20 Thursday Sep 2012
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For the supremely organized (not me)… The Closet App lets you take pictures of everything in your closet. You can then mix it up planning outfits for every day of that week or month. So when you’re in that morning fog, staring into your closet, you won’t have to waste precious morning time trying to cobble together a look. It’s also handy for planning a trip, or filling holes in your arsenal of chic.
Closet App. Free on iphone and ipad.
21 Thursday Jun 2012
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Dude, where do I start? It’s been around forever (100 years!), but for some reason it keeps popping up in the news. It not only rents out tons of costumes for film, tv, commercials, etc. but it will also make you stuff from scratch! I’m serious. Bring in a picture and, zip! zip! they sew it up for you like those chubby mice in Cinderella. But the mice ain’t cheap. It’ll set you back about $400 for a woman’s dress, $800 for shoes (shoes!!!! a a pair of ruby slippers awaits), and about $1600 for a suit. That’s just the labor, the materials and fabric you buy up front.
If you wish it, they will make it.
Designers, students, fashion fans, just go and drink it all in. They also have a yearly spring cleaning sale to make room for new stock, and offer month long rentals for Halloween!
If you’re in LA, swing by and be inspired.
Photo gallery:
http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-western-costume-20120615,0,1776503.photogallery
Video:
http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/70469768/Entertainment/A-hundred-years-of-Western-Costume
The story:
http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-western-costume-20120617,0,2936549.story
Their site:
20 Wednesday Jun 2012
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Is a $50 t-shirt worth $50? Granted, it’s lighter, softer, maybe has a more flattering cut or neckline, but no. It ain’t even close to being worth $50, even made here. Everlane makes tees in super soft supima cotton, and because they have no brick & mortar stores, no sales people, there’s no overhead, and yes, they pass the savings onto you.
The only downside is that you can’t go try these puppies on, but hey, it’s a frickin’ t-shirt. I’m sure it’ll fit fine.
Register and earn points towards a free tee.
13 Sunday May 2012
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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, Ben-Hur, Casablanca, E-book, IBooks, Kindle, Nook, North by Northwest, Warner Bros
Warner Bros. has released four titles of ebooks in their new “Inside the Script,” series. “Casablanca,” “Ben-Hur,” “An American in Paris,” (Leslie Caron! Gene Kelly! Gershwin!) and “North by Northwest,” (Cary Grant! Icy Eva Marie Saint!).
They’re chock full of candid photos, production notes, interactive costume gallery, movie posters, set designs, and behind-the-scenes photos. Crack for you film fans.
They’re available on ibookstore, Kindle, and Nook.
29 Sunday Apr 2012
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Remember when there was a gap between when something was happening (and it was cool) to it getting adopted by the mall masses (and it was def waaay over). With the internet and street style blogs that gap got wafer thin, and now it’s gone. Thanks to stuff like the new Kaleidoscope App.
Tech start up Inporia teamed up with Details magazine to construct an turnkey lookbook. They scope out the most covetable looks, send the pix to their team of elves which dissect each component and link it to a site (to one of their retail partners, coinkidink?, I think not) so you can buy something similar if not exactly the same,
If trends get adopted and dropped with such lightning speed, is it really a trend? It reminds me of a Vanity Fair article I read recently that said there was nothing new anymore fashion-wise. Everything has been done, and we continue to just recycle decades. I’ve felt that way for a while. I think what evolves now is the styling, how you wear it. Maybe this is the start. Maybe this is the end of trends.
25 Wednesday Apr 2012
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You are a quiet bunch. Loyal readers, but quiet. I’ve only had a few comments on this here blog. If you ever have a hankering to discuss films with your homies (and not just listen to me twatting on) check out Letterboxd.com. It’s a new site devoted to discussing films, new, old, in production, in development, etc.
As if we need one more thing to do... Hell, I did it anyway.
You can keep an online diary, rate films, review films, save films to watch later, you can follow each other (that just sounds funny), import your viewing history from Netflix, and launch streaming videos. Whew.
27 Monday Feb 2012
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Coming March 8th! Finally some Marni I can afford. I’ve been a fan of Consuelo Castiglioni’s mix of mod 60’s, bohemian, artsy-craftsy, and Italian countess forever.
Love her whimsical mix of prints.
The entire collection:
http://www.hm.com/us/subdepartment/LADIES?Nr=4294916014#page=1&Nr=4294916014
01 Wednesday Feb 2012
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Ah, if only women would realize how nice a custom shirt is, we’d have a lot more options. Maybe these tailors would take on doing one? Doesn’t hurt to ask. But do understand, their training and experience is in fitting men. Mens measurements, and how they fit and how the fabric hangs is different. Men don’t have boobs.
Bespoke/Custom: The pattern is made from your body measurements. It is unique to you and you alone.
Made-to-Measure: They start with a ready made pattern (a block), then adjust the pattern specific to your measurements.
Of course bespoke will fit you like a glove, but the made-to-measure is a bit cheaper. Both those options let you choose the fabric/pattern, buttons, shape of pockets, shape of cuffs and any other detail you want to add. For the cheapest option, you can always buy a nice shirt from a department store or shop that does alterations and get it tailored to your needs.
Where to buy in the LA area.
http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-shirt-side-20120129,0,7395227.story
A companion story on the rise of made-to-measure clothing.
http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-custom-shirts-20120129,0,1643119.story?track=rss
10 Tuesday Jan 2012
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OK. It’s sale time. Private pre-sale. 50% off selected merch starts Thursday, Jan. 12th, from 5pm-9pm. 420 & 500 Broadway, Santa Monica. Sale continues to Jan. 22nd.
I worked one of these sales and it was crazy. But I was paid in cash and got a Fred Segal tee, so it wasn’t that bad.
Good deals to be had if you have any $$ leftover from Xmas.
05 Thursday Jan 2012
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No need to trudge down to Buffalo Exchange or Crossroads Trading Co. anymore! (Those twats didn’t buy back my Notify or James Jeans but they were buying used FAKE Uggs?)
The Poshmark App lets you take a picture of your item, post it on their site, and they handle the transaction, and pay you once the buyer receives the merch in good condition. Their cut is 20%, and every buyer pays a flat $9 shipping fee.
The makers started a Poshmark community, and people could interact and re-post items on it. You can also share your merch on Facebook and Twitter. Only for the iphone right now, and it’s frickin’ free to boot.
http://www.apparelnews.net/news/retailing/123011-Poshmark-App-Takes-Fashion-Sharing-Mobile
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