Tucked In

The official blog of Bib + Tuck www.bibandtuck.com

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BIB + TUCK HAS JOINED CROSSROADS!

Dear Customers and Friends, We’re excited to announce that Bib + Tuck has joined Crossroads!

We'd like to sincerely thank all of our loyal customers who have helped us, supported us, and spread the love for us through this amazing endeavor. We started Bib + Tuck to provide a stylish and conscious alternative to buying new and to make selling as easy as buying.

Thanks to you, we’ve grown to a community of more than 120,000 who have collectively saved more than twelve million dollars and prevented more than 50,000 lbs of clothes from ending up in landfills.

Through our partnership with Crossroads, we provide our customers with access to a company that we respect greatly and one that has significantly contributed to the success of today’s resale and consignment culture. The Crossroads roadmap includes exciting new experiences, such as Sell by Mail which align perfectly with our ethos of creating products that simplify the process of selling.

So what will change for you? As of September 16th, the Bib + Tuck marketplace will no longer operate and all buying and selling activity will be halted. Support for cashing out will remain through October 1st. Beyond that, you will be redirected to the Crossroads site where you will be able to buy and sell through their stores and platform.

Some of you may still have a questions, so we’ve tried to address most of them below.

We want to thank you for the opportunity to innovate, learn and grow! We are proud of what Bib + Tuck has accomplished and are so grateful for your loyalty throughout.

Love,

The B+T Family

Common Questions

I made a purchase recently and haven’t received it? All purchases made by September 16th can be tracked via your "My Activity" page. Any purchases that have not shipped by September 25th will automatically be cancelled and you will receive a refund to your original form of payment.

What if I still have Bib + Tuck store credit? Store credit expires September 16th and will not be redeemable beyond that point.

What will happen to my cash out balance? The last day to cash out on your Bib + Tuck balance will be October 1st. After that date, support for transferring funds  to your bank account will no longer be available.

If I still have questions can I email or call you? We no longer offer support via phone or social media. We will be responding to email support inquiries through October 1st at [email protected].

Can I still sell my clothes? The Bib + Tuck platform will cease to operate on September 16th, but it’s easier than ever to sell your clothes through Crossroads' Sell by Mail option by clicking here to request a pre-paid shipping bag. In just a few days, it will be at your door ready to be filled with gently used, in-season and on-trend clothing.

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Getting To Know You: Tilden Brighton

By: Casey Finigan

Meet Tilden Brighton, the 23 year old New Yorker who does it all. From competitive horse back riding, to graphic designing, to her new found passion- blogging- this edgy, nocturnal, organized, dream-catcher-loving fashionista is the creator and founder of "To Be Bright". We sat down with her and got to know her better with some fun Q & A's! 

Be sure to check out her closet on Bib + Tuck here, as well as her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. 

You grew up riding horses competitively- what was that like? Time consuming. Although it taught me amazing life lessons at a very early age, I found myself not having too much of a social life - between practices every day after school and competing every weekend in another state, it was hard to balance time outside of riding. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved it at the time. I wouldn’t have changed it for the world.

Do you still ride on your free time? Yup! I consider myself “retired” from competing but I find time here and there to ride for fun. We still own my first horse (who’s my age - 23!) so It’s nice to visit memory lane with him every so often.

Your life was consumed with riding and showing horses until you were about 20 years old, was it difficult to give that up? Very. I was nervous to start over from scratch, essentially. It was everything I spent the greater part of my childhood and adolescent life working on and building towards to pursue in college. But I knew that I needed to see what else was out there for me in terms of passions. I could/can always go back to riding if I wanted to but I can’t go back in time to re-live my undergraduate years.

In college you pursued a graphic design major, and mentioned that you originally started your blog (back in 2013) to build your resume. Is graphic designing still your main pursuit, or has blogging over shadowed that Funny enough, I changed my major to Public Relations the summer after starting my blog. Today, I blog and work at a fashion/retail boutique head hunting firm in NYC. I couldn’t be happier balancing both jobs.

Do you find that you still incorporate your love for graphic design in your blog to this day? Yup! I’m glad I still know how to use Adobe software, like Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop, because I can create my own logos and graphics for my site!

You describe yourself as both casual and edgy, can you describe what outfit would best represent this? Black leather overalls with a slip-on sneaker during the day and a heeled bootie for a night out. Maybe throw a beanie on if I’m in the mood for it.

