Fashion
Monday, November 9, 2009
Fashion Stranger T-Shirts
Posted by Kelly O on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sports / Fashion Witness to History: Andre Agassi's Collapsing Mullet Wig
Posted by David Schmader on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Last week tennis legend Andre Agassi made headlines by revealing that he did some speed in the '90s. Today brings another revelation from Agassi's just-published memoir Open. As BBC News reports:
Former tennis star Andre Agassi wore a wig held together with pins in his first Grand Slam final, excerpts from his autobiography have revealed. The hairpiece—in his famous mullet style—had fallen apart the night before the 1990 French Open final, which Agassi lost to Andres Gomez. Before the match he prayed "not for victory, but that my hairpiece would not fall off", he writes in Open.
Up right: a still of the wig in action at the French Open finals. Now I ask you:
(Thanks for the heads-up, Towleroad.)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sex / Fashion Dan Savage Says Halloween Is for Heterosexuals
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- ROBERT ZUCKERMAn
- Savage says, "Nice hose!"
Over in the paper-paper this week, fearless leader Dan Savage says you don't have to get your feminist panties in a knot—it's 100 percent okay to dress all sexy-sexy for Halloween, ladies! And guys—what do you know!—he suggests you join in!
It's really very sweet of the gays to give us Halloween back. Thanks, gays! I am totally going as the sexy, sexy dying newspaper industry. Because you know what really goes with zombie makeup and a press pass? Fishnets.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Visual Art / Fashion Currently Standing
Posted by Jen Graves on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:36 PM
A few weeks ago I visited the recently reopened Henry Art Gallery's collections study center—meaning, storage. (You can, too—just have a reason and make an appointment.)
It's worth it for the shelves and shelves of shoes alone. Some are out in the galleries now, thanks to the awesomely eclectic Vortexhibition Polyphonica. There are red 1970s women's sandals with retractable roller skates by Omnia/C, outrageously 1980s sexy red pumps made in Taiwan, Han shoes for bound feet, the Manchu answer to binding (hell, no!), and these, called qabqab:
- HENRY ART GALLERY
They're made of wood with inlaid mother of pearl, and that architectural understructure is solid metal. They're marked as from the Ottoman Empire, probably made in Syria, 19th-century. And the label explains women wore them to keep from getting their feet wet at the bathhouses (Venetian women later wore them, to protect from the city's rising tides...).
Here they are in action (photo from Wiki).
Friday, October 16, 2009
Crime / Religion / Fashion The Perils of Selective Reading
Posted by Brendan Kiley on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Yesterday, Sullivan posted a deeply depressing video of gay-bashing in New York. In a TV interview, one of the suspects' friends showed off his anti-gay Leviticus tattoo. Too bad he didn't keep reading—he could've gotten an anti-tattoo Leviticus tattoo:
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:28
As a pastor wrote to Sullivan:
Of course since when is the Bible applied to oneself. It is apparently only to be applied to others, as an excuse for abuse.
(Rev. Buddy, our resident Biblical literalist/advice columnist, wouldn't have put up with that shit.)
h/t Slog tipper Christin.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Enviro / Fashion Today in Sexy Environmentalism
Posted by David Schmader on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Halloween is only 19 days away. Perhaps you'll want to dress up like a Sexy Environmentalist.
This costume is perfect for the eco-friendly consumer. Help spread the eco-friendly message! Go Green Girl includes green pleated mini dress featuring recycling badge, white lace and ribbon embellishments, GO GREEN! screen print on the butt, removable "Recyclers Do It Twice" pin and earth bag. Costume is packaged in recyclable paper bag. Please note does not include stockings or shoes.
And it's only $50! Thanks for the heads-up, Jezebel, which urges readers, "If you're going to wear a sexy Halloween costume, at least be creative about it," then offers a handful of creatively sexy suggestions:
Sexy Bottom Of Purse LifeSaver: Is there anything sexier than a crusty old LifeSaver from the bottom of your purse? I think not. Just put on a bra and a pair of fishnet stockings and wrap a pool tube around your waist. Then spray yourself with two kinds of perfume and some mint air freshener, to get that bottom of purse fragrance going. It's probably best if you also sweep up some hair from your dog or cat and stick it on your face somewhere. Nobody will be able to stop your hotness. Bonus points if you coordinate your drinks with the type of LifeSaver you're supposed to be. Butter Rum, y'allll.
