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How To Grow Microcelebrities In The Comfort Of Your Own Second-Tier City!
Do you live in one of those "second-tier" cities that seems woefully bereft of despicable and/or overprivileged and whatever the case self-promoting social climbing youngs? Ever find yourself reading, say, a blog…and feeling just a twinge or a pang or whatever of envy for New York's thriving industry of microcelebrity manufacture? [JUST SAY NO.] But Kate Carraway, a writer in Toronto reflecting on that lofty matter of Jessica Roy, actually claims she does. "We have no Julia Allison, the current Wired cover star, and centre of much debate on media celebrity; no Sloane Crossley…" [sic] she laments. Nor do they have a Keith Gessen nor an Emily Gould nor even much, like, blow! "The NY media circus is ordered and replenished by an anxious, aggressive, semi-twisted sense of value, but value nonetheless," she writes, calling for "a collective pursuit of something better and more worthwhile." Well, Kate Carraway, if this is what you deem "better and more worthwhile," allow me to get service-y with you for a minute and and share with you an abridged and hastily-told tale of a group of anxious, semi-twisted twentysomethings who tried to do exactly what you aspire to do in their own "lesser" city.
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By MoeComment by [::] gorichgo: Fuck this. Fuck NY. Philly will eat your babies. more » | Other threads
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Leigh Lezark's High School Hijinks
Radar Online dug up the yearbook photos of Leigh Lezark (aka Princess Coldstare of cool-kid DJ trio the Misshapes), from her formative years at New Jersey's Toms River High! Yearbook shocker: she was voted "most changed since freshman year." [RadarOnline] -
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Misshapes to DJ Kentucky Derby Party
Cool-kid DJ superheroes the Misshapes are DJing a Louisville party during the Kentucky Derby. Will Princess Coldstare Leigh Lezark wear a big floppy hat to the races, as is the custom? [Velocity Weekly] -
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The Ghost of MisShapes Future
What does it profit a man if he loseth his soul but hasn't gaineth'd a Friday afternoon gazing upon pictures of tarted-up hipsters? Nothing, that's what. So why dostn't thou join Alex Blagg on his soul-degrading tour of Last Night's Party and Cobrasnake? After all, when the Lamb broke the Seventh Seal, there was only silence in heaven for about half an hour. Until one of the Horsemen shouted out, "Hey, you guys! It's Alex Blagg with Blue States Lose!"
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By Alex BlaggComment by fwah-mawvaze: And oh, shit! Astro [#6] cuts my hair (and does a damn fine job). I'm two strikes into being on the... more » | Other threads
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By Emily GouldComment by not-you: I hate to rain on this parade of retardation, but I'm quite positive this is not the last we'll be... more » | Other threads
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the problem we all face
MisShapes Bemoan Prejudice Against Hipsters
Hipster spokesmen the MisShapes want you to stop stereotyping their people. "If you're wearing black pants and shaggy hair you're automatically a 'hipster,'" MisShape member Leigh Lazark complains to Daily Intel. "I think it's just as offensive as calling somebody 'bridge and tunnel,'" adds Geordon Nicol.
Lezark has a point here. Simply wearing black pants and rocking a Joey Ramone haircut does not make you a hipster: You also have to be a total douchesmack. More »
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By abalkComment by Chaim Gnadelstein: @sexbot: Epic and masterful. That's your "Lawrence of Arabia". more » | Other threads
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special olympics
"Meanwhile, star D.J.'s the MisShapes, skinny and black-clad, huddled with several creature-of-the-night friends behind the D.J. booth, looking bored. Occasionally, one of them donned headphones and approached the turntables. "For corporate events like this, it's like, whatever," said the 'smart' MisShape, Geordon Nicol, from behind his shock of severe black hair. 'At a regular party, everyone's coming to mingle and hang out and talk and dance. This is different.'" [NYO]
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By abalkComment by MargaretMead: My friend went to a gig where the Counting Crows were playing in front of a huge "KA-BOOM!" logo. ... more » | Other threads
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no new york
Nice work, Daily News. You just ruined any credibility the Yeah Yeah Yeahs had left.
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queer parties
Heatherette Attacks Old People
Clubkid fashion label Heatherette was given some award last night by the stuffy National Arts Club on Gramercy Park—clearly this was a crazy attempt to draw the youth into the ranks of its members. The oak-paneled, floral-carpeted lobby was filled with flamboyant gays, aging relics from the Tunnel days and a few older club members whose senescence was only outshone by their befuddlement. Heatherette's co-founder Traver Rains wore his signature cowboy hat, a Swarovski crystal necklace and flared alligator print jeans. He spoke to us about the intricacies of jerking off a horse. (He's been doing it since he was 6, back on the farm in Montana.) Nikola Tamindzic was there to document the... stuff.
