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Lanvin H&M Apathy
I am the only person in the whole world who doesn’t care about Lanvin for H&M. What an isolating feeling. I am out of step with my culture. I am still tormented by longing for consumer goods, but I can’t … Continue reading
Lara, Ashley, or Georgia?
With three of them, I’m actually getting confused.
It’s War at the Make-up Counter
Today my friend X took me to the mall and we decided to visit the new Bloomingdales. We entered in the cosmetics department, unaware of the horror that awaited us. Some bitch at the Benefit counter approached me and started … Continue reading
In its Own League of Awesome
(That’s how Solestruck describes this new creation by style butcher Jeffrey Campbell.) I like how this view features chipped toenail polish! But the very best thing of all is the strict directive: “Limit 3 per customer.“
“The Camera Never Lies”
Sometimes I forget that people aren’t always what they seem to be online. Even more often, I forget that people don’t always look how they look online. We all get lucky in some photos and less lucky in others. A … Continue reading
Cultural Literacy 2.0
Today I mentioned something about Beth Ditto to my husband and he interjected: “Who’s Beth Ditto?” This triggered a pointless and irritating argument about What Most People Know and What Most People Don’t Know. I felt defensive, like he was … Continue reading
Love Offering
My friend Heidi is an artist who makes jewelry and lives in New Orleans. (She wrote about the BP oil catastrophe, here.) When she heard about my leaky roof and similar worries, she made this necklace specifically to help out. … Continue reading
The Shoe Motherlode
Everyone probably knows about this but me. However just in case I’m not alone in my ignorance, there is a Virtual Shoe Museum where you can marvel at weird shoes all day long! Check out William (Boy) Habraken‘s collection of … Continue reading
Tavi Rorschach Test
A reader asked me to explain why I don’t like Tavi, and while thinking this over I wondered: Is it okay to not like her? By “okay” I mean, politically acceptable, if not politically correct. I just don’t like her! … Continue reading
Obsession + Art
Olek is a Polish-born artist who has chosen to “crochet everything that enters her space.” A strange decision perhaps for a graduate of a cultural studies degree, but even stranger are her motives, “in order to do two things at … Continue reading