Friday, March 11, 2011

in case you were wondering . . . fur is back.

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everywhere.
big time.
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and,
like cigarettes and self-destructive over-indulgence,
fashion will embrace it every time.
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which is not a judgement call,
just a fact.
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coming from a man who has lived through chicago winters,
and owns several furs himself,
drives a vintage v12,
eats red meat,
and still loves his pit bulls,
his liberal ways,
and his men.
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contradiction rocks.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

INSPIRED : extremes -

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this time,
offered with little commentary,
but full endorsement.
(please ask away for sources)
(but just absorb, first.)
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and remember:
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

INSPIRED : "gris means gray" -

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reed and calvin, fur and marled.
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louboutin does men's.
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mundane meets romantic.
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the turmoil of being rich and gorgeous.
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the perfect, perfect, portfolio.
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at jil,
couture technique meets felted wool meets volume.
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how kevin mancuso saw winter in manhattan.
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entrances i'd like to make.
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remember what i said about nails?
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the pierre hardy "manhattan".
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a long lusted after reed krakoff,
that alas,
does not come in my size.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

GALLIANO'S GRACE : fashion loves it's devils, ignores it's demons, and elevates it's fallen -

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model, muse, or maestro,
fashion's greatest personalities
are tragically it's most tormented,
it's most coddled,
and it's most, 
when push comes to shove,
pitied.
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it has driven countless talents to self-destruct
(mcqueen, galliano, decarnin),
to isolate themselves
(guiness, blow),
or to inflate themselves
(evangelista, campbell)
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this is a cycle.
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and no,
it makes little sense
to the outsider.
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you can only hope that the younger talent in this industry
(lim/hernandez/mccullough/altuzzara)
rise above.
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or that the industry
intervenes earlier
and cleans up it's own
tragedies in waiting.
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the loss is getting to be monumental.
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