http://www.kissmestace.com A Love / Hate Relationship with the Style-Us Quo Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:50:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Warning: actual political views ahead. Feel free to "debate" in comments below. Following conventions, Mercedes-Benz (or their marketing team, or they being a namesake [for IMG Fashion if you're counting], the real fashion team's marketing team) is campaigning this (New York Fashion) week to be election-themed. But will it be unconventional? ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-09/election-fashion-week-fw09/ It's so painfully sugary, yet brilliantly marketably clever ... the new term "recessionista". It's fine to call oneself a recessionista if a girl goes on a total "bag ban", but promoting "less expensive" products to us is cruelly manipulative. True recessonistas will not continue buying clothing unless it become necessity ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-09/stop-recession-tizing/ So I'm not really asking for advice, but more wanting to start a conversation. I have a big 1st date coming up, as in he's away so we can't meet yet, but we've already gotten to know and like each other. (BTW, I would also not be wrong in calling ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-08/poll-big-1st-date/ "All those old skanks in these tabloids all wear bikinis. Don't you want to be different? Don't you want to look more fabulous and glamorous? Aren't you sick of the bikini?" - Simon Doonan I couldn't agree more, and yet I couldn't pinpoint it before this bold, genius gay said it ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-07/why-wear-bikinis/ My Twitter has become something very dear, and very personal for me; an outlet for deep thoughts. This has also led to me using the service so much I thought I'd plant seeds now to hope grow a Twitter section of our financial business. (Search Google if you don't think ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-07/our-twitter/ According to WWD, most magazines are selling fewer ad pages for their upcoming issues. This comes after years(?) of ads taking over magazines to the extreme points of there being more ad pages than content; huge, heavy books even bigger some months with no extra articles; and even Vogue, in ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-07/ad-decrease-mags/ The trend for males from Miami Swim this past weekend, showcasing designer swimwear for Summer '09, is definitely a fright of sorts. Every designer that included men's swim trunks (or lack of trunks) included short shorts. Short shorts. On guys. Male short shorts. Every guy I know only wears shorts down to his ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-07/men-swim-09-short-shorts/ We're starting an anti blog of sorts, related to (too) expensive and fugly handbags. My friend and I will be working on it, but we can't decide on its name (two minds can be slower than one). Please take this poll and feel free to leave comments. (Note you can ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-07/help-name-blog/ This double-color cardigan by Marc by Marc Jacobs is pretty cute, but my eye can't decide whether or not this halvsie effect is slimming or widening, and I don't believe there's been a set rule on this matter either. What do you think? nn{democracy:17} Please leave more detailed comments, too! http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-07/2-tone-sweater-flatter/ (A public service announcement.) There are times, days, and longer stretches when a woman doesn't feel her best. When this happens to you, whatever you do, don't lay around depressed. Get out there, do errands, meet friends or just take a walk. And no matter how you feel, exhausted, hot, sweaty, ... http://www.kissmestace.com/archives/2008-06/find-your-supermodel-strut/