In less sexy environmentalism, a Japanese airline is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by asking passengers to void their bladders and bowels before boarding.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Fashion The Worst Tattoo in the World
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 3:31 PM
A few years ago, a friend and I used to have a contest to try to imagine the worst tattoo in the world. My friend said that it would be pretty funny (in a very awful way) if someone got a tattoo of a beat-up Honda with a banner underneath that read "MY OTHER TATTOO IS A PORCHE." I think the first thing I came up with was a strip of bacon. That seemed like the kind of tattoo nobody would ever want. My friend decided that a sexy sheep in a bikini would be the worst tattoo in the world. And then I came up with what we decided was the winner: A life-size baby with a Hitler mustache.
And then a couple of weeks ago Grant introduced us all to LolTaz on Slog. And today they put up what I thought might be the worst tattoo in the history of the world (link NSFW). But then I looked back at the last few days' entries and I have to say that my quest is over.
This (link most definitely NSFW) is the worst tattoo in the history of the world.
The way the tattoo owner (Steve-O of Jackass...um...fame) covered up the Worst Tattoo in the World makes it maybe only the 376th Worst Tattoo in the World.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Teh Internets / Fashion Wednesday Time Waster
Posted by Grant Brissey on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 4:37 PM
You've made it halfway through the week, and if you haven't snuck out of the office yet, why not have a laugh or two at the expense of those less fortunate than you?
UPDATE: As commenter Rose points out, following the link is possibly NSFW.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Fashion Bonus Points For the Name
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Commenters are currently giving him a 15% approval rating:
You look like nothing, like if you look at you you wouldn't even see you it's so boring.
3/4 length? Ghey, and not in a fab way.
Do you live in Brooklyn? If so, I think your pretty close with the uniform. May want to wait a few days and let your face get a bit scruffy.
Since 99 percent of the internet is talking about nothing anyway, I approve of this website as a way for people to talk about nothing in a semi-constructive fashion.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Visual Art / Fashion Is This A Man's Garment or a Woman's?
Posted by Jen Graves on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 1:42 PM
From the Henry's new digital archive of its costumes and textiles collections, which has a Google Earth component.
Here's a Norman Norell dress in the collection that Lauren Bacall wore.
Future Henry collections to be archived this way online: Photography and New Media, and Northwest artists.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Religion / Fashion Compassionate Jeans
Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 4:51 PM
The risks of global trade:
(Guardian)
Police arrest importers and seize jeans seen as disrespectful by devout Muslims
A Chinese clothing manufacturer probably thought it was on to a winner by exporting jeans bearing the Islamic expression "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful" to Iran. But an otherwise sound marketing ploy was undone by one embarrassing flaw: the phrase (Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim in Arabic), which graces each of the Qur'an's 114 chapters, was prominently displayed on the pockets of the jeans' backsides, something likely to be seen as disrespectful by devout Muslims.The perceived slight, first reported in the Iranian media, prompted a firm response from the police who announced they had seized the garments and arrested three businessmen said to have imported them.
Remember this:
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Books / Nerd / Fashion Today in Fashion
Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:25 PM
You can buy the above t-shirt, which was designed and illustrated by Chris Ware, for $10 (with free shipping and handling) over at Shirt Woot right now. The shirt will not be there tomorrow. And! And! The $10 shirt is for a good cause: Profits will go to 826 Michigan, the Ann Arbor branch of Dave Eggers's nonprofit literacy program for kids.
I've already bought one. If you buy one too, and we accidentally both wear this shirt to Slog Happy, we can endure dozens of awkward jokes about how we are "twins." Has there ever been a better reason to buy a t-shirt? I think not.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Health / Fashion "News": Your Foot Is Gross.
Posted by Lindy West on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Look at this dumb fucking article:
Flip-flops are a magnet for dangerous, deadly bacteriaThe flip-flop is the preferred summer shoe for many New Yorkers. But on city streets, the flimsy footwear can be deadly. That film of grime that coats your feet at the end of a day of flopping around town is some dangerous dirt. Lab tests of two reporters' flip-flops, worn for four days, revealed a potentially deadly germ - Staphylococcus aureus - lurking on the rubber. If it seeps into a cut on your foot - an entirely common summer affliction - the bacteria can enter the bloodstream and, if left untreated, kill you.
A magnet! A magnet!! Guess what? Everything has bacteria on it. Wash your dirty foot. Don't rub bacteria in your foot-cut. If you do get a foot infection, don't not get it treated. If you do these things, which you were already doing anyway because they are common sense, I promise you will not be MURDERED BY FLIP-FLOPS. Jesus Flopping-Around-Town Christ.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Fashion Hair Wars
Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:31 PM
The Detroit dance-club legend is on the road. Los Angeles is the closest it'll come to Seattle—see the LAT's (irritatingly slow) gallery here. These 'dos on these chicks make Amy Winehouse's beehive look like a pimple.
