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“Pants! They’re back! People are wearing pants! It sounds dimly like a fashion-news parody…”
Considering that this little moment of self-effacement comes from the same paper of record and author that recently declared neckties to be back “in,” it’s hard to take David Colman’s piece “Mr. Jeans Meets Mr. Pants” as parodic. Really, what’s the next hot item from the New York Times—collared shirts? Socks?
The Great Pants War: Two competing revolutionaries, Bonobos and Cordarounds, square off against the “Soviet Bloc” of vertical corduroy with the introduction a horizontal variation on the classic fabric. Watch out for the crossfire. [VanityFair.com]
The Long Haul: Back off you vultures. Giorgio Armani ain’t going nowhere. [WWD, 2nd item]
Russian Male-Order Bride: Iron-fisted autocrat beloved legally elected Federation President Vladimir Putin tries his best to emulate Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent marital success. Fails. [Gawker]
Wigging Out: Unofficial Kempt mascot Rachel Bilson plays blonde for a day. [Egotastic]
Loop de Loop: Harajuku t-shirt maker does it oldschool. [PSFK]
More Celebrity Stink: James Franco, who we actually like, will be the face for Gucci’s latest scent. [Luxist]
Boob Tube: Because he hasn’t reached complete market saturation, Tommy Hilfiger will soon have his own TV channel. [DNRNews]
Madras Explosion: Ahh! Our eyes! Our eyes! [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Say, “Cheese!”: Jackass and Terry Richardson—a match made in chucklehead heaven. [High Snobiety]
Waif Wedding: 33-year-old single mother Kate Moss bucks the statistics by declaring her upcoming nuptials. [Jezebel]
The New Demure: Vanity Fair spoofers photoshop the new polygamist-child-abusing chic onto Hollywood’s most desired ingenues. [Vanityfair.com]
Heavy Metal: The most exciting thing to come out of Australia Fashion week might be the illegal use of military assets. [Sydney Morning Herald]
Office Space: ACL visits the busy laboratory of Alexander Olch. [A Continuous Lean]
Drop Them Drawers: Remember, kids, tomorrow is “No Pants Day.” [Laughing Squid]
The Great White North: The Canadian Olympic team’s official gear is designed to combat smog and good taste. [Globe Sports]
Bond Sells Out: Product placement? In a James Bond movie? Say it isn’t so, James! [NotCot]
Robot Love: Uniqlo’s Wakamaru comes in peace. Inarticulate, impractical peace. In other words, our precious retail jobs are safe. [PSFK]
Swimming with Sharks: Our friend Damien has his share of haters too. For some reason, they tend to be Australian. [ArtInfo]
A Checkered Past: The proper way to wear checkered pants is elusive. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Chris Shipman/NYTWe go way back with the New York Times’ David Colman—through his strangely unmotivated obsessions with vests, shorts, and even pants—but we have to give him credit on this one. If you’ve managed to snag some Red Wing boots, it would be silly to let your pants cover them up.
We aren’t sure about those cowboy boots—although Mr. Benjamin might disagree—but this is a general trend we’ve been seeing for some time. The beauty of the shorter pant leg that’s come into fashion over the past few years—we’re looking at you, Mr. Browne—isn’t that it shows a bit of ankle but that it perfectly frames your shoes. Now that the footwear has gotten bulkier, you need to hike your pants up even higher to get them out of the way.
As for where you should draw the line, we’d say galoshes are for rainstorms. But Mr. Colman might disagree…
