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Category: Wants
BOOT LUV
It’s New York Fashion Week, the reverberations of which throughout the city could be a post in and of themselves, but that’s not why I’m here—I’m here to talk about BOOTS. Because it’s September 12th, and although it’s still humid and sticky and oven-y there are some autumnal vibes lurking, and the only thing that […]
DAISY, DAISY
Betraying of my post-punk tomboyishness, my love of daisies has been lifelong. Bury me under a field of them. Tie them into my hair. Print them all over my clothes. Ain’t nothing wrong with being cute. As a big fan of juxtaposition, I would pair any of the babies below with serious boots or a […]
DREAMING OF STEVIE
In mid-2013, is there any girl who doesn’t want to embody Stevie Nicks? Putting aside the insufflatory drug use and personal afflictions, her combination of unmatched sincerity (nonexistent in today’s meta-ironic cultural wasteland) and je ne sais quoi has afforded her a golden resurgence in recent years. On top of that songbird voice, Nicks is a […]
HOW I STOPPED RUINING MY SKIN
Allow me to shill. From the age of 14 onward, I was in a constant battle with the seemingly omnipresent 2-3 zits that have always been trying to set up shop on my chin or below my nose. Like an endless game of Whack-a-Mole, I’ve struggled to obliterate them with pretty much every anti-acne face […]
I’M OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK ABOUT PERFUME
It is well-known that mothers are prone to being fond of sales and the acquisition of tchotchkes. For my mother, this urge is enacted at the book outlet at the Menlo Park Library, a formidable golden trash heap of endlessly varied tomes for $1. Recently, she brought home Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez’s Perfumes: The Guide. […]
IF I EVER TRICK ANYONE INTO LOVING ME FOREVER
or have any other excuse to wear a fancy white dress as though it’s a perfectly normal, not-creepy-at-all thing to do (any quinceñearas or first communions coming up?), I will either wear…
BE A TOTALLY INSANE PERSON: WEAR HEAD-TO-TOE HOLOGRAM
Although most of us are content dressing in a somewhat subdued tone (I revert to an all-black ensemble at least once a week), it’s nice to know that if you ever wanted to go full-blown Amanda Bynes DGAF‘d out, there are manufacturers all over the world creating sartorial options for you. I have a fantasy […]