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Non-Lesbians Able to Heal Baby Deer With Their Whimsical, Name-dropping Charms
A reader suggested that this week's Look Book in New York magazine was so over-the-top that we should bring back our old "Looking at the Look Book" feature, at least temporarily. And, because it's cucumber season, we obliged. This week's subjects, Charlotte (Sean Lennon's girlfriend, she'll have you know) and Sarabeth, are awesome! We brought out crazed uber-commenter Lolcait (sometimes known as Richard Lawson) to help analyze the friends who met when "Charlotte walked in [to a friend's house] with one of her breasts hanging out." More »
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By SheilaComment by billybobnyc: What the hell is it with these types of pictures - women and their tounges? Village Voice had a similar... more » | Other threads
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Daddy, What Does a Hedge-Funder Do?
Hey! Can you help Jonah Green (son of Mark Green, best known for having run against Bloomberg and being president of Air America Radio)? He's starting a new video series for New York magazine tentatively called "On the Job." Explains Jonah, "It could be a video Look Book of professions, if you will... to finally understand what a hedge funder does, to view the madness a dog walker encounters while roving the upper east side, or watch a hot dog vendor brew that funky hot dog juice." He's looking for some candidates. What kind of candidates? "Fashion/art assistant, Hedge funder, commodity trader, Food inspector/taster, Architect, Art dealer, Dog walker." Or maybe "high-priced call girls," since everybody is so interested in those lately!
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By SheilaComment by DorothyMantooth: @ADismalScience: This is 100% correct! more » | Other threads
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Jessica Joffe and Faran Krentcil Administer The Look Book Coup De Grace
"I love to consume. Consuming is my specialty," says 26-year-old, $3,500 purse owning private equity associate Natasha Mitra. She is why this feature, intended to stare deep into the dark night of New York magazine's Look Book feature, exists. But in some circular, paradoxical, almost Buddhist way, she's also why this feature, after like, two years or something, has to go. Say goodbye! LATLB isn't going gentle into that good night, however! After the jump, Intern Alexis solicits the opinions of no less than Jessica Joffe, Faran Krentcil and Matthew Schneier as to what's in Natasha's Stratus bag.
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By aswerdloffComment by PBH: I'm happy to announce that the jihad on Natasha Mitra was largely successful. My page is currently #3 on... more » | Other threads
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Alice Lane Is A Ginger Nut
Oh dear, it's always difficult when a Look Book subject comes off as sweet and endearing and down to earth. Makeup artist Alice Lane is all those things and also a Victim! Of hair trauma. "When I was a kid, my dad cut my hair and I had a big, Afro, microphone head. And it was red. I could never get a boyfriend." After the jump, Intern Alexis rallies David Lê, Michael Gambale, and Molly Finkelstein to give Alice a whole new set of issues, and also to discover the etymology of "Ginger Spice." More »
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By aswerdloffComment by spitsonstrangers: Ginger-headed women are fine; it's the men who creep me out. Probably because they physically manifest a recessive trait.... more » | Other threads
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Robert Rufino Used To Weigh 200 Pounds
"But now I'm an avid jogger. Who wants to be fat? You lose your courage," says Robert Rufino, this week's New York magazine Look Book victim. Well, fair enough! You probably don't also land on the International Best Dressed List twice if you're a fatty, an honor that hasn't gone to Robert's head at all. "They say, 'Whoever you are, you look really great.' And I say, 'Okay, fine. That's nice.'" Exactly. After the jump, Intern Alexis brings in experts Kimmy Gatewood, Sam Biederman, and Sam West to elaborate further. More »
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By aswerdloffComment by fortqueenmean: Is that a poorly executed third position ballet pose? more » | Other threads
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Janice Su Has An Asian Ball-Jointed Doll
