Movado: Too Little Too Late

Movado adds pedometers to its Movado Movement “Smart” watches. A step behind, this venture into tech-style preludes a leap ahead…we assume.  I don’t think it’s enough, but we shall see how Movado and other watch brands try to catch up to Apple and Samsung in the smart-watch movement.        

More Wearable Tech

Designers such as Charles Darius and Rebecca Minkoff have created iPhone Charger Bracelets.     We previously discussed smart shirts, date-rape drug detecting jewelry, (See previous Tech Style post), and now comes the The Smart Bag, likely to start a bag revolution. “Handmade bags with USB chargers, internal lights, a GPS tracker in case of loss…

Kawaii Charms

I’ve sculpted my 1st Kawaii charms out of polymer clay: marshmallows, a lollipop, Fuck You sweetheart candy, a sleepy or depressed pill, and a grey alien. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc4wG-QCC-4&w=560&h=315]   

Westwood Does Good

Vivienne Westwood Tees for a good cause: Factory Farms are an evil that should be illegalized. No living being should be confined and abused in such torturous conditions. If you’re ignorant on what I’m speaking of, watch Death On A Factory Farm, or search for how cows and pigs are mistreated and kept.       

Ways Fashion Trends Are Copying My Style

So, I dress pretty unusually, especially for a guy…but fashion’s trends seem  to be replicating my personal style. Fishnet Cropped tops: I started wearing cut-off tees and tops with cut outs or sheer since I got my tattoo… Sheer Bondage gear and collars Androgyny 90’s trend with goth and punk inspirations. Are you noticing a…

Why Male Androgyny Reigns Supreme.

In response to Elle magazine’s boo-hoo article on androgyny being a male-centered trend:😡 I have rebelled in the face of societal & gender norms my whole life: women have attained their freedom.  Androgyny is now a men’s movement, as it should be with the revolution brought on by the trans community- largely due to Caitlyn…

VMA’s: A Slutty Carpet Ride

      Between Chrissy Teigan and Gigi Hadid, it’s clear everyone lives in a delusional world in which they are Beyoncé…years ago. We shall define Hadid’s look as the whore-slit onesie: is it too much to ask that women cover their crotches? This would be appropriate as a swimsuit and wrap! Teigan’s is just trashy….

Out Outdoes Itself

 Dark, sleek, black leather clad with slicked back hair, this guy is a 21st century rock star.  Out Magazine’s story “Dark Days,” featured in the September issue, takes us on a sullen world tour of American, French, Italian, and English fashion.  John Varvatos and DSquared2’s leather pants…(no verb required). I see the nod to the…

Toxic Beauty: Ugly Truth

   We associate beauty with youth, health, clear skin, and shiny long hair, but can the chemicals in your beauty & household products cause cancer & disease, premature aging, and worse, poison and negatively impact your health?   Just because it’s sold in stores, online, or is produced by big name companies, consumers feel the…

Ethics in Beauty & Fashion

I found myself wondering, while washing my makeup brushes, are these Cruelty Free?  I’m so against fur I know I’ve never bought it, but could natural fiber brushes be a source I overlooked?        Ethics in fashion and beauty has, in recent times, been referred to as one of those topics with which, “where…