When a reader delivered a lofty compliment this week proclaiming I looked like I could be in Empire Records in my unabashedly '90s outfit, my freakish amount of love for that movie came rushing back and I was left daydreaming about Liv Tyler in Doc Martens and a plaid mini to the beat of Sugar High ("I want to kiss myself goodbye!"). I wanted to be her a crazy amount, and had the plaid skirt collection to prove it. I rocked them to school with thigh highs from Wet Seal, which now that I am pontificating upon it, was pretty scandalous for my awkward age. Hmmm.
Unfortunately for me and the rest of the cultish Empire Records obsessers, the story unfolds throughout the course of one measly day, which equals exactly one look. We are left to imagine the assumed glory of Casey/Liv cavorting at the mall and eventually Harvard in Rampage dresses and high waisted shorts. I'm not saying I'm going to rock the cropped angora or anything, but my already existent desire for Doc Martens has probably increase tenfold due to these reminiscings and photos of Camille in her recently acquireds.
At least I had logic behind my idolatry, with these Liv ads staring at me from my Seventeens:
The setting:
Damn the man. Save the Empire.
The only time I ever did care about something Renee Zellweger did:
Oh Liv...Rex is all wrong in every last wavy blonde hair way imaginable.
There were like 50 of these kinds of girls at my middle school:
Warren: Stop calling me Warren! My name isn't FUCKING WARREN!
Eddie: His name isn't Warren.
Corey: His name isn't Warren.
Berko: His name isn't Warren.
Mark: I thought his name was Warren?
Liv exhibiting her charm in full, you really have to watch this:
Sources: moviescreenshots and bwgreyscale
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empire records is an all time faaavorite
so good! i remember my cousin made me watch this over and over and over and over.
i also love liv's 90s hair in this - its so unprocessed and 90s
esp. compared to if this movie was made a little later during the fashion wasteland that was the early 90s (in my world anyway)
can't wait to see you in a cropped angora in the near future *fingers crossed* haha
rumi, you're the best!! i adored empire records. i was 17 when the movie came out and had to drag my friends to cbgbs at the time to hear coyote shivers perform sugar high after watching empire records.
i could totally see you as a character in empire records.
another image of 90s liv---a scene in stealing beauty when her character is in her room with her headphones on singing miss world (floral dress i believe). the 90s... yay! i found a clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OdOUoHHSlU
love this scene. thanks for bringing a rush of great memories :D
Ah, Empire Records. My sister and I bought the Flying Lizards "Money" record because of that movie, which she turned into a coaster for me one Christmas. :)
"I do not regret the things I have done, but those I did not do."
I know! This is so one of those movies I could watch 50,000 times. So many killer quotes!
Haha Emily I don't think I'm that brave!
Rz, LOVE STEALING BEAUTY, I own that one on dvd too...thank you for the awesome clip I'm playing it over and over again lol. I can't believe you were lucky enough to see them perform Sugar High, ahh so much jealousy!!
Empire Records, one of my favourite movies. I swear I've watched it a million times. I used to watch it like once a week!
rumi you are very welcome.
i made myself much older, eeks. was 16 at the time, because it was the same year as before sunrise. i think being that age at that time my friends and i lived vicariously through those movies, a sort of glimpse into what post high school/college life would be like. i think i went on a weird tangent. hahaha sorry. but yes, this post reminded me that i have to revisit empire records, stealing beauty and before sunrise. have you seen before sunrise and before sunset? i'm sure you have but if not, i think you'll love them.
must wear something that reminds me of all of this 90s goodness tomorrow.
Omg, I remember the Bongo ad with the goat!
Do you remember the floral-print Doc Martens? I never got them in middle school, but Delia's has them now and I'm soo tempted.. :)
What's with today today?
I could go on FOREVER; in grade school my friends and I reenacted just about every scene in this movie. I wanted to marry Lucas.
I was already in love with your blog, I'm about to make it my homepage now because of this Empire Records homage!!!! I gg Doc Martens as well!!
that's not renee zellwegger
love that movie! i didn't even go for renee in it though.
"rap, metal, rap, metal...Whitney Houston?"
Ohhh I love that film! I really wanna watch it now.
ohh i remember this (:
i was really sad when she cut her hair off...i seem to remember her being a really sad character ):
I had a major girl crush on liv when I saw this movie (I didn't know who she was back then)..
I never got around to watch stealing beauty for some reason, but hole was my favorite band when I was in high school :P
I love that film! I don't think it was ever that big here in the UK, but it does have a cult following. I've had a total girl crush on Liv ever since.
renee is a really good actor...
LOVEEEEE this movie and especially the clip! It makes me miss the 90's!
i read this and had to comment. i too used to rock the plaid mini/thigh high combo in middle school and just recently have thought about how scanalous a get-up it was for 7th grade, what were my parents thinking?
loved empire records too, that brunette boy was such a hottie.
Are you kidding me? This is like one of my all time favorite movies. I can literally recite pieces of the movie... anyway, Great post!!!
love love this movie. Around this was the time Liv was my biggest hero. I have a whole folder of her pics from magazines and every bongo add too :-) It's nice to see another big fan.
seriously still one of my favourite movies ever!!!!!!!
I remember watching this movie at one point and just falling in love with Liv Tyler and her smile. And that's when I really felt so sorry there weren't any Doc Martens shops in my country because I very much wanted a pair!
Now I have to see the movie again after this post!
Ravie de voir qu'il y a encore des fan de ce film ! En plus quelqu'un d'aussi stylé que toi... Justement j'avais fais un post sur Empire records il y a quelques semaines.
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