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...

White, squeezably soft, and often full of crap. Charmins will rock V-necks and khakis; wrap blouses, capri pants, chunky heels, cargo pants, and hip-huggers… Mini-skirts, collegiate sweats, and cheerleader-style shorts with their school/sorority on the butt… Steve Madden, Kenneth Cole, and Nine ...

-the big question this week: do you think the current economic crisis will encourage creativity, or stifle creativity? who’s creativity will be stifled, if at all? if so, how? who will be inspired to be more creative? this question was sparked by a.), this quote from mary quaint, in an article...

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.”...

an amusing clip on street style in kiev, ukraine. it’s by street style site, FAK!’s founder, phil bananov, and was recently featured on current. i love the attitude of anton, the guy who looks like an “ordinary american punk/skateboarder”. seems like america is still loved, i...

-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 ...

Yesterday's LA Times obit for George Carlin appropriately notes that his main claim to fame was his counter-culture "Seven Dirty Words" radio rap, that generated FCC and federal court proceedings and led to the "indecency" add-on to "Obscenity" jurisprudence.  But ...