February 2011
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January 2011
From WWD's Interview with Miucca Prada →
fortheloveofmiuccia:
WWD: What do you think of the fast-fashion boom?
M.P.: I have never even considered it and I’ve explained why. It’s because I don’t like the idea of a bad copy of what one does for the main brand. If I had an ingenious idea to do fashion that costs less but that wasn’t a bad copy of something else, with completely different criteria and ways of doing things, I would do...
Friendly Ghost on TheyMakeMusic.com →
Wintercheck Factory Studio
alwaysnevernyc:
ltwp asked: I'm going to use this to justify $25 T-shirt purchases to my parents. They cringe at anything over $15.
THE ESSENTIAL MAN: The Downside of Cheap →
theessentialman:
sherry:
advalorum:
Design should add value. Why would I pay more than $5 for a t-shirt when uniqlo exists?
Note to peter and other designers: fuck off with the expensive t shirts and other trash. Your failure to communicate what you value to your consumers is your failure alone i.e. if the value isn’t obvious then find a way to communicate it or quit bitching.
15$? When...
THE ESSENTIAL MAN: The Downside of Cheap →
theessentialman:
I spent this morning interviewing my friend Kristen Wintrcek for alwaysnever. She designs at Wintercheck Factory in Brooklyn-everything from tables, chairs, dresses, sunglasses and jewelry.
The full interview will be up soon, but I have to share this great line she said when we…
That’s me. Some other words of advice: Fruit Punch Crystal Light makes a great...
Blue Valentine. What?! No! :(
SKD Loves You: Overshare alert! (Drudge siren!) →
nbclocal:
In the wake of a reported shortage of o.b. tampons in New York city, bidding wars are breaking out online. Johnson & Johnson, the maker of o.b. tampons, has said they will resume shipments soon. I can only imagine how embarrassed they are that everything leaked out like this.
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it was sort of like y2k.
Watchandybaker:
My grandfather eagerly demonstrates his Victrola “portable” phonograph. Surprisingly loud for being 100% acoustic. No tubes, no electronics, no batteries, no electricity, just the inside pipes and cavities amplifying the sound, and yes, they really have that sound. Records spin at 78 RPM. My grandfather had one of these exact models as a kid, and confirmed that it was in fact...
