“By using the past as a sanctuary, I feel more connected to others.”™
We know fashion often draws from the past in an ever evolving cycle of appropriation. Like when it’s inspired by previous fads and generations. I used to joke last decade when the 80′s came back… What next? A 90′s fad? Errrrr yep. Anyway, this time Prada has reached back to the Fifties with classic American [...]
This really appealed to me. Neverending Story is one of my favorite childhood films! To this day, I still tear up when I think of the beautiful horse “Artax” sinking beneath the Swamps of Sorrow as Artreyu cries his name and tugs at his reigns to no avail. It brings back memories of fun sleep [...]
Who’s excited about the new Muppets Movie!!?? Meeee! And apparently a BUNCH of brands are too! Brooks Brothers have dressed Kermie in several outfits in the upcoming film. He’s looking very dapper in a custom-made notch lapel “Fitzgerald”-style tuxedo, pleated tuxedo shirt and butterfly bow tie, and a second outfit pairing a Brooks Brothers flannel [...]
Mac & cheese, burgers, Autumn “walks in the woods”, lunchboxes, fruit roll ups, beef jerky, Oreos, berry juice boxes, Brussels sprouts, licking batter off a beater, campfires, s’mores, hot chocolate. Ahhhhh… Childhood. The widely respected Chicago restaurant Next, will be taking their diners back in time over the coming three months. “…the chefs wanted to [...]
I HAD to make sure this was for real when I read it! First of all as an Aussie, there is a vested interest in anything as iconic as the Mad Max films. I grew up awestruck at our vast interior on the screen as a post apocalyptic movie of epic proportions. So I kinda [...]
I’m a very tactile person. So as much as I am a self professed apple fan girl, I do sometimes miss clicking away on an actual keyboard rather than the touchscreen (although the clicky-sounds helps). I also had a friend say the other day how she sometimes misspells things on her iPhone because of her [...]
With eyes always on nostalgia, pop culture has an endless arsenal of things they can revive, and it looks like paper dolls may be heading under the focusing lens.
Stop the presses! Barbie and Ken are back together! Well, perhaps it’s not that dramatic, but for an on and off couple of over 40 years they’re ready to tell the world with a brand reboot.
I’m hoping Santa is going to upgrade my laptop and phone this Christmas and there’s only one choice for me: The new Macbook air and iPhone 4. So when I came across these skinmods, the design geek in me got excited. For those of you who don’t know, “skins” are like a sticker that serves [...]
For years Hollywood has pushed the black and white crime dramas, filled with enough sexual emphasis and plot twists to satisfy a paperback romance novel, but with this form of entertainment being so well accepted, why hasn’t it crossed over? Recently, gaming blog Kotaku posted an edited trailer to the upcoming L.A. Noire game in [...]