If, like us, you’re worried about life post-Polaroid, or if, also like us, the expense of Polaroid film has prohibited you from taking as many dreamy nostalgic shots as you’d like, fear not.
Because now there’s Poladroid.
The site, which leads you to a downloadable application, lets you take any or all of your digital pictures and turn them into Polaroids. And since we’re of the firm belief that everyone and everything looks better in fuzzy Polaroid form, we’re rejoicing.
Of course, for the fashion industry’s sake, this isn’t so amazing. It’s the ease and speed of instant pictures that make the boxy camera so valuable backstage and in showrooms.
But now you can make it look like Jeremy Kost took your Saturday night pictures - that is, if you hang out with models and Olsens on Saturday nights.
Scene: Crossing Bowery, at Houston, a bus almost runs us over.
Britt: Oh my god! It’s wearing Anna’s hair!
Natalie: What?
Britt: The animal is wearing Anna’s hair!
Natalie: What are you talking about?
Britt: I think it’s a wildcat - on the bus! It has her bangs and everything with some sexy pink highlights thrown in. “They look just as stupid wearing yours.”
Natalie: That’s kind of brilliant.
Britt: More effective than pie throwing, I’m sure.
Natalie: I don’t know why, but I feel like Anna would laugh.
Britt: They should’ve given the raccoon Olsen hair.
Please excuse the blurry pic, this really was on the side of a moving bus. You can read about the campaign and get a clearer, but smaller picture, here.
We can’t get Madonna’s green shag Louis Vuitton outfit out of our mind. Not because it’s hideous, but because it’s a total look from the Spring 09 Louis Vuitton runway. So instead of reacting with, “What the hell is that?” like our boyfriend did, we said “Who the hell wears practically a whole look?”
We love the runway - the innovation, the style, the down-to-the-last-detail polish. And we love integrating the pieces we can into our wardrobe, even the inspired-by steals. But a head-to-look isn’t just the total yawn it is in editorials - in real life, it kind of feels like cheating, too.
And think about it - Madonna is Madonna, obviously, and even she’s washed out by the runway reference (not to mention said shag), so we can’t imagine how even a regular person wouldn’t feel like some Burberry impersonator if they wore a total Burberry look. Besides, isn’t it more fun to make designer pieces (or ideas) work with what you have to create your own version of something everybody’s already seen?
The outfits we admire are always those that seem to have the most genuine personality - take Kate Moss, or the Olsens, for instance, who have yet to be photographed in a head-to-toe look (other than when on the runway).
But what do you think? Are total looks totally acceptable? Or total cop-outs?
—HAYLEY PHELAN
To: tips@fashionista.com
From: billythekid@popfan.com
Dear Fashionistas,
I don’t mean to be a traitor to my generation, but I don’t understand how pop stars get dressed.
I was having my morning Sanka and scrolling through dlisted when I saw this promo pic for Britney’s new album.
It was like, “Woah deja vu!”
Where had I seen that skirt before? Then it hit me like a ton of unread Vogues that the skirt is very similar to Balenciaga F/W 06, (the same collection that gave birth to the Olsens’ favorite platforms). The skirt isn’t an exact replica, but methinks it’s a modest retail version of its crotch-grazing runway cousin.
First Rodarte, now Balenciaga? Am I going insane or have my fashion eyes deceived me? And why are her stylists bringing her old but not vintage pieces when there’s so much new stuff out there to be worn? Dolce & Gabbana’s S/S 09 collection would fit the album’s theme perfectly. I have no other recourse than to bring my questions to the lovely panel at Fashionista. HELP!!
XOXO,
Billy the Kid
