Official Revolt Style Studio Playlist: December

Happy December!

The holiday season is always such an inspirational time and so we have something new in store for all of our vintage friends. We have curated the perfect December playlist just for you. Don't worry! This isn't just seasonal, we will posting a new playlist every single month of carefully selected songs to have you vibe and chill out all year around.

The December playlist is the perfect soundtrack to accompany your holiday shopping, coffee breaks, long morning relaxations and those quiet late night drives! We've also thrown in a few folksy Christmas covers to compliment the season. And of course you'll be able to hear our music every time to stop in! You will hear a few familiar throwbacks, some revisited covers and music from a ton of new artists you've never heard before!. Check out our Spotify playlist and vibe all the way through New Years with us!

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TRACKLIST

MOONLIGHT // Grace VanderWaal
YOU // Morgan Saint
MIRACLE MILE // Cold War Kids
OVER THE RIVER // The Last Bison
YOU & ME // Jill Baylon
I REMEMBER // Mahalia
LET ME LOVE YOU MASHUP // Kiana Lede
WHAT LOVERS DO // Maroon 5 ft SZA
SLEEP TALKING // Charlotte Lawrence
AIN'T NOBODY (LOVES ME BETTER) – ACOUSTIC // Jasmine Thompson
I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK // Death Cab for Cutie
TORN // James TW
CHERRY WINE // Jasmine Thompson
STOLEN DANCE // Milky Chance
ANYTHING // SZA
CHOCOLATE // The 1975
SUPERCUT // Lorde
DON'T MATTER // Lauv
FITZPLEASURE // alt-J
ALASKA // Maggie Rogers
ILYSB – STRIPPED // LANY
I WANNA GO OUT // American Authors
GOT TO MY HEAD // Waters
FAKE HAPPY – EDIT // Paramore
SWEATER WEATHER // The Neighbourhood
DO I WANNA KNOW? // Arctic Monkeys
PUMPED UP KICKS // Foster The People
WINTER WONDERLAND // The Sweeplings
SANTA BABY // Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE // Caroline Pennell
LIGHTS // Ellie Goulding
BACK TO BLACK // Amy Winehouse
WINTER WONDERLAND / DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY // Pentatonix
WINTER THINGS // Ariana Grande
PUT A LIGHT ON // Generationals
FORREST GUMP // Frank Ocean
GAIMS // KAMAU
HOMEMADE DYNAMITE // Lorde ft Khalid, SZA and Post Malone
DOO WOP (THAT THING) // Ms. Lauryn Hill
ON MY MIND (ACOUSTIC) // Preditah, Jorja Smith

Gifts for the Girl Boss on Your List

Need a little gift guidance for the #girlboss on your list? We pulled together these gift ideas to help! Whether she's an aspiring entrepreneur or a powerful CEO, she'll love any one of these unique handmade & artisan goodies. 

PRO TIP: Mix a combo of useful (all about that productivity) & inspirational (everyone needs some encouragement) handmade items for the ultimate multipurpose gift package.

"LADY BOSS", "WRITE THAT SHIT DOWN", & "ADULTING HARD AF" holographic letterpress pencils, $2 each

Money on My Mind tote, $18

Creative Genius notebook, $12

HOLOGRAPHIC LETTERPRESS PENCILS ($2 EACH)

Handmade by Harrisburg, PA based graphic designer Kristen Fava of REXAKE, give these pencils so she can pencil in coffee dates with her bestie (thats you!) onto her calendar.

MONEY ON MY MIND TOTE ($18)

The tote bag to carry ALL THE THINGS. Wrap your gifts in this tote for an eco-friendly gift bag. She will re-use this, trust me. From Pin Em Up Designs in Philadelphia, PA

CREATIVE GENIUS NOTEBOOK ($12)

This pint-sized, travel friendly notebook makes it easy to jot down big ideas. From Harrisburg, PA based graphic designer Kristen Fava of REXAKE

Amethyst & Copper Necklace, $35
Galaxy Powder, $3
Pressed Floral iPhone 6/6s case, $40

"Certified Babe" pocket mirror, $5
"Love Your Body", "Bitch Peas", & "Big Bad Girl Club" pins, $2 each

AMETHYST & COPPER NECKLACE ($35)

Amethyst is a stone with healing powers that aid in balancing your chakra. AKA it'll help keep your girl boss grounded when she's feeling stressed AF. Handmade in Harrisburg, PA by Amanda Leilani Designs 

GALAXY POWDER ($3)

Add a little galaxy powder to your gift so you can write "shoot for the stars" or "the universe is with you" or an other space-related cliche on the card. Uses - stash on a shelf for some decor pizazz, sprinkle anywhere to add a little sparkle to your day, or spice up a DIY project.

PRESSED FLORAL IPHONE CASE ($40)

This phone case, handmade from real pressed flowers, is for the nature lovers & the social media queens. She can send emails like a boss or just look cute in all her mirror selfies. From floral goddess Kelsie McNair of With Lavender & Lace in Norfolk, VA. BONUS: Follow Kelsie on snapchat @kelsiemcnairs for A+ creative inspiration.

