• Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (2 of 2)

    In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.

  • #freshpresslive – feb 10/12

    Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 8/12

    Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 7/12

    Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (2 of 2)

    When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (1 of 2)

    The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 2/12

    Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 1/12

    Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 31/12

    Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 30/12

    David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.

  • Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (1 of 2)

    Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (2 of 2)

    Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (1 of 2)

    Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (3 of 3)

    Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (2 of 3)

    During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (1 of 3)

    There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (2 of 2)

    When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (1 of 2)

    It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.

  • Small Talk – Marina and The Diamonds (2 of 2)

    Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.

  • Small Talk – Neverest

    Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.

 
 


Fashion Column: Looking Back On Now

Posted by andPOP Staff on June 24th, 2005

Remember that scene in Reality Bites when Janeane Garofalo’s character said that she had to attend a jean folding seminar at The Gap?

Mine was two days ago.

Alright, we weren’t exactly huddled around folding tables with low-rise bootcut jeans in tow like some fashion-forward meeting at the Keebler elf hideout. It was simply called a jean seminar but its main objective was to introduce all the new jeans that the men’s department will be seeing in the fall line.

Expecting to get a sneak preview of the new line that will hit the shelves next week, all we learned is that they’ll be renaming the jeans to make the shopping experience easier for males. After all, we as a sex think that boot cut is when a construction worker accidentally drops his jigsaw onto his Timberlands.

I, man, need help jeans.

The loose fit is now the loose straight fit. The standard fit is now the straight fit. Boot fit and low-rise boot fit shall remain with the introduction of the loose boot fit. Confusing? Yes. Unnecessary? Yes. Time consuming? At least we got paid for attending the seminar.

On a side note, for those of you that wonder why fall clothes are being sold next week despite summer officially starting earlier this week, it’s just a matter of timelines. Designers and companies usually show their lines a season ahead of time so that buyers can pick and choose what they like. Manufacturers then mass produce the clothes and marketers need time to conjure and gradually saturate us with such classic campaigns like Old Navy?s headache-inducing “Superskirts.” Stores get an early start and display windbreakers and seersuckers when there’s a wind chill of 40 below outside since it usually takes a while for the clothes to sell. Not to mention the vital importance of being able to stock up on next season’s clothes early. Imagine the absurdity of buying autumn necessities in September! You wouldn?t do your taxes an hour before the deadline would you?

Since that seminar was nothing more than a tease (or whatever euphemism there is for disappointment) I think that it’s only appropriate to reflect on the season that was before all those t-shirts and shorts disappear into retail oblivion for the year.

Speaking of Old Navy, those gigantic, ruffled skirts and tops that are borderline Chiquita banana lady attire were never in style. Thank you Mary-Kate Olson for making the world a frumpier place.

I never understood “Bo-ho chic” (emphasis on ho, the two-bit variety to be precise). First of all, find a tunic that’s been bloused like it’s never been bloused before. That way, it’ll look like you’re going to give birth to a deflated basket ball. Regarding the aforementioned skirt, make sure it’s wrinkled beyond belief and that it erases any evidence that you have a figure from the waist down. For those true bohos, wrap yourself in a doily-inspired wrap, poncho or shrug. Preferably a shrug, which I’ve only discovered its existence a few weeks ago when my friend asked if I knew where to get one. Why buy a regular sweater when you can pay twice as much for one that provides no warmth and looks like you stole it from a toddler? Nothing says hardcore bohemian like stealing clothing from children. Finally, nothing must match for that authentic “I just fell into a dumpster behind the Salvation Army” look (it’s no coincidence that “boho” is “hobo” when you switch the “b” and “h”). Bonus marks if you?re wearing cowboy boots.

Attention all stores in all malls in all of North America! Just because magazines deem a certain look trendy does not mean that you should fill all the shelves with attire that has a faster expiry date than a loaf of Wonderbread. Haven’t we learned anything from the disastrous poncho trend of last winter? They were supposedly all the rage in Tinsletown so every store window display looked like a bedazzled Clint Eastwood western. Result? NO ONE BOUGHT THEM. I assume that people wised up after falling for trucker hats.

As for the male counterpart, there appears to be a plethora of polo shirts in the spring and summer months. Never have I’ve seen so many eagle and crocodile logos but for once I’m not annoyed. It’s a clean cut look that’s good for visiting family, going out or getting interviewed for a summer job. Just don’t flip the collar up, or else you may as well be wearing the dreaded hoodie-blazer combo complete with an iPod in your breast pocket. Stick to the classic look, it’s called classic for a reason.

Bold stripes and colours was also a trend for men this season. This trend I wasn’t so fond of. When a customer comes into the store and asks what I think of the bright purple, yellow, white, aqua and green shirt, I usually steer them away and recommend a shirt that has less than three colours and doesn’t glow on its own. I like stripes but these shirts completely overshadow the person wearing it.

That being said, I look forward to what autumn has to bring next week. But if flannel shirts and trapper caps are back I’m becoming a TV columnist.

Karon Liu’s fashion columns appear every Friday on andPOP…unless flannel is back in.

Related Stories:



Tags:
Categories: Fashion