Mag Hag: Pop

The new issue of Pop is so fantastic. It is genuinely diverse and that is not something that you encounter very often. There are too many wonderful things to mention in a single post but my very favorite part is the Allen Jones zine that comes with the issue. Sean & Seng photographed Devon Aoki wearing sculptures that Jones created for a film that he was developing in the seventies. It was about a woman who wanted to be a model but every time someone took a photo of her she turned into a man. The solution to her dilemma was to wear a woman suit which concealed her male physique. Sadly this movie was never actually made. It drives me crazy when creative geniuses are unable to actualize their visions due to financial constraints. Especially when studios blow millions of dollars making horrible Robin Williams movies. So unfair!

The Blank Generation: Part One

I am so incredibly inspired by Third & Delaware that it inspired me to pay tribute to my favorite television style icon: Jerri Blank from Strangers With Candy. After binge-watching SWC on Hulu for the past few months I've gotten a pretty good sense of her wardrobe. Her signatures include turtlenecks (especially if they're sleeveless), high-waisted statement pants, novelty earrings, denim, jumpsuits, and what I like to call "wild card" items. Wild card items are items of clothing that simply defy categorizion. You think to yourself, "Where the hell could a person buy something like that? I haven't seen clothes like that in my ten-plus years of compulsive thrift shopping." Like Chloe Sevigny, Jerri has a unique ability to re-interpet items that we would never in a million years deem to be fashionable. Her knack for to creating cohesive outfits with unexpected textures and color combinations reminds me of the work of Jane How and Camille Bidault-Waddington. I've been trying to bring out my inner Jerri Blank lately (mostly by wearing ugly 80's blazers) and I think that all of you should follow suit. Opening Ceremony has a lovely assortment of pieces that look as if they've been plucked straight from her closet. You know she would wear that Jeremy Scott sweater dress with a bolo tie.

Get the look!

Wood Wood pants $145

Cauliflower t-shirt $145, House of Holland Jeans $355

Swash leggings $200, Jeremy Scott dress $159

Delfina Delettrez earrings $1,720, Opening Ceremony tote $60

Markus Lupfer leggings $495, Opening Ceremony cardigan $245

Jeremy Scott condoms $18, Alexander Wang wedge $575

Stay tuned for more Jerri Blank fashion highlights!

CAT HIGH

Allow me to introduce you to the most amazing yearbook spoof ever - Cat High! A delightful book by Terry deRoy Gruber made years before Photoshop when people had to actually dress up cats in tiny outfits (oh teh funniez). Don't worry, there's also a variety of cat heads pasted on human bodies to make up the clubs and sport sections if cut and paste is your thing. There are way too many amazing senior photos for just one post so I'm going to go ahead and try to make this a weekly Cat Party installment. Here's the first dose!

 

  

  

Chaka Khat!? Seriously!? Eternal thanks to the lovely Sarah Meadows tipping me off my new favorite coffee table book. 

*click the photos to enlarge if you'd like to read all the ridiculous text!