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Showing posts with label Fashion. Show all posts
The Most Awesomest Skee-Lo T-Shirt Ever
Ok. This might be the only Skee-Lo t-shirt ever, but you've got admit that this is pretty cool:
Don't get it? Listen to this:
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Don't get it? Listen to this:
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Friends, '80s Style
Hi, I'm Heather and I'm considering committing a heinous act.I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I think I want to introduce my 8-year-old daughter to the concept of friendship pins. Of course a comeback of friendship pins warrants a comeback of painted white canvas shoes like Keds, but my parents never bought Keds for me to deface. Wise, wise parents. The canvas shoes need to be the lace-up style, but you can't wear the laces, just in case you forgot the "rules."
When I think of the friendship pins my friends and I traded, I feel all warm and fuzzy. It was a sort of craft project that took seconds to make and could make someone happy just as quickly.
How could I not want to share the love with my daughter's generation? All you need are a few tiny beads and a few small safety pins. Fun and cost effective!
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The Culture Brats Holiday Gift Guide: For the Fashonista
On day two of our gift giving guide, the Culture Brats give you fashion tips!
Item: I Love the '80s Golden Girls Earrings
Where to Buy: Etsy
Description: This takes a lot of awesome components of the 80s and puts it all together. Bold color? Check. The awesome Golden Girls? Check. 80s pins? Check. Big earrings? Check. Check this Etsy shop for other awesome earrings. I kinda love the Doctor Who earrings among other things.
Who It's For: Archphoenix. Anyone who wants to be Dorothy when she grows up.
Item: Karate Kid Cobra-Kai T-Shirt
Where to Buy: 80sTees.com
Description: Cobra Kai do or die! This site has all kinds of awesome 80s shirts. Check it out. Fair warning: you can easily go broke there.
Who It's For: Fans of Johnny.
Item: Cassette Tape Silver Earrings
Where to Buy: Etsy
Description: Rock it old school with these retro inspired earrings.
Who It's For: Anyone who ever made a mix tape off the radio.
Item: GI Joe Inspired Shirt
Where to Buy: Nerduo
Description: Every GI Joe fan is aware that knowing is half the battle. Ever wonder what the other half is? Now you know.
Who It's For: GI Joe fans, fans of lasers
Item: Smurf T-Shirt
Where to Buy: NBC Universal
Description: The Smurfs are so in right now, thanks to the upcoming film starring Neil Patrick Harris. They were never lame in our book though. Poke around the NBC website - they have several great designs.
Who It's For: Nerds. Smurf Fans. So basically anyone who reads Culture Brats.
Item: TwittMitts (or Twittens for you European folks)
Where to Buy: TwittMitts.com (US); Twittens for outside the US
Description: Truly functional mittens that let you tweet while staying warm.
Who It's For: For those who can't live without social networking, even in frigid conditions.
Item: Save the Whale T
Where to Buy: Paste
Description: T-shirts, just like they say in the valley.
Who It's For: For the environmentalist who never left the 80s or the ironic smartass.
Item: Spirit Fingerz
Where to Buy: Spirit Fanatic
Description: Pom-pom tipped mittens for that extra special sense of spirit. Why shouldn't you stay warm at the game?
Who It's For: Perfect for the former "washed-up" cheerleader of the 80s. Or current cheerleaders in the prime of life.
Item: Thundercats T-shirt
Where to Buy: Stylin Online
Description: Thundercats ho! Show your 80s pride with this t-shirt. Stylin has tons of 80s themed apparel and accessories. Check it out.
Who It's For: Archphoenix. Anyone wanting to rep their 80s 'toons.
Item: Glass Tile Pendant
Where to Buy: The Imagination Emporium
Description: The charm you didn't know you couldn't live without.
Who It's For: For that special underdog in your life
Item: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph Mens Wristwatch
Where to Buy: Gemnation
Description: A must have for the watch fanatic in your life would be this. No ifs, ands or buts about it. And if you can afford this watch as a gift you need to adopt me so I can buy it for my husband. I like to cook and wear glitter so you will eat well and have sparkly things to look at all the time.
Who It's For: Bruce Wayne. A Vapid Blonde.
