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2012: Absolution Resolution


Dec27

Last year, our 2011 resolutions were to “be more fabulous” (me) and “wear more dude rings” (Nick.) After a successful year of dude-ring-wearing and fabulizing, it begs the question, “What’s next?” How does one possibly outdo 365 triumphant days of spiked skull rings and super-brunching?

Answer: One doesn’t!


2012 will be the year to decide which old acquaintances should be forgot and never brought to mind. Instead of adding another responsibility to our regimen, sometimes it’s best to trim the unnecessary extras. Below is a short list of things I give the nod to “Auld Lang Syne.”


#1. “Fabulous.”

Funny how the aspiration of one year becomes the restriction of the next, but I can finally accept that this word no longer has any real meaning.  Overused, futile, and uninspiring, “fabulous” takes its final bow in 2012, only to return during re-runs of Sex and the City. And let’s be honest, that should be kept to a minimum too.

 

#2. Feathered Hair Extensions

I would just like to say for the record that, yes, I had feather earrings, feathered clips, feather necklaces, and even silver jewelry in the shape of feathers… but I never, ever, ever, EVER thought it would be a good idea to have someone braid thin feather strings into my hair. Let’s all agree to leave the quail feathers alone for 2012, so they can focus their energy on being my brunch.

 

#3. “Just sayin’”

Yes, we know you just said it. We were right here.

 

#4. Bryanboy

In 2012, I vow to unfollow, unlike, and unsubscribe all things Bryanboy. Why? Because he litters my Twitterfeed with his namedropping garbage and mindless whining. STFU, Bryanboy. We’re over it.

 

Post by Amanda LaMela


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Loose Ends


Sep17

Well, it's been real - Mercedes Benz Fashion Week S/S 2011 has ended, and we here at District L are absolutely bereft at the thought. It's a good thing we've got plenty of writing and re-capping left to do to take our minds off of this gaping absence in our lives. BUT - there remain just a few little nagging afterthoughts that are racking our exhausted, starved little brains. We're really scratching our heads over these, guys, and we may never sleep again until we figure out the answers.

1. Whatever happened to Toni Maticevski?

A District L favorite, Australian export Toni Maticevski, was notably absent from this season's line-up. The eveningwear designer, known for his emotive showings and ethereally angelic aesthetic, was nowhere to be found, much to our considerable consternation. We scoured Modem, the interwebs, and everything in between and found not a trace of him. We're going to have to go to Saba at Factory PR about this one.

A shot from Toni Maticevski's F/W 10 showing

2. All dark at the Altman Building?

The Altman Building, the fabulous venue space located at 135 West 18th Street, has long played host to a laundry list of high profile showings including Zac Posen, Loris Diran, Simon Spurr, and the now in absentia Toni Maticevski. We realized something was amiss when we recalled hearing absolutely no one mention a single show taking place there. After a closer inspection of this season's Modem our suspicions were confirmed: the Altman Building had been empty all week. A falling out with the building management? Zoning violation? Too distant from the Lincoln Center? We're hoping this was just some kind of weird fluke.

Another designer from down under, Karen Walker's S/S 2010 runway took place at the now mysteriously spurned venue.

3. Did Bryanboy steam that borrowed vintage Givenchy after partying at The Boom Boom Room?

This one is pretty self-explanatory -- Bryanboy was seen at The Standard's Boom Boom Room last Saturday sporting a vintage Givenchy leopard suit, borrowed after a shoot with Vogue Nippon. For me, a night at Boom Boom (or Le Bain for that matter) always involves a spill or two -- fingers crossed that Bryanboy escaped the same fate.

The blogger in question with Terence Koh at Alexander Wang's S/S 2011 showing.

Post by Nicolas Sera-Leyva


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