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Playboy's CEO to Join Team Obama - Rumor Mill

Posted Dec 11th 2008 at 2:00PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrities with Style

Christie Hefner and two Playmates in LondonWhen it comes to highlighting the popular trends in lingerie, we think the Victoria's Secret catalog edges out Playboy magazine. But when it comes to raw political power, it looks like the landslide victory goes to the publication with a naughty little bunny as its mascot. According to the rumor mill, Playboy's CEO Christie Hefner might be under consideration for a cabinet position with Team Obama.

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Barneys New York hangs election preferences in the window

Posted Oct 25th 2008 at 3:08PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Style in the News


For the last few months, we haven't been able to watch our favorite show or take a walk through our neighborhood without being subjected to everyone's political opinions. And now, even going to Barneys New York makes a political statement.

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President Bush's niece changes name for her new fashion line

Posted Oct 17th 2008 at 12:06PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrities with Style


When starting a business, we understand that some folks might want to change their last names to avoid being associated with their families -- you know, if they had last names like Manson or Dahmer. But what about political associations? What if you were related to President Bush?

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Tags: association, collection, designer, expire-images2009-10-17, fashion, george w. bush, GeorgeW.Bush, label, lauren bush, LaurenBush, line, name, politics, president bush, PresidentBush

And the debate winner is...the genius who made "That One" t-shirts

Posted Oct 8th 2008 at 4:20PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Style for a Cause



Many people watching the debate last night were surprised to see John McCain jerk at thumb at Obama and refer to his democratic rival as "That One". Post-debate the analysts are still trying to figure out if McCain meant it as a pejorative, if he forgot Obama's name and awkwardly tried to cover a senior moment, or if it was simply another of the (many) wince-worthy jokes that McCain scattered through his performance.

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Tags: american, analysts, bad jokes, BadJokes, bio, debate, facebook, mccain, new york times, NewYorkTimes, obama, politics, presidential, senior moment, SeniorMoment, t-shirts, that one, ThatOne, thatone08.com, usa

Support your candidate with your shoes

Posted Sep 26th 2008 at 7:33PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Accessories, Shoes

Political t-shirts? So over. Your candidate on underwear? Yes-ter-day! The newest cool way to show your support is to emblazon your candidate across a pair of Keds.

Through the magic of digital print on demand, Zazzle.com lets you put pretty much any picture on any item and sell it through their online marketplace.

Taking advantage of this technology, dozens of enthusiastic Obama supporters have customized Keds with their artistic interpretation of his likeness.

Mr. McCain also has a selection of shoes that bear his likeness, although we must admit that his supporters are both more traditional and more conservative.

We love a comfy skimmer as much as the next girl, but we're not sure how well this political statement translates into a fashion statement. At least they're easier to change than a bumper sticker.

In the gallery, see what the "shoe designers" came up with for your candidate.

Gallery: Obama and McCain Keds

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Tags: 2008, customized, election, keds, mccain, obama, politics, zazzle

Mr. McCain is ready for his close up

Posted Sep 25th 2008 at 1:14PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Cosmetics, Celebrities with Style, Celebrity Fashion Mistakes, Beauty Tips


(Think that's pricey? Click the photo to see all the cool stuff you can buy for $5,000)

The New York Post, (which is not exactly the newspaper of record, but still, they do tend to get the juicier scoops) reports that presidential candidate John McCain has spent $5,583.43 to pay a make up artist to get him ready for his appearances.

Hey, we understand. We've always wanted to have a personal hair and make up attendant, and you know what? $6k doesn't sound like that much money considering how hard the poor girl has to work. Look at him! He's old! HD is harsh!

We're sure that Cindy "$280k earrings" McCain, paid for the cosmetic services, so it's not like it came out of his government salary. Plus, you could think of it as one more way he's stimulating the economy, by throwing a little cash at the style-worker class. So, thanks John!

Gallery: What else can you buy with $5,000?

A speedboatAd space on someone's foreheadThird row tickets to see MadonnaA 2000 Lincoln TowncarA stretch limo

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Tags: 2008, celebrity, economy, election, hair and makeup, HairAndMakeup, HD, makeup, mccain, new york post, NewYorkPost, old, politics, tv

London Fashion Week: Farhi casts her vote on the runway

Posted Sep 20th 2008 at 1:34PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Runway Trends

In the wake of what many are calling a snooze of a NY fashion week, it seems that many designers have seized upon London Fashion Week as an opportunity to branch out, try something outrageous, or even try to drum up support for their favorite candidate. Though London seems like an unlikely place to appeal to American voters, that didn't stop Nicole Farhi from replacing the traditional brooch with a "Obama '08" campaign pin.

While the French designer is not a registered voter in the US, she's managed to work her way into what has to be the most intensely fashion-oriented campaign in decades. It seems like a candidate's fashion choices have become an important dimension for many sartorially-inclined voters. Obama is good-looking, McCain wears expensive shoes, Biden is a snazzy dresser, Palin is bringing back the sexy librarian look -- that stuff's important, right?

We're pretty sure that we've never seen this level of wearable propaganda in either depth or breadth. Whether its shoes, boxer briefs, thongs, glasses or hairstyles there seems to be a way to express your partisan ideology with it.

[via StyleFile]

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Tags: Biden, brooch, librarian, London Fashion Week, LondonFashionWeek, McCain, Nicole Farhi, NicoleFarhi, Obama 08, Obama08, Palin, politics, runway show, RunwayShow, thongs

Dress your baby in donkeys and elephants

Posted Sep 4th 2008 at 4:43PM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Get the Look

Did you know that there is a political thingy going on right now? The details are iffy at the moment, but apparently some people are thinking about electing a new president. Politics are hawt.