Item: Sparkling Leather Cuffs
Where to Buy: Liz Olney
Description: Oooh sparkles! Like I said I like to wear glitter and that's not just in the powdery form that I put on my eyes but also in the form of jewelry. While diamonds are my favorite sparkly stone I think I may have blown my wad on that watch, so to appease my girly glitter side I absolutely adore these leather and Swarovski crystal cuffs, made by a really wonderful woman who is like family to me, Auntie Liz is a leather wiz! And she won't break your bank.
Who It's For: Girls who like sparklies. A Vapid Blonde.
Item: Corvette ZR1
Where to Buy: Chevrolet
Description: My last must have this holiday season would be the perfect ride to get you where you need to go in style. If you are sporting a flashy watch and a decent amount of sparkle the car must match your mojo. To compliment your high stylin' vibe I highly recommend a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. No doubt, the most pimpin', bad ass, sexy, American muscle car there is, hands down. With an added bonus of fast! Faster than your high school prom date after a few "sex on the beach" cocktails. If you are like me and are always running late this will have you arriving 30 minutes before you even leave.
Who It's For: Guys who want to get the ladies... places. A Vapid Blonde.
Item: Vintage '80s Sweater
Where to Buy: Etsy
Description: This is the real thing - an actual sweater from the '80s. Confession: I owned something VERY similar to this. What were we thinking?!? I mean really. If you're itching to rebuild that 80s wardrobe, search on Etsy - there's an awful lot of stuff to be found at pretty good prices.
Who It's For: Anyone wanting to relive the shame of their youth.
Item: I Love the '80s Golden Girls EarringsWhere to Buy: Etsy
Description: This takes a lot of awesome components of the 80s and puts it all together. Bold color? Check. The awesome Golden Girls? Check. 80s pins? Check. Big earrings? Check. Check this Etsy shop for other awesome earrings. I kinda love the Doctor Who earrings among other things.
Who It's For: Archphoenix. Anyone who wants to be Dorothy when she grows up.
Item: Karate Kid Cobra-Kai T-ShirtWhere to Buy: 80sTees.com
Description: Cobra Kai do or die! This site has all kinds of awesome 80s shirts. Check it out. Fair warning: you can easily go broke there.
Who It's For: Fans of Johnny.
Item: Cassette Tape Silver Earrings Where to Buy: Etsy
Description: Rock it old school with these retro inspired earrings.
Who It's For: Anyone who ever made a mix tape off the radio.
Item: GI Joe Inspired ShirtWhere to Buy: Nerduo
Description: Every GI Joe fan is aware that knowing is half the battle. Ever wonder what the other half is? Now you know.
Who It's For: GI Joe fans, fans of lasers
Item: Smurf T-ShirtWhere to Buy: NBC Universal
Description: The Smurfs are so in right now, thanks to the upcoming film starring Neil Patrick Harris. They were never lame in our book though. Poke around the NBC website - they have several great designs.
Who It's For: Nerds. Smurf Fans. So basically anyone who reads Culture Brats.
Item: TwittMitts (or Twittens for you European folks)Where to Buy: TwittMitts.com (US); Twittens for outside the US
Description: Truly functional mittens that let you tweet while staying warm.
Who It's For: For those who can't live without social networking, even in frigid conditions.
Item: Save the Whale TWhere to Buy: Paste
Description: T-shirts, just like they say in the valley.
Who It's For: For the environmentalist who never left the 80s or the ironic smartass.
Item: Spirit FingerzWhere to Buy: Spirit Fanatic
Description: Pom-pom tipped mittens for that extra special sense of spirit. Why shouldn't you stay warm at the game?
Who It's For: Perfect for the former "washed-up" cheerleader of the 80s. Or current cheerleaders in the prime of life.
Item: Thundercats T-shirtWhere to Buy: Stylin Online
Description: Thundercats ho! Show your 80s pride with this t-shirt. Stylin has tons of 80s themed apparel and accessories. Check it out.
Who It's For: Archphoenix. Anyone wanting to rep their 80s 'toons.
Item: Glass Tile PendantWhere to Buy: The Imagination Emporium
Description: The charm you didn't know you couldn't live without.
