wait, facial hair indicates bad economy?

According to the WSJ, newly unemployed corporate types are busting out (inspired, of course, by the hipsters). Via the Cut.

p.s. Grunge is back.

(Images courtesy of The Sartorialist)

Portland DJ embraces winter

Remember Matt? A little snow in Portland and he's gone fully metrognome.

I'm worried about what will happen to my Texas/LA man when I bring him to New York for two weeks. May not be the best time of year to sell him on living in the city....

neo-edwardian groomsman (1972)

I am hesitant to post these, as I haven't had luck contacting musicmuse_ca (pictured above left, with her brother Garth) for permission, but the photos are burning a hole in my pocket.

Does Garth not have incredible style? I actually might have been a little pissed if I were the groom.

I'm a little slow on the uptake

But white lightning has prompted me to point out that this lady is best in bangs.

F*ck shit up, Bettie. Wherever you are.

(Image found here)

Barneys is sporting some seriously retro ties

Thought you should know. Just in case the father of the groom doesn't have his own collection from the 70's.

At barneys.com

CNC by Costume National

I dig it. These and a bunch more tuxedo-inspired looks are on sale at revolveclothing.com

p.s. I refuse to jump on the blogging-about-Gossip-Girl bandwagon, but.... Did you see Chuck's black sequin tuxedo jacket? And then Lew Ashby rocked a he-ot tux jacket with a silver collar on the last episode of Californication. With a t-shirt and jeans, of course. (If anyone knows who designed that jacket, please tell me.)

Groomsmen punk out at prom-themed wedding

The bridesmaids wore vintage prom dresses. Awesome.

But did the groomsmen wear the appropriate vintage tuxes? Nope.

I will give them points for being adorable.

See the rest of the wedding on snippet & ink. Photos by Flint Photography.

If I were getting married again

I'd put something really big on my head. Actually, these would also be stellar for a bad hair day.

The New New Look, Vogue UK June 2007 via {this is glamorous}

Speaking of juice beauty....

I like to think all the organic juice we're making in our f'ing fabulous new juicer is really good for my skin. (Yes, I think carrots have magical powers.)

But do I negate the positive effects when I add vodka?

(Photo by Capt. Mouffette)

I already have a furry hat...

But I can't stop thinking about this one from Oh, Leoluca that Joanna posted yesterday.

It could have something to do with how great the model's haircut is. And how well her bangs work with the hat.

Anyhoo, if anyone is wondering what to get me for Christmas, this falls well under the $100 cap. I'm a total dumbass for reposting it, right?

Tuxedos at H&M

Jacket (in black or grey) $69.90, shirt $39.90, vest $24.90, pants $39.90.

Total: less than your f'ing dress (unless you are Sara), so please don't make him rent!

Thank you to Tenacious Dee for the heads up.

Groom Style x 2: George and Glenn

Digging the corduroy suits. (In colors that perfectly complement the landscape. I suspect this was no accident.)

Photo by Alison Pierce. Via {frolic!}

Juice Beauty

I have finally let go of my old Neutrogena products and gone organic.

I especially love Juice Beauty's Green Apple SPF 15 Moisturizer. It smells amazing and it doesn't have that weird pasty consistency that used to keep me from wearing sunscreen every day. Plus it's made without nano-technology. (Phew.)

The lip plumper also rocks.

Buy online at juicebeauty.com or beauty.com

I dig your style too, man...

I think it's safe to say The Big Lebowski is H-town's all-time favorite movie. He can find an applicable quote for any situation, and god forbid you should interrupt if he feels the urge to recite a whole scene.

This year's Lebowski Fest at Lucky Strike Lanes brought out some hard-core fans. See more photos (and hear what they have to say) on New York Mag's The Look Book.

When asked how he put together his costume, Pete Larkin, the dude pictured above right, said, "It came out of the closet, man. I’ve been the Dude all along. They basically made a movie about me."

The New York Times covered the Fest from the White Russian angle. (Also choosing to publish a photo of Peter. That dude was posing all night.)

(Photo: Spencer Heyfron)

Note to self: cut your bangs

Or, rather, have them cut by a professional. Stay *away* from the mustache scissors.

(Image found here.)

I also must mention

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart, LA's answer to the Pirate Supply Store.

Both are non-profit ventures that support writing/tutoring centers for students ages 6 to 18.

The Time Travel Mart really must be seen to be believed. It's like a tiny museum.

(Images courtesy of The Daily Monster)

Pirate it is*

Pirate Love necklace by VeraMeat on etsy or at catbird. And let's not forget the Pirate Love ring.

p.s. If you get to San Francisco, be sure to stop by the Pirate Supply Store. Where they do indeed sell eyepatches. (And, sometimes, mustaches. But that is a moot point.)

