Archive for the ‘B’ Category

As some of you may have heard, Betsey Johnson LLC is going out of business. What this means is she's closing her stores and will, from here on out, only be designing accessories. This is a devastating loss to the fashion community - a loss felt particularly acutely here at You Want Me to Wear ...

How do you know when our existence crosses into "dystopian satire?" When "Sexy TSA Agent" costumes become commonplace. I know I'm totally overanalyzing the "Slutty Professional" costume, but at the heart of it, each costume can be summed up as, "I do a very basic, common job ... with sexy results!" What works about the costumes is ...

Everyone knows that designers love co-opting other cultures. Last year was all about "ethnic" (ie: generic African) jewelry, but we're moving a little closer to home for this season. So, break out your ceremonial headdresses and yucca fiber skirts, because this fall is all about tribal prints! That's right: we took their land, we gave them ...

At long last, I have found my Halloween costume. Are you ready? I don't think you're ready. Think of something awesome. Then multiply it by totally awesome. Then divide it by the logarithmic function of you've totally lost interest and have already scrolled down, haven't you? Yes, a slutty raccoon costume. I know it seems a little anticlimactic, but ...

It's no secret that I am one of the many people who love Mad Men. From the reveal at the end of the pilot that Don was married all the way through his inexplicably proposing to the insufferably toothy Megan, I've watched every episode with rapt devotion. Even when I was left yelling "What?? No. ...