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Keith Richards for Louis Vuitton. Who’s Keith Richards Again?

Continuing (hopelessly) on their “Journey” campaign, Louis Vuitton has tapped the well preserved mummy of King Tutankhamun for their latest ad. Wait, that’s not a mummy? Are you sure?  He looks dead to me.

Keith Richards (he was in some band your parent like) is the latest spokesperson to preach the joys of owning a Louis bag.  First of all, any real rocker carries all his stuff in a black trash bag and/or a spare guitar case. Secondly, doesn’t John Varvatos already own “the ancient rocker as product hawker” rights.  If I we’re John, I’d be calling my lawyers before the house that Marc built gets it’s hands on members of Queen or Gene Simmons (that weird dude from celebrity apprentice).

I don’t know who Louis wants as a customer, but if their looking to make sure that retiring baby boomers spend their pension checks on their over-priced, over-monogrammed goods, they’ve chosen the right guy for the job.

Sinners & Saynt : The Long Road Ahead

We’ve been quickly realizing the influence that fashion indie has on the fashion world. Designers come here for advice, buyers come here to find great new designers, and shoppers come here so that they don’t get stuck shopping at the Gap. Overall our reach is being felt and dully noted, which is amazing, but at times a bit scary.

I remember a year ago when no one was reading. It was so free to just jot down a few of my favorite designers and talk about our adventures in fashion show development. Now we have nearly 200,000 impressions per month from people all over the world, but mostly from New York. We’re being invited to the hottest parties and massive companies like maurices, H&M , and Australian Wool want to talk work with us to help them reach our young audience of influencers (that would be you loyal fashion indie reader). We couldn’t be happier, but man how time has changed things.

We’ll Indies, we’ve decided that the only way can continue to grow is to head out there and seek investment. We’re looking for an undisclosed amount, but believe me it’s very reasonable. The money will be used to build our site, adding more content and features and further build our Indie empire. We are pushing this out to our community cause, well, you never know what you might find out there. Our business plan is ready and this week we’ll be meeting with investors who’ve been interested in us since fashion indie was merely an idea jotted down on the back of a Think Coffee napkin (greatest coffee in the world and all free-trade). Guess it’s just a matter of time before we find the perfect partner.

Till then, thanks so much for making fashion indie as awesome as it is. If it wasn’t for you calling us sell outs (when we were) and assholes (when we are) then fashion indie wouldn’t have become as popular as it is.

It’s a long road ahead indies and we’re glad your in the backseat.

Sinners & Saynt: Fashion Indie Honored, Off to Paris, and Turning 25

Big things have been happening for Fashion Indie lately. FLAUNT atlanta, a group dedicated to fashion in America’s second best city (sorry NYC comes first) has decided to honor Fashion Indie for our work in eco-friendly fashion. We’ll be flying out to Atlanta in April to check out their fashion shows, plant some trees for AIDS research, and live blog and vlog the whole time. I think we might be getting a plaque or something for all our indie goodness. Yes, indies, we know we deserve it and no, I won’t forget about you when I’m rich and famous (though I might step on some of your faces on the way up).

In other life changing news, WE’RE HEADING TO PARIS!!! Not to live or anything, just a short little holiday to get our juices of creativity flowing. Expect some coverage of the trip as we visit our designer friends in the city of lovers. It’s all very final episodes of Sex and the City-esque, I know, but it should prove to be an amazing experience. For those of you who don’t know me personally I am not an old dude (I sometimes feel the need to state that since a good amount of fashion bloggers are women with families and husbands and mortgages). I’m 24 right now and have been enjoying an insane amount of accomplishment in my short 288 or so months on this planet. We’ll it’s all down hill from now, in four short weeks I hit the be 25!!! That’s right, it’s the beginning of the end for your favorite indie fashion blogger. I’m hitting a quarter century and I may be heading to a quarterlife crisis!!! I’m watching for the signs (disillusioned dreams, lack of energy to play one more round of Guitar Hero, desires to skip the gym and head home to watch Fresh Prince reruns), but I’m not sure if the crisis is going to jump up and grab me right in the arse. I’ll keep you informed, but till then be sure to watch Fashion Indie for info on my big birthday bash. Expect fashion shows, performances, and DJ’s, plus me and the rest of our indielicious team. That’s all for now indies.Seacrest Out.