You claim yourself to be a dream catcher enthusiast, can you explain what this means? I’m obsessed with dream catchers! Our family has a teeny bit of Cherokee in our roots but I feel like I’m the only one that appears to show that heritage (both my sisters and my mom are blondes.) But besides that I love what they stand for and as a superstitious person, anything to catch the negativity is welcome in my apartment. 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Blogging as a business. There is nothing I’m more passionate about right now than my blog and what I’ve discovered about myself throughout this journey.

Okay. Now time for some rapid fire questions...

Your alarm doesn’t go off and you’re late, what is your go to outfit? Highwaisted skinny jeans (regular wash), a black tee with a statement necklace, and black ankle boots.

Whats the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten? When it comes to luck, you make your own.

Trend you want to die. Mules… I know I’ll get hate mail for this but I just can’t with them.

Last 8 Google searches: 1. Baked By Melissa store hours 2. Polyvore - longline red coat 3. Complementary color wheel 4. Cameron Diaz/Kate Hudson's workout routine 5. DIY studio apartment interior ideas 6. Etsy - leather camera bags 7. Horoscope for the months of Feb & March 8. Best burger places in NYC

Current Netflix obsession? Chelsea Handler: Uganda Be Kidding Me Live

Go to procrastination activity. Cleaning my entire apartment, including windex and other heavy scrubbing assistants. I go THAT HARDCORE to avoid doing what I need to do..

What is your Zodiac sign? Cancer

What qualities of your zodiac sign do you totally have? Tender-hearted/overly compassionate while placing a priority on everyone important to me before myself. Definitely consider myself creative and a home body when I feel like being introverted. Hard worker for sure.

What ones are completely not you? They say Cancers are unforgiving but I find myself apologizing more often than some people who should be, and meaning it 100%. Saying “sorry" doesn’t damage my ego like it seems to be for most individuals.   I’m not resentful unless someone intentionally hurts me, but who wouldn’t be?

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Getting To Know You: Heidi Weber

By: Casey Finigan

From a medical specialist, to a college professor, to the Dean of Medical Assisting to a now Vintage Handbag Collector- Heidi Weber has done it all. Starting her career life off as a medical assistant practitioner, Heidi soon found herself spreading her knowledge on the field thru the art of teaching. However, while Heidi’s heart still beats for being a professor, she had to overcome an uphill battle after she discovered some illegal and unethical behavior by the school, which lead her to leave the field all together. Heidi decided to come clean with her findings of the school she worked for, and has since had to deal with the repercussions and aftermath of being the whistleblower. This is where handbags came into Heidi’s life. After all the drama in Heidi’s life, she needed an outlet to keep busy, an outlet that was fun for her. She realized that her love for making things new again, mixed with her love for handbags went pretty well together- so she started to collect and restore old designer handbags. She now uses Bib + Tuck as an outlet to give those handbags new homes, which she then donates the profit to various charities for domestic violence. 

You started in the health field and then went on to teaching about health…how’d you end up here? With all the stressors in my life of a court case and caring for people's health, I wanted to do something that was fun-where no one gets hurt, everyone's happy and it's exciting....fashion is exciting.

Out of all your jobs and hobbies that you’ve done- which seems to be a lot- what would you say was your favorite? My heart and my intellectual career still belong to teaching. I love seeing that look on students face when they finally get "it”

Do you think you’d still be in the teaching field had it not been for the school's legal issues? Yes I still plan on teaching again! I'm just waiting for my life to get back on track after the media and court frenzy settles down!

You moved on to re-storing handbags, how come you don’t restore other fashion pieces? Leather is so much fun to work with and when it comes to restoring, I started researching and learning how to restore leather products first and graduated from there. It gives such a great sense of accomplishment when you can take something that's old and wore out and make it like new again. Plus, it is excellent stress therapy! It's hard for me not to keep them all!

What do you look for in a bag when finding new bags to restore? I look for bags that are basically still structurally sound. I'm not a complete magician, so of course there are some things that I cannot fix or repair and I have to be selective in what I choose to restore.

Have you ever re-stored a bag and loved it too much to sell, so kept it for yourself? (you can tell us!) Absolutely! What girl would not fall in love with most of these bags!! They are timeless vintage classics and I would be crazy not to want to keep them all!! However, I do limit myself to one or two here and there of my super favorites.

It’s pretty amazing that your sale income goes to charities- what made you choose to give back to domestic violence organizations? This is probably going to sound cheesy, but going through so much stress and legal fight in my corporate career, I really felt like I needed to have some good karma in my life and give back somewhere.  I wanted to pick a charity that gets overlooked probably the most, so I chose the shelters.