New York magazine, the most beloved magazine of its generation, is really getting into "novelty" in its weekly Look Book man-on-the-street feature. It's killing us. Seriously, going to the Comic-Con and asking people about the particulars of their superhero outfits? Really, Amy Larocca? We're not implying that it's beneath you or anything, it's just, like... *cough* isn't this kind of thing what Time Out New York is for *cough cough.* What? Oh, nothing! Anyway, student Janice Su has a doll. She makes him little outfits, and then she makes herself matching ones! After the jump, Intern Alexis has Jon Friedman, Guilia Rozzi, and Naomi Leibowitz discuss why this might be. More »
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By aswerdloffComment by LAGirl: "What do Janice and her doll talk about?" Dragon*Con - Labor Day Weekend 2007! and, no. i am not making... more » | Other threads
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John Howard Knight III
Designer John Howard Knight III, aka Tr , has marcelled hair, a raccoon-tail on his purse, and a bad attitude. "Some people would consider my style to be gothic, but those people just don't get it," he tells New York mag's Amy Larocca. He also claims that his look is very "period-driven." We so get that—we're often period-driven ourselves. After the jump, Intern Alexis gets Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, Matt Oberg and Sarah Burns to rag on him. More »
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By aswerdloffComment by AwBigHug: "Some people would consider my style to be gothic?" Um, right. Nothing says "goth" like a marcelled finger... more » | Other threads
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Looking at the Look Book: Catherine Tuck Is Not Gisele
Fashion student Catherine Tuck was "just another girl" when she lived in Brazil. Now that she lives in New York, though, she's "just another Brazilian girl." Life is hard when you're tall and pretty and from Brazil! After the jump, Intern Alexis asks Jen Adams, Ben Zelevansky and Christina Kallery to reassure Catherine that she's a special unique snowflake, and also insult her wrap. More »
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By aswerdloffComment by JupiterPluvius: Lucio, FIT tuition + fees adds up to something like $13,000 annually. That's without living anywhere or eating anything. If... more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Andr J. A Gay Clich
Serious question: where do gays like Andr J. come from? Who trapped them in a basement and forced them to watch Paris is Burning 1,000,0000 times, and why? Is there an academy someplace where an entire class solely concerns the correct inflection of the word "girlfriend"? Related question: do America's Next Top Model's Miss Jay and Jay Alexander have anything to do with Andr J. and if not why not? Maybe we'll never know the answers to these questions, but after the jump, Intern Alexis gathers Jonas Oransky, Hannah Frank, and Ritch Duncan to answer other, perhaps more pertinent ones. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by ellagood: you're right, Tyrone! now go fuck yourself (better?) more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Pascal LeGrand, Thas and Gia Are So Fraaaaanch
"You know Versailles? It's kind of Versailles-looking," says Parisian retailer Pascal Legrand of his children's wardrobe. How utterly European and charming! Or something. After the jump, Intern Alexis gathers Jackie Sibblies, David Roth, and Bennett Madison to discuss Pascal's... 'ow you say, je ne sais quoi. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by LilyWhiteTrash: Pascal has a fuckability rating that is off the charts.... aside from his hotness, french accent, love of women's fashion... more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Dorcas Myers Has Two Faces
We don't mean to offend. (Heh.) But! Can someone tell us what's up with sassy black ladies sometimes having a name for their "fun" alter ego? Everyone already knows about multiplatform diva Beyonce's onstage persona, "Sasha." But did you know about executive assistant and hair model Dorcas Meyers' alternate personality, Gwenevere? No? Well, after the jump, Intern Alexis rounds up Bob Powers, Amanda Melson, and Isaac Kardon to figure out exactly what Dorcas means when she says that Gwenevere is "free." More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Seeräuber Jenny: Easily three-quarters of the people who appear in The Look Book are only a couple of votes short of being... more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Eric Harvey Brown
Eric Harvey Brown is an art production designer who lived in Jersey City before it was cool. He maintains that ladies love his Civil War reenactor beard. And when asked to describe his style, he comes back with, "Like what I wear and how I hold myself and stuff?" After the jump, Intern Alexis rounds up Susan Prekel, Chris Regan, and Elon James White, who went way too easy on him. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Elle Menopi: You guys are nuts. Eric is one hot Mofo! All the ladies want some of Eric's sweet stuff. He's cooler than... more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Bess and Kaia Abraham Are Both Dressed Like Children
