goodbye summer

the real mad men

     j morgan puett

 America is obsessed  with the 1960s, Mad Men, put together on the outside but messy on the inside narrative / aesthetic these days.  But, in the spirit of fashion and in search of the next big thing, I want to bring up the real America we should be looking at-- the 1860s. Civil war, slavery abolishing, muskets and red white and blood. In Scorcese's New York everyone wore their issues on their sleeves (in rabbit blood like Leo) and fought for their land,  honor, and freedom.  In the process they looked effortlessly cool, as opposed to the hours of work you cant help but see in Joan's hair. We need a de-glamified Galliano of the States! Lets get out from behind our desks and computers (echem) and take back the day, via fashion! Make America awesome again and make our forefathers proud! I'm following bands like Titus Andronicus and getting out the Madison Avenue-bobbi pins-panty hose-daddy-issues of New York and into the wild! After work.


(Hoboken, NJ thursday night. )

tromp l'o-play

London-based (gotta get back there!) designer Lu Flux hasn't forgotten the best part about clothes-- theyre fun. Although my new career-money-making-oriented mentality has me wondering, as an independent fashion designer making semi-unwearable clothes (unless you're in a fairy tale), how much fun can flux actually be having in a world where fashion actually makes no money?

barbie girl

 

margaux lange, from need supply

aesthetically minded

if my blog were a bloggy-blog, i would post pictures of aesthetic elements that i like (and that you should like too). for example, from things in the world

trying to multitask by immersing myself in the knowledge of fashion history , keeping up to date and in the know, and being influenced by my surroundings is a overwhelming and daunting task. is that what blogs are for?

i just get so happy when they finally let her shop

My favorite movie from the ages of maybe 11-15 (when having a favorite movie was still a requirement) was Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. I rewatched it the other day and in the midst of quoting every single line -- "i was so lucky getting mono that was like the best diet ever"-- i realized that my affinity toward the film was completely valid. In retrospect, it is also potentially the most personally influential movie I have ever seen, and I usually tend to avoid superlative statements. First of all, it is valid because it it one of the few movies with two strong female comedic leads. Even though their humor comes mainly from their ditziness, the fact that they carry the movie- as opposed to the secondary female roles in, for example, Judd Apatow movies-- is something completely different. Secondly, I have a feeling that Romy and Michele have a lot to do with my sudden pre-teen interest in fashion. They start their own store and make their own clothes! That is my exact dream! This cannot be a coincidence! Romy and Michele should be an influence for all girls out there to stay true to themselves, stand up to the A-group, and find the richest guy from high school and get him to be a backer for a store on Rodeo Drive.