Saturday, August 29, 2009
Who said everything about Communism was bad?
The sweater situation in the USSR, 1989
…look like this all the time.
Jane Forth with Andy Warhol, looking fly as fuck. I need a big-ass bow and some big ol’ earrings STAT. The eyebrows? Eh. It’s all about the accessories.
Photo: Express Newspapers/Hulton Archive - Getty Images
You could call me a creature of habit, or, if you’re feeling generous, consistent. Either way, when I like something I stick to it.
Like Picasso and his blue period, ya’ll may recall my gray period, which lasted from 2004-2007 in the form of a threadbare Celtics T-shirt. Now, I’m pretty sure I’ve found my [...]
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Nerd Boyfriend, the new blog that makes it that much easier for the fashionable man in your life to dress like world-class “geeks” like Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg (above), Buster Keaton, or even Andrew W.K.
I can’t get enough of purple DIARY. It’s chic and cool — a peek into the enviable world of Purple Fashion Magazine editor Olivier Zahm. But that’s not why I like it. It is unabashedly adult, and in a way that has nothing to do with sex [though there's plenty of that]. To call it sophisticated would be cliché. [...]
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The new Grey Gardens just premiered and I must admit at first I was skeptical. How would the film fill in the blanks in Little Edie’s life not included in the Maysles’ documentary? And more importantly, who could top Christine Ebersole’s Broadway turn or Ms. Body Beautiful Beale herself? But after I saw the previews [...]
A while back, I feel in love with Vena Cava’s “Egyptomania” Spring/Summer 09 collection.
The collection has been on my mind a lot recently for a lot of reasons. First of all, I want everything. Secondly, I made out like a bandit at the Opening Ceremony sample sale a while back, but am still looking for [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
This Christmas, I got a killer pair of Opening Ceremony hiking boots. Once I finally broke those babies in, I was totally bummed to realize I have no idea how to style them. With the recent wintry weather, wearing substantial boots are a must, but what can I do with these babies? Wear them with [...]
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
So looking through old (and virtual) issues Vogue Russia for that last post, I came across this photo from a Sept. 08 issue of the mag.
The story shows 12 top Russian models including my personal faves. Snejana Onopka, Vlada Roslyakova, Anna Gushina and Anna Selezneva. But by far, my favorite pic of the bunch is [...]