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Breaking: Girls Wear Girl Clothes

We were going to hate on this prototypically obvious Thursgay Styles piece about how some women wear dresses even though shockingly unfeminine "trousers" are the next big thing (Katharine Hepburn could not be reached for comment) but we ended up...

10:33 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008, by Pareene, 6,361 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/383550/breaking-girls-wear-girl-clothes

Black is passé

The NYT's Guy Trebay writes, "After years of bad gags about black being the new black, the streets are unexpectedly populated with people wearing trippy stripes, flowered graphics or clothes the colors of Bazooka or the walls of the playhouse...

10:45 AM on Tue Apr 22 2003, by Gawker, 114 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/claire-danes/black-is-pass-12001.php

Bland is "in"

The NYT's Guy Trebay says models with non-descript looks are extremely trendy now. "Exotic" is sooooo over, baby. He blames the economy. "In leaner times, beauty, too, gets pared down. 'These things come in cycles,' said Alex de Betak, the...

2:47 PM on Sat Mar 15 2003, by Gawker, 26 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/new-york-times/bland-is-in-11602.php

'Is Back' Is Back

In today's Styles section, Guy Trebay declares that in the ever-fascinating world of fashion, "sex is back." Oh, really? Because we thought...

8:37 AM on Thu Feb 23 2006, by Jessica, 168 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/fashion/is-back-is-back-156489.php

The Difference Between a Pulitzer-Winner and Those Who Aren't?

Just under a week.

11:46 AM on Thu Apr 20 2006, by Jessica, 98 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/pulitzers/the-difference-between-a-pulitzer+winner-and-those-who-arent-168529.php

"Debatable as the chic of drug abuse may be, it's hard to dispute that the theater of celebrity substance abuse is having a fashion moment. And that, too, is part of what makes the front row of a Marc Jacobs show a snapshot of where, at any...

2:30 PM on Thu Sep 13 2007, by Emily Gould, 1,834 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/the-new-york-times-is-just-a-sarah-lawrence-term-paper/-299559.php

Gay Men Suddenly Popular In The Visual Arts!

Guy Trebay's Times report from the frontlines of the new breed of depoliticized gay male art, which hinges on one show in Dumbo that features work like James Morrison's "Friendster Is Dead," is full of easy jokes for evil homophobes. For example:...

1:42 PM on Mon May 7 2007, by Emily Gould, 2,430 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/gay-men-suddenly-popular-in-the-visual-arts-258243.php

'Times' Hires Men To Make Out For Trend Piece

The 'Times' Styles section went the extra mile with what the paper's ethics guide calls "fanciful contrived situations." To illustrate Guy Trebay's piece on the state of gay PDA—the gays are anxious about making out in public! But where...

8:39 AM on Mon Feb 19 2007, by Choire, 1,927 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/times-hires-men-to-make-out-for-trend-piece-237676.php

Sean Combs and fashion week

The NYT's Guy Trebay previews the Sean John collection—the brainchild of Sean "P. Diddy" combs—which showcases a look that Combs refers to as "Renegade Chic." Says Combs, "These are special clothes, things you have to save up...

10:19 AM on Sat Feb 8 2003, by Gawker, 66 views
http://gawker.com/news/notag/sean-combs-and-fashion-week-11140.php

Heinous Trend Alert: The Untucked Shirt

Ah ha! The bumped Guy Trebay piece on untucked shirts that we were all desperately waiting for is out. And the verdict is in: the untucked shirt is the stupidest manufactured/maladopted "style trend" ever — particularly when coupled with the...

10:43 AM on Tue Jul 20 2004, by Choire, 501 views
http://gawker.com/news/fashion/heinous-trend-alert-the-untucked-shirt-17905.php