Tag Archives: fashion

Your Fashion Questions Answered

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Neil

Have you ever noticed that whenever there is fashion advice given in a woman’s magazine, it is always written by… a woman?  I find this discriminatory, as if 50% of the population had no opinion on the matter. In honor … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Shirt

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Neil

I’ve been anxious and unproductive lately.  I looked up my symptoms — back tension, worry, sleepiness — and apparently I have now overcome my old ailments of codependency, people-pleasing, and OCD to catch something new from that sneezy cashier at … Continue reading →

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Case: Clothes

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Neil

Author Tom Wolfe It shouldn’t surprise you that I spend so much time online.  I can make myself seem interesting just by using the written word, and before you know it, women are throwing me their virtual bras at me. … Continue reading →

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The Nehru Jacket

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Neil

If you met me, you wouldn’t think I am very fashionable.  I write.  I blog.  I go Target.  wear jeans and a t-shirt.  I go to the theater or a concert every now and then, but LA isn’t a very … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Ten Years of Being Free from Shoe Trends

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Neil

Today is a special day for me.  I am cleaning out my closet and tossing away these old Doc Martens that I bought in 1997.  Why is this important?  These were the last pair of shoes that I bought solely … Continue reading →

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Why I Was Rejected From Project Runway

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Neil

Assignment:  make a “slinky” evening dress for a top New York fashion model. (I apologize for the cheap fashion-industry joke, La Coquette)

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The Devil Wears Converse

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Neil

  Since I’m still in New York for the rest of the week, I decided to go into Manhattan for a job interview with Anna Wintour at Vogue Magazine. Anna:  “So, Neil, how much experience do you have in the … Continue reading →

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Neilochka Sez: Boycott the Fashion Industry!

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Neil

  AP Newswire — Neil “Neilochka” Kramer, a popular blogger from Los Angeles, and a well-known advocate for women’s issues (despite him being a red-meat eating hetereosexual), has called for a boycott of many of the top fashion designers and most … Continue reading →

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Fall Fashion

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Neil

My new Los Angeles blogging pal, Sanora, at Bad Maria has a problem.  Her husband and she have been invited to a catered BBQ on Sunday, and the invitation says "California Casual attire."   She’s a pretty down-to-earth gal, and is worried about … Continue reading →

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OhmyGod! A Size 14 in the Beverly Center!

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Neil

Remember how in Tootsie, Dustin Hoffman’s character learned what it was like to be a woman by dressing as a female?  I was reminded of that movie when I went shopping this past weekend at my local mall. The Beverly Center … Continue reading →

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