January 2012
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WHAT WOULD LISBETH SALANDER WEAR?
Happy new year to you guys. Over my long, actually, very long break, I went and saw The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It was certainly worth my $9.50 and if you’ve seen it you’ll understand what I mean when I say it affected me long after I left the theater. Sheesh. For those unfamiliar, the story is all about a journalist and a hacker/investigator who uncover a grizzly history of...
December 2011
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WHAT WOULD JACK KEROUAC WEAR?
And now, we’re finally caught up on my posts for Esquire. Hope you like this one. It’s always a lot tougher to style people who actually lived, feels like you owe them a lot more work. Just a thought.
Did you enjoy reading this, well then you’re gonna love this shit:
James Dean, Beau Brummell, Max (Where the Wild Things Are) and the Post Index
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WHAT WOULD JIMI HENDRIX WEAR?
Continuing catch-up with Esquire, this time with Jimi Hendrix. Have at it.
Did you enjoy reading this, well then you’re gonna love this shit:
James Dean, Beau Brummell, Max (Where the Wild Things Are) and the Post Index
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WHAT WOULD FRED ASTAIRE WEAR?
I’ve been remiss in posting these lately, blame my job, blame my dogs or whatever you want. It’s my blog and I do as I please. Here’s the latest in my Esquire adventures, Fred Astaire. I hope you like it, but am not going to lose sleep if you don’t.
Did you enjoy reading this, well then you’re gonna love this shit:
James Dean, Beau Brummell, Max (Where the Wild...
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PARK AND BOND FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Me and a few other bloggers who write about the fashunz styled some holiday looks for Park & Bond. We ate lots of cheese while looking over the racks and of course I saw that Junya and flipped out. Check out the site for the rest of the looks and to shop all you want. Let’s get our apres ski on.
Forlorn snowman not included.
November 2011
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HONESTLY...WTF
Erica and Lauren of Honestly…WTF did a little writeup about Textbook. Adjectives include: genius, witty and meticulous. I can live with that.
If you’re not familiar with their site, it’s pretty awesome. There are some really amazing DIY projects, lots of great commentary and the pair have certainly have a unique point of view. Get into it.
Now I’ll just have to do a post...
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GAGA'S WORKSHOP, A JOURNEY I HAD LAST NIGHT
Last night, I went to Barneys New York to visit Gaga’s Workshop. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the Mother Monster, but I knew it wasn’t going to be the typical scene of Madison and 60th. Here is a brief 30 point account of last night’s events.
Cops! My car got sirened at. Fuck the police.
Oh look, there’s Prabal Gurung wearing the Junya fair isle baseball...
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STEVE MCQUEEN, TEXTBOOK FOR ESQUIRE
Good morning Tumblr Jedi. Here is my latest installment of Textbook x Esquire, this time we took a look at Steve McQueen so we could keep with the man, the myth, the legend theme we got goin on.
Here’s some more posts on Esquire.com and some other stuff:
James Dean, Beau Brummell, Max (Where the Wild Things Are) and the Post Index
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WHAT WOULD VERUCA SALT WEAR?
Everybody has come across a Veruca Salt in their lives. You know the type: bitchy, rich and ungrateful. Makes me mad just thinking about it. You’ll remember Veruca from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, she’s the greedy brat that always wants more. First she wants a golden ticket, then she wants a golden goose then she starts yammering on about some bean feast and 10,000 tons of ice...
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WatchHere’s a video of Leandra the Man Repeller and I running amok in the re-launched Barneys CO-OP. Leandra styled some looks for me and I for her. She may not know a lot about menswear but she knew enough to put me in lots of Gant, plaid, Rag & Bone and jeans. Good work Leandra. For all the deets on the CO-OP check out The Window on Barneys.com.
Disclaimer: This was a compensated...
WHO NEXT?
Taking suggestions for a new character post, who would you guys like to see?
I respect your admiration for The Hunger Games but haven’t read them so let’s keep the Katniss requests to a minimum.
Thanks.
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October 2011
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MIU MIU MOSAIC
Look at them shoes dance. Dance shoes, dance!
Miu Miu shoes via Net-a-Porter.
dontwantthisskin asked: Where did you find the original disney stories? I'm searching but they're all really close to the disney version without the creepy gore vibe.
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WHAT WOULD CLAUDIA THE FOREVER-CHILD-VAMPIRE WEAR?
So, knowing how big of a fan of Twilight I am, this post has been a long time coming. Like Bram Stoker’s vampires, Anne Rice’s are pretty badass. One of the the most interesting is Claudia. Unlike the rest of her kind, Claudia was made a vampire before she was an adult which leaves her to be a child for eternity. At first, that’s cool and her vampire fathers Lestat and Louis...
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WHAT WOULD ALEXA CHUNG WEAR?
Another day, another Fashionista.com post. This one is tumblr superstar and dashboard frequenter, Alexa Chung. Click over to Fashionista.com to see the whole thing.
Would you like to see some more? I have more, isn’t that great?
