The Talented Ms. Teese: A chat with everyone’s favorite anachronistic pinup. Burlesque lives! [BlackBook]
In the Kitchen: Versace goes after the muppet demographic. [Men.Style]
Banksy in New Orleans: For the first time, graffiti is used to rebuild a city. [PSFK]
Union Suit: Barack’s suit is from the same factory as Hickey Freeman
change we can believe in, indeed. [The Cut]
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Taking Notes: A few lucky bloggers stumble across Kanye’s notebook. Warning: the veracity of the document has been questioned. [FormatMag]
Sons and Daughters: Our old pal rounds up the fashion week showing from Obedient Sons. Apparently they’re less obedient this year. [Refinery29]
Out in the Streets: A user’s guide to Banksy. Step one: move to London. [WebUrbanist]
It’s Hard Out There for a Sex Addict: A sobering look at sex addiction in America. Remarkably, Tom Ford goes completely unmentioned. [NYT]
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We’re giving our boy Takashi the benefit of the doubt here and assuming this is a knockoff.
Still, imagine the horrifying world we would enter if this sort of thing becomes common practice. So far the world of art and the world of things-you-can-imprint-on-your-jeans have remained blissfully separate. Nobody wants to see a formaldehyde-soaked shark sewn into your Levi’s. Pretty soon, that grungy-looking fellow with the paint-splattered chinos will be asking if you like his Pollocks.
Run, Banksy, run! Save yourself!
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