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Posted by Nina Lalli at 2:08 PM, September 28, 2007
Etsy, the website where crafty kids buy and sell their homemade creations, also hosts a trunk show every month in Chinatown. Each trunk show features a "street" team of artists from different locations around the world. Tonight and tomorrow, it's Texas, y'all.
Etsy Trunk Show
325 Gold Street
Friday, 6-8 PM
Saturday, 1-5 PM
Free
RSVP to rsvp@etsy.com
Posted by Nina Lalli at 5:17 PM, September 27, 2007
You know when you're stoned (or not) and you're watching TV and every commercial seems like a spoof of commercials? And you're, like, really not sure, even when it's over? Well, this article, similarly, has destroyed my mind. Here's a little taste:
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- Nike unveiled Tuesday what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates.
The Beaverton-based company says the Air Native N7 is designed with a larger fit for the distinct foot shape of American Indians, and has a culturally specific look.
Also, FYI, every post on Threadster from now on will be filed from Beaverton, Ore. 'Cause I'm a grown-up.
Posted by Nina Lalli at 1:19 PM, September 26, 2007
In this week's Voice, an H&M-clad Lynn Yaeger takes on the philosophical/moral question of copying in fashion. Anthropologie, a brand that specializes in Marni- and Marc Jacobs-esque designs, is suing Forever 21 for copying. Anna Sui, who has remade looks by designers from the 60s and 70s, is suing too, and she's even pissed enough to have produced the T-shirt worn by the model above, which shows Forever 21's owners. It's all so silly, and hearing these designers whine about Forever 21 is a great mix of infuriating and amusing. Thankfully, Yaeger puts it in perspective, and them in their place.
Posted by Nina Lalli at 2:46 PM, September 24, 2007
Remember when Saint Marks was actually a little intimidating, a little dirty? Well, now it's just corny. Soon there's going to be a David Z.
Posted by Nina Lalli at 5:30 PM, September 14, 2007
Personal Umbrella Holders, duh. Or should we say "puh"! (It's been a long week, culminating in a vicious hangover, so just bear with us.) Obviously, Diddy started it all with his ingenious wingman, Fonzworth. A couple years later, this has apparently ceased to be hilarious and become real. Last week, our own tipster reported from the fashion week tents that a drag queen had exited a suburban with a PUH by her side, and Jezebel brought us the photo above, of Anna Wintour rubbing her PUH in our faces by putting her hands in her pockets. As our informant said, Lord have mercy.
Posted by Nina Lalli at 4:10 PM, September 12, 2007
After seeing an extremely leggy blond work some teal skinny jeans and stilettos at a party recently with much success, we, in Carrie Bradshaw fashion, couldn't help but wonder. Should we, too, get in on this revival? All signs are pointing to absolutely not since we are neither leggy nor blond nor very willing to wear stilettos. Also, we can't afford more than one pair of jeans per year, and your only jeans can't be magenta or lime green.
Still, we polled a group of fashionable acquaintances on your behalf. And here are the results. Please add your two cents, as well.
From the boys:
"No one, ever, under penalty of death. Exceptions include Andre 3000 and.... Well, he's the only one. Confidential to the sweaty dude working at odin this summer: you look ridiculous."
"I think they can totally work -- if you're ghetto fabulous or an art student. Also depends, of course, on the color."
"like early 90s hip hop colored denim? i say yes, kid n play is coming back"
"Only really fat or really skinny people can pull this off."
"red, green, tan, yellow, yes; but purple no. Always muted, never neon."
"Do you mean actually going out and buying dye and coloring them yourself or buying grey jeans? Holler."
And the girls:
"I'm going for it. In purple and blue. But red, esp. paired with cowboy boots, gives me bad Texas-hometown flashbacks."
"In 7th grade, my friend Dana bought a pair of dark dark green jeans at the Gap. They cost her $40. I found them on the clearance rack two weeks later, for $2.99. I bought them, was thrilled, and then never wore them. Not even once."
"Colored denim is very cute on boys and girls. Reminds us of second grade. Dont try to look grown up in it. Dont try to sophisticate it cos that would look dumb. No business ladies. Get a kid haircut. put away the shades unless they are plastic. also not good with winter jackets probs."
"dudes in colored denim = deal breaker"
"I don't think men should wear colored denim ever even gay men. Skinny girls can wear them but really sickly skinny."
"only those nostalgic for the 80's should attempt it and they still will look like they are trying to reclaim there crappy youth- but it does look cute on toddlers."
"I think it can be ok but it depends on the color. Anyone can wear them: boys, girls, short, tall, fat, skinny."
"Only for beyonce. Def not ok for dudes"
"black and white can be good. bright colors, not so much, unless you want to look like an extra from a TLC video. 'ain't too proud to beg,' anyone?"
Posted by Nina Lalli at 2:50 PM, September 12, 2007
Lynn Yaeger did fashion week so the rest of us don't have to. And thankfully, she describes her week in a diary full of hilariously unglamorous moments: being in hot rooms, throbbing crowds, boring parties, pretentious conversations. Here's one of our favorite moments:
4:28 At Yeohlee, my seatmate, who is affecting a denim-and-diamonds look, whispers, "Are you a cape person?"
Posted by Nina Lalli at 4:10 PM, September 7, 2007
It hurts to say this, but this is a newspaper, and we have to put our personal biases aside sometimes. We love Tim Gunn, and were rooting for his new show, Guide to Style. We still are, in fact, but so far, things aren't looking good. We watched the first episode last night and found ourselves missing Stacy and Clinton from What Not to Wear (TLC), a very similar show with far more entertaining hosts. tim and Veronica don't seem to have a lot of chemistry, and what happened to her hair?
Posted by Nina Lalli at 4:31 PM, September 6, 2007
The cable man came to Threadster HQ today, thank God. Suddenly, our little slum feels like paradise. And it's just in time, because Tim Gunn will be teaching us how to not look like a dumpy old whore tonight at 10PM on Bravo.
Posted by Nina Lalli at 6:04 PM, September 5, 2007
This week, Lynn Yaeger hung out behind the scenes of fashion week to bring us a little slice of life among male models. We have a few friends who would be quite jealous of this proximity to waifish pretty boys. As the designers of Duckie Brown searched for the right all-American looking "boys," Yaeger watched and tried to chat with them. (Did they not have much to say because they're shy? Nervous? Or do they just not have much to say?)
This is not what our jobs are like:
Watching the casting is mesmerizing, like staring at a super-sexy lava lamp. One hot guy after another is asked to walk down a long hallway so his gait can be subtly assessed by the Duckie team—if he passes muster (just the right swagger, just the right bump), he moves on to step two, which requires him to drop trou, revealing in most cases a pair of boxer briefs. Then he dons whatever outfit the Duckies deem perfect for him—in one notable case, a symphony of giant mismatched floral prints, so huge and garish it could get you thrown out of a carnival sideshow. "He's beautiful, and he has a sexy walk, too—he has a swagger in the tush!" Silver says of the model.
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