Annie Wu
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Annie Wu
Annie Wu is an artist and a writer living all over the East coast. She refuses to let her busy lifestyle drive her into a dangerous world of baggy sweats and over-sized t-shirts, those familiar, vile temptations. Pulling style inspiration everywhere from strong graphic design to goth chic to corporate menswear, Annie is fighting the stereotype that geeks and artists can only dress like they've got nowhere to go. This can be a rather difficult feat to tackle, for her line of work is often accompanied by the risk of getting ink and paint on everything. Annie loves the feel of paper that has been scratched by dip pen nibs and wearing her wingtip shoes around the house just so she can hear the heels against the floor. Her hair is currently dark purple (Special Effects Purple Passion), so her fingers are too. Her plum laptop cases matches. Annie's fashion weakness is for structured jackets and coats and super-strange scarves, a love that made her years in sunny Florida a little too warm. She is also convinced that drugstore nail polish is infinitely better than the expensive, high-end stuff. No, seriously.
Find more Annie at TV Squad, CliqueClack, and her illustration/design blog.
It's time for James Bond
Filed under: Accessories, Men
Ha! See what we did there? "Time." Because this post is about watches. We're good, we know.Super-watch company Swatch has released a line of James Bond villain-themed watches to celebrate the release of the newest 007 flick, Quantum of Solace. The watches range from childishly kooky (like the skull-filled Live And Let Die piece) to delightfully sleek (like the subtly eyepatch-y Thunderball piece). It is also a huge bonus that they aren't blatantly Bond-related; it'd be even better if they got rid of the tiny little "007" emblems though.
Stay blue with Boudicca Wode
Filed under: Fragrance
This isn't quite synesthesia, but being able to see your perfume is still pretty darn cool. This fragrance, Wode by Boudicca, sprays on blue and fades to nothing right before your eyes. We have no idea how it smells, despite our best efforts in repeatedly pressing our noses against our monitors, but the artsiness of it all is enough to make us want to try. We quite like that fancy little spray can it comes in, as well.Yes, Urban Decay's Primer Potion really is that awesome
Filed under: Cosmetics, Beauty Tips
After hearing endless rave reviews about Urban Decay's Primer Potion, we were a wee bit skeptical. The Potion, which one would apply to eyelids as a foundation layer, promises to make eye make-up more vibrant, longer lasting, and un-crease-able (that's a word now, by the way). Could this tiny little wand and strange, beige liquid really keep make-up on our eyes longer than usual? As it turns out, yeah. Yeah, it totally can. And we think we're in love.Continue reading “Yes, Urban Decay's Primer Potion really is that awesome”
Old people can be fabulous too
The Sartorialist occasionally features older folks on the street, but have you ever wondered what it would be like for a blog to focus mainly on that demographic? Of course you have. We know what you think about all day. Take a look at Advanced Style, a style on the street blog that features the finest fashions from the older folks. These people have had years to find the balance between fashionable and practical and have picked up a little something from every decade they've lived through.Limited edition Swarovski trunks for those who want to be hated
Filed under: Accessories
Every once in a while, a product so outrageously extravagant and loud comes out that it boggles the mind that anyone would purchase it, braving the fiery death glares that they will surely face from strangers. A team-up between Samsonite and Swarovski have come up with such a product... Behold, the Samsonite Black Label trunk, covered in crystals and -- get this -- only 30 are in existence. Now, this thing is massive, so there's no way to subtly flash it like it's darling diamond earrings hiding under your hair until you pull it up. This thing is immediately and absolutely in-your-face and begging to be kicked over and smashed in a jealous rampage.Continue reading “Limited edition Swarovski trunks for those who want to be hated”
Galoshes for your... heels?
Filed under: Accessories, Shoes
We've previously marveled at Swim's creations, keeping our favorite shoes safe from dangerous water on rainy days, but now we have even more reason to absolutely love them. Check out these new designs that look better than ever, evolved from their basic ballerina-style slip-ons. These rubber coverings look easy to pull on and slip off on days when you want to protect your shoes from rain, snow or mud. A notable one is the new covering made specially for heels. The cut has been specialized to flatter just about every type of high-heeled shoe, tempting just about anyone to wear these even when the weather isn't so bad. Heck, even the additional traction along the bottom has been lovingly detailed into a street map. Now that's attention to detail.
Visit the Swims store for more details of this upcoming design and purchase their currently available ballerina-style galoshes. NOTCOT and Frizzifrizzi have additional pictures for drooling purposes.
Skin of the City tees keep the city near your heart
Filed under: Clothing
We're always on the look-out for shirts that shake things up and make this casual wear something more than just sloppy. These Skin of the City t-shirts remind us of the beauty of a simple all-over design. Our favorites are these prints of ghostly, bare trees. Reminiscent of Northern winters or the circulatory system, this shirt adds interesting detail to an otherwise plain shirt.We can see it now: This shirt, plus a pair of dark wash jeans or black trousers and a well-structured, neutral-colored jacket on top, preferably military-inspired cutting. The other shirt designs, flattened images of buildings and brick walls stretched across your torso, are pretty cool, but the stunning impact of so many strong little lines do the trick for us.
This isn't the first time we've ooh'd and ahh'd over shirts. Check out these previous StyleList posts about everyone's favorite go-to item: Threadless shirts, geek tees, opinionated tops.
Etsy for the naughty
Filed under: Gift Guides
Super-amazing alternative blog Coilhouse loves Etsy, the online extra-supermarket for all things handmade, just as much as we do. While we were distracted by the full-sequined tea cozies or bizarre dog-hair sweaters (we don't actually know if those exist, but we wouldn't be surprised), Coilhouse compiled this handy post called "The Pervert's Guide to Etsy." It's just as it sounds, really, so it's not for the faint-of-heart or anyone that has very solid pre-conceived notions of hipster goods.Looking at the list, we can dig what's going on. Yeah, we're hip (is it hip to use "hip" these days?), and despite the fact that latex isn't our first -- or second or third -- choice for breathable fabric, we can appreciate the naughtier side of this seemingly innocent corner of the Internet world. As for the fanny pack, there aren't enough sexy ruffles in the world to tempt us, as long as the words "fanny" and "pack" are involved.
The look of a grocery bag but infinitely more durable
Filed under: Handbags, Accessories
One of the hottest trends -- that's the word, like it or not -- in the country right now is BYOGB, "bringing your own grocery bags." It has gone so far that designers like Natthakur London have been driven to make handbags that resemble the carriers of our supermarket deliciousness. Check out this leather grocery bag with old-school stripes.According to the website, it was voted Number 1 in the "50 Best Christmas Gifts for Women" in the Independent's "The Information", which kind of baffles us. It's a nice bag and all, but aren't there nicer ones for Mom or Wife-y or Sis? Like... Louis? Also, the £140.00 (approximately $250) price tag is nothing to sneeze at.
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