Sinners & Saynt : Lonely Valentines? It Could Be Worse

So maybe you don’t have some dude or dudette picking out flowers for you today. Maybe there isn’t going to be a half-nakey chica waiting for you in a teddy when you get home from work. And maybe you won’t end the night in your loved ones arms as they whisper sweet somethings into your ear as you drift away. Hell, Indies I know that sounds bad, but it could be worse, allot worse.

1. You could be dating one of the scary @ss male models that hit the runway this season. Manorexia is so not hot and who wants a boyfriend who will steal your jeans. Does anyone date these boyish beings? And why is that dude biting his cheeks so hard?

2. You could be this couple. Has no one dropped him a hint that she might be packing a little something extra under her Baby Phat?

3. You could be either of these two on Valentines day. It’s bad enough that you’re, how do I put this softly, oh yeah, a complete trainwreck in the face, body and personality department, but do you really need to dress badly as well. Mr. Mickey (Paper Magazine) obviously made this sweater himself, possibly the result of the past ten years he’s spent alone at home, and Lauren Ezersky most likely killed a Pomeranian to make that hat. For shame fashion “icons”, for shame.

4. You could be a 25 year old nobody who’s only claim to fame is the fact that you date a 40+ year old world famous designer. (Actually, that doesn’t sound too bad. Kimora I’m ready and willing if you are)

Daniel Saynt Asks : Should Men Be Allowed on a Womans Runway?

Before you read too much into this post and begin labeling me a “homophobe”, let me pre-fence this post by stating my view. I believe that every man and woman has the right to choose the way they want to live, as long as the way they live does not impose on the rights of others.  Sexuality is more than a choice, it is a right that each of us deserve.

Now on to the juicy bits…

This fashion season was strung full of the type of shows you’d only normally see at a very special night at The Cock (NYC nightclub for those not in the know).  Men paraded around in womans underwear as the line between androgyny and sexuality were crossed to produce a metaphoric smorgasbord of shock and awe over the sillohettes of masculintity taking over the long delicate curves of the female staple, the dress. It was seen at Marcos Hall (his invitation feature Andre J wearing one of his signature looks) and at New York Couture (a show we sponsored and fully supported). Whether is be drag queen or cross dresser, tranny or something altogether different, it seemed like amongst the indie designers, it was finally okay to be “a boy in a dress”.  

But was it really “okay”?  Did the looks that came clogging down the runway in size 14 heels really appeal to the end user, the woman who would eventually wear the dress?  I’m still looking for answers on this one, but it seems that the few women I spoke to displayed a general disinterest or disconnect when a man is rocking a look that was made for her body.

Andre J walking Marcos Hall 

Andre J, the bearded, “not a tranny, not a drag queen” model, has been getting a ton of attention for his over the top persona.  Running with a crew that includes Amanda Lepore, the Heatherette and David LaChapelle darling, who lost her “twig and berries” years ago, Andre J seems to be a rising star in the game, making the cover of French Vogue and recently landing on Confessions of a Casting Directors Top 25 of 2007 list.  

But in an industry where the attitude is “the less you see of a model the better”, will a 6 foot tall man with a beard really help sell a dress or will he just distract from the real purpose of a fashion show? 

 I guess the real question comes down to where or not the looks are “spectacle” or “spectacular”. If a designer creates a collection that is truly amazing, does it really mater how it’s presented on the runway?  Or should a designer play it safe and stick with the classic mantra, “let boys be boys, and girls be girls” to keep the runway free from confusion?  Weigh in and discuss indies cause personally I feel that with Heatherette down and out, it may be a very long time before a boy makes it back onto the runways of Bryant Park. Are you for or against men in dresses on the fashion runways?