Am I the only one who is not a fan of the “Homies South Central” and “Comme des Fuckdown” shirts? It all started with The Cut and SSUR a million years ago. I get that they’re supposed to be funny and cute but not only is it not funny, it’s been so overdone that it wouldn’t be funny any longer if it even ever was. Now Brian Lichtenberg has added the Feline (for Celine) and Burrrr it’s so cold (for Burberry), which was famously worn by Cara Delevingne, and the whole trend has blown up out of proportion.

It’s insulting to the brands that actually spend time designing the logo and the importance and the history to the names of each company. I feel like half the time I think of Comme des Garcons now I think of the hats and I just want to be able to think of my favorite shoes AS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BEAUTIFUL SHOES THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALONE without having to be told to calm down! (I am never calm when I talk about my obsessions!) 

More and more brands are starting to experiment with unique fabrics. Walk into any Aritizia store and you’ll find neoprene dresses that are actually really cute! Alexander Wang has been mixing the fabrics with the basics since his start. One of the things that makes Wang’s usage of fabric and texture so remarkable is how he can keep a simple  aesthetic and manage to sneak in the most incredible materials, whether it be a thick knit sweater or a neoprene skirt. I sometimes feel that fabrics are often left behind in the world of online fashion, but they’re so important to the actual garment, even if we can’t see them from the pictures. Wang’s  new resort line proves that you can use interesting fabrics and maintain clean, crisp lines. 

I waited until a week before I start to decide that I have nothing to wear to my internships this summer, so I bought a whole bunch of skirts and dresses (online!) today that I’m very excited to wear. My problem now is that I need some tops to wear with the skirts, and nice summer tops that aren’t tank tops are difficult to come across, especially on a budget.  I tried looking for a really long time on ShopStyle, and I couldn’t find anything. There were some really absurd tops. There were lots of T’s with “SWAG” or “YOLO” or something that included a mustache pun written on the front. There were lots of crop tops in neon colors. There were lots of boring long sleeved button downs in solid colors, but one can only wear so many of those! Why is it that it’s so hard to find a trendy yet appropriate work shirt yet so easy to find a YOLO shirt?!!?? 

I had the perfect summer evening this evening. You know when it finally really hits you that summer is HERE and you just want to go to the beach and stay there for three months? That was that feeling today. I finished a whole bunch of really hard school stuff today so I’m getting way too excited already. (I still have two more weeks of classes!)

Anyway, I took my dog for a walk down Fifth Avenue after dark. It was beautiful because it felt warm enough that it was almost cozy, and there was practically no one on the street so I had the windows to myself. (It’s always best to do window looking when no one is around so you get the whole window instead of having to push and shove posing tourists out of the way.) I loved the punk windows at Bergdorfs especially. I’ve seen them several times, but tonight I was able to really appreciate them and focus. I’m also surprised with myself because I think ‘Chanel punk’ is completely and entirely growing on me. This new punk fashion phase had me thinking of the meaning of punk, and I realized the sort of obvious fact that Chanel was punk in the 20′s. As much as a tweed suit may seem totally unpunk now, for women who had been wearing corsets tweed was pretty punk. So maybe I have been looking at Karl Lagerfeld the completely wrong way. Chanel is about rebelling against the standard ways of dressing, and for Karl Lagerfeld to be keeping the brand modern, it has to be rebelling against the standard ways of dressing as we see them today. (I’m embarrassed and annoyed at myself for not realizing this earlier.) 

In other news, Humans of New York posted a photo today with this caption that I’ll leave you with to expand on the ‘thinking’ theme of today’s post. The caption said, “Image is very important to me. But I’m always asking myself: ‘How much is personal expression, and how much is facade?” Such a true and interesting question that I think anyone interested in the way they present themselves relates to. 

PS. OKAY AND I JUST HAVE TO POST THIS LINK BECAUSE— THE DOG!!! IF THIS DOESN’T MAKE YOU CRY YOU PROBABLY DON’T HAVE A HEART: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/05/oklahoma-woman-finds-dog-video-tv-rubble-garcia.html