at the thought of how all teen magazines (fashion magazines, cosmo, etc) must be hitting themselves on the head with their magazines and saying “why didn’t we think of writing about this!”.

Rookie posts important stuff, like stuff about sexual abuse, cool things on the internet, advice for teens from really awesome people, list of cult classic books and music to read–all written by teens or by super cool people. There is nothing in it like your typical….pun laden, womens mag jargon filled, weight obsessed, pamper yourself fare from any magazine on the stands. It is inspiring. I don’t even know if I’d have been cool enough for it as a teen–on second thought, I would have loved it probably even more than I do now.

This is all to say that lately I have been sensing some David Bowie obsession on Rookie. I think because Tavi, the editor in chief, must be really into him right now (she just recommended Hunky Dory in their article of the best dance party album recommendations). A taste of her writing while I am at it:

When David Bowie isn’t busy being totally normal, I like to imagine him as the little old woman who lives in a shoe, only the shoe is a gold platform and the children aren’t children but, like, little bits of his brain (which is bright purple) everywhere. And instead of making them broth and sending them to bed, he sprinkles them with glitter and puts them in jumpsuits and sends them out to us, the mortals.

Haha. Anyway, for whatever reason, David Bowie has been on the mind recently. Maybe it is also my obsession lately with Black Milk, this amazing clothing company from Australia that makes tight crazy leggings–look them up on facebook and fall down the rabbit hole. They make leggings Ziggy Stardust would have worn.

Searching for David Bowie on Rookie, I find some amazing inspiration, here, here, and …wow my subconscious was correct. In Tavi’s editor’s letter, which she writes every month on the first of ever month she states “David Bowie is a real hero of ours this month.” and there’s a big picture of him, so I’m on to something here.

Anyway, all of this is to say, I found some vegan seventies esque platforms:

Can be bought here on zappos or if you want the black ones on mooshoes, to support a vegan business.

And you know what’s amazing I recently saw on a blog a DIY glitter tutorial. Basically you cover your shoe in glue and then cover it in glitter. To be even more Studio 54 you could do that to these shoes.

I found this on the delightful blog Elsa Billgren, a blog tip if there ever was one, but the post is in Swedish…however you get the idea with these pics

I also found these leopard print ones for $26.80 on Forever 21.

If you want these buy them because Forever 21  runs out of sizes quickly.

How is everyone’s week going? In the market for any shoes? Will any of you DIY Glitterify your shoes? Do any of you read Rookie by chance?