Comments on: Case: Clothes

By: Pearl

Pearl — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:04:25 +0000

What color is the jacket? any custom buttons? embroidery? pressed? crumpled? linen?

even if “standard” yes, I’m likely to give a second look. I love the mandarin collar.

By: Annika

Annika — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:01:33 +0000

Neil, I really love this post. And I admit, I like that woman based on the photo. But it’s not just her clothing. Her posture, her expression, and the fact that her sweater looks handknit are also factors.

By: kanani

kanani — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:31:17 +0000

Stuck in the 60’s?
Last time I was in Delhi, I saw several men wearing Nehru jackets. Not sure if you’ve been there, but believe me, coupled with contemporary accessories, Neil would like very hip, very cool, very ready to go into Manhattan and make a book deal for me.

Neil, yes! I love fashion. Right now I’m trying to decide whether or not to go ahead and cover MBFW NYC in the autumn. If you’re still there, we’ll meet up. I’ll probably stay with friends in Chelsea.

I love New Mexico. It’s one of my favorite places. I love the landscape, the sky, the mesas, the food and the houses.

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:35:54 +0000

I would have to agree with Dagny(I usually do :-), however, I would say that if you are wearing this jacket you are also BRAVE :-). I think it is sad to be judged by anything other than your behavior. What is wrong with us that we judge people by so many surface
things? And I agree with Loralee too.
I adore you and read you whatever you wear or the color of your template.

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:33:56 +0000

Beautiful analysis, Dagny. Better than anything Neil’s therapist has said!

By: Dagny

Dagny — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:09:29 +0000

My first thought? You are hopelessly trapped in the 60s. And how the jacket was a total flop back then. (I wrote a paper my senior year of college on fashion trends of the 60s — for a lit class. And did loads of research.) I would then think that you have no sense of what is contemporary. You are hopelessly trapped in the past, or more correctly, your romanticized vision of the past. Of course, this has affected your current relationships — your ability to not really deal with the “now” of things.

Sorry if that seems harsh but over the last couple of days, I’ve been embracing honesty — even if it is brutal.

By: Black Hockey Jesus

Black Hockey Jesus — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:10:04 +0000

Dude dude dude dude. Wait a second. Dude. Chicks throw their bras at your blog?!? I’ll be back.

By: Jenny, Bloggess

Jenny, Bloggess — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:02:21 +0000

Nehru jacket: Do you smell like patchouli? If so I’d think you were a hippy. If not I’d suspect you were gay. Unless you looked at my boobs then I’d just think you were interesting.

PS. I totally just took my bra off while reading this post.

By: miguelina

miguelina — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:35:44 +0000

ooh, a pun! Yes, you definitely have a future in fashion blogging.

By: sweetney

sweetney — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:29:33 +0000

unvarnished honesty, because i like you like that: i’d probably think something along the lines of “trying too hard” with a touch of “non sequitur” and a pinch of “eurotrash”. that’s my gut reaction. but the rest of your clothes would flesh that out — good glasses, good shoes, and jeans that say “not trying too hard” could definitely turn that right around.