There's a cool, Rake-sponsored event happenin' this Thursday!
Check it, it’s the 10,000 Arts Art Crawl on Glenwood Avenue – inspired, I like to think, by a lil’ article I recently did.
Christy DeSmith
Gaga for Lava
Weekend shopping notes: Work and family obligations might’ve kept me from Gwen Leeds’s legendary garage sale on Friday and Saturday, but I did stumble upon a pleasant surprise upon visiting the Lava Lounge yesterday afternoon. I’d stopped in with the boyfriend. (I’m trying to diversify his tastes–there is life beyond Len Druskin, you know.) There, … Read more
Be Amazed
A quick tip: If you, being well-dressed but nevertheless short on coin, were to perform the amazing feat of unearthing designer duds from garage sale racks this weekend, you’d have better luck if you were to position yourself in the vicinity of 60th and France this morning/afternoon/tomorrow. Me, I’m currently stuck in the office – … Read more
Not tryin' to hear that!
BEGOB! According to this blogger, I haven’t posted since May. Oh woe, how lowly and obscure is me … Please, oh please dear, friends: Send me the love; send me the style tips, gossip, and fashion sightings. In the meantime, I’ll be stewing the pot and licking my wounds.
La Libertine for everyone but me
Yes, my little obsession with Target’s GO International lines persist … I actually liked Patrick Robinson’s boho beachwear better than I suspected I would. I even ended up buying this dress and these shorts – both of which get positive reviews from the likes of me, even if the fabrics leave much to be desired. … Read more
You know, that one W spread
Am I the only one irritated by Posh’s posture here? Yes, yes, I know she’s got her some awesome clavicle, but jeez, jutting one’s bones in such a manner (and you’ll see more of what I mean if you click through Style.com) is just so obnoxious.
Wedding-Industrial Complex
It was the event of a lifetime for the few locals who got the invitation (Kristin Tillotson, Melodie Bahan, Alison McGhee … ) Now, for the unfashionable Minneapolitans who didn’t attend former Stribber John Habich’s wedding: Here’s a link to the NYTimes’ lowdown on the affair. A couple note: The slide show is not to … Read more
Sundresses: It's Where The Boys Are.
Our June issue included a short Fashion As It Happens piece about babydoll and potato sack dresses. And while the photos that month weren’t my favorites, the piece’s overall point remains: The figure-obscuring, Christening dress look has been pretty hot this summer. I bring it up now, a month later, because more than one man … Read more
Fashion. It's for the dogs
From Women’s Wear Daily: J. Crew may be going to the dogs. According to a research report from CIBC World Markets, the preppy retailer filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Crewmutts, a concept for dogs that potentially could be sold in stores and online. The patent for Crewmutts covers products … Read more
Paris Minnesota
As you may or may not know, the internationally acclaimed, Minnesota-based photographer Alec Soth runs a fairly fabulous blog. And his latest post should appeal to the sensibilities of readers of this blog — I like to think of you all as tasteful and yet substantive folks with deep inner lives (you also happen to … Read more