Author: Christy DeSmith

  • Off to Mexico

    Sick of winter much? Can you bear another cold day of having to bulk up? Me either! That’s why I’m checking out for Mexico, yo. Feast your eyes on this: the adorable, but nonetheless scanty, romper I procured for the occasion (as modeled by the much thinner-than-me office floor).   The romper is by Michele…

  • Dunking the Fishtank

    Fishtank: n. a diffuse, silent comedy ostensibly done in the spirit of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati. I couldn’t help but make comparisons to Play Time, my favorite Tati flick (I just re-watched the restaurant scene last week). This was Tati’s all-out screed on modernist architecture, if you’ll recall. In my mind, the physical acting…

  • Wilson’s: Loss of jobs and my junior-high jacket

    When was the last time you entered a Wilson’s? For me, it’s been a while. But the trip that’s forever etched in my memory goes all the way back to junior high. My sister had just scored a cool Michael Jackson Thriller-style red windbreaker. Not wanting to be outdone, I commenced to scour the shopping…

  • Exclusive Sneak Peek of Voltage 08

    Unbeknownst to most folks, there was a public preview of the Voltage ’08 fashions at last night’s 10,000 Arts Party. Mostly I spent the evening being a bugaboo to the models backstage. (Don’t they look irritated?) But I also managed to take these snapshots of the looks:   My favorite dress of the night was…

  • Sweeney Todd: Compare and Contrast

    At last night’s opening of Sweeney Todd, at the State Theatre, I couldn’t help but make comparisons to the recent film version. This is what theatergoers do at revivals, right? They consider the present viewing experience in relation to all previous encounters with a favorite play or musical. And to be clear: Sweeney is, by…

  • Jovovich-Hawk for Target

    p.s. I heart these looks from the latest Go International designer, Jovovich-Hawk. These will hit Target stores on March 2 or thereabouts.