It's Fashion Friday!: I Need A Break, Detour Enclosed

           I'm really tired. It's been a long week. The last thing I want to do right now is write a superficial editorial about overpriced textiles. Since I started this blog, I haven't missed a single Tuesday or Friday - so I'm giving myself a sick day and I'm sending you elsewhere. (And on a totally unrelated note, I would like to share with you that I just got chocolate stuck in the tiny, tiny crack between the touchpad of my laptop and the aluminum part. Does ANYONE know how to get that out?)

           I want you to go and look at this: What Ali Wore

His eyes beam joy.

This photo journal, by photographer Zoe Spawton, catalogs the ensemble choices of her 83-year old Turkish friend Ali, on his way to work in Berlin. Her photographs are charismatic and capture the sweetness of their friendship through Ali's eyes and postures. Additionally, he is one stylish guy. As she is Australian and is not a native German speaker, Spawton admits that their communication is not easy. This reminds me so much of the lovely time I had with the Italian woman I met in Lugano in September, who very well may have been Ali's age. Sometimes the unspoken communication we have is even more valuable than the words we speak. Isn't it just wonderful that these two were able to turn his style and her life's passion into a catalyst for the kind of friendship the world needs more of? 

It's Fashion Friday!:The British Are Coming...

from the MAN show

           Yes, I have done it. I have broken down and resorted to stealing copyrighted images. I’m sorry, Getty. There’s no way I could have gotten a better copy of that model walking down the cat walk in that amazing wreck-of-the-hesperus-chic garb and that…. What’s that? What would you call that? FACE HAT OF WOODEN PLANKS FASHIONED AFTER A HALF-ASSED "KEEP OUT" ATTEMPT AT A CONDEMNED CANNED GOODS PLANT??? Where can I order those for all of my closest guy friends for their birthdays this year?

            I can’t stop laughing at the first 18 seconds of this video. (If it doesn't load it's of the scrapped plank men in motion. I don't know that I'd watch the rest of it unless you want to wallow in wankerdom).

Men’s fashion week London. Wow. And people thought men’s fashion was dull. You’re going to have to read this article in the Dailymail because I don’t want to go to blogger prison for copyright infringement. Actually, don’t read, just look at the pictures. Do not, I repeat, do not take a sip of coffee before you scroll through these pictures. There are men dressed in trash bags, men dressed to go pirate fishing ships in the Baltic (even one outfit for that guy who wears shorts all winter long despite frigid temperatures), and one guy who looks like he wants to camouflage with Kraft Mac n Cheese. Let's not even discuss what I will pretend is just an attempt at a chimney sweep convention's commemoration and not something which may be construed as horrendously racially inappropriate. 

The plank hats though, those are my favorite. Think of all the things you could do with a wooden face. You could be the center of attention by starting the bonfire at an outdoor party. You could actively play with your cats by turning your face into the scratching post/jungle gym of their dreams. How about head-standing yourself into a temporary pothole cover? Depending on the choice of wood, you might be a nice air freshener. If you’re in a swimming mood you could provide a small raft for rats in need. You definitely wouldn’t need botox.