July 2009
Nerd Boyfriend - A Lookbook with Links!
Yeah, yeah, you know we’re suckers for Spock in any guise (especially that Quinto kid), but this Nimoy action is about MEN! IN CLOTHES! THAT YOU CAN BUY! Go visit Nerd Boyfriend right now. You won’t be sorry. Nerd Boyfriend features a vintage look with links to modern items similar to those in the photo. It’s a neat concept and pretty damned handy. And dig Goose...
Nylon Blogs: Can I Get That In Writing →
Not to be a spoilsport, dear Nylon bloggers, but if you’re going to suggest that people do crewel-style embroidery on commercial knitwear, as you do in the post above, pls. remind people to back it with a stabilizing fabric and use an embroidery hoop. Otherwise, they’re going to end up with something very unfortunate-looking indeed, as embroidery on knitwear is a very tricky prospect...
WatchLittle Boots — Remedy (via BBC Radio 1 News Beat)
I’m torn; this is a lovely video, actually. But I feel dear Boots may be letting stylists and handlers shove her on to the Lady Gaga fast follwer bandwagon. Not the best idea.
xoxo c. hotpoint
META-TACKY...yet awesome
Yeah, yeah, tacky dance music. I live for this stuff, especially when it brings the disco — Garage, Warehouse, Philly, whatever. And since taking advantage of the fact that Chateau TRGAW has the complete cable selection, the funny Cablevision Dance Music “channel” has been on heavy rotation on the 3rd floor. Sunday night — I think it was Sunday — I found myself...
tuttifanni:postpunk: weekendrecords:
Ruth -...
So, about Silk Flowers (and Cold Cave)
Cake Shop: July 19, 2009
I admit, I’ve been in the complete doldrums about the NYC/Brooklyn “music scene” for at least a year now — maybe more. Ask my opinion of up-and-coming bands around town, and most likely you’ll get an earful about the “kids today” and their “illegal venues” and the “faux outsider, faux lo-fi” aesthetic...
I just saw a tweet (ugh, sorry!) roll by from Bill Pearis (better known as the man behind Sound Bites and a big contributor to Brooklyn Vegan). He’s at the Siren Festival at this very moment, watching Japandroids chug Jaegermeister in the middle of a set. Now, I know it’s a Saturday, and we’re all having fun at Coney Island and all, but Bill’s observation is the final straw...
WatchSilk Flowers - Shadows in Daylight
Catbird shared this yesterday on MBV. Cindy sent this to me in a chat after the following: “omg, i just heard the most amazing thing.” I asked her if she’d repost it, but she’s been pretty busy, so I thought I’d steal her thunder. I’m still not sure if it’s good, but it is pretty amazing. My summation: Doors / Joy...
“..The pursuit of thinness as a dream is a place holder… It gets in the...”
– Skin Deep - Skin Deep - Throwing out the Diet and Embracing the Fat - NYTimes.com
Pass the butter, please.
<3 pvb
“Men generally do not find Marni clothing sexy. This is because it really isn’t....”
– Critical Shopper - Marni - At Marni, That Sexy Stuff Won’t Fly - NYTimes.com
Cintra, I love you. And you do not look like an undead Moscow hooker.
<3 pvb
“I like to imagine that the feelings Bach was trying to manifest were the...”
– Headbanger Andrew W.K. Rocks Out — To Bach (You Must Hear This @ NPR Music)
(Forgive the atrocious headline, this is a charming piece.)
xoxo c. hotpoint, harpsichord lover
Who are our NYC fashiony type readers?
An informal survey borne out of pure self-interest.
<3 TRGAW
“When the Brüno movie came around I thought, “What’s going to be the...”
– Jason Alper, Brüno’s associate producer and costume designer.
Given that the Baron-Cohen camp’s entire M.O. seems to provoke irrational reactions from people, I’ll just say “no comment” and move on.
xoxo the unfashionable c. hotpoint
