Category Archives: fashion

TÃ’in Chliste

August 22, 2013 – 11:06 pm

My Irish grandmother said, “If you can tie your shoes in the morning, then you have nothing to complain about.” Later in the 60s I smartmouthed Nana saying, “What if I wear sandals?” She did not laugh until she smacked the back of my head. “Tóin chliste.” Yes, I was a right smart-ass hippie, but […]

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Punk Is In

May 9, 2013 – 7:13 pm

This Spring New York City is going retro-Ramones thanks to a Metropolitan Museum exhibition featuring Punk Fashion. In 1975 the only stores to buy punk clothing were Trash n Vaudeville and Manic Panic run by Sick Fucks’ Snooky and Tish. Manic Panic closed years ago, however Trash n Vaudeville on St. Marks Place remains the […]

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Fashion Week Paris 1985

February 21, 2013 – 8:44 pm

Me, Mira, and Karl Lagerfeld 1985 Paris.

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Cool Pockets

October 16, 2012 – 7:35 pm

Back in the 1970s men wore tight clothing. Men were thinner than now. Beer bellies were way in the future and these men didn’t have crew cuts like most men of the 21st Century. They were cool. Back about those pockets. Are these men Mormon missionaries?

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555 Chanel

October 15, 2012 – 7:05 pm

In Thailand five is called ‘ha’, so 555 is used for ha-ha-ha on SMS messages and Chanel # 5 is short two 5s for their recent Brad Pitt promotion for men’s Chanel # 5. I have bought Chanel # 5 for my mother, sisters, girlfriends, and wife over forty years. The history of the fragrance […]

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