Worst of New York Spring/Summer 2010

1. Thom Browne (part 1)


Disturbing arithmetic:



1 pair of men's short shorts





+ one lil red riding hood

=

2. Thom Browne (part 2)

I wonder what was going through the mind of the bank teller who was the victim of this robber with a nylon stocking mask. If she reads this blog, I bet she was thinking "omg! what a terrible outfit!"

Fortunately, Thom Browne has now given us two fantastic looks for smartly dressed bank robbers:

3. Patrick Ervell (part 1)

Q: What do you get when you combine John Lennon, Harry Potter and a brown cardigan?

A: This wierd-ass look

4. Thom Browne (part 3)

Q: What would the offspring of Lil Dot....

...and Dumb Donald (from the "Fat Albert" cartoons) look like?

A: Thom Browne once again answers this question:

5. Phillip Lim

More disturbing arithmetic:

1 UPS uniform

+ Leather

=

6. Thom Browne (Part 4)

More disturbing arithmetic:

Weird lipstick

+ Wizard costume

+ Kangol

=

7. Duckie Browne (part 1)

Q: Imagine you're a 4,000 year old Egyptian Mummy and you need some stylish beachwear--what do you wear?

A: You wear this:

8. Patrick Ervell (part 2)

Ever wonder what a tuxedo with a toilet splatter pattern would look like?

Look no further:

9. Thom Browne (part 5)

Who among us can truly say that they have never wondered what Dave Navarro...

...would look like wearing a striped speedo, see-through mesh pants, wool cumberbund and flip flops?

Well, here is the answer to that age-old riddle:

10. Thom Browne (part 6)

Q: What is a man to wear if his date is wearing an "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"?

A: An itsy-bitsy black polka dot suit:

11. Yigal Azrouel

Q: How do you sex-up Barney Rubble?


A: Just add some sexy pajama pants:

12. Duckie Browne (part 2)

2 Essential shoe rules:

-Yellow shoes can only be worn with boxer briefs and a condom hat (pushed in)

Light blue suede shoes can only be worn with a big, manly bow across your crotch:

-The Scandal

Worst of New York, Fall 2009

1. Not sure what to make of this Duckie Browne ensemble other than think of Marvin the Martian.

(Duckie Browne, Fall 2009)

2. This slickster reminded me of Tommy Lee Jones' dreadful performance as "Two-Face" in Batman (except that Two-Face actually had one normal half to his suit).

(Lbertine, Fall 2009)

3. The next time your office holds an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" party....

...Thom Browne offers at least two very viable options:

(Thom Browne, Fall 2009)

4. Question- The model below is missing:

(a) a sense of dignity

(b) protection for his fingers

(c) a kick in the head

Wrong! the answer is (d)-- a Pink umbrella!

(Libertine, Fall 2009)

5. For anyone concerned that the one-piece jumpsuit had gone extinct....

...Thom Browne has revived it. The hat is a nice touch too:

(Thom Browne, Fall 2009)

6. Some disturbing arithmetic

+

+

=

(Nice Collective, Fall 2009)

-The Scandal

Justin Timberlake, William Rast Fall 2009 and GQ

Justin Timberlake appears on the cover of the March 2009 edition of GQ (above) wherein he has been named as America's Most Stylish Man. I think I'm going to have to disagree with GQ on this one. It seems to me that Justin is dressed by a stylist, which means he looks good, but in a bit of a manufactured manner (just like the Jonas brothers or the latest American Idol finalists).

Sure JT sports all the trendy accouterments favoured by Hollywood stylists: the vest, the scarf, the sneakers, the dorky trilby hat, etc., but contrast that look to truly original style icons, such as Kanye, Andre 3000 or Johnny Depp. Whatever- I'm just glad they didn't name Obama!

By the way, doesn't he look weird in that cover pic?

JT also co-founded a label called "William Rast". I think Johan ("J") Lindberg had a hand in the Fall 2009 show (shown in the pics below)

-The Scandal

-The Scandal