Archive for the ‘Apparel’ Category

Critical Shopper | Hugo Boss: Light a Cigar, Flex Your Muscles

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Today, the prevailing sin behind the Hugo Boss designs seems to be Lust, sprinkled with colorful accents inspired by organized crime. Related PostsWife/Mother/Worker/Spy: Cell-Free: My Great Leap BackwardOur culture has reached a point where giving up a cellphone is perceived as aggressively rebellious ...The Caucus: That Dress? ...

Front Row: Price Tags That Are Works of Art

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

For the last three years, Alexander Brenninkmeijer, the designer of Clemens en August, has sold his collections only in museums and art galleries around the world, usually for no more than three days at a time. Related PostsMove Over, My Pretty, Ugly Is HereThe repulsive and ...

Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy: Those Clothes Are Indelibly Mine

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

When Mom’s wardrobe fits, daughters will start scrounging. Related PostsMove Over, My Pretty, Ugly Is HereThe repulsive and the simply unattractive are getting a philosophical and political makeover. Re...Dress Codes: Looking Good: The SequelA fashion moment from 1978 is bringing sexy (and stylish) back. ...

Dress Codes: Looking Good: The Sequel

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A fashion moment from 1978 is bringing sexy (and stylish) back. Related PostsMove Over, My Pretty, Ugly Is HereThe repulsive and the simply unattractive are getting a philosophical and political makeover. Re...France. Sex. Problem?France is struggling with boundaries: the public portrayal of sex and ...

Art: No Labels for the Twins but Their Own

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Acting is now just a peripheral part of the identity of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who also oversee multiple fashion labels and recently wrote a book. Related PostsCan I Get an Arrgh?A new breed of pirates, inspired by Captain Jack Sparrow, stakes its claim beside old-time ...

$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Republicans feared that Gov. Sarah Palin’s “hockey mom” image would fray amid revelations that the Republican Party outfitted her from high-end stores. Related PostsThe Fashion Report of 1920Some clothes never change — Barbour, Filson, Red Wing — and this is their moment. Related Po...Coke ...

Front Row: Combating the Gloom? Child’s Play

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

The idea of fashion as a means of escapism seems to have gone out the window, leaving designers to cope with the consumer gloom in the only way they know. Related PostsThe Fashion Report of 1920Some clothes never change — Barbour, Filson, Red Wing — and this ...

Look Is the Same; the Labels Have Changed

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

When looking at the before-and-after photos of Sarah Palin, it is not readily apparent what the governor got from her shopping spree. Related PostsNo related postsOriginal post by By ERIC WILSON and software by Elliott Back

The Fashion Report of 1920

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Some clothes never change — Barbour, Filson, Red Wing — and this is their moment. Related PostsCoke Live: Starcie showmanówRicky Wilson, wokalista Kaiser Chiefs, okazał się nie lada osobowością sceniczną. Z kolei Timba...Nutrition Labels Proposed for AlcoholNew labels on alcoholic beverage packaging would include serving size, alcohol ...

Critical Shopper: Rhinestones Are a Tween’s Best Friend

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

The Juicy Couture line seems to aspire to dress young ladies straight from the closet of Lady Bird Johnson with gunchy enamel charm bracelets and handbags with big gold, post-Versace medallions. Related PostsThe Fashion Report of 1920Some clothes never change — Barbour, Filson, Red Wing — and ...