Who It's For: For that special underdog in your life
Item: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph Mens WristwatchWhere to Buy: Gemnation
Description: A must have for the watch fanatic in your life would be this. No ifs, ands or buts about it. And if you can afford this watch as a gift you need to adopt me so I can buy it for my husband. I like to cook and wear glitter so you will eat well and have sparkly things to look at all the time.
Who It's For: Bruce Wayne. A Vapid Blonde.
Item: Sparkling Leather CuffsWhere to Buy: Liz Olney
Description: Oooh sparkles! Like I said I like to wear glitter and that's not just in the powdery form that I put on my eyes but also in the form of jewelry. While diamonds are my favorite sparkly stone I think I may have blown my wad on that watch, so to appease my girly glitter side I absolutely adore these leather and Swarovski crystal cuffs, made by a really wonderful woman who is like family to me, Auntie Liz is a leather wiz! And she won't break your bank.
Who It's For: Girls who like sparklies. A Vapid Blonde.
Item: Corvette ZR1Where to Buy: Chevrolet
Description: My last must have this holiday season would be the perfect ride to get you where you need to go in style. If you are sporting a flashy watch and a decent amount of sparkle the car must match your mojo. To compliment your high stylin' vibe I highly recommend a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. No doubt, the most pimpin', bad ass, sexy, American muscle car there is, hands down. With an added bonus of fast! Faster than your high school prom date after a few "sex on the beach" cocktails. If you are like me and are always running late this will have you arriving 30 minutes before you even leave.
Who It's For: Guys who want to get the ladies... places. A Vapid Blonde.
Item: Vintage '80s SweaterWhere to Buy: Etsy
Description: This is the real thing - an actual sweater from the '80s. Confession: I owned something VERY similar to this. What were we thinking?!? I mean really. If you're itching to rebuild that 80s wardrobe, search on Etsy - there's an awful lot of stuff to be found at pretty good prices.
Who It's For: Anyone wanting to relive the shame of their youth.
Back To The Nikes
While there's no need to continue to prove how iconic a movie Back To The Future is, Nike has modeled their newest shoe after the DeLorean, which we all know is the car best suited for time travel. Now all they need to do is make those self-tying shoes from BTTF Part II and I'll be a happy, happy geek this Christmas.
Even the box they come in is cool:
Even the box they come in is cool:
Giving Thanks is All About Pie
I am thankful for the Internet.
Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without pie, and people definitely like their pie. But they're not real original when it comes to proclaiming their love on, what else?, a t-shirt. It seems to go in one of two directions. Direction number 1... boring. Usually in the realm of, "I love pie." Snore. Direction number 2... well, it's direction number 2.
Ah, the mounding cream, the reference to S&M. It's all so holiday friendly. Of course, they had me at Devo.
Does it smell like cherry?
Did you notice the female theme so far? Yeah, me too. That's probably why this also showed up.
It's a "pumpkin pie filling" magnet. Right. (Side story! So I worked with this guy once who apparently loved the female girly bits. Just thought the hoo-ha was the most gorgeous thing in the world. He wanted to stare at the goods all day and was always trying to sneak artistic renderings of the cootchie cootchie coo into the house past his wife. I can guarantee this magnet would have been up on his fridge. Later he came out of the closet. Duh. Overcompensating much?)
Oh naughty beaver, there's this thing called subtlety. You should try it.
Here's one for the guys!
Um... Okay... maybe not something you should be advertising.
(Two guys walk out of the maternity ward...
OK, I'll stop now.)
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Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without pie, and people definitely like their pie. But they're not real original when it comes to proclaiming their love on, what else?, a t-shirt. It seems to go in one of two directions. Direction number 1... boring. Usually in the realm of, "I love pie." Snore. Direction number 2... well, it's direction number 2.
Ah, the mounding cream, the reference to S&M. It's all so holiday friendly. Of course, they had me at Devo.
Does it smell like cherry?
Did you notice the female theme so far? Yeah, me too. That's probably why this also showed up.
It's a "pumpkin pie filling" magnet. Right. (Side story! So I worked with this guy once who apparently loved the female girly bits. Just thought the hoo-ha was the most gorgeous thing in the world. He wanted to stare at the goods all day and was always trying to sneak artistic renderings of the cootchie cootchie coo into the house past his wife. I can guarantee this magnet would have been up on his fridge. Later he came out of the closet. Duh. Overcompensating much?)
