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more about #jpeterman Leucadia: Coming late to the party to say: is anyone else driven insane by all the incomplete sentences? "She came to watch the cancan. And to dance herself. Th... more » doit2julia: I'm part black & part Irish. I'm totally gonna make my friends start calling me Bricktop. #jpeterman more » cocobanal: The blazer. The black blazer. I didn't realize how much I needed a long black velvet blazer until just now. I love the Edwardianess of it, and I must ... more » BytheSea: I like that the copywriters aren't TOO serious with this. Tehy seem to know it's a bit silly and they have a dash of fun with it. Just a little. If yo... more » Michelle13: Say what you want, J.Peterman will always have a special place in my heart. My dad used to get their catalogs when I was a little girl and I would loo... more » TildeMarks: "Enter the new woman: rebellious, out there, living life on her own terns…" I think tern-shoes would be beautiful with the tree dress on the front ... more » Cam/ron: The catalog always makes me feel embarassed of being a creative writing major. #jpeterman more » NotMandatory: Oh, in the nineties I bought a beautiful blouse from J. Peterman with ginormous sleeves that looked just like Sarah's blouse in Labyrinth! I loved tha... more » Ultraprison!: I subscribed to this catalogue when Jez first mentioned that it was real. Since then, I've moved to a new apartment. I like knowing that some stranger... more » overnightly: I have a fantasy life where I host and attend scores of holiday parties with crackling fires and mulled wine. I'm always wearing velvet J. Peterman ge... more » mfnher: They have a blog where every day "j. peterman" puts up a topic for discussion. It looks pretty interesting. [www.petermanseye.com] more » LAmonkeygirl: Muse Every morning, he saw her. He wasn't the kind of man who enjoyed mornings - in fact, he was known to rise just in time to watch the sun set b... more » KimberleeJean: Hahahaha, a "tree skirt." I get it, catalog cover. #jpeterman more » boxspelunker: I kinda like all of it. I'd never wear it, because it's not my style, but I love ruffly things and unusual cuts. I would also never spend that obsce... more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: I simply loved this thing back in the late 1980's. What I now find most amusing, nearly all these things seem like recycles from those very catalogs. ... more » Helio: first: "What we learned today: Retro Paris is better; black people are cool." Um, duh! second: I want at least a third of these garments. Oh, to have... more » randomnessish: Does J. Peterman. Write in complete sentences? She said as she languorously tapped the keys of her ochre laptop. Like a lover playing with the ches... more » femme-bot: you-know-who insists they make the best mimosas VOLDEMORT!!? #jpeterman more » TexasCrude: Oh, man. I can't picture myself in any of these outfits without a highball in hand. #jpeterman more » Twaddle: I have to admit, I adore J. Peterman's wares. When the catalog arrives at my home, I make a pot of tea and snuggle up on the couch for a good read. ... more » -
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Translating The J. Peterman Catalog (Again)
It's not just a Seinfeld joke: The J. Peterman catalog exists, and it's still in the business of attempting to shill clothes by evoking mystery and telling romantic tales.
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DVF, Presidential Ski-Bunny; Pam Anderson's Vivienne Westwood Ads Debut
- Diane von Furstenberg attended the inauguration with her oldest African-American friend, André Leon Talley. She hobnobbed with Oprah and David Axelrod, then dressed up in, um, a ski suit to watch the swearing-in. [Financial Times]