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backlash to the backlash to the backlash to the backlash
The MisShapes continue to bring what's left of their edgy brand uptown: this Fashion Week, they'll "curate" Bendel's windows. [Fashionista]
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By Emily GouldComment by the earl grey: Bendel's windows environment idea: NBA basketballs floating in fish tanks. check itt more » | Other threads
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'Time Out' Bravely Slaughters Sacred Cow Of Hipsterdom
"THE HIPSTER MUST DIE!" screams the cover of this week's issue of Time Out New York. Uh oh, does this mean that the backlash has finally begun? Showing that they're not afraid to take on a cultural movement held near and dear by many, Time Out courageously tackled some touchy subjects. They're not afraid to offend fans of the MisShapes or Vincent Gallo or trucker hats! Is there any dated "hipster" reference point that will escape their barbed wit? More »
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By Emily GouldComment by TheTypeset: If anyone stumbles across "SeeingI"'s comment about Hipsters, please read it again. It's like, a month later, and I still... more » | Other threads
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selling out
The MisShapes Give Up, DJ A Condo Opening
Once, the elfin drunken DJ trio MisShapes were the ultimate arbiter of cool. But last night, the three stooges DJ'ed the opening of Michael Shvo's wondrous, strange and utterly ridiculous condo, "Gramercy." Gramercy is first of all not in Gramercy—23rd between 1st and 2nd?—but designer and lunatic Philippe Starck's 21-story condo is boundary-transcendent anyway. So, what is next for The MisShapes—a bar mitzvah in Lynbrook? More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by brunocognetti: I went to a party sponsored by Camel Cigarettes in Philadelphia about 3 weeks ago at a jersey trash nightclub... more » | Other threads
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MisShapes Boys, Like Jesus Before Them, Have Harrowing Journey To Hell And Mostly Back
Holy Saturday, for many of us, means family brunches and transubstantiation—but for the two young messieurs from MisShapes, it apparently means business as usual. That is, getting wasted and passing out in an alley. The mysterious flaneur Down By The Hipster had perhaps the best sighting since we last saw Jimmy Kimmel drunk off his ass. More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by slinkimalinki: @smiles page: pish posh, you're just trying to scare me. aren't you ? more » | Other threads
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The MisShapes™ Book Is Coming Soon!
It's real! The MisShapes coffee table book that you simply must own will at last arrive in September. Why, this MTV book is "a document of their unique world," with portraits of "cutting edge" folk, "some from different generations, alongside the youth of down town New York." Who, you ask? Who? Why: "Madonna, Yoko Ono, Michael Stipe, Axl Rose, Kelis, Peaches, Hedi Slimane, Michel Gondry, Nan Goldin, Sienna Miller, Chloe Sevigny" and much more. And "with each subject posed amidst the downtown scene's dense and riotous environment" you'll be sure to feel as if you're really there in the heart of it all, your head swirling in the toilet bowl, your nostrils flushed with some crystalline tropane alkaloid or other. What's more, the Dark DJs That Could are hitting the road in a group tour this summer—make sure you get Coldstared down at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in June! -
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MisShapes Just Making It Way Too Easy
In this picture: two costume-wearing people with weird nicknames whose every move is calculated to appeal to dumb kids. Also, Tinky Winky and Laa-Laa. More »
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Is This The End Of The MisShapes?
