Wednesday , November 4, 2009
Love: Envelop
This is one of those sites that makes me rue the fact that I don't live in Europe! Belgium-based Envelop takes artist- and member-created graphics and patterns and applies them to all sorts of sundry articles: aprons, place mats, tote bags, basically anything that is a textile. Normally, you'd get a bunch of "I'M WITH STUPID" logos plastered on coffee mugs, but not with Envelop -- they vet their patterns, so everything has a certain level of visual quality. I have to say, the results are pretty stunning, especially if you have a strange fixation with really cool aprons like me. The site's fairly new so the selection may not be super-extensive (yet), and I'm waiting anxiously for someone to design a really cool duvet. But the site's relative youth (they're still in beta) just means there's more room for all you artist, illustrator and graphic designer types out there to become a member and submit your work. I'm only sad that I have only dollars and not euros, but they do ship worldwide. Still, if only I could live in Europe...
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Friday , June 26, 2009
Anna Sui's Gossip Girl-Themed Target Collection: I'm a Jenny-Serena-Vanessa Hybrid
So New York mag's fashion blog just posted something on Anna Sui's upcoming Gossip Girl-inspired Target collection, which'll be in stores and online September 13 to October 17. Target's styled each of the look-book looks based on one of the lead girls, thus revealing that I'm a Jenny-Serena-Vanessa hybrid and not at all a Blair. I was really hoping to be a Nate Archibald, but apparently that's not an option.
Anyway, the clothes:
(My faves, left to right: Jenny, Serena, Vanessa. And I actually really hate the Vanessa dress, but I'd so wear that vest.)
(These are all Blair. I sort of dig the dress to the right, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work out for me.)
(Jenny, Jenny, and Serena. These all kinda make me go "blecccchhhh" all over the place, so maybe I'm not a Jenny-Serena-Vanessa hybrid after all. Maybe I truly am Rufus Humphrey, just like my little sister said. Liz Barker: The "Lame '90s Dad" of nogoodforme.com.)
Tags: Anna Sui, being a lame '90s dad, Gossip Girl, Rufus Humphrey, Target
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Wednesday , May 27, 2009
Get Into Vincent Gallo's Pants - Literally!
Everyone I know has had a Vincent Gallo sighting at some point. Everyone always says he wears the tightest pants.* And I guess if I were Vincent Gallo, I'd wear the tightest pants too. And while I'll probably never turn into Vincent Gallo, I could potentially wear his actual pants, thanks to a new eBay auction from our buddy Kime Buzzelli (ex-proprietress of the sadly disappeared Show Pony boutique). Kime's selling a pair of white-leather bondage pants designed by the man himself (as you can tell by the stitching of his name in AC/DC-logo-esque font across the crotch, and maybe by the bunnies on the back pocket) - apparently Vincent gave her the pants 10 years ago, and now she's parting ways with them to raise money to get herself a new art studio (which we're stoked about, 'cause we love her pretty paintings). As of post time there's no bids yet, so fix yourself a Bloody Maria (aka the "Vincent Gallo of cocktails") and get going!
* Most people also say he smells really bad. I don't know if that changes your mind about the pants or not.
Tags: Bloody Marias are the Vincent Gallo of cocktails, bondage pants, bunnies, eBay, Kime Buzzelli, Vincent Gallo
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Friday , February 27, 2009
Christopher Kane: Still A Genius
Bro is seriously my favourite designer of all time. He really hit it out the ballpark (Shea Stadium, probably) with Fall/Winter 2009- what an impeccable balance between innovation and wearability! Not that I don't want to be rich and famous already, but looking at Christopher Kane's colleckshes always makes me want it a little badder, just so I can be his muse and ONLY EVER WEAR THIS STUFF:
Also: lookit how cute he is! I wish we could be best friends. I'd borrow his slammin' gorilla t-shirt, and we'd spend evenings sitting around watching Ready, Steady, Go! clips on Youtube, collaborating on psychedelic notebook doodles, and drinking Fuzzy Navel Boone's Farm. Christopher Kane + Laura Jane! The rhyme of our second syllables means it's meant to be.
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Thursday , January 29, 2009
United Colors of Get Me the Hell Out of Winter: Stuff That Cheers Me Up In the Midst of All This Grey
I'm a big neutrals person when it comes to my own wardrobe: they just make everything easier, and together with pretty blues, mauves, and dusty, muddy roses, they make me feel calm, relaxed and practical, which are qualities I find more and more useful the more complicated life gets. Winter comes along with its relentless grey, though, and I find that it really messes with my commitment to my native palette. Suddenly I'm like: Pineapple yellow! Sherbet pink! Mint green! Cornflower blue! Usually I get my mid-winter color fix by buying super-bright knickers in crazy patterns, but lately I like the idea of these invading the sanctity of my carefully curated closet:
DAYDREAM NATION BRACELET, pixiemarket.com
This bracelet is ridiculously cool -- and who can argue with a company that names themselves after a famously great Sonic Youth album? Well, some of us here at nogoodforme can, because we have a semi-famously ambivalent relationship to Sonic Youth. But I theorize that we would all go somewhat nutsy over this bracelet -- I can see ALL THREE OF US rocking this piece. LJ and Liz, am I right? Or am I just hallucinating from my detox fast?
