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Follies of the Mad Men #44
Either a 20th-century man's shoe has been transported through time back to pre-Columbian America, confounding the primitive redksins, or else some 20th-century Native Americans on some especially traditional and cloistered reservation somewhere are incredibly ignorant.
Or, some Madison Avenue genius thought this was brilliant.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 17, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Shoes, Anthropology, 1940s, Time-travel, Native Americans
How much for this shirt?
How much would you pay for this t-shirt? Before answering, consider that it shows the Nintendo character Mario with an ape on his head. Surely that's worth something.Also, consider that it's produced by the trendy Japanese clothing company A Bathing Ape (aka Bape), founded by designer Tomoaki "Nigo" Nagao. Some info about him from Wikipedia:
After studying fashion editing at college, he worked as an editor and a stylist for Popeye magazine. After borrowing four million yen from an acquaintance, who also let him use his shop, he opened "Nowhere", his first store, on April 1, 1993 in Harajuku, Tokyo. Deciding to start his own brand, he named it after the 1968 film Planet of the Apes. According to Nigo, the name "A Bathing Ape" is short for a Japanese saying "bathing in lukewarm water". Japanese people typically have daily baths in water at temperatures above 40 degrees celsius (104°F). As such, bathing in luke warm water is to complacently over indulge. This is, ironically, a reference to the lazy oppulence of the younger generation of Japanese, the brand's own customers.
So how much would you be willing to pay for it? Unless your answer is $175 or more, you're not going to have it. Anyway, they're already sold out.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 10, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion
Mankinis!
Thanks to Sandy for giving us a heads up about this mankini sighting at the New York City marathon. (via gothamist)
Googling "mankini" I then came across this designer mankini created for a fashion show.Finally, I wasted even more time browsing the online mankini shop that features a video of a guy in a mankini getting shot by paintball guns. That's got to hurt.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 05, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion
Follies of the Mad Men #41
"Let's take a screeching unfunny harridan, dress her in Colonial drag, then simulate a hideous war wound using our product as a makeshift sling. Then, let's run the ad in a magazine filled with beautiful naked women for contrast."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 29, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Entertainment, Fashion, 1970s, Comedians
Spring Heel Shoe
The verdict is still out, however, on whether wearing them will turn you into the mythic monster known as Spring-heeled Jack.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 22, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion, Shoes, Flight, Human Marvels, Stupidity, Technology, Fictional Monsters
Kooky Korean Klothing
Like the one he contributes here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 18, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion, Foreign Customs, Asia
Adult Footed Pajamas
At the Jumpin Jammerz site, you can find dozens of models. Here's a handy Amazon link for just one, if you really must!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 15, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion, Psychology, Infantilism, Fetishes, Babies and Toddlers
Men’s Pantyhose
e-MANcipate describes itself as "a project to accelerate the acceptance of male pantyhose as a regular clothing item."Why should guys wear pantyhose? "To improve athletic performance, energize and revitalize tired, aching leg muscles, and to stimulate circulation if they sit all day."
But what if you're shy and embarrassed about wearing pantyhose? "you can always show that you are wearing support pantyhose, and just give some reasons - your legs were tired or problematic in other ways. This is especially accepted if you need to stand or sit all day long, and for sports using your legs."
It all sounds quite reasonable to me.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 15, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion, Gender
Follies of the Mad Men #35
Yes, in the 1950's every husband and father had to be emasculated in every possible way. Imagine trying to conduct some kind of Tennessee Williams-inspired affair with your local Liz Taylor of the suburbs while wearing these. The laughter would be heard from one end of the motel to the other!More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 11, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Humor, Jokes, Public Indecency, Husbands, 1950s
Anti-Plumber’s-Butt Shirts
The Duluth Trading Company specializes in unique "longtail" shirts that help alleviate the problem and social ill of "Plumber's Crack." They've obviously invested much thought in the matter, as you can see from this schematic of the problem. But useful and practical as such shirts may be, there's simply no excuse for Plumber's Butt Playing Cards.More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 05, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Products, Fashion, Games, Tradesmen, Manual Laborers, and Skilled Workers, Public Indecency
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