Volume 19 Issue 2
Bob Odenkirk’s Page
This Month Billy B. Teetz of Scumbo Fashion in Dumbo shows us his favorite things.
Anointed Attire
Mexican Catholics think Baby Jesus is so goddamn adorable they can’t resist putting him in all sorts of cute little outfits and costumes.
Front of the Book
Ionut Cercel is the Justin Bieber of manele, a genre of Romanian music that can best be described as a questionable combination of Gypsy folk and modern dance pop.
Employees of the Month
Jenni used to work in fashion production, which meant running around factories on behalf of designers in Peru, Madagascar, and the New York City garment district.
Christmas in the Andes
The girls all braid their hair and put on their finest brocade skirts and hats. The boys put on their nicest ski masks and leather chaps and affix a dead bird to the top of their noggins.
Shoes Make the Man
Igor Dewe is just the sort of jollification injection the pouty, dour-faced fashion industry needs: a hairy 21-year-old French guy who gained notoriety by dressing in rainbow-tie-dyed Lycra shorts.
Looks Like a Lefty
Every generation of rabble-rousers believes it has invented its own unique style and negotiated its own sartorial relationship with the larger world.
Scandalous, Chic, and Rich
Pierre Cardin is one of those names everyone knows, even if you have no idea who he is or what he looks like.
Ed Hardy, Art Historian
What up what up what up!!!!!! Let's talk about some weak-ass gay-ass art! I'm Ed EFFIN' Hardy and I'm gonna be your M-F-in' DOCENT!