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today in catalogs
Free People's Tops Can Be Worn Many Ways, Several Of Them Stoopid
It just seems like no matter how you tie this thing, it looks dumb. Another weird item after the jump. More »
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By DodaiComment by Uncommon Whore: Oh Lord, it's like that American Apparel dress that can be worn 60 different ways! If you are a... 14 Responses | Other threads
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rag trade
9/11 Truther Nabs Fancy Perfume Campaign
- In a move that smacks of Chanel-Audrey-Jean-Pierre, Dior announced it's making a 6 1/2 minute online perfume ad with Marion Cotillard and Olivier Dahan, who of course directed Cotillard in La Vie En Rose. [WWD]
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Comment by bluebears: I'm so torn about extending copyright protection to clothing designs. In one sense, yes, the pieces are individual examples of... 10 Responses | Other threads
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rag trade
Smell Like Amanda Lepore For Under $1,000; Supermodel Births Superbaby
- Amanda Lepore has a scent which is more art project than perfume — sold at a gallery for $950, the crystal bottle contains notes of steamed rice, mandarins, champagne, and cucumber. It's fermented. [NY Times]
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Comment by hydrogen_jukebox: Steamed rice?! ...That works! I myself would love to smell like oranges, black pepper and fresh cut grass. 15 Responses | Other threads
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today in catalogs
At Free People, Spring Has Sprung, And It's Hideous
It's 31° in NYC, but it's a beachy, balmy 80-something on the pages of February's Free People catalog. Almost like a mini-vacation! One where the clothes are so foul, you'll have intestinal issues. More »
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By DodaiComment by devilchyld22: Asides from the shoes, the headbands and that first bathing suit I LOVE IT! 7 Responses | Other threads
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vogue
Shipwrecked!
The November issue of Vogue features a "Field Of Dreams" photo shoot starring Natalia Vodianova, her husband and kids. In the opening spread, the family is standing in a boat which is moored on dry land. For those of you keeping count, this is the fourth time since August we've seen a double-page spread of models posing in a boat on dry land or very shallow water. Glamour and Bazaar did it in September; Free People did it in the October We The Free catalog. Are wooden boats a trend? Are we gonna see them at Forever 21? (Click the image at left to enlarge and to see the complete fleet of ships.) More »
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By DodaiComment by Penny: Okay, Vogue is officially obsessed with Natalia Vodianova and family. 5 Responses | Other threads
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donna brazile
This Week Things Got Ugly Up In Here
- Less than a month until the election, folks, and it's getting really ugly.
- John McCain sounding like a total loon during the debates, calling Obama "That One": ugly.
- Illogical republican strategists yelling at Newsweek for putting a (gasp!) un-retouched photo of Sarah Palin on the cover: ugly!
- Nikki Blonsky kicking Bianca Golden's mom in the vagina at an airport: ugly!
- At least we have the unarguably awesome Sarah Vowell and Donna Brazile to guide us through the ugliness.
- Though they can't really fix the ugly in this mess of the economy... or this Free People catalog.
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By JessicaComment by lisas: So, did anyone else watch the NHL opener with washed-up Def Leppard? Anyone else watch the lead signer proudly put... 6 Responses | Other threads
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free people
Free People: More Overpriced Thrift Store Crap Masquerading As Vintage Chic
God, I hate the new Free People catalog. I hate the faux-cigarette burns or whatever those are on the cover. I hate that there are illustrations of clothes inside. I hate that the weathered, worn, clothes that you'd find on the floor at the Salvation Army often cost over $100. I hate some other stuff, too: Seethe with me, after the jump.
