Mad about Marc




“Going back to the blogs, there’s a bunch of people who’ve said, “Oh, we liked the way he used to look, when he was grungy, and now he just looks like every Chelsea queen, blah blah blah,” and I just think, You know what, I’m just going to do what makes me happy. And I’m the same exact person, so if my haircut is too Chelsea for somebody, and if I’ve changed from funny awkward ’70s reading glasses to contact lenses, and if I’m tan now and in slightly better shape, well, it’s too bad. My behavior and my likes and dislikes are the same.”

Thanks to Maholofashion I read this fab interview with Marc Jacobs. I wasn’t sure about his geek-to-buff makeover but he explains it all in the interview. And also gives insight into his life. Guess what? He’s just like you and me, he has insecurities, he finds it hard to have balance in his life, he feels like an outsider (don’t we all?). Go Marc!

Read the interview here: http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=22725

Photo: www.out.com

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I can’t get through the day without…




Uh oh, I have a new obsession. As if spending most of my free time blogging isn’t bad enough, now there’s a new plaything on the scene. www.shopvogue.tv is the new interactive site from US Vogue. You can click on any number of high end ad campaigns (eye candy in itself) and then shop from the ads by clicking on the pictures. Ooh fun!! There are also behind-the-scenes shoots at the ad campaigns (check out the Chloe one and…how gorgeous does Christy Turlington STILL look filming the Roberto Coin ad?) and, my favourite, the SHARE channel where you can upload your own pics and share with other users. And in true Vogue style the whole thing is slick as shit and beautifully presented.

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Headbands vs hairbands



Hair accessories have been a big trend for summer 2007, there’s no denying it, but I do have one issue with them. As a pendantic Virgo I’m frequently irked when people use the incorrect haberdashery term. As I understand it, a hairband is something worn halfway across the head. Whether it’s made of fabric or something stiff like plastic or metal, it’s essentially channelling the neat and sweet Alice In Wonderland look.

A headband on the other hand (or head) is something different entirely. (more…)

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Trendwatch – Pop Luxe



Kanye West Alexis Phifer Harpers Bazaar

As much as I adore fashion and popular culture, I have to admit I have no clue about contemporary music. Pardon me but I’m still catching up on all the old 60s soul, 70s disco and 80s punk music I haven’t yet listened to.

So even though I’ve heard of Kanye West I wouldn’t actually recognise his music if I was to ever come across it. All this mattered not one whit when I witnessed his apartment in US Harper’s Bazaar recently. Oh. My. God. The commitment! This gaff is stuffed to the rafters with pop-tastic furniture, fashion and ‘objets’.

A stack of Louis Vuitton luggage may not sound that original to you but this guy has like, a tower of ten multicoloured monogrammed LV cases piled several feet high and the effect is totally museum-worthy. Then there’s the neon-green outsized Marc Newson Dom Perignon bottle grazing next to a Maurice Calka white fibreglass Boomerang desk.

Did I mention the super-sized Takashi Murakami flower-shaped pillows? This is my fantasy apartment and it all looks totally authentic. Even if it’s been interior-decorated you can absolutely believe the ideas have come from West when you see his collection of sci-fi-style sunglasses and OTT-print Bathing Ape sweats. West describes this look as Pop Luxe and I think he’s onto something.

Next in the pipeline is his clothing range, Pastelle – if it’s anything like his apartment I await it with baited breath.

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