Jezebel: Shorts

Edible Food Zoetropes Come Alive In 'Alimation'

Whitney Jefferson — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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A Faux Nature Documentary About NYC Bodega Cats

Whitney Jefferson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Pests or heroes? Dirty health-code violators or heroic defeaters of rodents? Whether you enjoy the felines that reside inside of your neighborhood bodega or abhor the idea of them, bodega cats are here to stay. And if you're unfamiliar with having errant cats invade your local grocery store, enjoy this look inside the nine lives they live here in New York. More »

Elderly Synchronized Swimming Group Will Leave You Covered In Warm Fuzzies

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:40:00 EDT

From Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, the duo collectively known as California Is A Place, comes Aquadettes; a charming, 10-minute documentary that tells the story of 75-year-old Margo Bouer and the synchronized swimming group that she has been a part of for over fifteen years. A former nurse, Bouer details the everyday challenges in her life, caring for her husband, and her personal health challenges that led her to medical marijuana, which she calls "the difference between staying alive and killing myself." Harsh realities aside, watching the group of older women dressing up in brightly-colored swim outfits and joyously practicing their routine for hours a day is, at the end of the day, heartwarming. More »

How To Make A Pair Of White Short-Shorts

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:10:00 EDT

Okay, so your shorts don't have to be white. You could make them blue, red, yellow, teal, cerulean, seafoam, hyacinth, striped, spotted, dip-dyed, appliquéd with your home-made N*Sync fan art, or printed with a mosaic of stills from Rebecca Black's "Friday." Mine just happen to be white, because something about white shorts says "summer" to me. Like white wine, white weddings, and white-cresting waves. But this is a set of directions for making shorts, period. Choose the style and the fabric that you want. This is a moderately challenging project that you can finish in about an afternoon. Even if you've never set a fly before. Promise. More »

What I Wear Is None of Your Business

Lilly — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:18:31 EDT

Yesterday I was humiliated in a way I'm sure many girls have experienced. It was the first time I blushed so hard I could feel my cheeks burning. It was the first time I've ever been shamed for my sexuality. More »

Gisele's Legs Still Glued Together On Mag Covers; More Met Ball Gossip

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

For the May Vogue Mexico cover, Gisele Bündchen pulled virtually the same pose that was captured on the April cover of American Vogue. [DesignScene]
Miley Cyrus wears a silver corset that costs $25,000 in her latest music video. [Us]

Shorts: The Most Stressful Garment In The World

Sadie Stein — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:00:00 EDT

In her imperious 1964 tome A Guide to Elegance, Genevieve Antoine Dariaux declared, "After sixteen years of age, you should not wear shorts of any kind except on the beach, the tennis court, or on board a boat." More »

5 Fugly Things Urban Outfitters Wants You To Wear This Spring

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Studded jean vest/jackets! Poopy-crotched "harem" pants! Sith Lord-inspired hooded tops! There's never a shortage of fug at Urban Outfitters, and April's catalog is no exception. Before we get to the clothes, let's discuss the decapitated young lady on the cover: More »

Mad Men Styles Influence Shorts Premiere

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:30:00 EDT

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The premiere of Shorts, a kids' movie, had a lot of children — plus Leslie Mann — underfoot on its red carpet. But age is no refuge from the blistering sartorial critique of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! More »

Salute Your Shorts

Sadie Stein — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:00 EDT

A friend and I were talking over the weekend and realized there's one place where, sartorially speaking, guys have it harder: choosing summer clothes. Specifically shorts. As she put it, "your only options are really Dandy, Dork, or Douche." More »

This Week We Were Not Afraid To Go There Or Say Goodbye

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT

We said our final au revoir to Moe [sniff]
The McCain campaign said it's final goodbye to tasteful commercials with its eminently mockable Paris-Britney one, its new Moses one and it's kicky Spanish language one.
Watching Gavin walk a mile in Tracie's shoes made for far, far better viewing.
We tried it out ourselves, metaphorically speaking, in posts talking about sterilization, teen pregnancy and sex workers.
Walmart talked to its workers about voting Democratic. It's bad, they think. [HuffPo]
It might have been cool to be a pretty girl when we were younger, not that it keeps you from getting hurt or getting Photoshopped into something supposedly prettier, but some people think it might help you get a man.

“I Haven’t Asked Them, But I’m Sure Women Like Looking At A Man’s Calves, Or If A Man Has Them, Nice Ankles…"

Moe — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:45:00 EDT

Yeah, maybe you should ask, dude, because the same way dudes tend to hate such trendhumperana as Pocahontas headbands and high-waisted acid washed jeans, we hate it when dudes wear clothes that send the message, as my friend Don would say, "I just don't get called 'faggot' by strangers enough." See more gross shorts ensembles by clicking on the picture. (Full disclosure: I have a thing against shorts.) (Full disclosure: I also happen to be wearing shorts.) [NY Times] More »

Short Ends

Sadie Stein — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:40:00 EDT

A Gallup poll from 1955 demonstrated a widespread intolerance for the Bermuda Short. By a margin of 5 to 3, both men and women stated that they were against ladies "parading in shorts," and came down even more harshly on the idea of men sporting them to work. Indeed, 8 out of 10 men declared they would not wear shorts under any circumstances. Given the tepid reception afforded this season's short suits, perhaps we haven't come as far as we think. In any event, an informal poll of the inhabitants of our own apartment elicited the mysterious response, "It could work." [Star Tribune, Telegraph] More »

Nina Garcia And ELLE: In? Out? Or In?

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT

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You knew this already, but Project Runway judge/style tome author/ELLE fashion director Nina Garcia has parted ways with the magazine that made her. At least, ELLE has yet to tell anyone the rumors are false.