Do your 3 daughters show interest in fashion as well? They are coming around. They are great girls and I am so blessed to have three beautiful strong intelligent girls but they never really had a focus on bags! I think mostly because they never had time and are into athletics so they really haven't carried a bag with them per se yet. However, as they see some of these bags that I get in, the uniqueness, and the quality of them, they started to understand how chic it is to have nice head turning designer things!

You seem to always be doing things to help/benefit others, what do you do to treat yourself? I haven't really had a lot of time to think about that yet. There's so much going on in my life six and a half out of seven days a week with kids, media, speaking, writing etc. that I really haven't had a chance to squeeze much in right now!

You can find Heidi on Bib + Tuck, Facebook and Twitter. 

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Meet Flo

By: Ilana Savdie

I like to imagine that Lisa Frank and an easter egg did molly at an art/fashion party and Flo de Richefort was born. Flo de Richefort is Paris's IRL version of Tumblr chic. The brand, which launched in 2011, is described by the 27 year old designer as "an antidepressant, bringing color and joy to this grey city of Paris". The unisex clothes bring together soft but bold digital prints with delicate urban cuts. 

I asked Flo to answer some of my questions in pictures.

What is your biggest source of inspiration?

What is your favorite deepest hole of the internet

What is the last video you watched (no lies)?

How would you describe your brand?

What would you say to your 14 year old self?

Who would you kill for their closet, dead or alive?

 (Bootsy Collins)

What are you doing right now?

What's next for Flo?

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A Love Affair With A Fashion Love Affair and Cara McLeay

By: Casey Finigan

Somewhere between London, Milan, Paris, New York, Berlin, and Florence fashion weeks, Cara McLeay, a (now former) Senior Buyer, found the time to create and author a blog, and A Fashion Love Affair was born. Based in Vancouver, A Fashion Love Affair has become the online destination for fashion, travel & beauty, and it's founder is loved by the likes of Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Lucky Magazine, Teen Vogue and the Zoe Report, among others. We were very impressed, and we sat down with the blogger to talk fashion jobs and what got her to this dream job today.

When did you realize you wanted to work in the fashion industry? I've always been interested in fashion/style, but didn't realize I actually wanted to work in the industry until about 5 years ago. One of your jobs was working as a senior buyer- living out every girls dream- what was that like? It was as amazing as it sounds! Of course, it was a huge amount of work, but having the opportunity to travel to both men's & women's fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan, Paris, Berlin & Florence was a once in a lifetime experience - I learned so much about the industry and had some unforgettable moments (meeting designers, attending runway shows, meeting other bloggers and celebrities) and just having the chance to travel & get inspired was wonderful.  Why’d you give that up? I was working as a Senior Buyer while also working on A Fashion Love Affair - of course both are full time jobs and I began to feel a bit crazy taking on the workload of both. My dream was to be my own boss and see how A Fashion Love Affair could grow (I was also creating the XO Styling Iron at this time) so had to make a very difficult choice! 

So you moved on and created a fashion blog, what inspired the name of it? I actually had the blog before and during my job as a Senior Buyer - The name, oh gosh! That is the hardest part of starting a blog, I think! I remember sitting in the kitchen with my (now) husband going over names...I wanted to choose something that could evolve and change with me, and that would tell the reader instantly what they could expect when visiting my blog - so A Fashion Love Affair was born. You’ve done several features and have contributed to a ton of amazing magazines and media outlets- what was one of your favorites? I have been very lucky to work and be featured by some amazing magazines...my absolute favorite experience was when I won the Harper's Bazaar Fabulous at Every Age contest and they flew me to New York and I got a complete makeover and got to wear Prada & Givenchy for the evening's party where I got to meet Glenda the Editor in Chief as well as so many other influencers in the industry - It was a true Cinderella experience!! You said you fill your time with editorial photo shoots, hosting events and blogging- what do you enjoy to do outside of work? I love to be outside - I go for walks with my dog (Gus) and go hiking, swimming, snowboarding, running...I also love to read and I am a sucker for good TV :) I also love sharing meals with friends (Sushi is my go-to, but I love Italian & Mexican too) and drinking coffee and working away on Pinterest! Just a few activities you can find me doing regularly.