They are also fashionable. Political t-shirts are all the rage at the moment, they are everywhere and on everyone.

Except baby. Who put baby in the corner? Sure, politics can be ugly, but put them on a kid and they're cute (at least to like-minded individuals).

Gallery: Political Kids

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Tags: mccain, obama, politics

French minister loses bet - has to wear pink Crocs

Posted Sep 3rd 2008 at 5:11PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Shoes


(Think that's bad? Click the photo to see more celebs - and one president - caught in Crocs!)

Olympic fashions were a hot topic during the run-up to the games in Beijing, and apparently the ripples haven't quite subsided. Before the Olympics, Roselyne Bachelot -- France's Minister of Health, Youth, and Sports -- made a bet with her country's team. If they come home from Beijing with 40 medals, she'll wear pink Crocs to work. Well, the French team came back with exactly enough to humiliate their minister: 7 golds, 16 silvers and 17 bronzes.

True to her word, Bachelot wore the fugly pink clodhoppers to work at the presidential palace in one of the snobbiest fashion capitals in the world. While it's funny to see a government minister wear Crocs in Paris, we don't think the stakes were high enough. Especially when you consider that the Olympic team from New Zealand had to wear the infamous clogs as part of their outfits in the opening ceremony.

Next time, the Olympic team needs to up the ante. Crocs heels? Shoe-pants, maybe?

Gallery: Celebs caught wearing crocs!

George W BushBrad Henke (who's starring in the new Star Trek!)Mario Batali (TV chef)Missy PyleAza (former Miss Ukraine)

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Tags: crocs, france, french, politicians, politics, shoes

StyleList is...Dreaming the American Dream

Posted Aug 29th 2008 at 12:42PM by Annie Scott

Filed under: Events: On the Scene, Style in the News


We're watching: The Democratic National Convention
We're wearing: Pantsuits (as part of the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits")
We're eating: Home made apple pie
We're drinking: The Kool Aid
We're thinking: Seriously, Hillary...orange?
Not over it: David Duchovny has been having more sex than a dirty politician

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Tags: clinton, convention, david duchovny, DNC, duchovny, hillary, kool aid, obama, politics

Buffy the Vampire Slayer destroying Church of England?

Posted Aug 27th 2008 at 11:02AM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Clothing, Celebrities with Style



Apparently the influence of vampire slayers lives forever, at least in England. Joss Whedon's beloved cult tv show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which ran from 1997 to 2003, is now being "blamed" for droves of women leaving the Church of England for Wicca.

According to the New York Post, Buffy's themes of female empowerment appeal to young women. Ladies find the Wicca religion, which they apparently just discovered on the show, attractive because women play a central role in the rituals.

Women who lead? What a groundbreaking concept! Leave it to those Brits to ferret out Whedon's "secret" avante garde gender and religion politics, and only five years after the fact. Brilliant!

No word on whether the his n' her's purple robes with gold embroidered pentagrams play any part in the Buffy/Wicca recruiting process, but we'd join just for the chance to make out with Willow.

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Those Shirts are right (wing)

Posted Jun 29th 2008 at 12:02PM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Clothing, Men


Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

ThoseShirts.com does something unlike any other t-shirt company we've covered. They make Republicans funny. Actually, quite a few of the t-shirt companies have made Republicans funny, but ThoseShirts.com are laughting with the right, not at them. We know, we didn't think it could be done either.

Gallery: Right Wing Humor from ThoseShirts.com


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One Horse Shy: Where shirt meets politics

Posted May 6th 2008 at 1:59PM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Clothing


Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

"They" always say that one should never discuss politics. Look what that got us. Discuss politics, people! "They" need to speak up.

One company that isn't shy, despite their name, is One Horse Shy, but that may be because they "pander to everyone," or at least those of us that enjoy a witty t-shirt.

Gallery: One Horse Shy

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Urban Outfitters has a campaign blog?

Posted Apr 16th 2008 at 5:00PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing


For those interested in the fashion of politics, not only does Urban Outfitter have a collection of hilarious political t-shirts for you, but they've also got a political blog. Why would a lifestyle brand like Urban Outfitters want to take a journey into the seedy world of politics? It's hard to say really -- unless it's a bid to get one of the candidates to let UO design their campaign propaganda.

From what we can tell, the blog is about as jaded as their goofy political clothing -- too disenchanted and business-savvy to be very partisan. Most of what you'll find is surprisingly unrelated to fashion -- stuff like news, book recommendations, and candidate portraits done on Etch-a-sketch. Some of it is actually funny, but really, isn't this a bit of a stretch for a hipster department store? It just shows how far companies are going these days to build their brand.

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Tags: Barack Obama, BarackObama, campaign blog, CampaignBlog, Hillary Clinton, HillaryClinton, John McCain, JohnMccain, Pick a Winner, PickAWinner, politics, Urban Outfitters, UrbanOutfitters, vote 2008, Vote2008

On the scene: Use sex, get votes!

Posted Apr 9th 2008 at 9:51AM by Jonathon Morgan

Filed under: Style in the News


Now hipsters can use sex to sway political opinion -- just like the grown-ups! [Damn I Like That!]

Save $15 on purchases over $100 at Bluefly. Sweet. [Budget Fashionista]

Alexander McQueen is way too self-important artistic for schmoozing, celebrities, and promoting himself. So much so, that he hopes Paris Hilton won't show up at the opening of his new LA store. Zing. Kind of. [Catwalk Queen]

A bunch of fully-clothed women freak out like they're suddenly naked in public. It's an ad for Downy Softener, and it's surprisingly funny. [Trend Hunter]

Eco-friendly fashion is lame and expensive. [Second City Style]

Finally! Now women can pee on the go. [Jezebel]

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