Lookbook Love: Pendleton x Opening Ceremony F/W ’10

The thing I hate most about the fashion system is that Fall lookbooks always debut in the summer and Spring lookbooks always debut in the Fall. So that means you can’t help but always get ahead of yourself– thinking about what you’re going to wear four months from now, when it’s hard enough just to figure out what you’re going to wear today. And especially on a day like today– hot as blazes– when I see the Pendleton x Opening Ceremony Fall collection, all I can think about is how much I want it to be cold again so I can snatch this stuff up.

Life’s not fair, but feast your eyes on this anyway.

Tags: Lookbook Love, Opening Ceremony, Pendleton

Trend Alert: The Sideboob

I totally stole this after seeing it posted on Mr. Newton (who once shot a photo of me roaming the streets of Soho in a wolf shirt)– because in case you can’t tell, I haven’t posted in months and I’m slowly easing back into it by taking the easiest route possible.

Granted, this isn’t really a new trend at all. Girls in Williamsburg have been exposing their tiny titties in low-cut tanks every summer for as long as I can remember, but the chick Alexi who made this video just makes it seem a lot cooler now. Unfortunately for me– a sad truth I’ve struggled with my entire life– my boobs are way too big to rock this look. Because if I did it, it would just be called “indecent exposure.”

And on a side note, if you think this girl’s funny like I do, you should check her out on her blog IMBOYCRAZY for relationship advice and randomness.

Tags: Alexi Wasser, IMBOYCRAZY, Mr. Newton, Sideboob, Trend Alert

Must Have Now: Sretsis Daisy Sunglasses

On a totally perfect day in New York like this, all I want to do is to be outside with some cute spring clothes on– and of course, wearing these Sretsis shades from their A/W ’10 collection “Make My Heart Melt.” Maybe not for the $500 or so price tag, but for whatever totally discounted price I’ll get them for at Forever 21 in a month…

But if you can afford the real deal, snag them at the online Aussie boutique Maximillia now.

Tags: Asphixy Sunglasses, Daisy Sunglasses, Sretsis, Vulgary Sunglasses

Music (Videos) I’m Feeling: Fever Ray

I know everyone freaks over Lady Gaga’s crazy style and her bizarro and outlandish videos, but I would trade her any day for Sweden’s Fever Ray (aka Karin Dreijer Andersson, whom you might recognize as one half of The Knife)– whose music is on a different plane entirely and whose videos are eccentric and darkly beautiful.

Since going solo last year, she’s already put out six amazing videos from her self-titled debut album. See them all after the jump.

Tags: Fever Ray, Karin Dreijer Andersson, Music I'm Feeling

Victor Demarchelier’s “Creating Images”

My friend Victor Demarchelier, an up-and-coming fashion photographer, is having his first solo show at Soho’s Clic Gallery which opens today. In case you missed his joint showing at MINA gallery last spring in collaboration with Alexandra Richards, you should definitely catch “Creating Images” running from March 3 to April 5, with an opening reception on March 15, 6-9 pm (424 Broome St).

He’s already shot a Barney’s catalog and editorials for Interview, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar, so you know he’s on the up-and-up. If you have a few grand lying around, it’s the perfect chance to take one of his pieces home before they cost a million bucks each. But more importantly, you should buy his work so he can treat me to our next lunch.

See some more of his work after the jump.

Tags: Clic Gallery, Creating Images, Victor Demarchelier

In Gaga We Trust

Despite the fact I have black hair and am part Asian, I was told twice in one week from strangers that I look like Lady Gaga. I didn’t know whether to consider it as a compliment or an insult– especially now that I’ve seen artist Craig Gleason’s Lady Gaga Dollar series where he’s found a striking resemblance between President George Washington and the over-the-top pop singer by painting dollar bills in the likeness of some of her many infamous costumes. I get that she’s a “Fame Monster” and is slowly taking over the world, but I just didn’t expect she’d be as influential as one of our founding fathers just yet. Clearly, I’m mistaken.

For that reason, I guess looking like Lady Gaga isn’t so bad. But if someone tells me I look like George Washington, I’m probably going to have to get plastic surgery.

Check out the whole series after the jump, and if you want, buy the whole set of 12 for $150 on Craig’s Etsy store here.

Tags: Craig Gleason, Lady GaGa, Lady Gaga Dollar

Sale Alert: East Village’s Duo

Duo is a cute little East Village boutique owned by sisters Wendy and LaRae Kangas (who I interviewed back when they had just opened shop) which carries a unique mix of vintage clothing and modern lines by hard-to-find local and independent designers like Keller, Bodkin, and Dusen Dusen. Show your support for local designers, too, by checking out their current sale, with items up to 75% off.

337 E 9th St. (212.777.7044)

Tags: Bodkin, Duo, Dusen Dusen, Keller, sale

Music I’m Feeling: Toro Y Moi

I love the fact that Toro Y Moi’s name is Chaz Bundick– which couldn’t possibly be for real– because it reminds me of the character Budnick from “Salute Your Shorts” (did anyone else watch that Nickelodeon show as a kid?), and I also love the fact that he did a electro-hazy version of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature.” I’m also feeling the 23-year-old South Carolina native merely because he’s a hapa (Filipino/African American) like me.

Check out his debut album Causers of This if you need a dreamy and mellow soundtrack to supplement your chill-axation.

Tags: Music I'm Feeling, Toro Y Moi

Lookbook Love: Video Medley

Since most of us probably won’t be attending Fashion Week to see the clothes we lust after in action on the runway, here’s a viable alternative we can enjoy while sitting at home on our couches: video lookbooks. Besides, most of the collections showing in the tents aren’t really in our budget anyway. So we may as well check out more realistic options from some of my favorite lookbook videos via Alex & Eli, Jojo & Malou, Vanessa Bruno, and Teamo.

Tags: Alex & Eli, Jojo & Malou, Lookbook Love, Teamo, Vanessa Bruno

The Style Files: V-Day Edition

Today is all about celebrating love, I guess. Personally, I’d rather celebrate clothes. So in an effort to compromise, let’s celebrate couples with cool clothes.

Tags: Easy Fashion, Hel Looks, Style Files, Style Scout, V-Day