Oh naughty beaver, there's this thing called subtlety. You should try it.
Here's one for the guys!
Um... Okay... maybe not something you should be advertising.
(Two guys walk out of the maternity ward...
OK, I'll stop now.)
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Top 20 '80s Fashion Mistakes
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| The Miami Vice Look CREDIT: The '80s Server |
20. Jams
19. Miami Vice suit/neon t-shirt
18. Perms
17. Rat tails
16. Popped collars
15. Pleated pants/jeans
14. Sweaters around the neck
13. Banana clip
12. Fingerless lace gloves/one glove
11. Fringe
10. Pegged jeans
9. Mullets
8. Leg warmers
7. Acid wash jeans
6. Stirrup pants
What Did You Wear?
Since the 80s are in, costumes of the 80s are in... most of the modern offerings seem to involve being a generic rock star, rock groupie, or rock parody. Although I certainly remember the fair share of (more specific) Madonnas, Michael Jacksons, and Axl Roses walking around my high school campus, I'm interested in those other 80s costumes. The ones you remember were popular but may be a little hard to find in the average costume catalog today. Such as...
Aerobics Instructor - I know most people think of Jane Fonda or Richard Simmons but when I think of 80s aerobics I always have a Running Man flashback. Seriously, what would be worse than working out and then Schwarzenegger busting through your door?
Miami Vice - What could be easier than throwing on some pastel suit combination?
Mork & Mindy - There was always that cutesy couple in Mork & Mindy costumes, holding hands, saying Na-Nu Na-Nu. Occasionally you would just see a lone Mork, rhymes with dork. Because Na-Nu just doesn't cut it without a hot girl attached.
Elvira - This one really worked best if you had the hooters for it. (I hated those girls.)
Mr. T - I don't recall Mr. T's skull being gray but whatever.
Rainbow Brite/Strawberry Shortcake/Pipi Longstocking - there seemed to be a plethora of characters that wore striped tights and had crazy hair in the 80s. All you had to do was find the tights and put on a short dress and you were good to go.
What kinds of costumes do you remember from the 80s?
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Aerobics Instructor - I know most people think of Jane Fonda or Richard Simmons but when I think of 80s aerobics I always have a Running Man flashback. Seriously, what would be worse than working out and then Schwarzenegger busting through your door?
Miami Vice - What could be easier than throwing on some pastel suit combination?
Mork & Mindy - There was always that cutesy couple in Mork & Mindy costumes, holding hands, saying Na-Nu Na-Nu. Occasionally you would just see a lone Mork, rhymes with dork. Because Na-Nu just doesn't cut it without a hot girl attached.
Elvira - This one really worked best if you had the hooters for it. (I hated those girls.)
Mr. T - I don't recall Mr. T's skull being gray but whatever.
Rainbow Brite/Strawberry Shortcake/Pipi Longstocking - there seemed to be a plethora of characters that wore striped tights and had crazy hair in the 80s. All you had to do was find the tights and put on a short dress and you were good to go.
What kinds of costumes do you remember from the 80s?
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Don't Call It A Comeback
I was out shopping and ran into something that made me say "Noooooo." Urban Outfitters is carrying... Members Only jackets! Seriously. I love the comments on the site - the UO market is way too young to remember these - James Dean? Really?
I was trying to remember the tagline that went along with them so I did some digging and found this classic piece of art:
When you put it on, something does happen: you become TOTALLY AWESOME. I'm so tempted to check eBay for that rockin' teal jacket. How about you? Did you have a Members Only jacket? Would you buy the plain black one from Urban Outfitters?
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I was trying to remember the tagline that went along with them so I did some digging and found this classic piece of art:
When you put it on, something does happen: you become TOTALLY AWESOME. I'm so tempted to check eBay for that rockin' teal jacket. How about you? Did you have a Members Only jacket? Would you buy the plain black one from Urban Outfitters?
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99 Red Balloons Go By
You know what I thought I would be cool? A 99 Luftballoons t-shirt. (Because that's how I shop, right? I get an idea in my head and I just assume it will be out there for me to find.)
You know what's even cooler? This:
WANT!!
Shopping fairies, you never let me down.
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You know what's even cooler? This:
WANT!!
Shopping fairies, you never let me down.
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