We have to admit, we don't automatically abhor Bess Abraham. Sorry! Look, we jumped to conclusions when we read that she was a jewelry designer, which is usually code for "my husband makes the money" (see also: preschool teacher, useless shit boutique-owner). But it turns out that Bess's husband is also a jewelry designer, which makes her sort of cool. And we'd mock her for indulging herself in the fantasy that a sushi bar is her daughter's "favorite restaurant," but we feel kind of done with that theme for the day. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by newyorkese: I don't know, but I bet Bess' husband found delivery man poop/puke in Kaia's stroller. more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Video Look Book: Tess Lindgren
Tess Lindgren is a Parsons student with bracelets, ribbon-dreds, and an upper lip piercing that doubles as a speech impediment enhancer. How much easier can a target be? Seriously, we've done a full 180 and now we love Tess and are currently looking at tickets to Minnesota on Priceline so that we can hit the same secondhand store that her coat comes from. But after the jump, Intern Alexis has Allison Castillo and Chris DeLuca share their thoughts, which are a tiny bit less charitable. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Mrs Smith: How to do that look correctly: http://hauspa.squarespace.com/home/2006/12/5/you-look-like... Also see: http://oslostil.blogspot.com/ American'th never get 'quirky' right. more » | Other threads
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Get Ready To Look At The Look Book Book
Well, this is the best news we've heard from WWD since . . . well, since the item before it, about how Jessica Joffe was picked to star in new Uniqlo ads because they're all about "interesting, creative people not changed by the media." Annnyway, they also report that New York Magazine's cherished Look Book feature is soon going to be transmuted into a collectible coffee-table book that we can all own! But what will differentiate the Look Book Book from, you know, the Look Book?A spokeswoman said the book would offer"many of our best-loved 'Look Bookers,' many new faces, plus quite a few never-before-published detail shots of both." Amy Larocca's interviews will be in the mix, as well as stories of what happened to interviewees after they appeared in the magazine.
Finally, we'll learn where Mica de Jesus's family parks their gypsy caravan! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Smitros: "Best-loved"? May this be the springboard for a Gawker foray into dead-tree media. more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Jeanne Zheng Doesn't Care If There's Blood On Those Diamonds
Jeanne Zheng says she is a "cosmetics executive." Mmm? We are pretty sure this is like when you read Cosmo and everyone quoted is a 23 year old "associate vice president of marketing" and it takes a while to figure out that all of those titles actually mean "professional Diet Coke drinker." Anyway, we digress. Jeanne Zheng was on her way to an interview at Phat Farm when New York Mag snapped her; after the jump, Intern Alexis rounds up Liam McEneaney, Catie Lazarus, and Livia Scott to speculate about whether or not she got the job. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by the-cubicle-dweller: Her head is huge, no wonder she's so vapid. more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: You See Your Gypsy
Seriously, Stevie Nicks fucking wishes she was as much of a gypsy as Mica de Jesus. That's because, as Mica herself so eloquently puts it, she's a real gyspy — "It's not like being a hippie or something. You can decide to be a hippie. If you're a gypsy, it's just who you are." She reads tarot cards! Her family is "like, traveling, wandering vagabond people"! We LOVE gypsies and so this is almost more awesome than we can stand. Luckily for us, Intern Alexis gathered some inspired commentators — Matt Wolf, Bex Schwartz, and Mike Grynbaum. After the jump, they try to figure out whether or not Mica fulfills New York's one non white person per week quota. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by zibby: I definitely went to Stuyvesant with her. She flipped out and her hygiene deteriorated, then she transferred to Saint... more » | Other threads
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Looking At The Look Book: Commuting + Style, In The Same Sentence At Last
