on the subject of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous thrift: -flaunting expense or thrift, some ponderings on same by the very smart barry over at 3stylelife -the case against thrift (from salon) and conspicuous thrift (from the la times) (both via nubby twiglet) myself? well, i’ve always...

this week, some tales (and troubles) concerning thrifts, thrifting and thriftiness: -according to the NYT, in poland, style comes used and by the pound. apparently, buying and wearing second-hand clothing was once looked down upon by the hip folk in that formerly communist eastern european nation...

so much to talk about, so little time. my apologies. *** -there’s a new book out by a guy named kelsey timmerman (see his blog here) called where am i wearing?, in which the author “picked [his] favorite items out of [his] wardrobe and traced them back to where they were assembled.”...

-there’s a whole lot of theving going on these days. such shenanigans are like, no new news in the fashion world, no? i’ve written about such things multiple times, right here. what gives? it’s a touchy subject…but one that comes up constantly. it seems especially sad when on...

-from a recent washington post article about (u.s.) vogue magazine editrix anna wintour, and the ethos of her iconic magazine: i don’t bother to buy or read vogue, for just such reasons. it’s unattainable, elitist, fantasy aspects just don’t appeal to me on a myriad of levels. it&#...

-i talk about stuff a lot here. i think about stuff a lot, too. about how we have lots of stuff, what we do with that stuff…and i often wonder if we (we includes me) really need all that stuff… apparently, comedian george carlin, who died sunday at age 71 of heart failure, pondered some ...

-hey, all, thanks for chiming in last week with your suggestions for smart fashion blogs! you rock. one of my favorite suggestions of the bunch (and wow, they were ALL so good!) is the oh-so relevant retail recovery. i love how it’s author asks thought-provoking questions at the end of each of...

-the fashion industry and upscale designers whine and bitch and threaten suit when they are copied…and yet, they are so very often also guilty of copying other people’s work themselves. sometimes rather blatantly. on that note, how the HELL is belgian designer martin margiela getting awa...

-what we choose to wear is symbolic, no? arguably, we have intentions behind what we choose to wear, and we seek to express and say different things with our clothing and other complimentary accoutrements (i touched upon this a great deal in my why do we wear what we wear? post). sometimes, though, ...

-apparently, it used to be so, so easy to hawk those luxury fashion goods, when the economy was riding high. times seemed to be good, money flowed so freely, and it seemed like everyone (and their financial status) felt pretty darn invincible. the rich were ever richer, and the less rich were willin...