*Thanks Meg.

I'm calling it. Mustaches are over.

Not the real kind (as seen on my husband and Mark Ruffalo). Those will never be over.

But the rest of the mustache sh*t has reached saturation point. The proof is in this Flip Mino that Lauren alerted me to.

Once the corporate world starts copping the indie trend, it's time to move on.

(Please. Submit ideas for what's next. I'm at a total loss here.)

one more from Winnie the Pooh

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh," he whispered.

"Yes, Piglet?"

"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw, "I just wanted to be sure of you."

After deliberating over several Pooh quotes, H-town and I settled on this one to begin our wedding ceremony.

I have a habit of saying "Hi" out of the blue even if H-town and I have been sitting next to each other for hours. I also like to whisper even when we're alone together. I'm definitely the Piglet in the relationship.

(I smiled all over when I saw that Peonies and The Boy included this Pooh quote in their ceremony.)

Image via Paul Pincus

enough already with the awesome t-shirts

I can't take it any more. Although if you buy this one you're also doing Clinton a favor, right? And you have to love the recession-friendly $14.99 price tag.

Via Design For Mankind

What I really want is an I Tap NY water bottle. Would I look like a complete dork carrying it around LA?

If I were a guy

I'd dress like Mick every day.

But Keith's got it going on too. I must admit.

(Images from 1969 and 1972, found here)

because I'm obsessed

I thought you should know these would make great bachelorette party favors. Or stocking stuffers. Made from scratchy, super hairy wool and stuffed with polyfill for squishy goodness by shannongerard.

My very unscientific observation of etsy + hipster holiday craft fairs has revealed that the mustache is the new owl. Remember when owls were f'ing everywhere?

(From L, who may or may not be reading the blog. My meatspace friends never comment. I think they like to keep me guessing.)

Brad Pitt brings back the mustache?

My husband, who has been rocking a mustache since we met in 2006, says, "You're a little late on that one."

I'm not sure the mustache is working for Brad, actually....
But read what he has to say about it on USmagazine.com

It's a political statement?

(Via a tip from J. Who is either a secret reader or just has incredible esp.)

uber-chic North Carolina wedding

Christine of pretty.pretty.paper (one of my personal favorite design/style blogs) was kind enough to sneak me the photos from her October wedding.

Here are the details she gave me:

dress - monique lhuillier from ultimate bride in chicago (back when i was living in an actual city)

shrug - again monique lhuillier but i had to BEG for it. i saw it in a magazine and spent about two weeks convincing the lady at ultimate bride that i really was interested in this and yes there was a good chance i would buy it if she could get it for me. she got it and then so did i ").

veil and hair piece were from leah c. i was originally opposed to a veil but while we were chatting she convinced me to go with the birdcage and i was very happy.

mas wore a tux by john varvatos and some really killer grey patent leather boots (which you can barely see and we are a bit peeved at the photographer for being so blind to mas ... didn't notice it on the day though so i am thinking he is holding back some images). we got his tux the week before the wedding and the poor kid was running around asheville the day of for a bow tie.

diy - well there was a lot on the list before the wedding that my mom and i were going to work on, but in the end it came down to the menus and the cakes (michael and i made the chocolate and then had family friends make the italian ceam, coconut, and carrot). our cake toppers were a disgrace so we didn't put them out ... i failed miserably at sourcing the sticks to make table numbers ... we completely forgot about the photo booth ... and well i think you might get the picture by now. we didn't have a whole lot of extras though. the menus were the only take homes for the guests (well that and all the left over liquor that went to our friends, we had to buy it ourselves and my parents don't drink so it would have been wasted on them).

i don't have a way with flowers and my mom was kinda keen on them so we had a most lovely florist (the bloom room) who agreed to keep the blooms to a minimum and used a lot of edibles and sticks instead.

our brothers officiated the ceremony - we each have one brother and no sisters and since there was no bridal party we wanted them to somehow be included. also i have three cousins that are very near and dear who walked frances down the aisle.

Christine, I hope you'll forgive me for cutting and pasting your email straight into this post. I'm grinning ear-to-ear because you sound so much like me. A hair obsessive about bride/groom style and just enough laissez-faire on the rest.... Except of course for the letterpress menus, which kick some serious ass. (Update: the menus part two.)

I'm loving the trend of home-town weddings with city style. This one is a smash hit. Obviously.

p.s. The boots rock.

Photos by Parker J Pfister

coming tomorrow: pretty pretty wedding

The bride's get-up is as chic as the dog's. I promise.

Photo by Parker J Pfister