Do you feel a lessening in the strength of the dark forces that surround us? That's because The MisShapes, everyone's favorite DJing nightlife militia, are going to sunny California! The armpit that is Costa Mesa, to be specific. And so Princess Coldstare herself will don her blackest sundress and some 1004020 SPF sunblock. It's so like when the Brady Bunch went to Hawaii—a tragic moment of overextending a brand. Except instead of Ann B. Davis picking up some hot local between shoots, in this case some young blonde Republican will just quietly O.D. on ketamine. More » -
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Coming Soon on Leigh Lezark
Setting aside, for the moment, the fact that NYM's personalizable fashion albums are a blatant ripoff of Style.com's Lookbooks, we took careful note of Leigh Lezark's selections from Fashion Week so far. Likes: bow ties, funny hats, minidresses, red ... But we're most intrigued by a look by Alexandre Herchovitch that Princess Coldstare selected as one of her faves. It's got a certain je ne sais quoi that we think will look just lovely behind the Misshapes DJ booth. More »
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Stardolls Photoshop Contest
At Stardoll, you can put clothes on Anna Wintour, Ryan Seacrest, P*r*z H*lt*n, and other cultural parasites. If you have rudimentary photoshop skills, we're guessing you can do something more creative than, say, making Laurel Touby's feather boa emerge from the clavicle of the MisShapes Cerberus-beast. Please send us your best efforts. The winner gets whatever's in the gift bag of Malan Breton's runway show. More » -
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Fashion Week: Misshapes @ Don Hill's
For the third and final stop on the Saturday night fashion week party circuit, we were posed with the challenge of infiltrating the largely underage hipsterfest otherwise known as Misshapes at Don Hill's. Such an operation seemed daunting at first thought, but we were in so quickly that we couldn't wait to leave. (read: Editorial Assistant Heather spent more time hailing a cab outside than she did in the building itself, leaving Gawker snaparazzo Nikola Tamindzic to fly solo.) Enjoy our Misshapes album and Nikola's longer gallery here. More » -
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Behind Blue(?) Eyes: Meet The MisShapes' Other Guy
The Toronto Star takes the pulse of the culture:The MisShapes have become international and Internet celebrities (albeit B-list) in their own right. This summer, they are releasing a fashion book featuring photos from their club night. They've been featured in The New York Times and they've deejayed for Versace and Calvin Klein. They also define "that's hot" - making U.S. music magazines Blender's Hot 100 and Spin's Hottest Top 25 lists.Although Lezark has become the breakout star of the trio, gracing the pages of Vogue, and Krelenstein is simply dubbed "The Other Guy," insiders know that Nicol runs The MisShapes show. Nicol is The MisShape who wears a signature black bowl cut so severe that Manhattan media gossip site Gawker has questioned whether he has eyes or not. But what nobody seems to know is that Nicol hails from Mississauga.
There's so much we don't know about The Other Guy — like the fact that he's usually referred to as Leotard Fantastic! After the jump, we let him explain who he is - his life, his loves, what really makes him tick - in his own words. Follow along, won't you? More »
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By abalk2Comment by raincoaster: If you don't care about being thought cool, you do not move from Mississauga to New York. Trust an ex-Ontarian... more » | Other threads
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Team Party Crash: The Last Magazine Party @ Visionaire Gallery
We've long heard of a fabled downtown Manhattan scene that's at the nexus of art, fashion, and media. This scene, one hears, is filled with impossibly thin people with asymmetrical haircuts and skinny jeans, who all have vague jobs as "stylists" or "designers" (of what, one wonders?), and have an air of trust-fundedness that's even stronger than their Williamsburg counterparts. Last evening, Gawker Associate Editor Doree Shafrir and fill-in photographer Alice Wetterlund stumbled upon said scene at a launch party for The Last Magazine, a big fancy coffee table book that chronicles a whole bunch of independent magazines, at Visionaire Gallery, where they learned that the audience for Blue States Lose is a lot larger than they'd ever suspected. (The evidence, such as it is, can be found here.)
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Gawker's Personalities of the Year
As 2006 huffs toward its inexorable end, we decided to take a moment to recognize those personalities that made our job that much more tolerable this year. These are the people who gave us endless fodder for our douchebag mill, who were attracted to the spotlight like moths to a flame, whose stated disdain for our coverage of them was contradicted by their almost pathetic attempts to court it. The adage that there's no such thing as bad publicity has never felt more apt.
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MisShapes: "The Negative Is Often More Appealing To People Than the Positive"
The Style.com video library just keeps getting better! After chronicling the Tinz and co. on Halloween, they've now moved on to the socialites of the Lower East Side, the MisShapes. They've filmed Geordon and Leigh "Princess Coldstare" Lezark (or Lezard, if you're Vogue) waxing nostalgic about the early days of their empire ("Three years ago we threw this New Year's party. It was kind of a joke—we didn't want to go out") and the legions of partygoers who have paraded in front of the infamous white wall ("People come dressed to the nines. People come in a tank top. To us, there's no difference"). More »
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Comment by the-cubicle-dweller: What happened to names like Joe or Dawn? Because seriously, these two fucktwats look average idiots passing out... more » | Other threads
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This Month in 'Vogue' Subtext: Leigh Is, Like, Lezarded?
