Target Practice

The first time I heard of Rodarte, it was because Anna Wintour told the sisters/designers to lose weight. My initial reaction: "Anna Wintour cares about fat people? THEY MUST BE REALLY AWESOME!"


And they were! Ugly/pretty is my favorite kind of pretty.

Plus, anything that brings Kim Gordon (who described them as "psychedelics") and Jason Schwartzman together is great in my book.



So when I heard about Rodarte for Target, I was mostly excited with tinges of skepticism. Would they tone down their look to the point of blandness? Will it be a copy of their runway looks, and thus totally unwearable for someone like me, who's kind of sartorially uptight? Would it look too cheap?

Finally, the collection leaked...and I found myself not really caring about the answers to any of these questions. Though I've picked out things I might buy (a bow belt, perhaps!), my focus remains on the hilarity of styling considering the Target audience.






An outfit consisting of a bra, panties, a cardigan, gloves, and tights? Middle America, I'm issuing a challenge: Gagasize yourselves! MAKE PANTLESS HAPPEN!

2 Cute 2 Funktion

Funktionide, designed by the presumably lonely German Stefan Ulrich, is a robot designed to tend to humans' emotional needs.

Funktionide Part II from eltopo on Vimeo.

A robot I can cuddle with? Sign me up!
Sorry, potential boyfriends. Your physique cannot compete with an amorphous blob.

Thanks, Mercedes!

ginge binge

Y'all, the new Lula Magazine is devoted to redheads!

How much is that Bosavi giant wooly rat in the window?

I'm so over getting a pet owl or a pink dolphin now that I know several scientists discovered what may be the cuddliest rat ever in New Guinea. Imagine if they merged adorable rodents and puppies to create a mammalian megazord and you would get this charmer:

Some may say it resembles one of the swamp rats from The Princess Bride more than what will be my future furry partner in crime. Whatevs. Thank baby Jesus for species developing in isolation.

Rats off to Science Daily.

GEEEROOOONIIIIIIMOOOOO!

I try not to dress like Jenny Lewis for three main reasons.

1) Jenny doesn't quite pull off the wearing a shirt with her own face on it as well as Morrissey does, and I could not pull off wearing a shirt with my own face on it AT ALL.
2) Hot pants can only fit into the lifestyle of a few singer-songwriters, and they fit into the life of even fewer anthropology students relying on student loans instead of stripper poles. That being said, they're totally cute and appropriate on Jenny.
3) Right now, I think most of my friends would describe me as "endearingly obsessed with Jenny Lewis." If I started dressing like her, I think they would start saying that I was "creepily obsessed with Jenny Lewis." Yes, we have the same hair. Am I trying to be a Lewis Clone, though? I'd only say about 25%.

That being said, when I found out that Jenny Lewis has a stylist (Jenny Reyes) and that that stylist has a clothing line (Geronimo), I had to check it out. Turns out, I really want some of it.







Mustard yellow? Plaid? Vintage-inspired swimwear? Menswear? These are a few of my favorite things!

A final note: though I have tried to make the case that I have a healthy appreciation for Jenny Lewis, I have to admit, I want this bathing suit mostly because Jenny wore it in the truly delightful See Fernando video.

Jenny Lewis "See Fernando" from Team G on Vimeo.

THAT LOOKS SHOPPED

I've been working on my Photoshop skillz this summer in attempt to find my voice, so to speak, in the digital age. Here are some of the awkward results.













So, gentle reader, am I overdoing the ~whimsy~ to the point of douchebaggery? YOU DECIDE!

Shirtless Putin Action

The Bip Bopper's favorite former prime minister/future overlord/tiger pwner/budding artist went on vacation in Siberia recently. Pics 'cause it did happen: