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Monthly Archives: December 2007

Pulling it Off 101: 4 steps to maximizing your wardrobe and completely rocking your own unique personal style

Do you have an over-flowing closet, but nothing to wear? End up wearing the same boring things over and over? Or maybe you get really confused and have no focus when you go shopping. Think you know what you like, but fear you can’t pull it off? Well then sweetie, you need to keep reading…
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painfully hip teen street style

i wish all 16 year olds had the balls to dress as joyously as my roommate Dylan and his friend Diana:

seriously…..
fuck juicy couture.

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10 Cosmetic Products You Don’t Want to Live Without

Painfully Hip just got the exhilerating (!) news that we are to be included in a book about the 500 Most Interesting Blogs on the Web!! We are extremely excited to be included in such an endeavor and were even more stoked to have the author offer to guest blog on Painfully Hip. A really […]

Vogue UK: past December covers of questionable taste

When i saw this cover of the latest December issue of Vogue UK, I was impressed by how over the top and verging on cheesy it was.

So I thought it might be fun to check out December covers from the past. Are they always this over the top? No, but here are some real doozies…

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and the most painfully hip diy is….

delilahpurple’s adorable necktie dress!
it was our first and most awesome entry. made completely out of Daddy’s neckties! she also made a sweet necktie clutch.
check her out, she’s supasweet!

she wins a $50 gift certificate from Lady Language, a copy of ‘ReadyMade’ from ModCloth, plus $50 in cold hard cash!
leave a comment, delilah, and i’ll send you […]

Git busy.

Today is the last day of our Painfully Hip DIY Contest, so upload your painfully awesome entries to DoesThisLookStupid.com before midnight (PST) tonight! Don’t forget to tag your entry with “DIY” to be entered.

Many thanks to those who’ve entered so far!
Ciao!

Let me tell you ’bout the birds and the bees.

I suppose this new-ish fashion obsession began quite some time ago.  When I was formulating this current blog in my mind, I remembered an old blog entry: Tuesday May 30, 2006. And one [reason] why I am glad I came back. “Anglo Mania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion.”  At the MET.  Yesterday.  The Stephen Jones […]

Parfait, my new favorite ‘zine

Emily K. Larned of Red Charming recently sent me a copy of her awesome ‘zine, Parfait, “…in which your discerning editor turns her sartorial eye to antiquated books seeking fashion inspiration for all.”
Pretty much like Painfully Hip’s thrift stars, but with vintage photographs …and good writing.

Obviously right up my alley- I absolutely loved it. […]

thrift stars of the week! 18 Dec 07

Some wicked awesome outfits going down on wardrobe remix. these lovelies speak for themselves!
EDIT: but i will add comments since you all are so demanding. thanks for the love! here goes.

sleek personified! this could go from business meeting to the front page of facehunter with just a touch of lipstick. damn.

lovely outfit, mysteriously foggy […]

Painfully Beautiful: the Artwork of Raquel Aparicio

oh delight. a friend pointed me toward these illustrations by Raquel Aparicio of Ávila, Spain. I know that this breed of “creepy pretty” art is sorta huge these days, but this girl does it right with a lovely sense of vague foreboding.

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