Jezebel: village voice

LOL Babies

Sadie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:40:00 EDT

Check out 1953's "20 of My Favorite Baby Photos." That's all we'll say. (And yes, that baby is so saddened by women drivers that he's beyond words.) [Village Voice]

The Tragic Failure Of America's Women

Anna — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Love it: "...the more they are involved with careers, the more they are idle, the more they are childless, the more they are fashionably dressed... the longer is the list of their troubles." [Village Voice]

Unusual Girl Crush: Lynn Yaeger

Sadie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:40:00 EST

It was with horror and chagrin that we learned recently that the struggling Village Voice has ended the 30-year run of fashion writer Lynn Yaeger's "Frock Star" column(formerly "Elements of Style"), one of the most unique and awesome voices in mode journalism. For those of you unfamiliar with Yeager's idiosyncratic personal style - she describes her hairdo as that of "the world's oldest French orphan" - and bitingly funny voice, may we suggest a dip into her archives? We get that times are hard for print and she'll certainly always have a plethora of journalistic outlets, but Yeager is not merely a New York institution but a much-needed bit of surrealist fresh air in a self-serious industry. If young writers are looking for an example of talent and self-confident individuality, look no further than this Hall of Famer.

Paris Hilton: Fashionista Recession-Fighter

Sadie — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

Paris Hilton on dropping $3,880 in 40 minutes: "I think it's important to help out, you know, the economy out here, everywhere in the world... It's New Year's, I need a New Year's dress." [Breitbart]

But, Paris, Australia's the one place that's having record post-Christmas sales! [Bloomberg]
Consumer confidence is at an all-time low; thank God for Paris. [WWD]
Well, this makes sense: although every market in the world is down, designer children's clothing is booming! [WWD]
French retailer Morgan is going under. You'd think having the country's first lady as a model would help! [Times of London]
Jewelry chain Christian Bernard is going under, too. [WSJ]
Trinidadian tailor Andrew Ramroop, who suited Princess Di, has been given an OBE. [Telegraph]
Also honored: Nicky Kinnaird, founder of amazing beauty emporium Space NK. [WWD]
Noooo! Fashion iconoclast Lynn Yaeger has been laid off from the struggling Village Voice! [Pop and Politics]
CEOs talk about their new year's resolutions: most of them seem to involve not going under. [WWD]
Ted Lapidus, a French fashion photographer who helped pioneer the concept of "unisex," has died at 79. [Guardian]
Esprit names a new CFO, works on expanding in Asian markets, presumably not evoking 1991. [The Street]
Limited Edition New York presents some of the better celeb tees we've seen: these are by Teresa Missoni, Irina Lazareanu and Angela Lindvall, and proceeds go towards climate change. [WWD]

Meet The Headbanging, Bad-Ass Ladies Of Girls Rock!

Dodai — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EST

Village Voice critic Vadim Rizov calls new movie Girls Rock! a "dreary doc" that "does little more than underline the talking points." But we think it looks awesome. It's about the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, where 8- to 18-year-olds from all over the country form bands — and get a boost of self-esteem. 7-year-old Palace shrieks like a banshee; while another girl will break your heart when she says, "I just accept that I hate myself, and I don't really think about it." Honestly, it looks better than the Sex And The City Movie. Clip above; the flick opens this weekend.
Girls Rock! [Village Voice]
Girls Rock! Official Website