I come from a city in the Canadian west traditionally known for its international rodeo, country music and down-home western...
August, 2014
Bikini Beach
Some things never change. As summer winds down everyone scrambles to suck every last bit of fun from the season....
Almost 30 Years On, Less Than Zero Still Stands Up
Less Than Zero By Bret Easton Ellis Simon & Schuster, 208 pages, 1985. Clay. Blair. Trent. Rip. Julian. These, to...
Stuck in the Middle of the Road
I would give anything — really, anything — to be back at home. sitting in the little room, reading my...
Helmut Newton
What can I say about legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton that hasn’t been said? His women were strong and oozing...
’80s Bodycon Stretch
If I were asked to name the biggest contribution to fashion history the 1980s gave us it would have to...
Supermoon
On Sunday night the biggest supermoon (known as an extra-supermoon) of 2014 will be visible. It’s the closet and brightest...
Peter Saville’s Graphic Evolution
Designed by Peter Saville Princeton Architectural Press, 192 pages, 2003 When I first saw that a retrospective book Peter Saville’s...
London Calling
It isn’t fair. My family is from Germany, but it’s not like we ever get to go there. I’m sitting...
Seventeen, August 1984
It’s pretty clear that I loved the August 1984 issue of Seventeen. The cover as you can see is worn,...