Texts from Last Night

So I've been visiting textsfromlastnight.com when I have a free minute at work. I'm a little concerned by a text from number 312:

(312): if another girl says "im usually cleaner down there" I'm just going to shoot myself

WHAT GIRL SAYS THAT. According to him multiple girls are saying this. Gross.

and then...

(508): I just saw a woman using her birth control packet as a wallet.


I know guys can be pretty cruel, but seriously, these sluts are asking for it.

Whatup

Tavi spotted at Rodarte for Target preview...

Thoughts

"More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me."

"Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong."

"Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

"There is a great need for the sarcasm font."

"Was learning cursive really necessary?"

"Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying."

"While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart."

"Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died."

"Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles..."

"It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood."

"I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay."

Yachting

I love her

My New Baby

Her name is Balenciaga No 4.

This is my brother, Zach. He is really talented and cool.

Check out the July issue of POOL

These are out of order and some are missing because I'm lazy. We shot this in an old hotel on the Bowery.

I'm sorry, but I am an effing retard.

With the economy in the shitter and tax season around the corner many freelancers like myself have been trying to cut back where they can. For those of you who know me well, you would not be surprised to hear that my finances are in complete disarray. I have set things up so that my bills are automatically deducted from my checking account, eliminating the need for me to even open my bills when they come in the mail—and I never open open them. Maybe I find it too depressing or maybe I am just really irresponsible, BUT, I made a recent discovery that it might be a good idea to check on those once in awhile. When I called AT&T today to see if I could change my phone plan I was told that I have 20,000 ROLLOVER MINUTES. WHAT THE EFF!?! I have spent so much time texting people and not calling them directly that I managed to acquire this many rollover minutes?? These minutes could potentially get me through the next decade. I am retarded.

Alexandre Herchovitch

I went to this show yesterday and forgot my camera, so I had to borrow these from Style.com. I know what they charge for this sort of thing and I can't afford it right now, so I hope they'll give me a free pass. Anyways, I rather liked this show. The styling was a bit haphazard and I can't decide if I loved it or hated it. Regardless, many of the individual pieces were quite nice. And apparently, the striped, sequin tank that I bought as part of my economic stimulus package is an actual trend for fall. Who knew?! The answer is me. I am a genius.

I also want to apologize for my lack of show coverage, but I am really swamped over here!!

Vena Cava

Was pretty cool. As to be expected. The designers were really sweet, gave us a good interview. Hair was done by Ted Gibson (love him--he is a genius). Make-up was done by Vincent Longo. Usually after the first few collections I slowly begin to despise the designs, and the quality gets worse and worse, but these chicks just keep getting better. Good show people.

So Chic

My friend, Kofi, sent me this image with the caption: "This will be you and I during Milan fashion week." My response: "She is blonde and he is white." Can we get a smile out of the chick on the left? I don't think so...

I Heart Light Denim

Style Inspiration: Margot Tenenbaum

Topshop

More Economic Stimulus

Proenza Schouler

Tunes

Economic Stimulus Package

In a self motivated attempted to stimulate our catastrofuck of an economy, I have gone on a week long shopping spree that I hope to continue through the weekend. It's going to be awesome. As a smart blogger once said, "GET DRUNK AND BUY SHIT!!!" (some pieces I bought so far: vintage belt and sequin Bill Blass tank from What Comes Around Goes Around).

EAZY BREEZY LEMON SQUEEZY!!

A waitor said this to me the other day when I asked him for more ketchup and I found it so charming that I asked him to marry me. Straight male blog followers; it really is that simple.

So In Love...

Inspiration: Chloë Sevigny

Here are few shots taken of Chloë being Chloë. Here she is modeling nude in her own look-book for her own collection for Opening Ceremony (so modest), biking in what looks to be tribeca, and a few shots of her dressing like a mormon hipster. It seems that she draws inspiration from the HBO series Big Love even when she is off screen. If you study fashion as closely as I do, you will notice that there are a lot of fine lines. In this case there is an apparent fine line between 90's florals/silhouettes and Little House on the Prairie. I dig it though. Another example would be avant garde vs. orthodox jew=Dubai Chic, but that is a whole other post...The lesson here is that if you don't do it right, you like like an idiot. Chloë is an inspiration because she nails it every time.

