Fashion
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Politics / Fashion Weatherman Obama Tells You What to Wear
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:46 AM
As if our Prez didn't have enough to do already (so much so that he's skipping meals), he also wants to be your personal meteorologist and fashion adviser. Now you can get up-to-the-minute weather and weather-appropriate-clothing tips from Obama Weather. I especially like it when he recommends wearing an Obama tee-shirt with mom jeans. (TheDailyWhat)
Friday, October 30, 2009
Fashion Happiness Hat Zaps You Into a Better Mood
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:05 PM
In a slightly precious opinion piece in the Science section of the Times earlier this week, Olivia Judson discusses research suggesting that the simple act of smiling eventually lifts your mood (and ponders whether certain languages are inherently "happier" because they cause us to grin more frequently). By that logic, designer Lauren McCarthy's hat that zaps the back of your head whenever you stop smiling must be the happiest invention ever—even though it looks like torture. (TDW)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: Your Very Own Halloween Devil Mask
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Friday, October 16, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: Sparkly Tights
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
TV / Fashion Brooks Brothers' New Mad Men Suits Practically Sell Themselves
Posted by Lauren Savit on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:02 PM
According to ArtsBeat, the suit goes on sale next Monday (October 19) and is available until November 8th (air date of the season 3 finale!), so for those of you who are planning to dress up as Don and Betty for Halloween (and have a generous budget, as the suit will run you about a grand) you're in luck! Unfortunately, there's still no word on when the Trudy Campbell Hat Line or Salvatore Romano Tie Collection will hit shelves.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: The Chunky Necklace
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Monday, September 28, 2009
Fashion DO NOT WANT: Southampton Cougars Bare Skin for Cash
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM
No it could not.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: The Bleached Mini Dress
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 1:44 PM
So, I hope everyone had a fabulous and enlightening Fashion Week. Almost as fun as watching the fashion shows themselves is looking at what the fashionable attendees of said fashion shows are wearing. It's a great barometer of what the trends will look like this fall from fashion insiders. As the folks over at Fashionista quite observantly pointed out, the long-sleeved mini dress was everywhere. Here, I created my own version of this versatile fall staple that can be worn for almost any occasion, and it will look great with tights when the temperature begins to dip. I also incorporated another fall trend, strong shoulders which, as Laurel already told you in our Fall Fashion issue, are, well, BIG.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Fashion VIDEO: Fashion's Night Out Party at Bird
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Hey, look. It's The L's Loret Gamboa going all video journalist at last week's Bird/Vena Cava Fashion's Night Out party... Behold all the attractive people (except for Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington, who volunteered for the charity dunk tank. He has an attractive soul.)
Filmed and edited by Emmanuel Cruz.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: From Jacket to Vest to Flannel Jacket!
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Friday, August 28, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: Your Very Own Leather Miniskirt
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Music / Fashion Sub Pop Has Better Taste in Records Than in Sneakers
Posted by Mike Conklin on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM
It's strange when cool people do decidedly uncool things. Like, doesn't it stand to reason that anyone who's cool enough to know and love a legendary indie label would also be cool enough to know that wearing a pair of sneakers emblazoned with a record label's logo is sort of lame? I would tend to think so. But this hasn't stopped Sub Pop from teaming up with Nike to design—sorry, guys—the most hideous footwear this side of Crocs.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Fashion To DIY For: How to Create Your Own Denim Vest
Posted by Loret Gamboa on Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 3:29 PM
I know the denim vest has been ubiquitous this summer and at this point you can pretty much walk into any clothing store and pick one up for cheap, but nothing beats having a unique item for about $20 dollars. Read on and learn from my mistakes.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Fashion Let's Talk About Locally Manufactured Messenger Bags
Posted by Mike Conklin on Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:09 PM
But the day after I placed my order for the Filson, I came across a New York-based company called Ernest Alexander. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information about them out there, but they produce these really great looking, reasonably priced messenger bags using only materials purchased from local suppliers. Their aim is to help preserve the NYC's garment district, which has seen longtime residents forced out because of rising rents and manufacturers' reliance on cheap parts and labor from other parts of the world. It's an admirable mission, and the bags are perfect: understated and seemingly very well made. Should you be in need, be sure to look their way.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Politics / Fashion / News Michelle Distracts Everyone with New Haircut
Posted by Lauren Savit on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Let's just all agree that Michelle Obama is teh good, and not just because of the toned arms and the dresses and the White House Organic Garden and her impressive degrees and the fact she deals with an unruly Portuguese Water Dog like my mom does (hi Mom!). Rather, let's applaud her for distracting the world from her hubby's healthcare bill, uh, experiment with a haircut.
