Uggs + Leggins + North Face = Don't Do It

Finally someone speaks out on this horrible trend.

Head over to Fashion in the First State to read up on this epidemic.

http://fashioninthefirststate.blogspot.com/2010/03/trend-that-i-wouldnt-miss-if-it-fell.html

History Lessons: The Monocle

A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct the vision in only one eye. It consists of a circular lens, generally with a wire ring around the circumference that can be attached to a string. The other end of the string is then connected to the wearer's clothing to avoid losing the monocle.  The monocle did not become an article of gentlemen's apparel until the nineteenth century. It was introduced by the dandy's quizzing glass of the 1790s, as a sense of high fashion.


Now we all know that the true usage of the monocle stems from those Peeping Tom's who are nearsighted. These voyeurs normally will wear glasses when you see them out in public. They disguise themselves by wearing different clothing, maybe throwing us off with a hat. Yet, the biggest change of their normal everyday wear is the absence of their glasses. When they are out stalking in our neighborhoods they look completely different. How to solve their nearsightedness without being too obvious is the monocle. The monocle can be easily hidden when the voyeur is discovered. Usually you can catch our neighborhood perverts spying through the window amateurishly with their whole face pressed against the glass. An experienced lurker will only show  less than half of their face while peering through our windows. When the blinds are down or curtains not completely closed, said creepsters can only see us one eye at a time. This is how the monocle is the perfect tool for neighborhood voyeurs. 

After the realization that monocles are the niche eye-wear for snoopers, we find ourselves recalling all of those that sported one. The people that come to mind right away are: Werner von Fritsch; Sylvia von Harden; Joseph Chamberlain; Mohammad Ali Jinnah; Fritz Lang; Major Johnnie Cradock; Ralph Lynn; Karl Marx; G. E. M. Anscombe; Sir Patrick Moore; Chris Eubank; King Taufa'ahau Tupou V; Barnett Newman; Richard Tauber; Colonel Mustard; The Penguin;  Edgar Bergen's dummy Charlie McCarthy (Thanks AD);  and the notorious, most perverted Mr. Peanut.

Mr. Peanut was born in 1916 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was the brain-child of a fourteen year-old schoolboy and a local artist hired by Planters Peanuts. Since his conception, Mr. Peanut has appeared in many TV commercials as an animated cartoon character. Yet, those who have had the unpleasant chance of "meeting" Mr. Peanut will tell you what he is like IN REAL LIFE. Mr. Peanut's victims (MPVs) have been voicing their experiences as of recent. With the help of the internet MPVs have networked together to expose the real truth behind the voyeuristic mascot. 

I am not saying that all wearers of monocles are going to spy in your window while you undress. What I am saying is that you have to be careful around such people. I have heard that there is a rumored come-back of the monocle in high fashion.  

Prada ft. Diplo

I came across this little gem by our favorite neighborhood Diplo. It looks like someone over at Prada's advertising department likes fresh music. I heard of Private first on Mad Decent's blog back in January when Diplo gave us his remix. The song is catchy and Diplo's version is a totally different flip.


PRIVATE - My Secret Lover (UK Version)

Private | MySpace Music Videos

Private was formed in 2006 by Danish producer/singer Thomas Troelsen, along with guitarist Asger Tarpgaard and vocalist Tanja Simonsen. Sonically, PRIVATE's music is filled with infectious pop hooks and rhythms. Their debut album “My Secret Lover” was produced and recorded by Troelsen in Copenhagen and New York, and mixed in London by Jason Boshoff (Basement Jaxx, David Gray).




