Fashion Thursdays v.13: Superbowl in Style

Nothing says style like 1985. I’m taking a hiatus from sociological analysis of this, out of respect for Da Bears. Speaking of which… Bonus Play: Download or listen to tracks over at CYSTSFTS?

Fashion Thursdays v.12: Dansko, the miracle shoe

While I’d like to count Sarah’s Tort’s Clock as a fashion, instead I thought I’d write on our Dansko experience this week. Before that, however, check out Ann Bartow’s post on the ceaseless tradition of the New York Times to describe what women politicians wear. The latest victim is Nancy Pelosi, during the State of [...]

fashion thursday v.11: Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

Video by the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty I’m not sure what to think of the Dove Campaign, but this sure is a good video. It reminds me of Baudrillard and his thing with Disneyland. Where nothing is real, we know it’s not real, but we willingly participate anyway. He calls it simulacra. I call [...]

Fashion 10.0: Mega Mega Fashion Week

(cloudlike clothes by Marc Jacobs) This week was Fashion Week in New York! I’ll skip to the highlights and refer you to the audio slide show – just click on Marc Jacobs to check out his Huge Hobbit Land with Green Hills and Sky set and runway.Once you’ve had your Marc Jacobs fix, then maybe [...]

Fashion Extra! Models too skinny?

Can it be? Models that are too skinny for a fashion show? This, from Reuters: The Madrid show is using the body mass index or BMI — based on weight and height — to measure models. It has turned away 30 percent of women who took part in the previous event. Medics will be on [...]

fashion thursdays v.800: Spike Angels

Checking my blog rotation in the last week or so, I’ve noticed a trend: Posting pictures of big shoes. Or at least big pictures of fashionable shoes. For example, Ann Bartow might pick up some pink crocs to deal with the rain and Rhymes With Scrabble’s possible self is already sporting these. I had previously [...]

Fash’On Thursdays 8: DIY

I was going to talk about the peaked-crest-half-mohawk hairdo today but then Sarah came home with a skull shirt. Funny, because I had just read about the casualization of skulls in the New York Times. Then I thought, Why must I get all my fashion posts from the Times, and then I considered, Because I [...]

fashion thursdays v.700: Does he come with the house?

Looking for a stylish new residence? Check this guy – I mean place – out. The New York Times featured the above advertisement because it appears on a billboard on Madison Avenue. But I think it’s funny that the Times decides to report on this. One advertisement of a shirtless man who doesn’t work for [...]

fashion thursdays volume six: Billy’s Mullet

Remember Billy Ray Cyrus? You know, the “Achy Breaky Heart” mullet guy? I can’t believe that I’m even blogging about this. But today’s fashion feature is not a picture of a mullet, (though here is an old picture of Billy to the right if you are so inclined) but rather a song about a mullet. [...]

fashion thursdays (v5.0): What do you suppose she is thinking right now?

If you must know, this is called “topiary layers of ruffled tulle.” I had to look up tulle. According to dictionary.com it’s A fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon, used especially for veils, tutus, or gowns. Or, if that doesn’t make sense, look at the picture. Again. Wow. Here’s the article. the [...]