Monthly Archives: April 2008

Political Women and Their Bags

Come on, Tina, you could have found a better picture of Michelle Obama. She looks downright mean in that one. Bagsnob, guesstimated to surprising exactness the likely bags that the three females in the US Presidential race would wear.
For Cindy McCain who is due to be $100 million richer in the near future, [...]

By Eva | Posted April 22, 2008 in deconstructing, newsbits | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

What to Wear at a Mormon Party

Those Mormon polygamists are sure giving the Amish a run for their money when it comes to the eye raising practices. But to be fair, the Amish are on the straight and narrow and can’t be compared to a cult that married grown men to teens. Some of the most outrageous things were said about [...]

By Eva | Posted April 22, 2008 in deconstructing, newsbits | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

The Sex Drink

The Sex in the City ads are effing everywhere. It is inescapable. There’s absolutely no way you can hide from it. They are now forever part of the fashion ethos online. The same folks that went to see Devil Wears Prada will be dragging their boyfriends to see Sex in the City and ogling some [...]

By Eva | Posted April 22, 2008 in deconstructing, events | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Carla Bruni, Your Supermarket Model

It came as news to everyone here, but in England some supermarkets have models that represent them in advertising. In America, the closest thing you’re get is a tall and thin asparagus stalk, though the supermarkets are under pressure here with anorexic vegetables and are looking to make a more representative statement by switching to [...]

By Eva | Posted April 22, 2008 in models | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Eco Everything this week

We truly suck. It was eco week and our non-fashion forward publisher had to fill us in. Apparently we did not get the memo. It goes without saying that the relentless drumbeat of eco-aware fashion designers is deafening (if only from the drums beating of a few who subscribe to a livable earth), it should [...]

By Eva | Posted April 22, 2008 in trendspotting | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)