Sick Dudes: Bill Murray, Macklemore and Others.

 It has been quite some time since I have done a men's post. I used to do regular installments of sick dudes, but somehow it phased out. A homie of mine was telling me the other day he'd like to see me do more posts on man-style. If there's one thing the blogosphere is lacking it's men's style. So, here it is the totally raddest most stylin' dudes of late. 

This is a preeetty strong way to start out the post. I feel if you don't know why this dude is sick you might need to have your peepers examined. It's the little details with him: Velvet textured pocket square: sophisticated. Crisp white shirt sans collar? What a dare devil! Mixing metal accessories? And is that a purple iphone I see? This man is breaking the boundaries of gender specific colors a la Prince. And there is also the minor detail of his perfectly salt and peppered wiley dreads. 

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This was my favorite shot of all the photos of Bill Murray in the latest GQ. He is the sickest dude of all. I'm particularly digging the ease in which he sports the brightest of blue cardigans in this shot. (Also, his shoes and pants. Eeeeeeeee!) 

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Men, there is no shame is rocking clothing with animals printed on them, but let's face it: the screen printed T's from Urban Outfitters in the style of a thriftstore find are getting a little majorly boring. This guy's shirt is next fucking level. So is his pose. 

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This is what happens when Punky Brewster and Dwayne Wayne get together and have a Strong Black Man baby. 

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Yes Macklemore. Yes to your gold chains. Yes to your Air Jordans. Yes to the snake skin around your neck. Yes to the mixing black with brown and pulling it off. And to the hat, yes. Yes. A MILLION TIMES YES!

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Soft Tones and Smart Shopping

I'm laughing into my hair (eating it???)  in the first picture because Jonathan straight up called me out on making a "blue steel" face. He was all, "babe, don't make that face." I don't know what the big deal is. I was just trying to be a super model. 

Anyhoo, this is a casual look for me (a bit gussied up with the shoes. Honestly I put chucks on after these shots). I really love soft dusty tones because they complement my fair complexion. As opposed to neon. Neon makes me look like Jessie Spano. It's not the best. 

I saved a bundle on this outfit. The shoes were my mom's, but she is clumsy and falls a lot, so she gave them to me. Wedges just aren't the wisest choice for her. I love these Sam Edelmans 'cause they have little shoe collars, I can flip 'em up or down, depending on my sassiness. The sweater is Free People, but I found it at TJ Maxx while I was getting my "Maxxinista" on. The jeans are Helmut Lang, and I scored them at Nordstrom Rack for 65 smack-a-roos!!!! HELMUT EFING LANG. They were originally liiiiike $300. Booya! 

Why is it so satisfying to share your savings with the world? I feel a lot of people get satisfaction out of doing this. With so many high dollar fashion accessories and items being status symbols (i.e. the Loius Vuitton bag, the Hermes scarf, the Tory Burch flat (if you are a suburban soccer mom)) you would think one would be less inclined to tell you that someone else farted in their J.Crew pants but they got them on consignment SUPER CHEAP. I'm sorry I had to go there. A friend told me the other day, he didn't like buying second hand pants because he knows someone else farted in them...I laughed hard.  

For me thriftiness is a status symbol. Shopping smart and thrifting doesn't come easy for eveyone. In fact I would go so far as to say that it is a skill that is learned and perfected. 

Do you share your savings too? What is it about is that makes us so proud?

{Sweater: Free People (similar)} {Bag: Lula B's} {Jeans: Helmut Lang, Nordstrom Rack} {Scarf: H&M, (old)} {Shoes: Sam Edelman} 

Vinyl Veekend: Shangri-Las

The Shangri-Las aren't just any saccharine girl group form the 60's. Spooky is a word that comes to my mind when I listen to their tunes. (Also, there are identical twins in this group, so ya know...that's kinda creepy. We all have The Shining to thank for that). It's not that the Shangri-Las aren't poppy, they are...and they're fun and sing-songy. The voice of Mary Weiss just has a tinge of desperation that other female voices of the 60's lacked. The teenage angst in their tunes clearly influenced pop punk music of the 70's. Blah blah blah.

Another bad-ass thing I just learned about them: they were known for being "tough girls". They sang about hot boys with dirty fingernails and cool shades. So rad. Also, Mary Weiss got busted by the FBI when  carrying a firearm across state lines. (Thanks Wikipedia)!!! She was all, 

"If some butthole sneaks into my hotel room again, I will not hesitate to shoot a mofo."

Go getcha some Shagri-Las. They aren't just a novelty 60's girl group.