Batty Brits
The New York Times dedicated this past weekend’s T – their style magazine to what they’re calling the Batty Brits. Included in the magazine are Boy George, and actress Samantha Morton. The interactive counterpart to the magazine should help you ease into your monday morning, or atleast keep you occupied for the next five minutes.
The chill in the air has made us crave boots. In Imelda Marcos amounts. Oprah gets it. The latest edition of O highlights the best of the boots available this fall, including the most comfortable, and the most affordable.
Self magazine is the lookout for underwear that won’t give you a wedgie at the gym, and Alyssa Milano has some cute stuff to wear while you cheer on the Phillies from her line created just for women, Touch.
Lastly, I Heart Daily discusses the Ralph Lauren model that was heavily photoshopped and allegedly fired, and features a Q & A with a professional retoucher. The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty video at the bottom is eye opening to say the least.
Keepin’ It Real
Keeping with the theme of keeping it real…as far as representation of women in magazines, that is…German magazine Brigitte is banning models from the pages of it’s bimonthly. Maybe things are really starting to shift.
Glamour.com has compiled a list of five things that you can thank Coco Chanel for, including the new film, Coco Before Chanel, set to be released at the Ritz Five later this week.
Coco would probably be a fan of what I Heart Daily highlights today – rings with lockets. A bit different with just the right amount of je ne sais quoi that Coco would approve of.
Keeping with the Chanel theme, the New York Times highlights Chanel’s show as well as provides commentary.
Lastly, Clutch points the way to beauty sets priced lower than the individual items. The Dior set in particular caught our eye, as we love the mascara, and the beauty set which includes mascara and shadow comes at the same price as it usually is to just get the mascara. Nice.
The Wrinkles Just Slip Off
If you love to shop and want to receive daily e-mails about sales from top designers, or hate stores and never want to step foot in one again, Current TV Tech reporter Sarah Lane has some suggestions.
The Ground Report discusses why it might be good to have oily skin after all. This article reminded me of my grandmother, who says that she doesn’t have wrinkles because her skin is so oily, and the wrinkles just slipped off.
There’s a blog that illustrates the New York edition of ‘missed connections’ as featured on Craig’s List. It’s pretty interesting. The New York Times is a fan too.
The Frisky highlights celebs with tattoos, Glamour helps a girl pick out a handbag that costs a small fortune, the New York Times gives a review of Milan’s fashion week, which isn’t as flashy as it once was, and NBC10 asks whether backless dresses are trashy or not.
Fall Folliage
One of our favorite stores, DSW has cute commercials for fall. They commercials are complete with shoes talking to each other. Glamour is on the look out for all the ladies trying to save a buck, as their website features accessories under fifty dollas. Yes, I said dollas. Get over it.
The New York Times has a new piece from Bill Cunningham highlighting his Fashion week observations, as well as a video on how the Catwalks in fashion shows are slowly becoming more diverse.
Good Housekeeping is putting As Seen on TV products to the test so you don’t have to. Check it out before you scoop up your next Shamwow.
Thursday Links
Real Simple magazine and MSNBC have jointed forces, making compiling lists like ‘what to wear for your body type.’ If you are interested in being on What Not to Wear, Don’t read these. The list inludes a wrap dress – something that Diane Von Furstenberg has taught the world is flattering on virtually everyone.
It’s a big debate. To tuck in your shirt or not to tuck it in. Glamour.com looks a bit deeper into this issue.
The New York Times seems to have found a house that’s made entirely for recylced materials. 80% of the materials in the houses have been recovered from different construction sites. The eighth slide is pretty cool, showing the ceiling, which is made entirely out of picture frames.
So summer is drawing to a close. It’s sort of upsetting. Some of us aren’t ready to buy apple cider outside from a farmer’s market or at Reading Terminal. If fall is on it’s way if we like it or not, it’s probably best to check out some trends from InStyle.com.
Piggie Toes
Courtesy of the New York Times
Sunday’s New York Times had an article about running shoes called FiveFingers from a company called Vibram. These shoes are part of somewhat of a movement in the running shoe world. These shoes more closely resemble socks than thick soled running shoes. Quite the departure from New Balances. The thought is that it’s better to run as close to barefoot as possible. I’m not so sure I agree. I’ve tried to run on the treadmill barefoot and it hasn’t ever felt right. These socky looking shoes are pretty cool looking though.
