September 2008
August 2008
on double-breasted waistcoats →
i don’t see this menswear piece worn often enough, except in gangster movies or sported by aging european men. would you wear this trend?
screen printing: cheap, dirty, and at home →
and easy and perfect tutorial for screen printing on a budget.
“say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.”
– mae west
kid sister - damn girl
how to (properly) sew on a button. →
sewing new buttons on old clothes is a great way to refresh your wardrobe, but it is rarely explained how to do so; this tutorial is severely helpful.
“i didn’t discover curves; i only uncovered them.”
– mae west
it’s okay, monica. i never considered the new yorker to be a reliable fashion publication.
noideasbut:
sorry sarazucker, but one of the worst weeks of the year is when the new yorker does its fashion issue. some of the advertisements are cool, but their fashion writing is boring as fuck. although, this is a worthwhile article on retouching/photoshop.
“i have a gift for enraging people, but if i ever bore you it will be with a...”
– louise brooks
the fashion world is going big on small details... →
for fall, pay attention to beading, embroidery, ruffles, and sequins. basically, get lost in your grandmother’s closet. it’s the little things that matter.
les savy fav - blackouts on thursday
fashion's 50 most powerful →
typical, boring, not surprising, and assumed.
new to fashion week this year: eating disorder brochures. (we’ve heard it all before.)
uncreative black tie, please; the end of goofy... →
i understand the point of reinforcing the basics and the appropriate, but i can’t help but think that this argument prevents further style creativity.
designer collections packed into an iphone →
okay, i’ll admit, i will be a little jealous (unless i’m actually there).
louis xiv - sometimes you just want to
excuse me? and what is wrong with being a librarian? LIBRARY SCHOOL RULES.
youngmanhattanite:
She’s made of unicorns, obvs. She thinks she is going to be a librarian. Or was that Liberian? You probably have a better shot at that.
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style diy: romper →
BOW CHICKA BOW BOW.
how to rock the coat this autumn →
some great outerwear suggestions from collarless to shaggy to military.
“style is primarily a matter of instinct.”
– bill blass
hi. i am going to montauk for three days. see you on wednesday. bye.
straight shooter →
many thanks to frangry for bringing this article to my attention. if you haven’t done so already, pick up a copy of new york magazine’s fall fashion issue.
fashion photographer juergen teller is definitely an influencer and a true talent.
billie holiday - the way you look tonight
