Off Duty Da(y)te Wear

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The tulip came and conquered the catwalks a couple of seasons ago and, unlike it's contemporaries the cocoon and the cape, the tulip has endured the test of time and continues to make regular appearances on the catwalks. For Autumn/Winter '08, the tulip shape was seen in collections by Balenciaga, Stella McCartney and Giambattista Valli, to name just a few. The emphasis of the season being on shape and structure; in stark contrast to the ethereal romanticism we witnessed in the Spring/Summer collections.


To incorporate the tulip shape into your weekend wardrobe, a casual skirt such as this one from American Apparel, is the perfect item to work for both your day and evening looks. For day, dressed down with a loose-fitting t-shirt, tucked in and cinched with a wide waisted belt, this skirt can look casually nonchalant. For evening, up the stakes by coupling it with a skimpy vest or body and switching the flats for some killer statment heels. A cummerband in a contrasting colour could further enhance your fashion credentials - Jil Sander's collection was a blur of acid brights. Or, to be ahead of the trends, do a Madonna and pull on some black lace fingerless gloves. Lace is a key theme for the coming season.

My Latest Lust Object

Now, for those of you who know me, this will not come as a surprise. However, for those of you unfortunate enough to have never experienced me and my extensive collection of 'pleather' goods, this may not immediately strike you as a sartorial winner.

Let me highlight the benefits of this little number.
1) It's wipeable - so you don't need to panic if you spill anything on it.
2) It makes you feel like catwoman - who doesn't want to look like a character from a comic book?
3) It's 100% synthetic - the look of leather with no meaningless animal slaughter. Stella McCartney would be proud.
4) It's just cool.

Here you go. Now behold the joy of American Apparel at their best.

http://store.americanapparel.co.uk/rsac343.html#i

P.S. If any AA representative happens to stumble across this post, please advise your in house designers that a 'pleather' catsuit would go down a storm. Much obliged.

Active Resistance to Propaganda

Vivienne Westwood is a visionary...

Check out her manifesto at http://www.activeresistance.co.uk/index2.htm

Tribute to the Sunsetpeople

If you are a fan of minimal techno, then you cannot beat M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade:

New: Oh Superman (Tribute To Sunsetpeople)

Old: Body Language

Confessions of a Psychiatrist: The Swallower

There is an infamous patient in a hospital far away known to most of the staff as the Swallower. Our psychiatrist, Dr. Max, was called into the Swallower's hospital room on what could be considered an almost routine check to speak with the patient and ascertain exactly what they had eaten before coming to the emergency room this time.

It was protocol that the Swallower would have to remain in the hospital until whatever they had consumed was expelled. They had been known to ingest a variety of things (usually cutlery), but on this particular occasion they had swallowed a watch.

On his rounds after visiting the Swallower's hospital room, Dr Max turned to a resident on his right hand and casually asked, 'Why does this patient have to remain in the hospital?'

The resident paused while their brain flooded with possibilities, and the anxiety of being put on the spot took over, as it seemed doctors, students and nurses stared. He stammered.

Dr Max answered his own question, 'They are just passing time.'

An Alcoholic's Wisdom

'Fake it till you make it.'

'[Chin up] One day at a time.'

'Let go and let God.'

June 28th

Leaving and Leaving You

When I leave your postcode and your commuting station,
When I left undone all the things we planned to do
You may feel you have been left by association
But there is leaving and leaving you.

When I leave your town and the club that you belong to,
When I leave without much warning or much regret,
Remember, there's doing wrong and there's doing wrong to
You, which I'll never do and I haven't yet,

And when I have gone, remember that in weighing
Everything up, from love to a cheaper rent,
You were all the reasons I thought of staying,
And none of the reasons why I went

And although I leave your sight and I leave your setting,
And our separation is soon to be a fact,
Though you stand beside what I'm leaving and forgetting,
I'm not leaving you, not if motive makes the act.

Sophie Hannah