In what appears to be a major overhaul of the Liz Claiborne brand, WWD reports Isaac Mizrahi has left Target *sniff* to join Liz Claiborne as their new creative director. This is the third big move by LC in an apparent effort to revive the struggling brand; in 2006 they purchased the uber chic Kate Spade LLC for $124 million in cash and in 2007 they hired Tim Gunn of Project Runway fame as their Chief Creative Officer. We’ve always looked at Liz Claiborne as a brand targeted towards an older demographic and it looks like they are really trying to escape that image and freshen up the brand. But what’s a girl to do without her Mizrahi fix during the weekly trip to Target? Guess we’ll just have to get knocked up and start shopping Liz Lange rounders.
All of that fake smile detecting from the Crazy or at Work post a couple of weeks ago got us thinking about how much of what surrounds us everyday is fake. We scored pretty poorly on our spot the fake smile test and we’re blaming our performance on pop culture. What you say, biting the very hand that feeds us? Well, not the entire body of pop culture, just the photoshopped celebrities and soft focus close-ups.
Here is a clip from the recipient of our coveted award for Most Soft Focusiest Scenes in a Movie: Something’s Gotta Give- Starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Diane Keaton also happens to be our favorite comedic actress. When you watch this scene, keep in mind that the actors are in their 60s. Look at DK’s neck? It’s perfection. And you know she is all about the turtle necks off screen. What gives with the excessive soft focus? There is nothing wrong with looking her age, she is fabulous!
It’s no wonder we can’t tell the difference between a real smile and a fake smile when we’re surrounded by what are essentially fake representations of happiness and beauty every where we turn. In magazines, billboards, Television and film, altered images are inescapable. And so much of what we’re seeing sets up unrealistic expectations for ourselves and for others.
The always fascinating Dove Evolution of Beauty spot- What it takes to get there. If there’s a there there.
The even more interesting Making Of Dove Evolution of Beauty video. See what motivated the film makers and advertisers and learn about the technology is behind the piece.
Celebrities Without Makeup-Before and Afters- You will feel so smokin’ hot after watching this. Keep in mind a couple of the images aren’t the best examples. Using a photo of Melanie Griffin from Working Girl paired with a current day no makeup Melanie Griffin photo is not really a fair comparison but the video is still fascinating.
So we’re surrounded by all of these images of conventional physical beauty and depending on your levels of self-esteem and superficialness you may or may not be affected by them. But what if, despite your healthy state of mental well-being, you are affected. And what if you’re cruising through life making unconscious judgments about yourself and others based solely on levels of conventional physical beauty? Ew. There is plenty of research out there suggesting that humans do treat attractive people better than unattractive people. Are you kinder to yourself on days when you feel better about your appearance? Does a bad hair send you into the self-loathing marinade? We hope not. Repeat this phrase: I am beautiful. It’s true.
Ok, enough of that. Get back to work. Or, try this:
All of this Paris Hilton crap news has us longing for something more wholesome.
And Here it is: Nancy Drew to the rescue! Nancy Drew is coming June 15th, and we can’t wait to see it! A Clueless and Scooby-Do Mashup starring Emma Roberts (Daughter of Eric, niece of Julia) as Nancy Drew. It looks really cute and Emma Roberts is really talented and she’s perfect for this role. We are are totally planning on wearing our most responsible looking ensemble with some penny loafers of course.
Trailer:
Visit Nancy Drew Sleuth to check out all of the old books and the history of Nancy Drew. It will make you feel like you are 11 all over again.
Golden Lasso of Truth. Check. Keys to invisible jet. Check. Lancome lipstick in Super Hero Red. Check. Cocktail napkin with phone number of Aquaman’s hotter, younger brother written in Super Hero Red lipstick. Check.
Yes that’s correct, you just read the check list of items you might find in Wonder Woman’s purse. Her invisible purse. To go with her invisible jet. And now, you too can have a purse that is pointless invisible. And it’s made out of plastic. And it costs $895.
The $895 Oscar de la Renta Plastic Bag
We can’t make this stuff up. Here is an ad for another style of the invisible (although some would call it transparent) purse.
And in case you can’t imagine in your not invisible brain what your stuff would look like if it were say…in an invisible bag just hanging out for all the world to see…here is a more-sophisticated-than-a-stick-figure drawing of stuff hanging out for all the world to see.
Hey look, Wonder Woman is totally checking something out from high above in her invisible jet. What could it be?
Could it be Aquaman’s younger, hotter brother’s invisible canoe parked on the shore below…Tune in next week when Wonder Woman totally hooks up with Hollow Man.
In 1982 we were envious of two people. Karen Austyn and Barb Higgins.Well not so much the actual people as their closets filled with alligator adorned attire.
The object of desire was actually this little guy:
Karen and Barb owned Lacasote everything, in every color. They strutted around campus in Lacoste Polo shirts most every day of the week. They wore them layered, collars up, in every shade of pink from carnation to palest pale. They even wrapped themselves in the preppy chill fighting staple, the Lacoste sweater draped loosely over the shoulders. That’ll fend off those pesky ivy leaves blowing around in the icy gale force winds of Sunny Silicon Valley.
While Karen and Barb were flaunting their uber hip logo we were hangin’ at the back of the fashion forward line in our Le Tigre and our JC Penny Fox adorned, non-pique floppy collared “polo” shirts.
JC Penny’s Fox
Le Tigre may be all the rage now but let it be known that back in the day that ferocious colored thread tiger was palpably less cool than his arch nemesis the Lacoste Gator. Ralph Lauren’s Polo pony rider was probably the only true competition for the gator. However Ralph Lauren’s Polo pony guy never quite held his shape. After being laundered he looked sad and a defeated, no match for the fierce and sturdy Lacoste Alligator.
Well look out world ’cause there’s a new alligator logo wearin’ beeotch in town.
You heard it here first. Toting pets as accesories has officially gone too far.
Layercake.net presents the Fall 2005 Pets as Handbags Collection. We’ve taken steps to protect the identity of our model as we believe the shame of being toted around like a living Hello Kitty backback for the photoshoot has already caused tremendous damage to our fluffy friend’s fragile psyche.
And in case you think those totes don’t meet the definition of shark jumpage; here’s more proof that we have reached the end of Sanity Street when it comes to our precious pooches:
The cutest bunny I
