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Volgers: 8

Beschrijving: All things style through the eyes of a professional New Yorker. Mine, yours, theirs...what works, what doesn't, what shouldn't. Trends, off-trends, beyond-trends. Everything in-between.

Rang: #122782 in Allen , #9718 in Algemeen Mode

sometimes we do this

He met me for dinner fresh off a plane from LA, where hes been living the last few weeks. Despite hardly communicating on this day (save a few dinner logistics texts), and despite his recent warm LA ...

4 days ago

fashion week smashion week

Ok so...something has shifted in the New York Fashion Week scene - and I have this nagging suspicion that were now at the point of no return. Chairs that used to throne editors and industry titans no...

4 days ago

the only way to make rock n roll uncool

So ok, obviously rock n roll is in. It was extra in in the 90s, it was even in in the early 2000s when it was actually out because pop reigned supreme...but it was still in because it was so out. Now...

30 jan 12

a kiss from gawd

Twice a year for about one month, my favorite writer in the whole wide world gets to tweeting. She tweets things like: Lots of hair gel going down in Paris, now at a less hectic Galliano. Checks, bel...

21 jan 12

im gonna have Givenchys Pre-Fall 2012 babies

Givenchys Pre-Fall 2012 collection makes me weak in the knees and wet in the undies. Ugh, sorry. I couldnt not take it there: Like, those textures are so good, they remind me why I looooove FALL. No...

12 jan 12

American Apparel Winter Coats BLOW

Jeeeeeez American Apparel - you know I feel affectionately toward you, but DAMN - your winter coats are not only horrendous, but embarrassingly overpriced...even for you. I know AA is supposed to fil...

04 jan 12

the tie dye onesie

Anybody who knows me knows Im pretty adamantly against tie dye. I was raised in Oregon surrounded by too much of it - suffocated by it really - and have grown to associate tie dye with the pungent sm...

29 dec 11

oh hey MTV!

Today my words were featured on MTV, and for that I am a very happy camper.

23 dec 11

from mother to daughter, with love

If youll recall, I recently posted a really rambly video of myself, spreading the gospel about my new favorite mascara. Though I made several of my own self-depricating disclaimers, protecting myself...

23 dec 11

slit prayers: answered

Remember yesterday when I really wanted a slit dress? Well Zara has answered my prayers in their new lookbook for "evening": Without being totally dramatic - its everything I could have eve...

29 nov 11

Holy Slit!

Last week I found myself admiring some old Jessica Rabbit photos, which ultimately lead me to watching this: Now aside from the fact that Ms. Rabbit is arguably the sexiest cartoon character ever, wh...

27 nov 11

B&W

Last week at the hair salon I was flipping through a recent W Mag and came across a multiple-page spread, photographed by Mario Sorrenti, of Dakota Fanning and her sister. I stopped - transfixed - wh...

23 nov 11

Anna Whosit?

I know this lady is supposed to be fashion royalty, but sorry - sometimes homegirl cant dress for shit. Just because youve got on some expensive names, doesnt mean youre gonna look nice: Anna Wintour...

15 nov 11

adventures in PR emails

Last week I got an email from A-list PR (whos that?) with an invite (kind of) to an Apple Bottoms Charity Fashion Show (the jeans?) - yes, the jeans. The show was to benefit Haiti (ok cool) and, at ...

13 nov 11

GUESTofaGUEST says Im a blogger...

Last week I was featured on the industry party/events site Guest of a Guest in an article called "The Fashionable Bloggers of NYC". Crazy to be featured alongside some of my favorite blogge...

08 nov 11

Are Dr. Martens Going the Way of the Bow Tie?

Bow Ties used to be the bomb. It used to be (yes, in my lifetime) that bow ties were only worn by a fringy subset of men: nerds, grandpas, Bill Nye the Science Guy, historians, tuba players, Pee Wee ...

08 nov 11

"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Line for H&M = Rick Owens on a Budget

H&M recently released images for their upcoming "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" themed line. I dont hate it...in fact, I kinda dig it. Theres no denying, however, that the aesthetic is ba...

03 nov 11

Bloggers Wear: Crushed Velvet

"Bloggers Wear": Highlighting items that bloggers wear, how they wear them, and what theyre thinking while they do. Todays edition: the 90s alt-girls favorite - Crushed Velvet. karls son e...

02 nov 11

watch me ramble on about the best mascara eveerrrrr

Hi guys!! Its been a long time I know...believe me in pains me more than it does you. Well to make up for lost time Ive made a video about my new favorite mascara. Its a totally pointless video, but ...

17 okt 11

mac on mac

"Have the courage to follow your gut and intuition. They already know what you want to become. Everything else is secondary." Dedication on Apples site...screenshot taken from my Mac.

06 okt 11

seems like you have a case of being a little bitch...

It appears as though the days of rockstar sleep schedules and flighty bohemian tendencies have found themselves brutally smacked up against a 6 month wall. In other words, faced with the real world, ...

03 okt 11

say FADER!

I was featured in FADER MAG today...wearing a super see-through outfit that had all the old ladies in my neighborhood shooting me tidal waves of disapproving looks... CLICK HERE TO READ THE BLURB

23 sep 11

snapped by Dre

Gabbing away on the brick Android calls a phone Lincoln Center NYFW Captured by Andre Wagner

13 sep 11

five shows, one look

New York Fashion Week is still in full swing around here. I went to 5 shows today, and had to cut the day short before hitting the other 4 I RSVPd to. Exhaustion set in early and I needed food for th...

13 sep 11

[Review]

Elle Fashion Next - New Designers Play the Game New York Fashion Week. The cool kids table in the cafeteria. Its an impeccably dressed party of overly caffeinated and mostly jaded insiders, sinking ...

12 sep 11

orange for spring/summer 2012...gag reflex engaging

Ive never really been a fan of the spring/summer shows. Its probably because I have such a strong preference for layers and heavy textures - wools, hides, knits, etc. The s/s shows also lay it on rea...

12 sep 11

something different - PETROU\MAN

Ive been to a boatload of shows so far this NYFW season. Unfortunately my coverage of them is next to nothing because really, hardly anything stands out as noteworthy...errr postworthy. Until recentl...

11 sep 11

Me in the NYTimes Styles

Yesterday was a really big day for me. I wrote an article for the NYTimes NYFW Preview issue on emerging designers showing at Lincoln Center. You can read it HERE. If you dont feel like doing that, y...

09 sep 11

how to make short legs look longer

I have pretty short legs. Not crazy short, but like, definitely not long. Sometimes I look at really leggy girls crossing their legs...how one just casually flops over the other (while theyre smoking...

06 sep 11

eBay hunt: the brown leather backpack

The latest eBay hunt began several months ago when my mom asked me where she could find a big leather backpack for her trip to Europe. Me, being the diligent and leather-obsessed daughter that I am -...