"A Denim Suit for Business Dudes? Ralph Lauren Thinks So." Nope.
Army Workout Clothes Get More Fly--Still Stank, Though
United States Army soldiers care about one thing and one thing only and that is looking good when they are doing their workouts. Wow they have some new workout clothes and I think you are gonna be pleased, with the new clothes!
From Africa, and for Africa
Today's African news. [New York Times]
New York Times Style Section Probably Written by Real Old-Timey Guy
Maybe the thing about the New York Times Style section is that it's actually written by some old-timey man who just arrived here in a time machine from old-timey days.
These Rap Shirts For White People Are Ridiculous
The t-shirt brand, Rap Shirts For White People, is exactly what you'd expect: bros flexing their privilege via the appropriation of popular rap lyrics. That's right, now you can wear your entitlement proudly! But as James Harris, writing for Complex, explains, it's not all jokes:
Conspicuous Consumption Grows Along With Capitalism's Contradictions
As the twin phenomena of regulatory capture and decrepit political structures controlled by a small plutocracy enable a small class of rentiers to accumulate an ever larger share of the world's wealth, our patriarchal society spawns status-obsessed males seeking glory through gaudy displays of finery.
Condé Nast Frowns On Fashion Reporter’s Instagrammed Junket
Over the past weekend, a P.R. firm called The Social Co. hosted a group of fashion journalists and bloggers for a gratis getaway at the Maidstone, an East Hampton hotel where mid-priced rooms go for $845 per night. Among the attendees was David Yi, a staff reporter at Condé Nast’s Women’s Wear Daily, who meticulously…
Bill Murray Golfs in Whatever Pants He Wants, Because He's Bill Murray
Greatest human being Bill Murray kicked off his 14th annual Murray Bros. Caddyshack Charity Golf Tournament today in Florida. And he did it wearing these incredible golf pants:
Can White Gentrifiers Wear "Chocolate City" Shirts?
Today, a Washington, DC resident writes into The Root's "Race Manners" advice column with an important sartorial question. So important that—for the benefit of our vast white readership—we will also attempt to answer it here.
"I don't push labels on my kids," says a mom whose six-year-old daughter recently acquired a $695 dress. "Jolie chooses what she wants in a store in an organic way."
"Arcangel Surfware products consist of everything one needs to 'chill' in bed all day and surf the Internet in comfort: sweat pants, sweat shirts, bed sheets, pillow covers, iPad® and iPhone® covers, magazines, and music."
L'Wren Scott's fashion label was deeply indebted and on the brink of restructuring before her suicide last week. Despite Scott's many red-carpet worn endorsements from celebrities, her company's London filings show $5.9 million in losses as of 2012, compounding industry speculation that Scott's business "just crashed."
"Gray Is the New Brown": How to Dress Your Children
There are no cream-colored garments on display at the ENK Children's Club international kids' clothing exhibition when I visit the Javits Convention Center in Hell's Kitchen Tuesday morning, except in those booths whose entire stock is made up of rompers in varying shades of eggshell, ecru, and ivory.
