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Yoko Ono’s Fashion Line Is Really… Something!

By Marina Galperina on Nov 30, 2012 1:00pm

Artist, performer, and socialite extraordinaire Yoko Ono recently premiered her 52-piece menswear collection, which is currently available at New York’s Opening Ceremony, and will eventually hit stores in Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo. Based on drawings she gave to John Lennon as a wedding present in 1969, “Fashions for Men” features bold cuts, bright neons, and hand-shaped appliques in one mystifying mishmosh parade of club wear. “I was inspired to create ‘Fashions for Men,’ amazed at how my man was looking so great,” Ono has said. “I felt it was a pity if we could not make clothes emphasizing his very sexy bod. So I made this whole series with love for his hot bod and gave it to him as a wedding present. You can imagine how he went wild and fell in love with me even more.”

As you might expect after reading that, the resulting collection is quite risqué. It leaves us in awe and with so many questions! Like… Do we really need a couture jock strap? Why are there reception desk bells hanging off of the lovely transparent bra thingy? That sweatshirt drawing print: Are those balls or a butt? Check out some fashionable specimens highlighted at Four Pins, and help us decide. … Read More

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Meet the Man Behind the Bill Cosby Sweater

By Caroline Stanley on Nov 29, 2012 5:00pm

Back in the ’80s, Bill Cosby was America’s Dad. He was the kind of guy who served his kids chocolate cake for breakfast (“Eggs! Milk! Wheat! That’s nutrition!”), he had killer dance moves, and — perhaps most importantly — he wore very ugly sweaters. As VICE explains in this video, you can thank Dutch fashion designer Koos van den Akker for creating the signature look — a cache of sweaters so hideous that they’re the subject of an entire Tumblr. “The ones that I made for Bill Cosby and the ones that I made in that period were all one-of-a-kind sweaters,” van den Akker explains. “In those days, in the early ’80s, it was very much of patterns — you have to realize when you look at this now, it’s familiar because all the fashion today is like that. When I did this, there was nothing like that around. So people were just freaked out. They said ‘What the fuck is that?’” Venture into his workroom in the clip after the jump; if you’re pressed for time, the Cosby-related stuff begins at around the 2 minute mark. … Read More

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The Fug Report: Highs and Lows from the Week in Fashion

By Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan on Nov 16, 2012 5:00pm

Editor’s note: Welcome to The Fug Report! Each week our fashion blogger friends Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, the sartorial geniuses behind Go Fug Yourself, will feature some of the most memorable looks of the week in this space. We hope you enjoy it!

This week on Go Fug Yourself, we complained about … Read More

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The Fug Report: Highs and Lows from the Week in Fashion

By Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan on Nov 9, 2012 5:00pm

This week, on Go Fug Yourself, we closely examined two delightful… Read More

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M.I.A. Collaborating With Versace

By Judy Berman on Nov 5, 2012 4:00pm

Is Versace the truffle fries of fashion houses? We ask, of course, because it’s time to get used to seeing that brand’s name next to M.I.A.’s. Reporting for Spin on the rapper’s lecture yesterday at MoMA P.S. 1 in Queens, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd reveals that the she confirmed her collaboration with Versace. In fact, M.I.A.’s… Read More

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The Fug Report: Highs and Lows from the Week in Fashion

By Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan on Oct 26, 2012 5:01pm

This week on Go Fug Yourself, we celebrated the Royal Wedding… Read More

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Watch Kids Hilariously Impersonate Karl Lagerfeld, Anna Wintour, and Other Fashion Icons

By Judy Berman on Oct 25, 2012 3:00pm

What’s more entertaining than getting an inside glimpse at a star-studded fashion party? Well, lots of things, as far as we’re concerned. But what’s far more entertaining is the video style site The Coveteur made in honor of its relaunch. The clip takes us into just such a shindig — except the roles of famous fashionistas are all played by little kids. Mini Kanye West and Kim Kardashian make dreamy eyes at each other. Mini Rachel Zoe, lost inside an enormous leopard coat, chats up the Courtin-Clarins girls. Mini Karl Lagerfeld cuddles a fluffy stuffed cat and speaks in a hilarious faux accent. Mini Man Repeller has already Tumbled the party, obviously. And mini Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington are just simply the cutest thing we’ve ever seen. Click through to watch the clip. … Read More

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The Fug Report: Highs and Lows from the Week in Fashion

By Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan on Oct 19, 2012 5:00pm

This week on Go Fug Yourself, we eyeballed Rihanna’s … Read More

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Watch the Ad for Glenn Beck's Very Patriotic New Denim Line

By Caroline Stanley on Oct 15, 2012 3:00pm

If you enjoyed seeing Glenn Beck in a wizard’s robe and hat as much as we did, then perhaps you’ll be just as amused by the former Fox News host’s latest sartorial adventure: his new 1791 Denim line, a name which, as the American history buffs in our audience surely realize, pays homage to the year the Bill of Rights was ratified. What’s even more surprising than the fact that Beck is selling jeans? The ad for 1791 Denim, which as Lilit Marcus at Racked points out, looks like it could be a Bon Iver video.

“These were the first American blue jeans — the jeans that built America,” explains Beck in a voiceover. “And they were built in America, built at a time when things were timeless. A time when you knew things would last. A time when people worked for their dreams, and their dreams worked for them.” Apparently, the bearded man seen here dreams of setting off a really large rocket that he’s welded all by himself in the middle of a desolate, snowy landscape. “Well, maybe you’ll never get your chance to go to the moon,” says Beck, with what we’re imagining are tears in his eyes, “but as an American, you sure as heck can still shoot for it.” Who knew someone could get so worked up over a pair of dad jeans? Click through to watch the spot now. … Read More