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By DodaiComment by Sukie in the Graveyard: I love the boyfriend jean! they do many good things for my thighs... like, allow them to breath and... 18 Responses | Other threads
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minority report
Using A Woman Of Color As The "Background" In A Photo Shoot: It's Not Okay
A couple of days ago, a post titled "Background Color" appeared on Racialicious. The jumping-off point is a photograph, by Alex Hoerner, from Nylon magazine (at left), in which Beth Ditto from The Gossip is playing cards with the housekeeper in a motel. And yeah, the housekeeper is a woman of color. The post's author, Mimi, writes: "In the story that coalesces for me, studying this photograph, she has just been forced to play cards with a guest — not because she wants to, but because she could lose her job if she doesn’t. Nor does the game even feel like a break from her domestic labor; this sort of affective labor is no less taxing. In her mind (in the story I imagine about this editorial), she calculates how much longer she’ll have to stay and clean in order to meet her day’s quota." More » -
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Free People: Hideous Iron-Curtain Nostalgia Will Set You Back A Few Rubles
The new Free People catalog arrived, and it is full of fugly: Mismatched patterns, awkward layers, misshapen knits and (yikes!) elephantine bell-bottoms. If you love sleek, polished, pretty and sophisticated clothing, you're out of luck! Oh, the catalog has a rather "international" look, to be sure, but it's not as "jet set" as it is "oppressed proletariat." Bolshevik babe duds have a place in this world — just not in my closet. Faux-rustic ensembles for the plebe in you, after the jump.
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Summer At 'Free People': Crafty Crocheted Crap, At Twice The Price Of Thrift Stores!
The May Free People catalog has arrived, and its "global" aesthetic has gone all '70s California girl. But the prices the company is charging for some of this retro boho? Enough to make your ironed hair curl. Oh, and here's a question: Is it okay to have a "Tibetan Festival dress" in a catalog called "Free People"? Overpriced pseudo-homespun "worldly" wares, after the jump.
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Urban Outfitters, Free People & Anthropologie: What's The Difference?
Did you know that Urban Outfitters, Free People and Anthropologie, are all owned by Urban Outfitters Inc.? But they sort of have their own distinct vibes. Sort of. Free People skews younger, brighter, more gypsy chic; Urban Outfitters is edgy and dark; Anthropologie skews older, more expensive, more ladylike but still vaguely ethnic and crafty. But each catalog uses one blonde-haired model and one brunette — and they love the "exotic" backdrops. And really, they're all shilling the same damn crocheted, patterned, flowy, unique yet ubiquitous clothing. Given a page from one of their newest catalogs, can you tell which brand is being represented? A quiz, after the jump.
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By DodaiComment by shananigans aka cookie pants!: Got them all right!!! And I get all these catalogs lol. more » | Other threads
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today in catalogs
Free People: Someone Watched The Darjeeling Limited Before Booking This Photo Shoot
Did you see Darjeeling Limited? The one where the brothers go on a trip through India, carrying luggage made by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton? Think the people who put together the Free People catalog did? They chose India — Jaipur, to be exact — as the setting for their new photo shoot. And chose a sunny blonde (à la Owen Wilson?) to star. Sixty-eight dollar T-shirts, four hundred dollar necklaces and brown people as accessories, after the jump.
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By DodaiComment by mrtrailsafety: @katieb: no, those are plus-sized WWJD bracelets. more » | Other threads
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today in catalogs
'Free People', August 2007: Luxuriating Lolitas and $400 Shoes
The Free People catalog is beautifully shot, but the half-naked teenage girls and $400 shoes give us pause. Hey, $400 shoes have their place — but when everything else in the catalog is relatively well-priced, it's just odd. Let's take a look, shall we?
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By DodaiComment by dragon:ONE: Now, I have 15 year old friend that looks like the girl in pic #2. She looks almost like that... more » | Other threads
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supply chain gangs
Urban Outfitters Bloggers Hang Out With People Who, Like, Make Their Babydoll Dresses Or Something
In theory, our only beef with retail chains having bloggers is that Abercrombie & Fitch doesn't have one whose ex-boyfriend he can IM about how it might have worked out if he weren't so overt about his gayness. Anyway, Urban Outfitters spawn brand Free People, like American Apparel before it, has a blog. And guess what! Like American Apparel it blogs about hanging out with its factory workers! Today's post introduces us to Kit Yee, who "works for one of the factories we work with" in Hong Kong and just paid a visit to the Urban Outfitters corporate campus in Philadelphia:She saw a lot of Philadelphia during her stay, including a visit to Franklin Fountain on Market St. She loved the egg cream!
How cute! But why do we have an inkling most people working full-time at the world's leading hotbed of hipsterexia would never actually themselves go to Franklin Fountain? Maybe because we, um, just know. More »
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By MoeComment by BenitaMagoondo: I used to work at Free People and they're constantly ripping off clothes directly. Most of their clothes are found... more » | Other threads
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