December 2008
November 2008
10 ways to update your wardrobe for winter →
this helpful list of tips can be used year round to perk up your closet.
“every trend has a sell-by date, and the fake tan thing definitely expired this...”
– simon doonan
“It’s so funny I’m sweating!”
– Sarazucker (via rockuboff)
free for all: the delights of window shopping →
“you don’t need to spend money to have fun shopping.”
“i am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they...”
– vivienne westwood
golden shoulders - i get over
“she wears her clothes as if they were thrown on with a pitchfork.”
– jonathan swift
affluence, it's so last season →
it’s about time; with struggling economy, fashion magazines are legitimately addressing our issues (buy vs. invest, featuring affordable items, etc.).
soundgarden - fell on black days
“good taste is the worst vice ever invented.”
– dame edith sitwell
the libertines - what became of the likely lads
thanks to brooklyn-based hasidic designer levi okunov, a new boutique will be opening at 174 mott street this friday. wait for it…it will also be a soup kitchen. according to racked, 1929 “will sell top quality clothing and accessories at depression era prices” and “free warm cup[s] of soup. 1929 is not just a place to spend money. it is a refuge from the despair we are all...
make vs. buy →
this made my week. get it? made? the article is “make vs. buy?” i win.
“i’d like to believe that the women who wear my clothes are not dressing...”
– marc jacobs
superdrag - sucked out
bagging shoppers →
it is up for debate as to whether or not department store bags are considered “it” items during the holiday season. the real question is, does the bag that holds your purchases really influence your purchase?
“becoming quite a fan of the brand”? i’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but hollywould will soon be no more. i suppose that means that you should scoop up all you can at the sale!
when you know you're on the same wavelength
eden: you have to work to cultivate your own look, and it can take a fucking lifetime, you can't just be like, "oh, okay, today i'm going to be an intellectual"
sara: i mean, sometimes i have to focus, like if i see something i like it's about "what about my style as a whole, is this a trend or will i wear it with a shitload of my other things"
sara: it's hard, but isn't life hard? life is hard!
eden: it shouldn't be so easy
sara: that's not the purpose of life
eden: it's not as easy as like, putting on high-waisted denim and being "70s"
sara: i like how we've gone from fashion to the meaning of life
eden: what would "real" "intellectuals" say?
fleming & john - ugly girl
“my mission is to make women feel more confident. i do it through fashion. i do...”
– diane von furstenberg
look on the bright side: how to add drama to your... →
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