The Stream episode is up online now. If you just want to see yours truly awkwardly ramble to a webcam, fast-forward to @11:38. The comments on YouTube are unbearable as usual, but the discussions on the Stream website are quite respectful and overall quite strong. Really great to hear such a variety of voices. Particularly enamored with Sonny Singh around 17:30 - but no surprise there, I fell in love with his article last summer re: Jean Paul Gauthier and turbans on the runway. (via When traditions become trends | The Stream - Al Jazeera English)
“Hey, Urban Outfitters: My culture is not for sale!” An open letter from an angry habesha woman
by Lolla Mohammed Nur, @lomonur
(Note #1: I use the term “habesha” as shorthand in this article to describe the cultures and people of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is a contested term within the diaspora, and does not necessarily apply to all ethnic groups in those two countries. Here, I use it as a general term to refer to Ethiopians and Eritreans for the sake of brevity).
(Note #2: The dress was NOT been removed by Urban Outfitters from the website. I initially had assumed they removed it, but I later found out that the dress was actually mysteriously sold within days of the campaign launch. Urban Outfitters declined to tell me who bought it, vaguely citing “customer privacy laws.” Personally, I think it’s all fishy.)
For about a week now, Ethiopian and Eritrean diasporans have taken to social media to express their disbelief, shock and anger with Urban Outfitters, a company that has an established reputation for controversy and for cultural insensitivity.
Mallory Weston » Concrete Vest;
Denim vest, concrete, machine screws, spray-paint;
May 2012
since i’ve seen this going around tons without proper credit!
(via princessbeancurd)
march 18th on Flickr.
new post up at the blog, about clothing conundrums when you dress for your job (and not solely for your personal pleasure).
Odilon RTW Fall 2012
Inspired by “Twin Peaks,” Stacey Clark referenced the Black Lodge and its mysterious secrets between the living and the dead turning out a tight presentation that nodded to the TV series with the use of graphic zigzag patterns, bold swaths of red and sweaters with the iconic phrase “The owls are not what they seem.”
NEED. NEED. NEED.
i want it really badly but Twin Peaks is going mainstream and thats odd
i am the only one who laughed out loud at the “twin peaks is going mainstream” comment? i don’t mean to be a dick but… really? it’s not like it was broadcast on a major television network or anything. or like the simpsons referenced the show to high heavens, or like it’s available on netflix across north america… but yes, i guess one fashion designer (i’ve never heard of) making a sweater that says “the owls are not what they seem” officially marks that twin peaks is going mainstream
/end uneccessary grumpyness
mostly reblogging to say: i’d wear that sweater in a heartbeat, but that collection hardly merits being called “twin peaks” inspired. yeah, the zigzag black and white stuff is fun, but it’s pretty “meh” more than anything.
(image description: arabelle, aka the fashion pirate, posing in a fantastic photoshoot. arabelle is wearing very bright colours and a turquoise and black houndstooth jacket, and is standing in an authoritative stance with her hands out, which have been splattered in paint)
not gonna lie, i have a huge crush on arabelle. queer feminist fashion bloggers will one day take over the world, mark my words.
Styling and modeling: Arabelle
Makeup and Hair: Candice Crawford
Photography: Meagan Cignoli
you know me, i avoid celebrity worship like the plague but i feel like this is an exception seeing as i don’t know this actress and haven’t see the hollywood remake of the girl with the dragon tattoo…
all of this to say, if money/sizes/practicality were no option, i would very very much like to present myself like this.
(Source: ntleigh, via workingforvacation)
