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So you’ve been invited to an event and the invitation reads “Dress To Impress”.  Hmmm, sometimes you’re impressed that you remembered pants that day, so does that count? Here’s some helpful guidelines to dispel the mystery.  Starting with the shoes and working our way up, here’s what should (and shouldn’t) be on your body. Shoes [...]

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You know how Spidey went all noir in Spider-Man 3? Well I’m blaming that same alien dark venom for infecting this innocent, yet gravely misguided good samaritan.  In secret, I’d love to be a Marvel comic character.  Thanks to Todd Randolph, I just got one step closer. Emmi Versus the Spiderman from Todd Randolph on Vimeo.

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Over an espresso con panna this past weekend, a girlfriend confessed her fight or flight response to her date. In hushed tones she whispered that they had made it back to her place when he prematurely disrobed and revealed, not the classic boxer brief or trunk, but a fluorescent smiley face print thong. After the lengthy intervals of laughter [...]

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    Maintaining good style in the face of a New England winter can seem akin to staying afloat in a dingy during the perfect storm, and nowhere is the struggle more evident than with men’s sweaters.  When the mercury drops, too many men with perfectly good bodies don potato-sack-shaped woollen body bags in the name of warmth. You know, the kind made for hearty sheep farmers herding flock [...]

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A guy who wears a bow-tie could never hit a girl, right? Photo by PETER STONE/CNN     Dressing for a public apology is different from dressing for any other public appearance because you want to portray respect, humility, and remorse rather than power and authority.  But it is equally distasteful to go overboard trying to appear gentile and dapper because [...]

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Q: My boss invited me to his pool party and it’s time for new swim trunks, anything I should avoid? A: Yes, this: When it comes to swim trunks, avoid wearing anything too tight, flashy, or revealing.

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When “change” came to America, was it only from the waist up? I must admit that, as major news networks, politico bloggers, and late show hosts all got themselves worked into a lather because of a single pair of jeans, I felt a little giddy.  Not only because, in part, I’ve dedicated my life to [...]

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Cyclops is angry.  Who could blame him?  His entire life he’s been subjugated to wearing two eye sunglasses.  But no more!  Designer Martin Margiela’s keen ‘futuristic’ design finally allows Cyclops the dignity he deserves.  Now he just needs some size 62 Addidas kicks to complete the look.

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This ad is just too good to leave back in the 70s.  For those of you who had forgotten that America went through a period when an adult onesie signified “sex machine,” I present to you:  The Big Zip.  This Bee Gees meets Scarface meets gas station attendant getup has a spot on marketing message [...]

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