This week New York served up an early Xmas present, with a four for the price of one Look Book that's supposedly about how, in the sparkly, magical Big Apple, even the quotidian trek to work is full of style. Uh, whatever. Maybe they're right, but we don't really know anymore: our morning commute takes place so early that most of the outfits that surround us on the subway simply scream "day laborer." Maybe it's a look that Theyskens is doing for spring? Anyway, after the jump, Intern Alexis solicits the opinions of Rich Juzniak, Callista Brill, and Kimberly Weeks to determine who will go on to becoming America's Next Top Commuter Model. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by yourfriendandneighbor: I want to skin a cat and knit Jim some gloves. more » | Other threads
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Looking at the Look Book: DW and Tasha Gibson Are Estimable Dorks
DW Gibson is a "writer" so not-famous that Google has never heard of him. His wife Tasha is a hottie and a professional chef. Life's not fair. After the jump, Intern Alexis rounds up Matteo Borghese, Matthew Schneier, and Lora Grillo to elaborate more on this point. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by tudobem: Every time I am sad about leaving Manhattan I am going to re-read this and be glad I no longer... more » | Other threads
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Looking at the Look Book: The Shoe Designer Has No Feet
Oh New York Magazine, how you tease us! Such an in-depth interview with spoiled shoemaker Alexis MacDonald, and yet nary a glimpse at the feet that people apparently "always stare at." We're left to our imaginings, which are vivid, and involve something "modern and wearable" with "nice slim lasts." Nice, slim . . . lasts. Oooh. Are you tingling yet, or is that just us? After the jump, Intern Alexis rounds up Joshua Bryce Newman, Rachel Fershleiser, Jon Boschetto, and Alexis Goldberg, who suggest plenty more ways that foot fetishists can milk this Look Book for all it's worth. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by EliD: Mmm - Alexis de Toucqueville. I'd like to be part of that American experiment. (Gross.) more » | Other threads
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Looking at the Look Book: Both Artsy AND Fartsy
'Designer' Ash Rana's mother was adopted by the prince of Nepal, so he grew up in the palace. Does he miss the royal lifesteez? "It did come with its own perks, but when I moved to the U.S., it was almost like a handicap because I didn't know how to do anything for myself, like laundry and things like that." Aww, he's handicapped! After the jump, Alec Cumming, Robespierre and John McGill go easy on him because of his condition. Not. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Elaine Chow: It's even sadder considering how poor the Nepalese people are. The last time I went there, us hikers were discouraged from... more » | Other threads
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Looking at the Look Book
You might know this week's Look Book victim in New York mag as The Mad Mustache of Midtown, but the fellow at right is actually attorney Louis R. Aidala, a guy who says he's so talented that he's acted as special prosecutor and a defense attorney at the same time — and he finds knives behind toilets. Recognize, people. Aidala won't say what influences his style, but he loves his a. testoni shoes and does express some concern over who'll properly wax his mustache for his funeral. Pleasant! More » -
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Looking at the Look Book
Meet Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2004 and this week's featured face in New York magazine's Look Book. Shelley's your typical mactress, bouncing around New York and doing flying leaps and jet s whenever a photographer shows up. Her stylist tells her that West 8th Street is NYC's unofficial shoe district, so she shops around there — but not right now. First, Shelley's got to take her dad to the "beautiful" South Street Seaport. Rah rah! More » -
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Looking at the Look Book
Vonn Jackson is not the name of a bar on Bleecker; it's the name of this week's victim in New York mag's Look Book. Vonn is an aspiring singer-songwriter, but in the meantime she's in school and working as a phone operator for Kaplan Test Prep, an audio engineer, and a web designer. Vonn considers herself trendy in a gladiator-sandals-cowboy-hat sort of way, explaining that she "goes left" if everyone else "goes right." Actually, we don't really give a shit about Vonn's style — we just love her subtly erotic MySpace page. More »
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