Latest Obsession: Grommet Studs

Bona Drag and Capezio have joined forces to make the cutest damn shoe that I have ever seen. I don't know if it's the fact that I spent the first 2/3 of my life in ballet slippers (you should see my pirouettes, piqués, and Châinés) or if I'm just a sucker for 80's studs. They are not super functional but I love em anyways. Do you? Also, stay tuned for a post that my friend, Maylis, and I are working on: DIY studded Converse! It's going to be awesome...

(Please submit your favorite studded stuff and I can show you how to make it!)

Best Game Ever

This is the best game ever. Its a karaoke game for X Box called Lips, very gross name, but its way fun. They judge you on how well you hold the notes, how well you sing, and you get extra points for hitting those high ones. Obviously. I went from a "shower dreamer" to a "lounge singer" in just one drunken night. It comes with two microphones and I don't have a partner yet...

New Segment

I am interested in domestic spaces, so I took some pics of random clutter in my apartment. Nothing was moved or arranged. My apologies for the glare. I'm a pretty shitty photographer.

Part time/fake model, not to be confused with actual model:

Check me out in the January and February issues of Lucky Mag. On stands now.

"It ain't trickin if you got it."--T.I.

Inspiration

This will be an ongoing segment of various people and things that inspire me. The first to inspire is Alexa Chung. I hope someone photographs her in something else soon though. I'm getting tired of looking at the same three photographs, but nevertheless, Alexa wins this round. Girl knows how to accessorize.

"Media Crack: Condé Nast Peanut Butter Scandal Dominates the Media News"--Gawker

Read this on gawker this morning: [The current peanut butter salmonella scare is affecting the most vulnerable among us.  We hear that Conde Nast "has removed all peanut butter products from the cafeteria until the salmonella scare gets resolved.  Teen Vogue inters otherwise known as publisher's daughters, used to daily PB+J lunches, are not amused."  Will teen Vogue interns ever catch a break in life?]

This  issue has been plaguing me for the past week and it goes far beyond the interns at Teen Vogue not getting their PB&J.  My entire breakfast routine was interrupted all last week, but they brought the peanut butter back on Friday.  I thought this was all over, but no.  I walked into the Condé Nast Cafeteria this morning thinking I was going to have my usual breakfast of tea, toast with organic peanut butter and fresh squeezed OJ.  I was quite alarmed to see that AGAIN the peanut butter was removed from the cafeteria and replaced with a disturbing sign reading "ALL PEANUT BUTTER HAS BEEN REMOVED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE."  I decided to put my investigative journalism skills to use once again.  I am pretty close friends with Mindy in the cafeteria, who is in charge of all peanut butter operations.  When there was a drought this summer, she was the one that guided me through it.  According to Mindy, a "higher up" is the person that is responsible for this and it might be forever.  Brace yourself Teen Vogue interns...this might last a lot longer than you think.  And Gawker, publishers daughters eat tuna tar tar from Nobu 57 for lunch, not PB&J from the cafeteria.  And Teen Vogue, writing to Gawker about your peanut butter woes just perpetuates the myth that we are all whiny, anorexic, spoiled brats.  Keep your interns in check!

--Ray Siegel, Editorial Fashion Assistant

Benny!

Get your kicks at http://canweplease.blogspot.com

My dear friend, Ben Ritter, was kind enough to welcome my new little blog into the blogosphere by linking my new little blog to his critically acclaimed, larger than life blog.  In addition to being my favorite blog to read (actually Ben, you are tied with Tavi) the experience is intensified by several professionally taken photographs of yours truly.  Don't forget to search the archives for what I consider to be some one of Ben's more formidable pieces: "Saving America is Easy," where Ben enlightens us with his solutions to America's struggling auto industry.  That said, I think you (and by you I mean all 3 of my readers) should check out Ben's blog and enjoy the colorful photographs and rotating cast of characters.

--Ray, Editorial Fashion Assistant