HAYDEN-HARNETT FOR TARGET CANVAS HOBO BAG, target.com
I love this bag. It makes me happy to look at the yellow and the blue flowers -- it's like a frickin' Bonnard painting. I'm thinking of getting it and using it as a laptop bag because mine currently sucks.
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Tags: crazy for colors, psychology, Thakoon for Target, uncharacteristic behavior, winter, wintertime blahs
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Wednesday , December 10, 2008
Love (and a Q&A): complexgeometries
The first time I saw work by complexgeometries, I was amazed at how they took the simple, humble idea of a t-shirt and turned it into something infinitely more dramatic and intense. Putting on something by complexgeometries is an equally transformative experience: it's as full of ease and comfort as wearing a t-shirt or tank top, but you feel ten times more mysterious and poetic due to the beautiful draping and lines in many of the garments. It's perfect clothes for a sophisticated nomad or a couture skateboarder: wonderfully comfortable but genuinely compelling from a design point-of-view. Based in Montreal, complexgeometries is a relatively young operation, but they've found a good deal of success during their short time in existence thus far -- their clothes are carried in cool places all over the place, including my own beloved Oak in New York. (You can also buy from their own website online.) Clayton, the designer of complexgeometries, was super-kind enough to answer a few questions for us -- you can read more after the jump about the role that Buckminster Fuller played in the company, the importance of random Google searches and the beauty of Italian disco.
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Tags: Buckminster Fuller, complexgeometries, couture skateboarders, Google, Italian disco, sophisticated nomads, t-shirts, The Sound of Music
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Thursday , December 4, 2008
Fashion: When I Go to Paris, I Want to Meet The Kooples!
When I first heard of the new French label The Kooples via various French style blogs, I nearly flipped my shizzit when I saw how perfectly they do the whole "basics with a twist" thing that I love so much and never tire of. Here's what I can decipher: they're founded by the same folks that started Comptoir des Cottoniers, and like that label, they're aiming to create clothes that are seasonless, timeless, well-made -- only this time with a bit of a London-ish, rockerish, streetwear-ish slant to it. I'm in love with how well-cut it all seems, and I love the subtle details of it, like how the little metal buttons are imprinted with the trademark skull. Sadly, the stores are only in Paris, although there is online ordering through their website. I guess this means I have to go to Paris soon. God, why is life so HARD?
Tags: basics, minimalism, Paris, The Kooples
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Tuesday , November 4, 2008
Alexander McQueen for Target!
It's been awhile since I've been excited about a designer collabo, but people, this is Alexander McQueen! From WWD:
Target in March will launch a new fashion initiative called Designer Collaborations. The program will bring the styles of well-established designers to the mass merchant at typical Target prices. Alexander McQueen is the first on deck and will design a version of his McQ collection called McQ Alexander McQueen for Target. The collection will have rock 'n' roll influences and edgy details such as studs and tattoo-print fabrics. Designer Initiative is a separate program from Target's Go International, which focuses on young or emerging designers. Target said additional Designer Collections will be announced in the future. Each collection will be available in stores for a limited time.
DUUUUUUUUDE!
Tags: Alexander McQueen, designer collabo malaise temporary lifted, Target
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Saturday , November 1, 2008
Laura Jane's Ultimate Fashion Challenge: Week Thirteen (RIP UFC) PS: For those unfamiliar with the Ultimate Fashion Challenge: formal UFC rules, guidelines and regulations can be accessed HERE PPS: Stay tuned for LJ'S UFC "LESSONS LEARNED" WRAP-UP, to be posted sometime this coming week.
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In the grand tradition of 9 out of 12 UFC collages, my final UFC collage background is ripped from John Hopper's ever-amazing Textile Blog. It is Cosmic Fog by Robert Oerley. Cosmic Fog! How appropriate. The UFC itself has been one hell of a Cosmic Fog, to say the least.
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Sunday , October 12, 2008
Laura Jane's Ultimate Fashion Challenge: Week Ten
(this week's background image is by Astrid Sampe. It has something to do with IBM, which is similar to UFC in that they are both three-letter acronyms. How novel! It is taken from John Hopper's ever-amazing Textile Blog).
PS: For those unfamiliar with the Ultimate Fashion Challenge: formal UFC rules, guidelines and regulations can be accessed HERE.
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Tags: 64, avant-wack, Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, John Lennon, Keith Moon as spirit animal, Laura Jane Faulds, Laura Jane's Complex October, Laura loves Matthew Friedberger, Laura loves The Beatles, nostalgia, Paul McCartney, The Sazerac of Tuesdays, Ultimate Fashion Challenge
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