The New York Times also has a video up from Bill Cunningham, who has a voice that I love. In this video, Cunningham talks about the women he’s observed walking around NYC in what seem to be evening dresses. I think they’re just longer sundresses, but I love Bill’s take on things.
At the Daytime Emmys there was an Oscar on the carpet. There was also an Elmo and a Big Bird! Sure, there were some talkshow hosts and actresses as well, but the fact that Sesame Street was there and on the red carpet is something that I find highly entertaining.
Somehow I wasn’t aware of Lilliana Vazquez and the fact that she’s everywhere and doesn’t sleep until now. Not only does she run a blog called CheapChicas.com – which helps you wear cute clothes and accessories without breaking the bank, but she also wrote every single style article on NBC10.com that perked my interest. Her write ups include pieces on Ankle boots, and gorgeous jewelery including great baubles and even necklaces that will help you remember important dates.
Throw Cintra from the train
Photo: Donna Alberico for The New York Times
If anyone’s not been following this, a brief summation of the recent kerfuffle over NY Times fashion writer Cintra Wilson’s kind of tongue-in-cheek nasty review of the new Manhattan J.C. Penney:
1. New York Times sends Wilson, whose column is usually pretty funny in a snide kind of way and generally focuses on more high-end stuff, to the Herald Square J.C. Penney.
2. Wilson turns 1310 words, mostly about how the store is actually pretty smart for going after a niche that’s not well-catered to in Manahattan: people who are not sample sizes.
3. Most of those 1310 words, however, are interpreted by the public as “J.C. Penney is for poor, tacky tourist fatties!” It’s not super hard to see where they’re coming from, as the writer, despite saying outright that Penney has a good idea, uses language that suggests a certain contempt for people who might shop there.
She sniffingly drops that she herself is a size 2, mentions “obese mannequins” and says that “the petites section features a bounty of items for women nearly as wide as they are tall” and “No matter how many Grand Slam breakfasts you’ve knocked out of the park, Penney’s has a size for you.”
4. Various blogs yell at Wilson.
5. The NY Times editorial staff, after a week of people being outraged. Outraged! pretty much says WHOA WHOA WHOA, that column was way out of line! Public editor Clark Hoyt dedicates nearly as many words to throwing Wilson under the bus, as the kids are saying, as were in her original column.
Can we just say: please.
Whatever, New York Times. I know times are hard, I know advertising dollars are scarce, but Cintra Wilson’s been turning in bitchy columns for a long time. It’s not like you didn’t know exactly what you were doing when you sent her to review a J.C. Fucking Penney. Maybe this was an premeditated attempt to get viral-level pageviews, and if it was, hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to stay in business these days.
But if it wasn’t, that was an utterly lame thing to do to your writer. Wilson doesn’t sound like someone I’d particularly want to hang out with, no, but she’s your columnist and you shouldn’t have publicly disowned her for doing exactly what you sent her to do.
Manic Monday
Mike Mergen for the New York Times
It looks like the New York Times finally realized that Philly is a city worth spending time in. They ran a piece on what to do with ‘36 Hours in Philadelphia.’ They picked some good spots, including Silk City Diner and The Magic Gardens on South Street. If you think they’ve missed something, you can comment and let them know what they forgot.
I’ve seen this before, but Philly is once again on the list of top 10 cities for new grads.
New York Magazine has predicted the trends for fall. 80’s Velvet and Lady Gaga looks? Do you think the idea of not wearing pants will go mainstream?
It looks like Crocs are no longer doing well. Even though I was never a fan, it’s a little sad. What will suburban moms working in the garden wear now?
Also, here are some pictures taken at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, or the “Nerd Prom.” Honestly, I just wish I was nerdy enough to be invited.
Feliz Cinco De Mayo!
In honor of Cinco De Mayo, raise your margaritas at one of these spots. Ole!
Before getting the salt and rocks, take a peek at this dress. It’s so cute! Post drinks, you can argue for or against Barbie’s tattoos.
New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham took some pictures last week during the August like weather in April. His commentary is pretty entertaining. I picture him riding around on his little bike stopping to get these pictures, and it makes me smile.
Now, what was it you wanted? Rocks? Sugar on the rim?