My Christmas Wishlist Addendum

I have this weird love/hate relationship with Urban Outfitters. I love their clothing, I hate the prices. Sometimes I really do. I don't see why I should have to pay 68.00 for this zipper front skirt. It's just a piece of cloth with an exposed zipper going down it. Oh well. I succumb anyways.

And I thought I was totally done with my Christmas Wishlist and fully free of UO's iron consumer grip, until they had this.

What you do is pick a type of person and they show you all the items someone like that would like as gifts. For myself I picked THE ROMANTIC, and totally fell in love with all the j'adorable things. Things like this:
Tuxedo dress? Do want.
Silk flower headwrap? Yes pls.

And then for my bf I went to THE STARVING ARTIST and found all sorts of neat things he would like, if he were a starving hipster artist.

Anyway, it's basically awesome and I kinda love it, so UO, consider me once more amongst your loyal legion of fangirls. Now please build a UO in Northridge so I don't have to go so far anymore. Grazie.

E

Vanessa Hudgens X Sears

Does anybody even shop for clothing at Sears anymore? Last time I checked, it's hella overpriced and the clothes are made for twelve year olds with doting parents. Oh yeah! That is exactly who this commercial is appealing to!



This is also a great representation of...high school, I guess? I remember my first day of freshman year, walking through the double doors in my juniors flared jeans and cute shirt with turtles playing soccer and having to weave through all the pirouetting seniors and the b-boying juniors. I first got offered pot by a sixteen year old tap dancer.

Deuces,
Erika

Shoes and Cats! Together! Punch Punch!

Look at these shoes! See them?! They have cat faces on the front of them! They're kinda ugly and look like they were designed by a fourth grader who, in between rocking these feline kicks, would wear Crocs for building mud bridges during recess. And they're $250! But they're also Marc Jacobs, so you have to buy them! Don't you want to be a fashion maverick?? Don't you want the Sartoralist to take photos of you looking like you don't care or are too chic to care that the Sartorialist is taking photos of you! Don't you feel the sarcasm is my nonexistent virtual voice? Don't you want to be BLOGGED about?!?!

Punch punch?

Deuces,
Erika

Open Letter To U.O.

Dear Urban Outfitters,

You have nice clothing. This is mostly because, unlike American Apparel, you sell other people's clothes. Yeah, you have that in house collection, but we both know it's just there to take up space in the sale section.

I have a propensity to buy everything there. Let me say now that that would not happen were you to stop selling the Kimchi & Blue line at your stores. That would be a dark day indeed.

But ohai, why put so much effort into creating a wonderful selection of other label's clothing and not use that same attitude when you sell accessories.

Let me preface this by saying I buy my sunglasses everywhere. And by everywhere, I mean where they cost less than 20 bucks. Alright. Let's move on.

I buy those totally hipster Ray-ban wannabe sunglasses from you guys. I am under the impression that you guys (or some ten year olds in the Philippines) manufacture them. Why is the quality so shitty, UO? I have only owned my most recent pair for two months and the frame has already cracked. Don't start blaming this on the fact that I stuff them in a bag already holding a planner, pocket notebook, Blackberry, keys, water bottle, comb, mirror, umbrella, checkbook, pens and pencils, tampons, and on rare occasions, novel. This has nothing to do with that.

I have taken to repairing said frames with super glue. pliers, and a hair clip. While, yes, I have discovered that being MacGyver is easier than it looks, I shouldn't have to do this. I have sunglasses that cost about ten bucks less than yours from Forever 21 and they have lasted me two years, maintenance free.

So, in summation, please continue selling other people's clothes and start selling other people's sunglasses. Kthxbai.

Deuces,
Erika

Wang For Cheap!

Gawd...NYC gets everything! Topshop, Miss Rap Supreme, and now...this!

If you're near Broadway, or, subsequently, Canal St, wear a pretty average size (2-10), and like high fashion clothes for department store prices, you can get your hands on some AWEsome apparel from the Alexander Wang Sample Sale! (cue triumphant trumpets and swooning ladies) Although Vera is my favorite Wang, Alexander's clothes are pretty boss as well.

The sale runs from today (from 3-7) through Saturday (from 10 in the am-7 in the pm). Supposedly, things are 70% off! Address after the jumperoni.


386 Broadway, 3rd Floor
Phone number is: (212)-532-3103, although I can't see why anyone would call for a sample sale.

Deuces,
Erika

I Know, I Know

New layout. I know. Not half as cool as the old one, but I needed something more manageable. The bright side to all of this nonsense is the mildly useful knowledge of HTML I've acquired. I mean, I can't build an entire template from scratch (well, maybe I could if I had a few years on my hands), but I can fix stuff and customize stuff. You know, and stuff.

Like the other template-happy post, this one is unnecessary. But you all should know I can preempt your thoughts. I'm thinking it before you are. Still, I do need to find a really ace layout I can be happy with forever, so if anyone runs across any sites that are epic, drop me a line and let me know. Danke.

Deuces,
Erika