ASSORTED PINS ($3 EACH)

Let her show off her girl boss pride & pin these on the "Money on My Mind" tote or a vintage denim jacket. "Love Your Body" & "Big Bad Girl Club" pins from Pin Em Up Designs in Philadelphia, PA & "Bitch Peas" pin from RAD Doodads in West Chester, PA

CERTIFIED BABE POCKET MIRROR ($8)

So your girl boss can check her lipstick & remember she's a babe at the same time. From Pin Em Up Designs in Philadelphia, PA

Inspirational Wall Banner ($20)

Hang this "Get It Girl" banner in her locker, cubicle, home office, where ever. It's super lightweight & hangs easily with a piece of tape. Pair this gift with a cute roll of washi tape & you're set. Hand embroidered & hand sewn in Mount Joy, PA by Meredith Netz of Daisies & Co

Creative Genius notebook, $8
"Get It Girl" wall banner with tassel, $20

All items available in store & select items available online!

xo
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Riot Girls: Behind the Scenes

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The Concept

I have the hardest time vocalizing my vision, so here's what I emailed Justine, the videographer, when she asked for the background story:

"Here's what I've come up with for a mini background story- They're 3 girls in a indie/rock/alt/pop type band, so they'll kind of have they're own personalities in their style (aka not uniform wardrobe/hair/makeup/etc.) This is a shoot for their album cover & accompanying promo pics, and they're just hanging out & having fun. So I guess the video would have the vibe of a promo/teaser. It would be directly about the clothes & their wearability & that vintage is cool (my shop focuses on wearable vintage), but the story would (to the viewer) not have such a direct "fashion commercial" vibe. Does this even make sense?"

That's also where the title of the video & look book came from. "Riot Girls" is the name of their (make-believe) band.

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Preparation

Location Scouting

We knew we only had 2 hours to shoot the look book & video, so we'd have to find a variety of set options close together. My friend, Carter, and I spent hours walking around back alleys all over the city. I wanted to showcase what York City has to offer, so we went on a hunt to find some cool outdoor spaces. We finally settled on Royal Square as the final location because almost every building on that block is a different color!

Song Choice

After spending hours/days/weeks on Youtube & Pandora trying to find the perfect upbeat girl rock/indie/electro/pop song to accompany the video, I finally found "Birth in Reverse" by St. Vincent. It really matched the vibe I wanted for the video & I was so excited when I heard it. Along the way I found some other great indie rocker girls that are totally worth mentioning: Halsey, Melanie Martinez, Mariana & the Diamonds & Zara Larsson. All of which are currently on my playlist.

Mood Boarding

The first thing I did for this shoot is started searching Pinterest for mood board images. That, and watch a ton of music videos on YouTube. I created a Pinterest board for all the images & videos I planned to use for inspiration, so the when I contacted the photographer & videographer about my vision, I had something more concrete to show them. Pinterest really helped with narrowing my concept. I looked up a ton of band pics, vintage & modern (see: Nirvana & Haim), & chose my favorites for the shoot inspiration. I also used pinterest to find make up & hair looks. The benefit of knowing all the girls was that I knew what looked good on them & I knew their make up and hair skills. (They each did their own looks!) For Gabi's look, I chose a softer pink palette because I knew she could rock it. Plus it's would look super cool in contrast to her buzzed hair. For Seren's look, I chose to go a little more classic rock, deep hues for her eyes & a dark berry lip. For Ariel's look, I went totally bold. The day I told her she was going to be covered in glitter for the shoot she was already wearing glitter eye shadow! Once I felt like I had enough images to get the visual concept across to everyone, I added a little rock-n-roll hand for good measure & sent it out to the group!

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Seren

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Ariel

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Gabi

About the Crew

For the models, I wanted to choose a group of girls that already knew each other so that the "band" chemistry would be real. Luckily I have some beautiful friends! I know Ariel, Gabi & Seren from working/living downtown & you may have spotted them in a few other photo shoots downtown.

Justine Hulsey was the videographer who shot & edited the amazing video! I've never worked with video, but she was so easy to work with & really helped with all the preparation work (which is my weakness).

Allison Witherow was the wonderful photographer who pulled the whole look book together. She was one of the first people I approached to work on this project & I'm so happy I reached out to her! Isn't every photo beautiful? 

The Photoshoot

The photoshoot itself was breeze, literally. It was so windy! Luckily that works well for product shots because it adds volume to skirts & dimensions to hair. We got everything done in under 2 hours including outfit changes, last minute styling, switching from photo to video, & moving locations several times. I'd say that's a win! We had so much footage & photos to work with, it was hard to narrow it down to the final cuts for the video & images for the look book.

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Final Thoughts

Would I do anything differently? Try not to forget the speaker next time! Since I had previously chosen the song that would accompany the video, we wanted to be playing the song during the shoot to set the right tone. But since I forgot the bluetooth speaker, Justine had to play the song over & over again from her phone the whole time. Sorry about your data, Justine! I hope you have unlimited.

