Showing posts with label Glossary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glossary. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Style terminology: Mangles




Stacked bracelets on a man, ala Johnny Depp: Mangles.

Ahh, yes. I believe that this look is categorized "homeless-chic". You know, where a bum on the corner of 1-35 wears this exact outfit (minus the wine goblet) and we drive faster; yet Johnny Depp can convince us that this looks sexy....and fashionable.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Time to buy or sell?


Have you heard of the
hemline theory? Here's what they are currently saying...

Jan Paschal
writes:

"The past few fashion seasons, short skirts have ruled and, this spring, stocks rallied.

The hemline theory proved on the money as the Dow hit 14,000 for the first time this summer, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index set a record.

But in recent weeks, stocks have plunged following a jump in foreclosures on subprime home loans for borrowers with poor credit that hit bank credit lines and roiled the bond market.

At this week's fashion show extravaganza in New York, hemlines are markedly lower."

Whatever, though!
There was tons of short, cute stuff at the shows too.


(Top to bottom: Tory Burch, doo.ri, marc by marc jacobs.)

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Style terminology: Bankle and Skankle



You've heard of (and fear in some way, I'm sure) the cankle.

Now meet the bankle and the skankle.

Bankle: Very bony ankles. My friend has these and has broken them numerous times, due to their bony nature.

Skankle: See photo above. Often accompanied by an ankle tattoo.