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André Leon Talley is Fashion

Photographs (left to right) taken or shared by Arthur Elgort, Richard Harbus, André Leon Talley, and Ike Edeani.

“Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion.” – ALT

Published January 19, 2022
Categorized as Fashion is Function Tagged André Leon Talley, Art, fashion, Obituary, Paris, Porches, Vogue

Architecture-Adjacent Attire for the Urbanist in All of Us

We can’t befriend the gargoyles atop the Chrysler Building, but we can wear them as cufflinks!

Published August 17, 2021
Categorized as Fashion is Function Tagged architecture, attire, Beaux-Arts Ball, Chrysler Building, fashion, Guo Pei, Home Alone 2, Hugo, masks, Philippe Tournaire, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, tiered dresses, urbanism, Virgil Abloh

Long Live the Novelty Item

Graphic by author. Perfume bottles by Avon.

The age of minimalism has been found dead in a ditch.

Published August 17, 2021
Categorized as Fashion is Function Tagged Avon, cottagecore, fashion, Fashion is Function, home decor, interior design, kitsch, lifestyle, novelty, novelty purses, perfume

Texas Freeze Dispatch: Eradicate Open Concept Floor Plans Forever

Graphic by author.

Prolonged power failure and freezing temps have reignited my loathing for this popular HGTV design.

Published August 2, 2021
Categorized as Fashion is Function Tagged Capitalism, Design, fashion, Fixer Upper, Floor Plan, HGTV, Open Concept, Privacy, Property Brothers, Texas, Texas Freeze

This $25 Alligator Conquers Cramps (and Sadness)

Graphic by author.

Warmies sells a menagerie of heating pads that combine comfort and cuteness. Its alligator is my latest obsession.

Published August 2, 2021
Categorized as Fashion is Function Tagged alligator, fashion, heat, recommendation, recovery, surgery, Warmies
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