April 2009
March 2009
new york's topshop opening - a survival guide →
apparently, we aren’t ready for a little shopping competition, so emily rotberg has stepped in to give us some helpful hints on how to handle the grand opening:
bring reinforcements
pack earplugs
wear layers
don’t be afraid to push
grab everything
(shop online)
the jackson 5 - blame it on the boogie
kelly cutrone, ball-busting fashion publicist and sometime-actress, is writing a girl’s guide to life and power for publishing giant harper collins. “it’s a real girl’s guide to the real fucking world.” that is a fairly bold statement, so: will you buy/read it?
“i’ve never equated beautiful lingerie with seduction or sex. it’s not about...”
– dita von teese
add that one to the list
eden: you're dressed like a pastoral professor
“i’m not really into clothes. i wear one outfit like a uniform, and i have for...”
– rick owens (with all thanks going to connie)
“i don’t believe in changing my style because something’s a...”
– rachel zoe
kaiser chiefs - saturday night
flowers that deliver: floral patterns back in... →
go figure that horticulture would be fashionable with the arrival of spring.
harem pants: it's your turn to wear the trousers →
stop the presses: “this has been hailed as the season of the ‘extreme trouser’.”
the two fashion-related occurrences to crack me up this week:
rachel zoe’s upcoming affordable clothing line will be called “i die”
kanye west is changing his name to martin louis the king, jr. in honor of the forward-thinking clergyman as well as the luxury brand louis vuitton
“follow sound business trends, not fashion trends.”
– apparently janice dickinson doesn’t follow her own advice (bad career move)
they're ready to rumble, 'west side story' style →
a great style explanation for right now: “it’s tough. everyone, in fashion and out, is wondering the same thing: play it safe, or go for broke? but maybe there’s a third choice. as the jets say: you wanna live in this lousy world? play it cool, boy.”
one good ring deserves another →
being that i have a raging napleonic complex, i’ve always been attracted to massive cocktail rings. the bigger the accessory, the better. my mom disagrees and since i tend to shop with her most of the time, i end up empty-handed (literally). well, the joke’s on her, because now i’m just going to pile all of my tiny rings together.
“with americans, it’s hard to find one who truly goes against the tide, because...”
– tommaso aquilano, co-lead designer of gianfranco ferré, on italy vs. america
WHAT THE FUCK. THIS IS NOT OKAY.
beastie boys - brass monkey
