Pop Quiz: Who loves H&M sooooo much?
a) the sidelong sister of a pop superstar
b) a famous French jewelry designer
c) a Basquiat-ish graffiti artist who tagged the store
d) duh, Solange is Swedish for Stella
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Tonight’s Options:
1. See if Anton Newcombe throws a speaker at Merlin Bronques.
2. See if Larry Tee throws a speaker at Mark Hunter (at Fat Baby).
3. Go out with a BANG! (at #1 Chinese)
4. Follow this post’s title. See Rent
as for me, I’ll be telling a certain VIP how much I adore the Kate Winslet photo spread… more on that later…
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Or: Pop Quiz - how well do you know the IS?
This post was almost called…
a) Kids in the Hall
b) How to win friends and influence Pabst
c) You Have New Friendster Messages!
d) Cultural Sushi
PS:
Rachel, 24, is the one on the left. Nylon already has a crush on her (or at least her writing), but you can share.
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I spoke too soon: this week, there’s something for KCRW fans on both coasts.
For all you O.C. natives, check out the Chip + Pepper warehouse sale (clean jeans. dirt cheap prices. love it.)
For us in Holden Caufield country, The Dany Warhols are in town - courtesy of our favorite California bandwidth.
Besides Indie 103, anyway.
Enjoy!
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A Strand Love Note: Is It For You?
It’s Winter.
A kiss if you’re reading.
xoxo IS
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Boston UnCommon: So Gridskipper thinks you might be the Hottest Urban Blogger.
Am I The IS: Really?
Am I The IS: Wow! Wait, how do they know what I look like?
Boston UnCommon: No, they don’t mean “hot” like “sexy.”
Am I The IS: Oh.
Hottest Urban Blogger = “The one you keep stalking at those panels and launch parties. Or wished you lived near enough to stalk.” If you still think that’s me, email TIPS@GRIDSKIPPER.COM
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To: am.i@imaginarysocialite.com
From: Massie@TheClique.comHi Imaginary Socialite,
Can you post another Made4Chanel message? they rock. I wish I lived in nyc so I could dance with him!
haha, sure (again, edited):
*MYSPACE MESSAGE*
To: Imaginary Socialite
From: Made4Chanel
This year, the year of two thousand and five… there are 5 Saturday nights in December…
One Saturday is Christmas Eve; you can party with Baby Jesus. Then Saturday night is New Years. This leaves us 3 awesome, “normal,” not screwed up by popular culture, Saturday nights…
This Saturday night I will be joining [Frankie Chan] to DJ a little party… it’s a new one… it’s pretty small and intimate… kind of a secret so just tell your closest friends… ready…
It’s called Mis Shapes, hahaha, I had you going there… I know…. I know…
Check it out… Mis Shapes is still intimate (people still get intimate there) it’s still low key (until Sarah has champagne), the kids are still cute (just because you made out with 3 a week for the last 3 weeks doesn’t mean there aren’t going to be new ones)… It’s still the Champion of Saturday nights… The Hulk Hogan of parties in New York… face it, it will kick your ass…
So, Frankie, myself and probably some other people who are even better than us, (not possible I know) will be there this week… I won’t be surprised if Baby Jesus shows up to kick it and also he might make me not DJ, but I’m gonna try to get on, and get up on it, and get down…
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“Our friend is here,” a whisper says, “But we really don’t like her. Even if she has a quilted MJ bag. She’s really toxic.”
Slowly, five heads turn to watch.
The MJ bag is a sight, and I can’t quite get past it to look at the girl. Any of them, actually.
Then a chord snaps our focus front, and a drummer crashes the symbols, then crashes to the floor.
“That’s what you get when you try to be cool,” laughs the front man.
A split second before they start, I wonder what I’m missing, then snap back to the boys with guitars, every note sounding more and more like something I’ve already never heard.
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If you were watching Mean Girls last night on Showtime (don’t lie), you were probably awake when the I.S. crashed.
Hopefully, this will never happen again, but if it ever does, here’s the plan:
Go to The I.S. Flickr Page.
You can see new entries as photo comments, until the site recovers.
We couldn’t live without our daily Teen Vogue emails (thanks, girls) and it’s nice to know, you don’t want to live without us either.
(but if I saw LC running through my fashion closets all the time, I’d need some virtual crack, too).
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Does anyone know where to snag this bunny thermal, as worn by Rachel Bilson?
It’s adorable and I must have it.
The first person to respond with correct info gets a prize. We’re talking serious lipgloss here, so hit me back:
am.i@imaginarysocialite.com
ps - extra credit - can you name this post’s pop culture reference?
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Alexandra, 27.
Blue jean baby,
LA lady.
Got a Nikon camera,
Loves to take photographs.
Pretty good looking,
(For a girl).
Also: kissed my (real) rocker crush.
Sigh.
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To: am.i@imaginarysocialite.com
From: JessiesGirl@ShesElectric.comHey, I.S.
so, i’ve heard that misshapes is closing down forever. please tell me that’s not really true!, or at least a reincarnation of it will pop up soon. i’ve planned to go to misshapes since it first opened, when I was 13!
scoop, please!
thanks,
J.P.S.
thanks for posting the emg sale on your site! while i didn’t find anything
suited for me, i scored a cute totebag and won a surface2air shirt!
cutest. email. ever.
Okay, here’s what I know:
MisShapes may, in the near future, switch locations. But its imminent end is an Urban Legend right up there with $50 Manolos at Century 21, or guys who won’t lie to you.
How do I know?
Because 1) this weekend’s MisShapes DJ sent a giant email to his friends telling them to come out (look for the repost later today)… 2) Geordon, and Thomas, told me so.
But, you know, they are all guys (see: Urban Legend #2) so I guess anything is possible…
xoxo IS
ps - since you were 13? how old are you now, 13 and a half?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
So this whole time, we’ve been making a fuss about the new Luella Bartley for Target line.
And this whole time, Target’s been launching their Fiorucci collection for Holiday?
Psych.
You remember Fiorucci, don’t you? The angel label with crazy Italian shoes? Think Moschino, but less cheap and less chic…
This bag might work, though - it seems born to be stuffed with leotards and leg warmers.
Or 2 bottles of champagne and flats for the walk home.
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On the heels of Marvin Scott Jarrett’s excellent Eisley video - not to mention Hilary Duff’s Beat of My Heart video, and Balenciaga’s bubbly runway rehash - some style obsessives took Mod into their own hands.
Like this family, who had a “Space Thanksgiving,” complete with costumes.
Can you guess whose house this is?
Hints:
she’s a fashion kidshe’s always on this blog
she would not let [censored] call himself a “world traveling couture fairy” in a recent magazine spread.
Yes, that’s her real fireplace.
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Lulu Johnson…
Is Not Lulu Guinness…
But Their Shoes…
Match Quite Well…
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