Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Space Is the Place















How I love the 70's and early 80's space aesthetic: the far-out, alien fortress architecture with its narrow black slices of windows, the colorful pod-like electronics, the laser-y, glowing, jewel-colored geometric interiors of spaceships in sci-fi movies....of course, all the home goods associated with this era are ultra collectible and really expensive. If only the future had really turned out to look like this, instead of really ugly, like it's turning out.

Sorry






I'm selling some very cute vintage on ebay, ends tonight!


Sorry, I posted this on both my blogs, if anyone is reading one or the other. Speaking of which, for some reason I wrote that I had two fashion blogs on my resume and when I first moved to Brooklyn, New York I dropped off a resume at Brooklyn Industries (basically a very, very middle of the road retail chainlet who sell t-shirts with bikes and other stuff very slightly too edgy for the Gap) because I was desperate and the manager read the resume and she was like, "Two fashion blogs?" And I was like "God I am such a moron like that is going to impress someone." True story!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

I Have a Dream

Uh, I was planning on putting this MLK Day Google logo up on MLK day this year, but didn't. Just a little reminder from Google of the post-racial society we are now blessed to live in. Let's give ourselves a pat on the back.

Summer Trends






IN! Topknots

OUT! Bookstores




Saturday, June 25, 2011

The 70's






Thursday, June 23, 2011

Ugly Urban: The Blog Went Away, but It Didn't

I have working internet again, in case anyone wants to come back to read this blog! Tell your friends. Sorry I haven't posted in forever.
Jeez Louise! Are people going to buy these? Based on my brand and trend knowledge, I'm going to guess no.








Truly, each of these t-shirts is uglier than the next. I guess people aren't interested in the tight tee, everyone wants it big and sloppy and covered with a hideous "native" or the same slogan that was on your lime green baby tee from 2004.


I know I've criticized the ugliness of this shirt before, but I also haven't updated this blog in a long time. What about this isn't ugly, I ask?



This is the kind of pouchy overall front I've been dreaming Urban would renew for their Urban Renewal line. Coincidentally, urban renewal is the name used to wipe out old, "blighted" neighborhoods and replace them with horrible modern government-issued buildings and kick out all the low-income people who previously lived there. Kind of like how Urban Outfitters is a huge monolithic company whose designs mimic those of secondhand clothes and has taken over a huge market of youth who think they are being edgy.

This look is soooo pretty. I would definitely wear this skirt with the tie-dyed tee, but I'd throw in those chunky slingback oxfords from the top of this post, too.

BTW, there are other reasons not to shop at Urban Outiftters besides the staggering ugliness and mass production of their cheaply made clothes; they steal designs from small artists and the CEO is a conservative Rebublican who contributes to gay-hater/right-wing senator Rick Santorum.


Friday, April 1, 2011

Remember Rip It To Shreds?