TSA patdown of the day
From the Archives & Archivists (A&A) List digest:
Subject: Storage of a grass skirt
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:43:43Hello!
Wanted to ask if anybody has any recommendations about how to properly
store a grass skirt?Thank you!
dear clusterflock
What portion of bodices in literature exist only to be torn, ripped, shredded, or otherwise rent asunder?
Anatomy of a Global Streetwear Cult
For almost two decades, Supreme has existed in a cult-like bubble. Many of their short-run products have a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shelf-life; you’ll pretty much never, ever receive an invite to some Supreme-sponsored open-bar fête (because they almost never happen); and unless you’ve been systematically tracking its product developments on the array of feverish blogs devoted to the brand, or know a mole on the inside who can text you when a new shipment has been delivered, you’ll miss out entirely.
Being sovereign – the supreme ruler of culture – is the brand’s unofficial mission statement; everything is appropriated, recontextualised and refitted in Supreme’s hands to be made better. They’ve carefully chosen to cross-pollinate their homegrown image with unhip but timelessly macho brands like Hanes and The North Face, worked with blue-chip artists such as Jeff Koons and Christopher Wool for their art-deck series, and built ad campaigns around a motley crew of celebrities that have no direct connection to skateboarding, including Kermit the Frog, Mike Tyson and the pop star Lady Gaga.
Part one was published today in The Business of Fashion, part two exploring ‘the creative and commercial philosophies that underpin Supreme’s lasting success’ will be published tomorrow January 11th.
UPDATE An excerpt from part 2:
Mr. Jebbia, however, is playfully cautious about the idea that his small production runs are part of an exploitative plan to skew supply and demand to fever-pitch levels. “The main reason behind the short runs is that we don’t want to get stuck with stuff that nobody wants,” he says. But admitting to a kind of customer trickery isn’t exactly the coolest thing to say, so you let him be. “Let me put it this way,” he adds tellingly. “We work really, really hard to make everything seem effortless.”
(via The High Definite)
Wanted: T-Shirts you don’t wear
Posted to the Dubuque Freecycle list:
I am looking for your T-shirts you don’t wear anymore and they are just sitting in your closet collecting dust.
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Red trousers!
So I’ve been, like, trying to get some work done today, but I keep drifting off to look at all the fucking red trousers on the Look at my fucking red trousers! blog.
(Thank you, clusterflock friend @peteashton.)
from the comments
Casey, the stub at the end of my full-windsors is a little bigger than tiny. I share your neck size.
Thanks Rick. I often have trouble getting the stub into the keeper. Especially after a few drinks.
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dueling banjos
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Exactly what underwear business is better for expecting a baby ladies ?
a short list of purveyors of classy cycling clothing
Most of these companies are reasonably well known, but with all the web cruft it took me longer than it should have for me to discover them all.
Rapha
Surface
Swrve (they can be a little hit or miss, IMHO)
Outlier
Chrome (more of a laid back West Coast feel than classy, but worth a mention)
Dromarti (their cycling shoes are a personal favorite)
If I am missing anything, please let me know in the comments.
the hipster cop
A few days ago I mentioned doing police work could be interesting and not a few days later Kelsey finds this:
He was dubbed “The Hipster Cop” a little over a week ago, a few days after pictures trickled online of a plainclothes detective—dressed more like an actor from Dead Poet’s Society than NYPD Blue—patrolling the Occupy Wall Street protest. Then the Hipster Cop Twitter jokes started: “He only uses pepper spray ironically.” “Sure I have a nightstick…I bought it on svpply.com.” And just yesterday, The New York Times ran the first interview with Rick Lee, a 45-year-old community affairs detective with an addiction to Ralph Lauren, a.k.a. The Hipster Cop. Or rather, a.k.a. The Country Gentleman.
Maybe I really have missed my calling.
the jacket I’ll never own
Basically, I could fly to England or buy John Boltbee’s jacket.
All my cloths
are on the floor of my car.
I could use a nice big dresser.
I am in need
Posted to the Dubuque Freecycle list:
I am in need of a nice big dresser mine broke so now I dont have one and all my cloths are on my floor and so if anyone has one or to they dont need please email me sooner the better thanks
headline of the day
German fashion designer makes clothes from milk
Sugar Von Tassels
I’m almost done with a process I started in January of evaluating all the footage I collected for a documentary I’ve been working on that started as an exploration of costume culture. This phase has been long, tedious, a real slog. I’ve been going back through each section of footage, evaluating clips, making notes, and roughing out speculative timelines. After nine months, I’ll just say I’ve gotten tired of evaluating, and wanted to make something. So, I dove into a section of footage that may or may not end up in the film (I ended up getting more footage of Sugar at a performance that may be more relavent to the larger themes of the movie), but I liked a lot of moments in this interview session, and like I said, I was tired of looking and wanted to make something. It’s still a little rough, but I hope you enjoy it.
headline of the day
Los Altos Woman Wore Bubble Wrap Under Jumpsuit When She Attacked Husband
Bill Cunningham New York
Jason posted recently about the Bill Cunningham New York documentary, and we watched it last night. It is beautifully done in a straightforward way, and really the subject is what causes the movie to shine. At 80, Cunningham is still buoyant and exuberant, with a clear passion for what he loves: taking pictures of fashion as it is worn by people on the streets of New York (once you see the movie you’ll understand the awkward phrasing). He is the original Sartorialist. The movie is streaming on Netflix, and is available in various formats on Amazon. Recommended.
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Dear ‘The Situation’, the situation is…
Abercrombie says a connection to The Situation goes against the “aspirational nature” of its brand and may be “distressing” to customers. The Ohio-based retailer says it has offered a “substantial payment” to Sorrentino and producers of the MTV show so he’ll wear something else.
I saw Deron in Oslo
At Akershus Castle.
