the ugly earring

ug‧ly [uhg-lee] offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance

the keffiyeh

with 4 comments

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political statement, haute couture or another one of those myspace-follow-the-leader fashion moments? you decide.

a couple of links to get your mind racing on the topic: 

  • above photo and village voice article on the keffiyeh here.
  • treehouse and the cave has tracked the street fashion trend for quite some time.
  • side note: urban outfitter sells the scarf originally called the anti-war scarf.
  • additional commentary on the scarf here. (really, trent reznor?)
  • the terrorist chic ensemble. LA times
  •  new york times style section takes on the trend here.
  • and finally, balenciaga’s version (autumn/winter 2007/08)

Written by theuglyearring

March 20, 2007 at 6:31 pm

4 Responses

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  1. a bit of all three and a lot of the latter.

    minirobot

    March 20, 2007 at 7:33 pm

  2. … have mine since a few years ago…

    lluviaschick

    April 12, 2007 at 3:13 pm

  3. a more fashionable way of wearing it:

    http://www.rucksackshop.com/en/prod/200001&ansicht=2

    eikon

    September 7, 2007 at 9:25 am


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