Thursday, January 28, 2010

Trendspotting

LOVE: Green nail polish

I've been in love with this since I saw it last fall as a way to rev up a night look when wearing all black. A lot of the lighter jade shades are popular, but I prefer the deeper shades of green - like good ol' cheap-o Walgreens Sinful Colors in 'San Francisco' (also the location I'll be heading to next week!).
Nail color is one practical way to take a chance on throwing some really striking colors into your wardrobe without spending money on clothes you might only wear once.


HATE: 'Peek-a-boo' Bras

Every time the 'inner wear as outer wear' look hits the fashion scene I cringe. Not because I'm a prude, but because this is a look exclusive to rock-star types and extreme hipsters trying to one-up each other. And even with them the trend tends to last about 10 minutes (unless you're on tour with Madonna). This look will never join the ranks of street fashion. The closest it will ever came was on 'Sue Ellen' on a fake NY street on Seinfeld. Otherwise, no woman is going to walk down the street and invite every man to ogle her and every child to invite the question, "Did you forget your shirt today?". The 'bra and suit' look featured here is especially annoying. 'Cause nothing says 'high-powered business woman' like a little bra action, right? The black number, however, I could almost get on board with, if it was the right party at the right time and you were feeling especially daring (and you had it covered on the taxi right there and back). But as much as I'll give props to someone like Chloe Sevigny for being daring, this look seems more appropriate to be featured in my nightmares about showing up half-naked at a high school reunion than as a genuine fashion statement.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Style Profile #2: Jessica Wagner


**Our thanks to Ryan Mitchell for letting me use some of his gorgeous pics of Jessica! ^_^

Name
: Jessica Wagner
Profession: artist/ass kicker
Locale: Chicago
Favorite shops: h&m, sale racks at places ghetto places like Rainbow, and resale shops
Fashion Influences: Grace Slick, Twiggy, Edie Sedgwick, Zooey Deschanel, Erykah Badu, and Audrey Hepburn
Local Fashion Scene: A little bit of everything. Although, there are a lot of hipsters and that I do not like. It's weird to see a straight couple walking around with the same jeans and the same haircut.


*Interested in being a Peach?*
Send 1) one full-length pic, 2) 2 to 4 other snapshots that capture your style, 3) you name, locale, fav shops, influences, the scene in your city, or any other pertinent info to pickypeaches@gmail.com