What are some of your upcoming events? It is January and we are already in full swing for Spring! Of course there is New York Fashion Week coming up in February, and before that I will be in Toronto for the CAFA awards. I am also going to be shooting a tutorial in LA for the XO Styling Iron and traveling to Thailand and Indonesia in late February - Lots of exciting things to come! Tell us more about this hair styling tool you created… I wear my hair is beachy waves almost daily, and was getting a lot of feedback from my readers asking how to create the look. I designed the XO Styling Iron with unique tapered edges to easily create soft waves or tight curls, but it can, of course, straighten your hair beautifully as well! I am so proud of the XO Styling Iron and have had some great feedback so far - it has been featured on The Zoe Report and used by influencers including Krisitna Bazan & Jillian Harris, so I'm excited!

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The Looks, By Color

The Blue Look

Alexander Wang Striped Sweater Size 4

Daniella Kallmeyer Ankle Strap Heels Size 9

Current Elliot Boyfriend Jeans Size 24

Marie Turnor back pack

The White Look

Marie Turnor lunch bag

White sweater Size S

Timo Weiland white leather skirt Size 6

Converse sneakers Size 11.5

The Green Look

Tibi green eyelet skirt Size 0

Green crop top

Isabel Marant ankle strap sandal Size 6

Mansur Gavriel bucket bag

The Pink Look

Juicy Couture leather jacket Size 6

Nasty Gal pink jumpsuit Size XS

H&M Pink Sweater Size M

Neon pink soled oxford Size 9

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The Golden Globes, In Case You Missed It

In their usual fashion, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler slayed as the hosts of the Golden Globes last night. But every year, the award show gets harder and harder to sit through, and if you went to bed early, we totally understand. But last night was pretty special, and there were some really funny and touching surprises. Here are the stand-out moments of the night, in case you missed it.

1. Margaret Cho was everything as a rep from North Korea

2. Tina and Amy went there with the Bill Cosby jokes

3. And Lena loved it. 

4. There was a moment when we realized the Clooney has been tamed

5. Common got real real on us 

6.  A meme was born

7. Jeremy Renner and JLo had a funny moment

8. Let's take this opportunity to process that this woman is fourty-fucking-five.

9. Frances McDormand was NOT feeling it at all last night

Frances McDormand's reaction face. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/CaDeJgEQGl

— (Mr.) Stacy Lambe (@sllambe)

January 12, 2015

10. Prince came out and everyone had a conniption

9. Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor dedicated his win to the entire Trans* community in a touching speech.

10. Benedict Cumberbatch totally photobombed Meryl Streep's moment. 

11. These two were their usual hilarious, adorable, charming (and also did we mention hilarious?) selves

12. Ricky Gervais was his usually sassy self 

It actually was a pretty good night.

Don't miss the monologue that had us in tears.

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4 Celeb Workout Looks We're Stealing

Look 1: Gisele

Nike White Running Shirt Size 0

Scoop NYC Gray Wool Coat Size S

Victoria's Secret Gray Leggings Size S

Uggs Size 7

Look 2: Anne Hathaway

BDG Tie Dye Leggings Size M

Balenciaga Tube Bag

Nike Sneakers Size 9

Patterson J Kincaid Black Tank Top Size XS

Look 3: Jessica Hart

Splendid Zip Up Hoodie Size S

Lululemon Pink Sports Bra Size 8

David Lerner Colorblock leggings Size XS

Barbara Bui Structured Bag

Nike Sneakers Size 10

Look 4: Olivia Wilde

Vintage Leather Jacket Size M

UNIF Inverted Kitties Loose T-shirt Size M

Adidas Blue Track Jacket Size M

David Lerner Colorblock leggings Size XS

Ray Ban Gold Aviators

Shop more in our Work Out Is The Look 2015 collection >

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13 Things The Fashion World Loved In 2014

1. Health Goth: In a nutshell, it’s Hot Topic meets Equinox, sprinkled with some tribal aesthetics and at least one piece by Whatever 21.

2. Normcore: The trend heard ‘round the world has been the most googled trend of 2014. Everyone has an opinion about it, but somehow it’s still here.

3. Kendall Jenner: Everyone in the fashion world either loved or hated KJen, but either way, she was definitely here in 2014, and showing no signs of going anywhere any time soon. 

4. The long bob was subtly and elegantly wading it’s way through the red carpets of 2014

5. Industrial Knits with an edge, like these Proenza neons were just everything this year 

6. Makeup free was the look, because in 2014, everyone #woleuplikedis

7. Cornrows was so fashion, including this variations sprinkled all over the runways

8. Clear PVC/plastic was a bold staple in every look from fashion weeks to Bushwick streets

9. Logomania: brands like Hood By Air and Alexander Wang didn't skimp on their branding. Logos everywhere was soooo 2014

10. Sneakers at the gym, sneakers in the club, sneakers at suppertime. When sneakers are fashion, life is bliss. 

11. Big Single Earrings, because any true cosmopolitan girl won't have time to put on TWO big earrings

12. Claw Manicures kept us all safe in 2014

13. Wearable tech: Basically 2014 was the year that fashion looked like what all those sci fi movies of the past thought it would. And we love it. 

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An Ode to the Jews On Christmas

Back in the days of The OC yore (2003), Seth Cohen tried to make right by his Jewish side by coining the now iconic holiday known as Chrismukkah. But seeing as on the show, there were 2 Jews to every 16 of their little gentile friends (I'm guestimating), it always felt a little heavy on the Chrism side and a little light on the 'ukkah. But that's nothing new to us Jews, amirite? Never the Marcia, always the Jan...

All through high school, the month of December was totally like 

You're, like, over it, though. Now it's more like

Except when you start to see the iPads your friends all got, then you're more like

There's that one house in the neighborhood that gives you a lil shout out in every year (thanks)

And your friends have started to include you in their Xmas cards list

It's lonely for Jews on Xmas.

I guess you'll just have to sit there and cry onto that pile of money you saved on gifts

Anyway, enjoy guys! We'll be at the movies eating chinese food if you need us. L'chaim

By: Ilana Savdie

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19 Absolutely HIlarious Xmas Pranks

1. If your prank doesn't drive people to a psychiatric appointment, you're doing something wrong. 

2. When the cat's away, the mice will gift wrap his entire office

3. This incredibly cruel prank on your little brother is bound to come back to haunt you. 

4. Brilliant parenting involves coming up with ways to keep your children from sneaking into their gifts in the middle of the night

5. Let's face it, this prank is more a useful necessity you're always running out of than it is a prank...

6. Re-gifting is just not cool. It is, however, totally adorable.

7. Sports not taking themselves too seriously cuz Xmas ya know?

8. The only way you should ever gift wrap skiis

9. It really doesn't matter what the prank is, as long as we keep getting to hear that child say "banana".

10. She asked for money so her dad obviously decided to individually gift wrap each bill. 

11. At least let the girl unwrap it, amirite 

12. Extreme caroling is a sport not appreciated by everyone

13. Good, wholesome fun for the whole family 

14. This is a special prank reserved for your beloved father to play on your new boyfriend. 

15. Watching The Parent Trap 47 times is coming in handy...

16. And finally, before we set you free and into the wild world of Xmas with the famliy, we'd like to remind you that wherever you go...

17. be it your office,

18. the subway,

19. Or even your very own kitchen...

20. someone will probably have it gift wrapped for you. 

Happy Holidays!

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9 Cute Sweaters For When You're Too Cold To Care

We've all been there right around now-ish when it gets so ridiculously cold that we just dgaf on fashion and stick with cozy. Turns out Bib + Tuck is just full of big comfy warm cozy as a fucking teddy bear sweaters. Here's our favorites so you can let it all go and look cute doing it. 

1. The ultimate winter sweater

Vintage Sweater Size L $50

2. The prep

3.1 Phillip Lim Size: M $150

3. The "I own 8 different pairs of hoops" sweater

Vintage Size: M $57

4. The What Chloe Sevigny Says, Goes sweater

Chloe Sevigny X Opening Ceremony Size: M $65

5. The I totally work in fashion sweater

Alexis Size: S $210

6. The always the girly girl sweater

Vintage Size: S $26

7. The Hot Chocolate at the Ski Resort sweater 

Vintage Size: 14 $75

8. The Color Block Out The Haters Sweater

Equipment Size: 10 $196

9. The Vintage Vogue Circa Cindy Crawford Moschino Sweater

Vintage Moschino Cheap & Chic Size: 8 $232

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Getting To Know You: Chloe Johnston

By: Casey Finigan 

You said the idea for the Chloe Johnston brand started when you would go with your Mom to Paris and visit all the unique boutiques the city had to offer. How would you describe your mom's style? Would you say that your style reflects that of your mom's? My mom's style is classic with a twist. She always looks put together, no matter what she's doing. My mother is quite pale and her mother always taught her not to leave the house without lipstick, and to this day, she never does. My Mom and I have similar but also very different tastes. Two things I have learned from her are that a scarf is the perfect accessory and can change the look of any outfit, and to hang onto bargain finds. She's great at finding amazing steals and pairing them with one-of-a-kind pieces for the perfect look.