Books / Retail / Fashion Today in Retail
Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Used Book Blog, which yesterday reported that Borders is forcing employees to sign no-blogging agreements, today prints a scathing letter posted by a new supervisor at a Florida Borders store. It begins:
Read MeThe past NO longer matters. It doesn’t matter who you are, how long you have worked here, or what your position is...
You should read the whole thing.
And Gawker says that American Apparel owner Dov Charney has asked his retail store managers to send group photos of American Apparel employees. He is considering firing employees who he considers too unattractive to work at AA stores.
Dov usually gets on the conference calls and talks to people, but one week, he went on a huge tirade and made stores that weren't doing well send in group photos. Why, you ask? He made store managers across the country take group photos of their employees so that he could personally judge people based on looks. He is tightening the AA 'aesthetic,' and anyone that he deems not good-looking enough to work there, is encouraged to be fired.
It is a depressing time to work retail.
Friday, July 17, 2009
City / TV / Fashion Your Daily Poll Dance
Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Have you heard the news? The forthcoming season of Project Runway—the world's least-despicable reality competition, in which up-and-coming fashion designers compete for spots at New York's Fashion Week, making it solely on the basis of work and creativity and careful time-management, and gaining nothing from hating or sabotaging each other—features a contestant from Seattle!
History buffs may remember Logan Neitzel's face from 2005, when he was crowned Seattle's Sexiest Bar Back in the pages of The Stranger. Here's what he had to say back then:
SEXIEST BAR-BACKLogan Neitzel is a bar back at Marcus' Martini Heaven in Pioneer Square. He spends his evenings lifting buckets of ice and bending over to clear tables.
Do customers hit on you at work?
Hell yeah. A 40-year-old woman tried to get her husband to pay me to take my shirt off behind the bar. I would have done it for free. But he wouldn't ask.Where do you go when you go drinking?
I hang out at the Whisky Bar, the Bad JuJu Lounge, Neumo's. I'm a fashion designer too. I have a show coming up in May. Ladies have to be fashionable to get my attention.
Now Logan's a bartender at Smith and, of course, an up-and-coming fashion designer. But most importantly, he's a contestant on Project effing Runway, where I hope he rules rules RULES.
For now, we can only speculate, so let's get to it.
What kind of Project Runway contestant do you hope Logan Neitzel will be?
The new season of Project Runway begins August 20.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Nerd / Fashion What the Well-dressed Superhero is Wearing
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Robot 6 links to a street-legal motorcycle suit that looks just like the Batman outfit in The Dark Knight.
The suit is made by Universal Designs, which seems to be in the business of selling superhero outfits. (An ad on the site blares: ORDER YOUR MUTANT JACKET NOW!). I just lost forty-five minutes flipping around this website. They make outfits for parties (like this Batwoman costume) and promotional super-suits. The demand for this sort of product is only going to increase in the next few years.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Fashion Them There Eyes
Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Freeing brothers and sisters all over the world from the tyranny of the one color...
...Don't it make my black eyes blue? Blacks do not envy white folks skin; they envy their variety of eyes.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Fashion What Not To Wear (Sex Offenders Edition)
Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:23 AM
For sale at the Fremont Market yesterday.
Fashion Pantings
Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:02 AM
There are people out there who have threesomes and some of them buy jeans too... but most threesomes include just three people. Not four.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Fashion What's in My Cap-Sac? (Part Four in a Series)
Posted by Lindy West on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 5:29 PM
I hope you've got your diapers securely fastened, France, because there is definitely something else in my Cap-Sac* right now. I can feel it up there. I think it's glowing.
But what is it? What is it what is it what is it!?
*The fanny-pack for your head.
Fashion What's in France's Cap-Sac?
Posted by Lindy West on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Well well well well well well well well well well well. The goddamn French had to show me up by putting a BANANA SPLIT in their Cap-Sac*. (Or should I call it their Freedom-Sac!? ...No? Fine.)
Oh, it's on, France. IT IS FUCKING ON.
*Le fanny-pack pour du brainz.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Fashion I Abhor Those Who Insist on Flaunting Labels
Posted by David Schmader on Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
"This was taken in front of the Gardendale, Alabama Walmart, where the young lady was shopping at the flea market," writes Slog Tipper Edie (who passed along the pic but didn't shoot it, so lore is all it may be...)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Fashion What's In My Cap-Sac? (Part Three in a Series)
Posted by Lindy West on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 8:18 AM
What...what's that? It feels like there's something in my Cap-Sac*.
But what is it this time?
*The fanny-pack for your head.
Fashion It Was Ketchup
Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 7:28 AM
In case you were wondering.
(We thought it was mustard. Sorry. "One of them is correct!!!" shoulda been "None of them is correct!!!")
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