August, 2014

Why I Love....

’80s Country Girl Chic

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I come from a city in the Canadian west traditionally known for its international rodeo, country music and down-home western...

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Bikini Beach

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Some things never change. As summer winds down everyone scrambles to suck every last bit of fun from the season....

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Books

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...

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Welcome to the Little Room

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...

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Look Book

Helmut Newton

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What can I say about legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton that hasn’t been said? His women were strong and oozing...

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Why I Love....

’80s Bodycon Stretch

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If I were asked to name the biggest contribution to fashion history the 1980s gave us it would have to...

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Supermoon

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On Sunday night the biggest supermoon (known as an extra-supermoon) of 2014 will be visible. It’s the closet and brightest...

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Books

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...

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Welcome to the Little Room

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...

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Thirty-Year Flashback

Seventeen, August 1984

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It’s pretty clear that I loved the August 1984 issue of Seventeen. The cover as you can see is worn,...

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