Time to get Fashionably Four-Eyed

“They give you an edge,” trend-starting actress Chloë Sevigny recently told The New York Times about her fabulous frames. “Even if you’re wearing something preppy or totally conservative, they make the look cool. “They can flip an outfit on its head.”

Unlike the days of Dorothy Parker, guys love to make passes at fashionistas in cute glasses. Regardless of whether you need them to actually see, Famous designer brands like Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Bvlgari, Prada & Versace have a good selection of frames.

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Tags:Fashion Glasses, Man Fashion, Man Fashion Accessories

Scenes from the Texas State Dem Convention #5

A bit of confusion at this year's Senate District Caucus at the Texas State Dem Convention. This was an attempt to get the latter half of the process (elections to various committees and election of our district delegates to national) begun by getting our delegate strength completed. What caused the confusion initially was that after the speeches on the convention floor, a number of our delegates didn't return for the election process! When this happens, typically they would move alternates up to full delegate. This year one of our SDEC folks challenged and got our chair to remove them once moved up, then to calculate based upon voting weight for the full seated caucus (in other words, if only 83 of 100 people show up, those 83 votes are weighted to equal 100 votes). Usually we only did that when designated delegates failed to show up and credential, or that enough delegates were not elected to fill all the alloted seats. Once credentialed, they should show up and vote -- and if not, those votes would be replaced by alternates. It was about 10:3PM when we began trying to get everyone coordinated to begin the process.

Scenes from the Texas State Dem Convention #4

Herding cattle! After waiting for almost half hour to get into the convention floor, security informed us that we would not be able to get into the door we were all waiting at nearest the stage. Secret Service had Chelsea Clinton backstage and felt we'd be too close to her coming in that door.

Scenes from the Texas State Dem Convention #3

Some early nominations business at the Senate District caucus, and the first taste of controversy on a long, intrigue-filled convention.

Scenes from the Texas State Dem Convention #2

A brief chat with Rose Wall, a T friend of mine from GCTC in Houston, as she arrived at the convention. As it turns out, she's also in my senate district as an alternate delegate, but from Fort Bend county just south of Houston and Harris County.

Scenes from the Texas State Dem Convention #1

Some video early on, while our senate district (17) was collected and awaiting the call to order.

Yves Saint Laurent | 1936-2008

The inventor of modern-day ready-to-wear, the first designer to use black models on his runway, the first to bring androgyny to high fashion, the successor to Christian Dior, the first to license his name to other businesses, and one of the youngest designers ever to be at the helm of a major Parisian Haute Couture house, Yves Saint Laurent, died at his home on Sunday evening, June 1, 2008.

Fans of YSL, or simply those who want to learn more, may want to check out the newly-opened (and, I guess, impeccably-timed) YSL retrospective at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal which runs until September 28, 2008 and which is being planned in conjunction with La Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent. Pierre Bergé himself was on-hand for the opening of the highly-acclaimed exhibit last week, and according to a friend on the organising team, he recounted some incredible stories about his life and times with Monsieur Saint Laurent.

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Tags: Man Fashion, Man Fashion Designer, YSL