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...arrived on campus as a freshman. Bartlett, who grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, had visions of boys strolling to class in cashmere tennis sweaters. Instead, he found “a lot of people running around in sweatpants.”Yet his collection, featuring brightly colored socks, plaid suits, and military-influenced jackets, is more than straight Brooks Brothers. After getting to Harvard, Bartlett struggled to find a place in the student body. “I didn’t quite know where I fit in,” he said. “There were so many...
...have come to expect from this list, this item is actually completely unironic and unfunny. No, really. Don’t wait for the joke, because it’s not coming. I just really loved the couture gown that bad boy contestant Jeffrey made out of yellow cotton plaid in Paris. 2. Street Safari. Though it’s normal for collections to have irredeemably stupid names, the flip side of appellations like “Street Safari” is that the clothes presented usually relate to such themes tangentially if at all. Yet Michael?...
...stiflingly slow pace of the video. The first two minutes are primarily concerned the band walking in slow-motion and Leto sulkily staring into the camera. What happened to the sexy bad boy of “My So-Called Life”? When did Jared trade in his plaid flannel shirts for goth makeup and a disgruntled pout? These are only a few of the many questions that the video raises, but never answers. I now know there is something worse than a man with eyeliner. A man with eyeliner, a samurai suit, and an electric guitar...
From Scottish Kiltsto Camden punk, tartan has long been the fabric of choice when tribute is paid to the Queen. Now designers and retailers as diverse as Alexander McQueen and L.L. Bean are indulging in the traditional textile. Kate Spade's wool boot is boxed out in plaid, as is Este Lauder's jeweled compact, illustrating the evolution of this onetime preppy look. What was once campus chic is now runway cool. Yves Saint Laurent designer Stefano Pilati even featured it for spring. But who better than Burberry, epic old English purveyor of plaid, to square...
...Este Lauder limited-edition jeweled Holiday Plaid compact ($175, only at Neiman Marcus...