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XO Jess

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Credits

Song - "Birth in Reverse" by St. Vincent
Styling - Jessica Weikert
Photography - Allison Witherow from The Susquehanna Photographic
Videography - Justine Hulsey
Models -  Seren Elizabeth, Ariel Linebaugh & Gabrielle Portellis
Location -  Royal Square, York, PA

Vintage to Modern: The 90s Slip Dress

Trend Inspiration: the 90s Slip Dress

STYLE ALERT

Take a tip from Kate Moss circa 1994 & get on the slip dress bandwagon ASAP. In the 90s, many fashion bombshells opted for the long, silky piece with minimal accessorizing and nude makeup. This style dominated the runways and red carpet events throughout the entire decade. When the stars weren't dressing their negliges off in the lime-light, they threw their night gowns over a simple tee for a casual, layered look. Though 90s fashion is remembered for its grunge aesthetic, this simple, feminine look prevailed through all the leather & plaid.

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It's 2016 & all the big names in Hollywood are flaunting their silky strut in the California sun once again. 20 years later, Selena Gomez, Rihanna & Karlie Kloss are all huge fans of this trend. From pairing it with a leather jacket & sneakers, to dressing it up it out with pumps & pearls, this trend is definitely making its comeback.

York City Boutique Week 2016 Fashion Show

GET THE TREND

Taking a page from the 90s fashion playbook, styling for these looks today is practically identical. Simplicity is a great approach, making tousled treads & and oversized tote the perfect combo your look. Channeling models like Gigi & Kendall, pull an Alicia Silverstone & put your dress over a plain t-shirt to perfect an effortlessly chic vibe. And although everyone loves a LBD or LWD, try playing with patterns and textures. That shine of the silky fabric is even more impactful when it is contrasted with a subtle velvet. Of course the soul mate of silk is lace, so opting for a dress with both will turn heads even faster.

Meet our Summer Intern, Allie!

Hi there! Intern Allie here. I'm the girl with the dirty blonde hair that uses the sparkle emoji way too much on our Snapchat posts. I am loving life here at Revolt Style Studio. Although York City is a lot different than what I'm used to in northern Virginia, I'm so glad to be back in Pennsylvania where I grew up.

As a rising senior at Marymount University in Arlington, VA, I'm really being hit hard with all those expectations of adulthood. You know, figuring out if paying an extra $2 for organic food is really worth it, deciding how often laundry actually needs to be done... all that fun stuff. But I've been keeping my eyes on the prize of graduating this spring with my Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Merchandising.

Being a member of the fashion club, the yearly fashion show, and the school newspaper keeps me busy whenever I'm not pulling all-nighter on an essay for one of my last prereq's. I would love to say that I'm a lead all-star on a sports team, but my hand eye coordination and overall ability for athletics parallels Kevin James at the Open. So sticking to fashion is going just fine for me.

I have a half-hour commute from school to home, where I live with my fiancé, our two dogs, and our roommates. Ryan, my fiancé, and I met in high school in Pennsylvania and headed down to Virginia to pursue our degrees. We're tying the knot in May, and I honestly have a constant mental list of 109 'to-do's before "we do." But Netflix, early morning workouts, and lounging with our pups keep us sane. I talk to our dogs, more than I do most humans, which seems borderline antisocial, but I promise, they told me I was totally normal. Our roommates, Madison and Brian, rock, and we're basically like Friends but we have pets, and as hard as I may try, I'll probably never become Rachel Green.

On any given day I could be giving a class presentation on fashion icons, working retail at Hallmark, nannying at an upscale apartment complex, making dinner for my friend-fam, or helping Jessica make Revolt Style Studio even cooler than it was 5 seconds ago. No matter where I am or what I'm doing, bring me a plate of hot wings and a cute outfit and I'm doing, bring me plate of hot wings and a cute outfit and I'm all yours.

-Intern Allie

Vintage to Modern: The Floral 50s Tea Dress

Trend Inspiration: The Floral 50s Tea Dress

STYLE ALERT

Floral fifties swing dresses brought to you by the one & only Audrey Hepburn

For those who don't know, Audrey brought a lot more to the fashion world than the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany's LBD. Evolving from the New Look by Christian Dior in 1947, this silhouette made its debut in the early '50s. Audrey was the queen of the narrow waisted garnet with a full skirt. Throw in a waist cinching belt and a floral pattern & it was a match made in vintage heaven. 

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Classic vibes radiate from this trend, so it's not surprising that these dresses have gone from a go-to for writing poetry in the garden then, to captioning your latest #OOTD Instagram post now. This silhouette is perfect because it works for even body type. Drawing emphasis to the waist & a voluminous skirt helps to show off curves, displaying the ultimate amount of femininity. Today, stars like Taylor Swift & Blake Lively are obsessed with this slimming silhouette.

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The key for channeling vintage is all in the styling. Don't stress yourself out trying to replicate the entire outfit, but rather pull from the concepts to give the look a modern twist. The best way to do that is to pair this tea length dress with bold accessories. Pair with a bold lip & a sleek topknot to slay like a 50s starlet, or pair with a choker & sneakers for an edgier, modern vibe.