Armed and Akimbo: white

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Ballin' Akimbo

Nothing gets our blood pumping here in the Akimbo loft as much as ball play, and lord Lagerfeld knows we LOVE Korean Vogue (each issue gets some mileage!), so we squealed with Ricky Martin delight when Ms. Ross found the latest issue in Soon Yi's sensible Fall 2010 Chanel messenger. The latest cute take on croquet and tennis-esque attire: add a long, lacy skirt or run risque with shorts and tall white knee socks.

Evacuate the forest floor!

Come hither, I need a steam press.

Perfect pointed poise!

NOT by Bruce Weber.

Another important note: frothy headpieces and a closed-mouth smile. MMMM! We win!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Virginal Akimbo // Cuddly

Summertime and an ocean side vacation are the perfect reminders to wear white, so let's take a look inside the new Men's Umo Hong Kong for ephemeral blancs, soft diaphanous fabrics and that go-to Ms. Ross accessory: a wide-brimmed, floppy beach hat.

All the (armed and akimbo) Single Ladies...

Dolly
From the wreckage of Lady Parton's forgotten hairsprayed wigs rose the petit and honey blond Dolly, anatomically male but emotionally an enlightened gay fashionista. A product of overzealous heteronormative familial units, Dolly flighted from rural America in a denim DKNY jacket (currently on view at the Met), moved to the West Village, and now canters daily to the AnA loft in ornate heels and Balmain. In between snacks of tap water and the occasional stick of gum, this yoga devotee (because Christy said so) ponders fashion history, personal styles of the rich and fabulous, trends in fashion editorials, and of course whatever shiny things catch her eye.

Ms. Ross
Whilst sabotaging the careers of any pretenders to her throne of super-cunty divadom, Ms. Ross managed to pick up an American Vogue (this was ages before it's disappointing homogenization, natch) and was inspired by the colorful and intoxicating images therein. Before you can say "I'm Coming Out," Ms. Ross secured an internship in the hallowed, cashmere walls of the mag and her career in fashion began in earnest. Now a self-styled fashionista, Ms. Ross can be found stomping down the runways of Paris and Milan, throwing tantrums for the hell of it and vomiting up lunch in the trendiest of restaurant bathrooms.

Ms. Streisand
A young Jewish ingenue from deep, deep, deep Brooklyn, Ms. Streisand boarded a blue tugboat clad only in an orange dress, fur hat with matching muff and booked it straight for Manhattan, where she lived the first six months fresh and free at Isaac Mizrahi's Garment District studio. Finding work as a fit, showroom, and presentation model beneath her, this lady of naught but seventeen years traded in her four-inch stilettos for the bright lights of Broadway and the broad shoulders of at least three wealthy financiers, all of whom have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Despite protests from fans, Ms. Streisand is currently pondering moving to New Jersey to participate in the Real Housewives series.

Armed and Akimbo

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Ballin' Akimbo

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Virginal Akimbo // Cuddly

who dat

All the (armed and akimbo) Single Ladies...

AKIMBO MAIL!

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