As The New York Times says today, President Obama is putting a lot at stake with the passage of his health legislation, and he has to deal with peevish, moronic Republicans to get it done. But have no fear! It's the first lady to the rescue, taking the spotlight away — for just a brief moment — with short hair! It's new! It's different! It's short! Did we mention LOOK AT HER HAIR??!?
And yeah, people will complain that this is just another instance of treating the First Family like celebrities, and ignoring the important stuff, like the apparent current downward spiral that is our country. But I say to everyone: RELAX, and enjoy the sweeping side bangs for just a moment.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Fashion This Will Be Your New Favorite Website
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:21 PM
There's not much else to say except that I've lost a lot of time at Fuck Yeah, Animals with Casts. That's what it is, a bunch of pictures of animals in casts. I guess this makes some people sad, but I think it's hopeful, insofar as it suggests pet people who love their animals and want them to get better.
My dog once had a cast on his paw, and when we took it off all the hair between his paw pads had grown freakishly long and it was little bit Howard Hughes. Sure, it was kind of creepy, but we got through it.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Fashion Ridiculous New Wedding Trend: Zero-Gravity Ceremonies
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Over the weekend, Brooklynites Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan got married aboard a plane belonging to Zero Gravity Corp. being piloted in an elliptical flight pattern over southern Florida so as to simulate zero gravity (or "ZeroG" as the cool kids call it). Noah and Erin have been blogging about it, papers from here to Western Australia have written about it, and Noah had these summary words for the Daily Mail: "It was outstanding, and everything we were hoping for." Well, at over $5,000 per person (their ZeroG wedding party included 10 friends), it better have been worth it.
Not to get preachy, but the wedding industry was already committing highway robbery before zero gravity simulation and outer space marriage — which, though not yet available, is what Noah and Erin really wanted, obviously. As the latest in super-exclusive wedding gimmicks, the ZeroG wedding is only the most outrageous among so many unnecessary matrimonial expenditures. Although, if you've been contemplating a Star Wars- or Star Trek-themed wedding, now you can say: "Well at least we didn't have one of those ridiculous ZeroG weddings."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Fashion / News The Polite Umbrella: God-Send, or Annoying Gimmick?
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Particularly on gray New York days like yesterday and today, the broadest sidewalks tend to become clogged with poky umbrellas — especially those over-sized mobile canopies brandished by weekend golfers, which are like the Hummers of the umbrella world. Collision-prone pedestrians officially no longer have an excuse, though, because designer JooYoun Paek has invented the ultimate urban umbrella (and no, it's not the embarrassing umbrella hat). Here's a helpful how-to video for using JooYoun's revolutionary polite umbrella:
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Food & Drink / Special Events / Fashion Crafty Bikini Party!
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:30 AM
It may not feel much like summer at the moment, but in a matter of days you'll be melting in the heat again and seriously pondering whether or not going to work in a bathing suit would get you in any real trouble. It might, unless you have a really cool bathing suit that you drunkenly decorated with all kinds of glitter, jewelry and similarly not waterproof shiny stuff.
The best time and place to do that, not incidentally, is tonight at Spacecraft (355 Bedford Ave, between S 4th and S 5th Sts), where designer Jana Kennedy of Knickers and No Fur Coat's monthly craft party Craft on Draught will be guiding attendees through DIY updates to swimwear. Things get underway at 7pm, and a $10 ticket gets you beer, raffle tickets and free materials — except a bathing suit, which you should bring or get one of Knickers and No Fur Coat's at a discount. For more information and to RSVP, click here. Hopefully the results will be at least a little more tasteful than the homemade bikini contest participants at right.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Fashion Adorable Old Russian Seamstress Mounts Cynical PR Campaign, I Am Sad
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:33 AM
The next day, another email appeared, telling us:
She is great. She always finds perfect and complimentary design or small changes to make my dresses work perfect. She always says if in her opinion nothing should to be done or does not worth it.
Ok, great. A little weird, but wow, how about that REDACTED, right? Well...
