It's All In The Jeans

"Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola." 

...Diana Vreeland

"I was into Barbie and designer jeans." 

... Carson Kressley

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Constant Carb Craving - Sugar Cookies

While walking home last night, I saw this awning in Chelsea.  My immediate reaction was, "OMG - a store that sells nothing but Sugar Cookies!  I am sooooooo there...".

Sweets/pastry/baked goods/desserts don't do much for me.  If I'm going to cheat on my low-carb diet, it's going to be at a fast food restaurant or a greasy diner.  I like fried junk foods (and delicious Arby's roast beef), not sweets.  One of the reasons is the fact that I hate "chocolate" as a flavor ... as in cookies, cakes, shakes, milk, etc.  I only like white baked goods (Does this me a 'Cookie Racist'??).  For my birthday I always wanted a white cake with white icing, and Angel Food Cake is another fave of mine.  But Sugar Cookies and I have had a truly special bond, ever since college when I discovered Archway...

So I walked closer to the store, my mouth literally watering at the thought of unlimited Sugar Cookies at my disposal.  Cheating on my diet was/is bad, but a lovely cookie (or three) sounded really good at that moment..

Finally, I got right in front of the store and looked inside...

Yes, my darling DustBunnies - Sugar Cookies sells WOMEN'S LINGERIE!!!!!  I was SOOOOOOOOOO upset...

Especially since they didn't carry my size.

Snuggie's Ancestor: "The Bundler"

From The Daily What
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Hoodie Hotties

C. Justo

The Times, They Are A-Changin'

I had never heard of retailer Brooklyn Industries until I saw their store in the West Village a few months ago. And the reason I noticed wasn't because of the fashions, but because of what that location USED to be.

The building at the southeast corner of Christopher and Hudson Streets in Manhattan housed the "Christopher Street Bookstore" from 1972 up until 2006. Christopher Street Books didn't sell many "books" (unless you count "Honcho" and "Black Inches"), but the upstairs store sold everything from movies to leather to "toys". Here is a hysterically cheerful and low-budget commercial which ran on local cable access in the early 90's...

Sounds better than Barnes & Noble! In addition to selling "stuff" on the 2nd floor, the location also featured a video booth arcade behind the front counter, and a "theater" in the basement. Or so I've been told [[insert side-eye here]]. For an amusing recollection of what a "normal" night at the Bookstore was like, read THIS.

So, you can imagine my surprise that a relatively hip and upscale retailer like Brooklyn Industries decided to use that particular space. I wonder how many yuppie mothers have dragged their baby strollers in to peruse floral print dresses ($128) and got a hotsweatygaysexy vibe once inside?

If they ONLY KNEW...