My Secret Lover (Diplo Remix)


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Winter Vacation Pt 4.5

Saturday we took it easy. Had some breakfast at a deli before heading to the Museum of Modern Art. I would recommend checking out MoMA if you visit NYC. Tim Burton had an exhibit there, but we showed up too late to purchase tickets. We had a great time looking around even though we missed out on the Burton exhibit. Our good friend Kristen Lober is a makeup artist who happened to be down the street at Bryant Park for the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

She does the makeup for models and celebs and people with too much money. We met up for coffee and got to catch up with her. Apparently Amtrak has been having a lot of issues with their trains running to NYC. Her train's engine died and they had to get another one. While she was waiting on the train for a new engine to show up, there was no electricity or heat. Our friend Scott had a similar problem where his train CAUGHT ON FIRE. He missed the show he was supposed to attend in NYC. I don't ever think I've heard Scott tweet so angrily in the past year I've known him.

That picture is not of the train that Scott was on. I just used it to be a little dramatic. For dinner we decided to eat at the restaurant in the hotel. It was recommended to me by a previous co-worker who frequented New York just for the dining experience. Serena and I ate a 5 course meal at Gordon Ramsay's Maze. Amazing. This was the best meal we have had this year. I highly recommend Maze, its definitely worth it. We went to bed early to catch the 7 AM bus out of Chinatown.

Winter Vacation Pt 4

I hope you are reading these in order starting with Winter Vacation Pt 1. It will make a better read, unless you like Tarantino films or "Memento". We crashed hard that night and got up some time around 10 or 11 AM. We decided to make breakfast a cheap one and ended up eating at a diner down the street. After breakfast we braved the cold bitter wind and went down Broadway towards Times Square checking out all the shops. Some of the highlights of our shopping endeavor included some ties from H&M, and a mini shopping spree at American Apparel. They were advertising that intimates were half off. When I got there I was a little disappointed when I realized they meant the price was half off. I picked up some hot intimates for myself. I was inspired by none other than my role model Jemaine.

I also got a nice helvetica tee. If you haven't seen the helvetica documentary, I suggest you check it out when you have an hour and a half.



For dinner we decided to keep it cheap again and hit up my favorite South of the Border type fast food joint, Baja Fresh. I got us 2 chicken fajita burritos enchilada style and a bucket of Coronitas.

We didn't drink enough for an affective "liquid jacket". This is due to the fact that we consumed well over 2 pounds of awesome. The awesome beat out the booze in this fight. Terminal 5 is located right off the water. The wind made it so cold I contemplated starting a fire while we waited in line to get in. I liked the layout of Terminal 5. It was a large venue similar to the Electric Factory, but it had a 3rd floor. We parked ourselves next to the VIP section in hopes to get some pictures with the Ed Banger crew. By the time we got in Breakbot was already playing his set. Followed by DJ Mehdi, special guest set by A-trak, 10 minutes of Feadz and 2 songs with Uffie, Busy P (longest set), then finally Justice (DJ Set). It looked like everyone was using 2-3 CDJ's except for A-trak. DJ Mehdi's set was similar to the one he played the night before at Santos. Uffie was trashed and was slurring her speech on stage. A-trak's set was great playing our favorite remix to Heads Will Roll by the Yeah Yeah Yeah's. Then he did his robot rock bit.





I love Justice, but they are much better with their live show than as DJ's. The kids there, and I do mean kids, were probably expecting a live show. They didn't know most of the music that was played that night and only got up and danced/jumped to the popular Justice tracks or Daft Punk Tracks. A-trak had the crowd eating out of his hand when he was playing Electronic Dance Music for the first part of his set. Then he went into a hip hop set which led to his Robot Rock Juggle to end the set.

During the show I high-fived (is that still acceptable?) and got to greet/congratulate a few of the elite there. Feadz was mingling in the crowd the most and I would shake his hand or give him a high-five every time he walked by. Gaspard got another handshake from me, as well as A-trak. I congratulated A-trak on his awesome set and told him I was a big fan. After the show was over I saw Busy P in the street trying to catch a cab with the rest of the Ed Banger crew. I yelled, "Busy P!" and gave him a pat on the back. His hands were full with their enormous birthday cake. We were thinking of going to the afterparty, but at this point we were exhausted from all day walking/shopping/dancing/screaming. Apologies to DJ Cold Case, who came all the way up from DC that night to attend the afterparty, we couldn't make it.