Okay, lets do some "Rapid Fire" Questions.... Go to outfit when you over slept: For F/W- black leggings, oversized sweater, and boots. What color does your closet have a little too much of? BRIGHTS! Whats the one item you're hoping to stumble across on Bib + Tuck? Love vintage The fashion trend that you just want to die... Incredibly short shorts.... Favorite Power Couple? My parents Heels or Flats? Day time- flats, night time- heels... or barefoot :) Best advice you've ever gotten? Hold your nose and jump in! Favorite Fashion Icon? Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn Best and Worst Halloween Costume: Best: Beyonce from the single ladies video Worst: not dressing up  Worst gift you've ever given? I'm a fantastic gift giver... ;) Ever received? I love all gifts! If we were to dump out your purse, what would we find... wallet, iPhone, my Chloe Elyce lip balm, vitamins, excedrin, receipts, and medicine, nothing too exciting.

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The 17 Absolute Best Vines of 2014

We've seen extensive best of 2014 lists all over the internet over the past few weeks. We've even seen a lot of best of vines list. But we consider this to be the best of the best of the best vines of 2014. These are the ones that made us lol, and y'all know we just love a good lol in this cruel cruel world. If you think there's a vine made in 2014 that was missed from this list, feel free to comment below with links.

1. This precious girl that wasn't gonna do it, but then did it.

2. Probably the best way to initiate a friendship

3. You know how you were always like "I wonder what it sounds like when a chicken sneezes..."

4. Whatever this is

5. What it looks like to listen to hip hop for the first time

6. Y'all know this but it had to be here

7. Celebratin 

8. When life gives you potatoes...

9. GIVE THIS TO ME

10. This planet rocker, show stopper, flow proper, head knocker, beat styler, tail dropper

11. How to sneeze like a Diva

12. The most heart braking moment of your life

13. Eggminem

14. The famous suicide fairy

15. Move, bitch.

16. It's just -- so -- just -- lol

17. Bromance

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Santa Has Never Looked This Good

In between making a list and checking it twice, Santa Clause has become a fashion guru, The Christmas icon traden in his red velvet and white fur for some Alexander Wang leather and Hood by Air logos in the greatest string of fashion/celebrity collabs of all time. Creative design agency Join London has immortalized them in this incredible series of downloadable Xmas cards. Good Job Santa!

Check out the rest of the Xmas cards here

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On Fa-SSION with Cody Critcheloe

(Photo by Amos Mac)

  Cody Critcheloe's vibe is nonstop energy. The mastermind behind Ssion is a musician, producer, actor, director and visual artist. Known for having wildly energetic live performances, Ssion has toured the world with the likes of Gossip and House of Ladosha and has directed and produced some of the most groundbreaking music and video work in the last ten years (see Kylie Minogue's OFFICIALLY official 'Sexersize' sexsation). His bold aesthetic transcends into his personal style-- vibrant, forward-thinking looks that always seem to come together with his iconic mustache, thick eyebrows, and dark eyeliner. We had a minute to chat with Cody about what his upcoming projects, his latest obsessions, and what it means to be be "pretty basic".

It feels like you've done everything! What do you consider yourself primarily at this point?

A director.

Have you done anything recently you've really loved?

Made some people watch 'wild at heart' for the first time and singing karaoke to 'jingle bell rock'

So what're you up to right now? 

I made a short film for Hood By Air starring Mykki Blanco that will be out in December. I'm also working on a christmas 'project'...

If you could design an entire immersive environment, what would it look like and who would you work with on it?

I'm not sure what it would look like or who I would work with on it. I really wanna do something with Liza Minelli at some point.

You've said you're "pretty basic" most of the time. What does 'basic' look like to you?

Athletic wear that isn't Nike.

You came up in a pretty cold city. What's the best winter jacket you've ever owned?

Still haven't found it… I used to have a car so it didn't really matter much. Now I really need one. 

Which American landscape would you say best describes you?

Probably South Beach.

If we were to look in your bag /pockets, what would we find?

Lotrimin, keys, wallet, dentine ice

Who are the last five people you called on the phone?

Raul de Nieves, Seth Bogart, Casey Jane Ellison, Nick Weiss, Chris Good

If you could design the ultimate Do-Everything fantasy machine what would it do?

This is hard because it would do everything. I guess I'd just see what that day was like...

When I'm 80 I'll be making the best stuff i've ever made and have a really great kitchen... probably live in the south and have a daughter similar to Shania Twain/Laura Dern.

By: Lindsey Leonard