January 2009
96 posts
a new nadir's age of decadence list
anewnadir:
With little aplomb and no more prefacing, I give you a new nadir’s list of “best chroniclers of decadent ages”.
a new nadir
prettylegit (because she symbolizes decadence, and is actually pretty nice and affable about it, too)
some trajectories
married to the sea
mcsweeney’s internet tendency
the new york review of books (which just gave me a free subscription! go them!)
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WWD: Free YSL totes at NYFW in February (again) →
Fingers crossed that I’ll be more eagle eyed this time around.
Vice: I HATE FASHION →
Fashion magazines—which feature outrageously-priced items worn by stick-thin, boobless models with boyish figures who have landed the job because their aesthetics appealed to some gay man somewhere who has no physical use for a woman other than as a walking hanger—have expressed to me that I’m not thin or rich enough to make the grade. I can’t fucking stand the implication that the amount of money...
Vice: I LOVE FASHION →
Early on in my career, I used to say that there were only two places that a Malaysian drag queen could find honest work in New York—at Lucky Cheng’s or at Visionaire. Ten years later, I still believe this. Like art, fashion subsists as one of the few professional avenues that take in the darker horses. I’m thankful for an industry that has routinely lifted up the eccentricities and marginal...
Minnesota's Next Psycho Political Candidate: John... →
Following in the footsteps of Jonathan THE IMPALER Sharkey and Jesse THE BODY Ventura, is the Twin Cities’ newest politico darling, John LAURA INGALLS Wilson (for Minneapolis mayor 2010!). I feel a little bad since he might actually be psycho (he says he was “a political prisoner from 1983-1987 at 5 mental ‘health’ institutions”), but ANYWAY, here are some gems from...
domiNOOO :( →
“Givenchy? Not a believable vision. Galliano? Been there, Jack Sparrow. Dior...”
– NYT: Cathy Horyn is not playing around.
Style.com: Alex Wang to do menswear →
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“I can see beauty where others see ugliness. That either makes me an artist, or a...”
– Anonymous
WWD: Fashion World Orders Optimism →
Sometimes, I wonder if I’m getting myself into a fake career.
“And I’ve always been into clothes and I’ve always been into myself.”
– Kanye on DD
Sounds about right.
trousergate: don't be surprised at how tacky this... →
Sigh.
Only in this industry are we going to see people getting into arguments over who gets credit for a pair of quilted pants.
WatchJust received this email from the TA to my Thursday Media Studies class:
Greetings, everybody,
We look forward to meeting you all in person on Thursday. Meanwhile, Prof. Rheingold asks that before coming to class you watch this short (about 5 minutes) video.
OH MAN. If the great bits in this video offer any indication…
The intro with the mammoth
His turtleneck
All the kids on...
Apparently, Constance Billard School for Girls...
Works Cited
Girl, Gossip. Blair’s B Graded Test. NY: Upper East Side, 2009.
“Fashion is a filter of society. This is a moment which is very scary and we’re...”
– Angela Missoni before Saturday’s menswear show.
As the NYT was apt to point out, the economic situation’s influence isn’t so much about fashion rehashing old ’30s-era trends (though can we please all agree that “Depression-chic” should just pack up and diiieee?)...
The Fashion Cabinet: If Obama's administration... →
Perhaps I have no sense of humor, but this may be the most wtf slideshow ever put together on Style.com. Or maybe perhaps this bit about Isaac Mizrahi ruined what might have been a cheeky piece (IDK, it’s REALLY BAD, MY JUDGMENT’S IMPAIRED):
Secretary of Energy: Isaac Mizrahi The perpetually peppy Mizrahi not only continues to design his peppy namesake line while preparing to unveil...
please note that I do not condone NSFWing, but DO...
kimjohn:
CONNIE: JUST BECAUSE YOU SAID I COULD.
