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

Job Offer

I know that the job market is pretty rough right now, so I wanted to do my part by showing you some jobs that are hiring.  Hopefully, this will be a continuing segment on my blog.  I found one that doesn't sound too shabby AT ALL.  As a peculiar attempt at a marketing strategy, Queensland Tourism is offering to pay one lucky winner 150K to live rent-free in the Great Barrier Reef!  In exchange, the job applicant must keep a photo diary and a blog of their stay.  Additionally, they ask that you are willing to immerse yourself in the local lifestyle, swimming with the turtles and all that crap.  Holy %$#!  Update your Resumés and you are welcome. (The images above are not actual photographs of the Great Barrier Reef, but were taken on my trip to the Rosario Islands).

-Ray

Every month I write the Accessory Report in Lucky Magazine.  It has come to my attention that my page has landed in midst of NY Magazine's "Worst of January Fashion Magazines."  Horrifying!  Now in my defense, I did not select any of the boots that were featured on this page.  I simply described the ones that were put before me.  In all honesty, I am a bit flattered to have been mentioned at all.  Any press is good press.  I still love you NY mag, namely Chris and Jessica of Daily Intel.

New Addition to my Wardrobe that is Not in Fact New

I bought these when I was in seventh grade and have recently began to wear them everyday.  Luckily, I was the shit when I was twelve.

First Order of Business...

Ok, so this is my new blog.  Since it has taken me so long to start my own blog, there are SO MANY topics to cover.  I know there is a lot going on in the world right now.  It's a scary place.  There is one issue that has been particularly troubling to me lately and I think it is at the root of it all of our problems...  

Cookie Monster (a lovable sesame street character, blue fur, googly eyes, loves cookies) is NO LONGER a cookie monster.  He is a cookie and fruit/vegetable monster.  He has even been rumored to being singing songs titled "Cookies Are A Sometimes Food."  He has a healthier, more balanced diet.  WTF?!?!  Does he shove fruit salad in his face now?  Or does he have to eat more slowly too?  Is he still allowed to make munching sounds like "Om nom nom nom?"  Are they going to start calling him the Multi-grain monster?  Is the word monster too frightening? I know that childhood obesity is a growing epidemic, but this cannot be blamed on him.  We need to think of the poor children that are affected by this.  By shielding them from everything deemed "unhealthy" we are turning them into the world's biggest pussies.  (Cookie Monster is unavailable for comment at this time).

If Loving You is Right, then Why Does it Feel so Wrong?

I QUIT!!! And I don't even miss you.