TV is making it work
Bravo could not have planned it any better ? WGA strike right as their reality television show premiers! Now, not only is Project Runway the best reality show on televison, but it’s also the only thing I feel like watching anymore, now that there aren’t any new episodes of The Office after tonight.
Just thought I’d weigh in ? Chris’s dress was my favorite:
I mean yeah I loved Rami’s winning design, but I really wish I had Chris’s dress to wear somewhere. Somewhere.
And in other fashion related fun … Marc Jacobs is out of his mind! This isn’t news … he’s been all over gossip sites and Page 6 and Gawker and all else. But it’s always fun to see how the NYT tries to pretend they’re all professional, whilst discussing Marc Jacobs, who is a crazy creature of nudity. Who canoodles with Perez Hilton. With blue hair. And enjoys creepy ads featuring Dakota Fanning. No, no. Marc. We love you!
London in New York
Just in case you were all waiting with bated breath for the next reasonably priced-yet-undeniably-nice (Tuesday is conducive for horrible word choices, too!) clothing store ? wait no longer! Topshop (lamename!) is opening in New York, right in time for the holidays. And don’t let those ?’s confuse you ? though the pound is worth, as of this post, 2.0295 USD, the prices will not be doubled in the U.S.
Everyone loves an Italian designer
Milan’s Fashionweek. I like NYMag’s coverage better than the New York Times (more pictures!) All is full of love and beauty. Including these Prada flower pumps:
My favorite were all of the Roberto Cavalli prints and dresses. Flirty but sophisticated and grown up. Oh god, did I just write “flirty yet sophisticated?” Ugh, it’s Friday, I can’t think! Anyway, not surprisingly, everyone’s belting everything again. *Sigh.* I suppose I’ll have to head over to Forever21 and invest. That is, if Anna Sui hasn’t destroyed them yet.
Thou shalt always steal
The Village Voice’s Lynn Yaeger wrote a nice little piece about fashion fraud. Apparently, Anna Sui is su-ING (zing!) Forever21 for their knock offs. Nitrolicious offers a side-by-side here:
But right now, honestly, it’s not like someone who could afford designer clothes would be caught dead in a Forever21. Forever21 is for we, the people, the plebians. The proletariat. Those who find it ridiculous to have to spend thousands of dollars to look how we feel: Young, healthy and beautiful.
Anyway, Yaeger Bomb’s got a point with her story. Our whole culture, right now, is one of collage, pastiche, and general remix. Fashion’s no different. So, designers, keep designing, and please leave Forever21 and H&M and Zara and all others alone. For the sake of the poor college student who tries, desperately hard, to look good and not drink so much coffee all the time. I need the under-$30 dresses. They’re such a nice gift to give oneself.
Commando …
Though I first saw this on jezebel.com, it’s important to try to get to the root of the matter. Apparently, these are big in Japan. Obvious joke: SOMETHING’S been lost in translation (har har). Less obvious joke: No pockets? But where am I supposed to carry my frosted pink lip gloss and condoms?
This is why I have to make the money
Oh. Em. Eff. Gee. I just saw the coverage of Oscar de la Renta’s Spring 2008 collection. It makes me wish, oh so much, that I, too, could be one of the beautiful people. This gown, for instance. Grecian goddess with sass and class.
Someone, please, would you buy it for me? The shoes, too. I’d never take ‘em off.
Anyway, the beauty of that made me forgive him for all the belts (enough with the belts! It’s O.K. for me to wear them all the time, obvs, but can’t you designers give us something new to draw attention to our waists?) and for the grotesque thinness of his models. BONES!
48 years old!
In light of the VMAs yesterday ? which were painfully awkward and deliciously horrible ? Brink wanted to throw this fun fact out there:
JOHN NORRIS is 48 years old. Brink would also like to add that we’d pay good money for a photo of his aura last night. Is that kind of thing even detectable with a camera? The man was sporting a bleached and mussed coif, guyliner c/o Pete Wentz, and a black scarf with glittery fringe. In the words of Brink roommate Kate Gia-snarky, “Is he immortal? He’s my immortal.”
Though this may have been too pop culture for Brink, and may belong in the Big Spoon, it seemed only just and right to point out all the ways John Norris remains on the Brink of fashion, goth and beauty.
Also, moritorium on iPhone talk. I’ve had enough of that in the last week. More on it next time something REALLY cool happens. Like Steve Jobs decides to merge with a car …
Just a girl
Former Brink author Vanessa tipped me off on the atrocity that was L.A.M.B. at NY Fashion Week. In her eloquent words … “I haven’t seen outfits that bad, since … well, when No Doubt was popular!” True! Nothing creative or inventive, just lots of belts and animal print.
And on the topic of Gwen Stefani … has anyone seen the L perfume commerical? It’s almost as bad as the Sarah Jessica Parker one. Actually, it’s worse, because Stefani is taking herself seriously.
Avanti!
This being the first of my blog entries, I thought it would be right to talk about San Francisco’s Fashion Week, which may have ended on August 26, but is still of interest to those who might have missed it.
I loved the crisp and classy lines created by Vian Hunter’s fall/holiday skirts and dresses. Sure, she had a lot of belted ensembles (which I’m quite sick of by now), but the collection was wearable and chic. The grays and browns didn’t even bore me in the least. I imagined pairing the muted colors with fun shoes, then enjoying a cocktail at a dimly lit, small and clean pub with art on the walls. Isn’t that the trick of things? The Spring 2008 collection was also great, but I can’t think that far ahead, even if I am the voice of Brink.
I thought the Kirribilla collection was played. Cap sleeves didn’t have the pop I wanted. I’ve seen too many big bows and oversized, kitschy buttons in the last couple of years. I’m sick of looking at grown women dressed like kids. It can be fun, but I’d shake the girl’s hand who put a final axe in the back of the jumper/leggings trend. Please, no more this Fall, next Spring, or ever.
Model/Designer/Muse/Font
A couple days ago Kate Moss’ new clothing line ? 50 designs from about $25 to $400 ? debuted at Topshop. Obviously, it sold out within hours, but those crazy Brits are liking it. Of course, the question is, do I like it, because really, whose opinion is more important than Brink’s?
Actually, I do like the line. Short and tight, glamorous, chic, rock ‘n’ roll, feminine. The Guardian’s fashion editor, Jess Cartner-Morley, described it as the “Greatest Hits of Kate” (appropriate, but cheesy). It also doesn’t hurt that Kate Moss is gorgeous and makes anything, including her own line, look good.
If her looks and hot clothing line weren’t enough, the girl even has her own font.
Side note: Check out Topshop’s podcasts here.
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