At first glance, the one-page profile that dubs MisShapes mascot Leigh Lezark an 'iconoclast' and one of the "best-dressed 2006" reads like your standard slobbering puff piece. Revelations: Lezark likes black and white and "studs on everything." But towards the end of the piece, the same typo keeps cropping up: a misspelling of Lezark's surname that, with the alteration of one letter, changes the word's meaning entirely. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by lovelyday: Lee Lezard is soooo fancinating....! I can't wait until she gets a record deal and starts partying with Paris Hilton.... more » | Other threads
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Leigh Lezark: From Sex Advice to Fashion Advice
MisShape Leigh "Princess Coldstare" Lezark certainly loves doling out her words of wisdom, whether they're of the "should I lick it before we kick it?" variety or not. Witness the above scan from this month's Teen Vogue, where she gives ever-so-thoughtful fashion advice to legions of impressionable young minds. We did note that they didn't actually run a photo of Leigh in the issue, leading us to wonder whether they've actually seen what she wears. We look forward, in any case, to TV's inevitable fawning coverage of the MisShapes fashion line. (N.B.: She goes to Hunter College.) More »
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jackson pollis
Kids Meal in 'Vice' Kiddie Porn Quadruplet Shocker
Tipsters have been steering our attention to this Vice spread by artist Ben Cho, who describes his subjects as "a group of 16-year-old quadruplets that I know. They were born and raised in Williamsburg, where they go to a private school." Also, about the one on the right, who bears a striking resemblance to MisShapes DJ Jackson "Action Jackson" Pollis:"The one with the curl is named Penny. He's just a weirdo. He listens to Sonic Youth even though I would have guessed he was too young to like them. He's also into those bands like Psychic Ills, Lightning Bolt, and Gang Gang Dance. When he heard that a girl we know wanted to go out with him he said, "I don't do dates." He likes wearing band tees and shirts with slogans on them, with tight jeans and Vans or dress shoes."
Doesn't like girls, is a weirdo — sounds like Kids Meal to us. But what of his "sister" on the left? Well, we did hear that rumor about Jackson's "weird nipples." Could there be a J.T. Leroyish dimension of gender mindfuckery to this story? Will we ever know? Does anyone besides us still care? So many questions. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by GaryGnu: I hear the whole set of drawings showed up on a corporate executive's computer in Vancouver. The weird nipples... more » | Other threads
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This Morning In Jackson Pollis Rumors
We feel a little bit bad about spreading all of these mean rumors about floppy-haired new MisShape Jackson Pollis — hell, we did some retarded things when we were 17, too! Well, not DJing-retarded, but still. But then we think about the money the 'Shapes are getting from their backpack endorsement deals etc and it makes us want to share with you that:The kid is crazy young. He used to play drums in a family band with his brother — called James Pollis Band. The lead singer has a lisp, what's not to enjoy?'
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By Emily GouldComment by GaryGnu: blackstrap, All you need is a professional nipple tweaker to follow you around and even things up. Perhaps jlo has... more » | Other threads
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Team Party Crash: 'Paper' Nightlife Awards @ Show
Hello, this is your still-hungover friend Alex Blagg, of Blue States Lose and Best Week Ever fame. I don't know how your Wednesday night went, but let me tell you about mine. I wandered into some Times Square one-word-noun nightclub called "Show" for the who cares annual Paper Nightlife Awards, ready to have my burning questions about the city's best bars, DJ's, and parties for homosexuals answered — FINALLY. Gawker's Nikola Tamindzic was on photo duty; plunge heedlessly into the sleaze with our gallery of photos, or bounce over to Nikola's plumper version. After the jump, dangerous proximity to MisShapes.
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MisShapes 'It Boy' Lying About His Age on his MySpace??!?!?
