PR: Wow, most of them really blew that challenge. I thought Valerie's look could have been better with different fabrics and execution, and it was one of the few that read sportswear to me, so I'm glad she didn't go home. I loved Mondo's look and thought it was exactly the right mix of JK inspiration and Mondo.
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
megan walker - Sep 17, 2010 8:24:30 pm PDT #15247 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Lee - Sep 18, 2010 3:35:15 am PDT #15248 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Jesse, who won BB and is there anything worth watching from last week?
Jessica - Sep 18, 2010 3:43:24 am PDT #15249 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So far I'm not entirely digging this season of Survivor, but it may just be letdown from the last one. All these new people!
Jesse - Sep 18, 2010 6:04:09 am PDT #15250 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Perkins, Hayden won, and... not really. For a two-hour finale, it wasn't awful, but still, no. Oh! I bet the good parts are in the Gawker.tv recap. [link] All you really need to see is the Britney clip.
Lee - Sep 18, 2010 6:21:31 am PDT #15251 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks!
-t - Sep 18, 2010 6:23:02 am PDT #15252 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
PR has taught me that I have NO IDEA what sportswear is, except it's probably not anything like what the term evokes in my head (which is basically things that could have Nike swooshes).
sumi - Sep 18, 2010 6:30:39 am PDT #15253 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Sportswear started out as a fashion industry term describing informal and interchangeable separates (i.e., blouses, shirts, skirts and shorts), but now describes clothing worn for a wide range of social events.[3] It was developed to cater to the needs of the increasingly fast-paced lifestyle of American women.[3] The early sportswear designers were associated with ready-to-wear manufacturers, rather than haute couture houses. The clothes were intended to be easy to care for, in easily washable fabrics, with accessible practical fastenings, to enable the modern, increasingly emancipated woman to dress herself without a maid's assistance.[4] While most fashions in America in the early 20th century were directly copied from Paris, designer sportswear was the exception to this rule, being an American invention.[4]
More history at the link. I think that the main thing is the definition described both easy clothing you could wear to take part or watch sports in an era when you usually needed a maid to help you dress. Thus: it's not what you would wear to take part or spectate in a sports today (necessarily).
-t - Sep 18, 2010 6:37:22 am PDT #15254 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Interesting. Thanks, sumi.
They really confused me by saying Valerie's was more streetwear than sportswear, but it didn't occur to me to look the terms up.
Jesse - Sep 18, 2010 6:45:34 am PDT #15255 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, I meant to say I kind of wish Andy had been more specific when he was saying he doesn't consider himself an American sportswear designer. It wasn't the sportswear part he was disputing, MichaelKors!
smonster - Sep 18, 2010 2:35:29 pm PDT #15256 of 23273
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Oh, I meant to say I kind of wish Andy had been more specific when he was saying he doesn't consider himself an American sportswear designer. It wasn't the sportswear part he was disputing, MichaelKors!
No kidding! He was clearly trying to put a spin on it by not making it so whitebread. I think if the look had had cleaner lines and fewer crotch issues... okay, they still wouldn't have liked it, but it would have gotten closer.