color craze

I've been majorly obsessed with Swank Dollar lately. It's some sort of fashion line or art project or band or cultural happening or something I haven't quite figured out. Whatever it is it seems to be what happens when creative types convene in Minneapolis.

Sorta a Coogi meets Fair Isle situation? Coogi images via ebay

I majorly failed by not bidding on this vintage Gap sweater from Vantage Point Vintage (winning bid $9.99!)

Ashish via The Neverending Story

Balenciaga Fall 2010 via Style.com

Manish Arora Fall 2010 via style.com

Xanax: Tara Sinn/Broken Self: Rafaël Rozendaal

I've had an internet crush on Tara Sinn, since well, zine days. I stopped by the Spencer Brownstone Gallery on Saturday to see her installation Xanax. The web animation was projected on a wall and mylar balloons that spelled out Xanax were suspended in the air.

In the other room Rafaël Rozendaal's Broken Self gave Madeline and me a chance to vent our aggressions

by throwing bottles against the wall.

Photos via Rafaël Rozendaal's Blog

Since we also assisted in emptying a lot of those bottles this was very fun. We capped it off with a romantic walk home over the Williamsburg Bridge.

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Re: Sound The Three Records from Sun Ra Show

Listen Here.

Thank me later.

Three Records from Sundown
Charles Maynes - Producer, FNR

In Three Records from Sundown, Charles Maynes talks with Nick Drake’s producer Joe Boyd, who shares his fascination and frustration with the enigmatic musician.

The Other Worlds of Sun Ra
Brent Clough and John Jacobs - Producers, Night Air, ABC

The name Sun Ra is synonymous with far out philosophies, experimental music, great talent, and cosmic costumes.

Annabella Sciorra

Most days I just wake up wishing I was Annabella Sciorra. She totally pulls off Italian homegirl thing,

the Jungle Fever thing (1991)

the big hair thing (Mr.Wonderful, 1993),

the suburban mom 'when push comes to shove you can't even breath' actually 'I kill you' thing' (Hand that Rocks the Cradle, 1992),

the Noah Baumbach movie thing (Mr Jealousy 1997),

the Law and Order: Criminal Intent 'I demand respect' thing,

the sexy after 30 thing,

the Tony Soprano gangster Moll thing

and whatever this is.

Rodarte Fall 2010: Si se puede?

So according to Cathy Horyn of the Times "A trip to a Texas border town, seeing factory employees walk to work half asleep, gave Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte the concept of a young woman dressing herself in the dark, using short and long lengths of fabric, washed-out florals and highly textured knits that also looked haphazard."

Photo via nymag

Wow how political. Are they going for this a sorta United Farm Workers Huelga vibe?



Combined with a little Mexican Revolution Soldadera chic...I think I can get with this.