"Part of the reason why I think people may find me interesting is because the age part is very mysterious," MisShapes new addition Jackson "Kids Meal" Pollis wrote on his MySpace profile, where he claims to be 21. Well, we're going to clear up the mystery. But don't worry, Jackson — remember, the age part is only part of the reason. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by midnight_oil: can't decide if he looks just like young carol channing or old carol channing. more » | Other threads
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Meet Jackson Pollis: Cousin Oliver to the MisShapes' Brady Bunch
Look, the MisShapes aren't dumb, okay? They know that part (ok, all) of their ability to maintain the notoriety that enables them nail down lucrative licensing deals like those uber-hip Eastsport ads lies in keeping people like us hating on them all the time. Our hatred fans the flame! We're part of the problem! But, not being dummies, they also know that the blaahhhgosphere is getting tired of trotting out all those lame-ass Princess Coldstare one-liners. Like a tv sitcom with flagging ratings, they figured that introducing a new character would help maintain people's interest. Hence: "It Boy" Jackson Pollis, the blonde DJ who wears those glasses to look more like Mark Ruffalo's character in Eternal Sunshine (really!) and who drops wisdom-nugs like "Part of the reason why I think people may find me interesting is because the age part is very mysterious," and "Growing up in Williamsburg, you really have to love art or film or music." Also, "'I'm like his number one fan,' says Ultragrrrl." More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Looker: I am about so fucking tired of these stupid fucktard, no-talent, assholes running around town in the stupidest getups and... more » | Other threads
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex ... From Leigh Lezark
We have to hand it to MisShapes mastermind Leigh Lezark—she's quite the little entrepreneur! Fashion line here, sex book there ... wait, did someone say sex book? More »
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The MisShapes: "Total Hipster World Domination Will Be Ours"
WWD is reporting that the MisShapes trio—Princess Coldstare (aka Leigh Lezark) and her two sidekicks—are thisclose to announcing a deal for their very own fashion line. Let's take a moment and consider what this might look like. Pointy shoes? Check. Tight, ripped T-shirts? Check. Tight black pants? Check. Tight white jeans? Check. Asymmetrical haircut, lots of eyeliner and deep red lipstick optional, but highly recommended. No word on where the line might be sold, but we have a feeling it's not Lane Bryant. Hot Topic, however, might be a viable option. More »
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Blue States Ooze
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Princess Coldstare's Secret Diary
The strangest piece of unsolicited information landed in the mailbag, and apropos nothing we'll share it with you: Earlier this year, Princess Coldstare — otherwise known as Leigh Lezark, Cathy Horyn's heir to Edie Sedgwick and the third leg of the hipster press-whore DJ collective Misshapes — had, for at least one entry, a blog. She doesn't just promote or pose, people! She blogs! She's that cutting edge! More » -
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In Order to Destroy the Misshapes, We Must First Reclaim "Mis-Shapes"
The Misshapes, those 3 omnipresent party-hosting, death-staring hipsters, didn't just spoil black eyeliner, leotards, dance parties, Eastpak and rosé for the rest of the us — they also destroyed classic Brit pop. Specifically, the Misshapes take their name from the Pulp song "Mis-Shapes," a tragedy on which Idolator elaborates: More » -
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Cathy Horyn Busted for Promoting Senseless MisShapes Agenda
Last Thursday, in her personal piece de resistance, Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn could not overstate the sheer awesomeness of haute whores and popular DJs the MisShapes, stating that their Bolivian-slim frames and bowl-shaped haircuts had influenced Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane's July runway show. Slimane, however, took issue with the attribution: More »
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By JessicaComment by the earl grey: Y'know what really rawked? Le Beat Route in Soho Square in the early 80s, New Romantics & Futurists preening &... more » | Other threads
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Hey, Have You Heard of These MisShapes Kids?
It's Fashion Week, so Thursgay Styles has plenty of ground to cover: the "cascading" spring styles, seating at the shows, the sweater-jacket as a fall staple...and the MisShapes. Really? The MisShapes? How fascinating! Who are these downtown darlings you speak of? More » -
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We don't know what it means, but no good can come of this. [Image: Cobrasnake]
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'Post' Snubs Sexy Leotard... Fantastic
Did you happen to catch yesterday's Post coverage of the "25 sexiest New Yorkers"? (Oddly, only 15 are available on line.) Well, one of them happens to be Leigh Lezark! Sadly, the Post notes that a backlash is brewing against the hipster DJ. We don't know where they may have heard that, but we're pretty sure about where that "cold... stare" came from. More » -
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Properly Shaped Un-Ironic Hipster Video Explanation
If you're a normal human being, you probably come on here needing an Hipstetta Stone to decipher all the ironi-cool hipster jargonacular (maybe vernargon is better?). Blue States Lose is helpful, but fortunately for you (and us), someone directed us to this video that provides way more than we need to know on Leigh Lazark, and, um, those two other guys responsible for MisShapes. More »
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By pevansComment by LauraOffspring: "VOTE" McCAIN ironic hipster trucker hats are now available: http://www.zazzle.com/vote_mccain_ironic_hipster_hat_obama_2008-148846426290713079 Be super hipster by ironically being a hipster being a political ... more » | Other threads
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