Textbook for Fashionista: Edie Sedgewick, Textbook for Fashionista: Costello Tagliapietra, Textbook for Fashionista: Abbey Lee Kershaw, The Post Index
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JACK SPADE X COCA COLA
By now, you probably know that I’m a big fan of Jack Spade. I’d wager to say that most of my wardrobe is from there and although a hefty amount of that came from when I worked there, I’m still pretty loyal.
Another brand I’m loyal to? Coca-cola, because this is America and I am an American. True, I may fancy a Pepsi every now and then but you can’t have a burger...
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WHAT WOULD PRINCESS ZELDA WEAR?
Princess Zelda is the HBIC of Hyrule. Together with Link, she must protect the kingdom from Ganon, the evil wizard/pig. This time, I decided to focus in on Zelda during The Ocarina of Time which remains to be one of my favorite video games to date. When we first meet Zelda she is young and becomes childhood friends with Link. Naturally, when we travel forward in time, she is older and wiser. She...
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WHAT WOULD LYDIA DEETS WEAR?
Lydia Deets is one of my favorite apathetic characters ever. Having watched Beetlejuice many times in my childhood, I like to think that her general negative attitude toward everything rubbed off on me. I can only my children grow up with the same pessimistic outlook. Anyway, Lydia finds herself stuck in Connecticut with her frantic mother and simple father. Little do they know, their new home...
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WHAT WOULD LUNA LOVEGOOD WEAR?
Everybody knows a Luna Lovegood type, they’re that one quirky friend you have that you sometimes wish would stop talking but at the same time, you never want them to shut up. Well, maybe that’s a little harsh, let’s leave it at your one quirky friend. Of course, when it comes to Harry Potter, there is much more to Luna than meets the eye and she becomes instrumental in bringing...
September 2011
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WHO NEXT?
Who would you like to see posted next?
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WHAT WOULD DOMINIQUE FRANCON WEAR?
Dominique Francon is the heroine of The Fountainhead and seems to be the only woman in the world made for the protagonist and architect Howard Roark. Likewise, he seems to be the only man for her. You know, it’s funny, both Howard and Dominique have this contempt for people around them. They feel like nobody measures up to their own personal standards of design or of life. Yet somehow,...
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WHAT WOULD HOWARD ROARK WEAR?
Do you know before I became the world’s leading rhythmic gymnast, I really wanted to be an architect? The design of buildings always held an interest for me, from historical architecture, to Bauhaus, to post-modern crap. Howard Roark, the protagonist of The Fountainhead and I share this love. Like many people, he suffers for his work. Howard finds it difficult to work after he graduates....
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WHAT WOULD QUEEN NEFERTITI WEAR?
Everybody is always talking about Cleopatra. Well, everybody that talks about Pharaohs and ancient Egyptian royals. Sure, C-pats was great, but I’m much more interested in Nefertiti. We all know her from that famous bust of hers-a long slender neck, a big crazy hat and beautiful face. She reigned with her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten and the pair brought a religious revolution to Egypt to...
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RRL VEST
I’ve seen this around a few times and tried it on today. It is nice and I want it. It’s definitely on the expensive side at $1200 and there’s no way I’ll be able to afford it but it would be great for all my urban hunting excursions in Nolita.
Here’s more crap that I want:
Yuketens, Jack Spade Stuff, Some other Stuff, and the Post Index.
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RAG & BONE BE TUMBLIN'
Attention kids, Rag & Bone’s tumblr is all poppin’ with photos from their 2nd DIY campaign. Oh Rag & Bone, you had me at hello.
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WHAT WOULD DAENERYS TARGARYEN WEAR?
I don’t know where to begin with Daenerys Targaryen. I don’t even know where to begin with Game of Thrones. When we first meet DT, she’s young, weak and under the control of her punk-ass brother. After marrying Khal Drogo, king of the Dothraki, she becomes Khaleesi, queen of the Dothraki. This new role changes her and she transforms from a weak girl into a dragon-lady....
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RALPH LAUREN SPRING 2012
As many of you know, The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite novels. I’ve styled the characters several times here and Daisy Buchanan is easily in my top posts. Last week at the Ralph Lauren show, I couldn’t help but think of the East Egg and West Egg gang. All the clues were there—detailing, feathers, drop-waists and lots of movement. If you’ve been a follower of Textbook...
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fashionmafia asked: Did you go to parsons?
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August 2011
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What Would Irene (Personified) Wear?
I ditched the city for Connecticut this weekend and on the way to dinner my family started asking me what I thought Irene would wear if she was you know, not a hurricane. Right away, I played the Rodarte card and then started thinking some Prabal Gurung—sort of that Miss Havisham whirling mess type, ya know. Later on, Prabal Gurung actually tweeted to ask if his followers thought...
c-m-y-k asked: what about the count of monte cristo, mr darcy, fanny price, oliver twist, marianne dashwood, david copperfield or mr. rochester?
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WHAT WOULD ELEANOR OF AQUITANE WEAR?
Hello Textbook people, I’m glad to be back, work has been crazy lately but hey, it pays my bills. Here we have Eleanor of Aquitane, basically the most bitchin’ badass woman of medieval times. Eleanor was a highly educated, strong willed and fiercely political. When she was 15, she became Queen of France and traveled to fight in the second crusade. Yup, she fought in the crusades,...