Fashion Magazines: A Man’s Point of View
Despite my affinity for jeans and converse, It’s part of my job to stay on top of trends.
It was easier when I wrote the fashion and beauty blog for Bravo, because I had the pressure of a weekly column to keep me in the loop. Now? I’m (scary horror music) admittedly a bit behind on the trends.
In an effort to alleviate some work-related guilt, I raided CVS yesterday and returned home with a stack of September issues. My plan was to read them this morning, and by noon know whether or not the new hemline was scandalous or conservative, or if the smokey eye had made it’s thirtieth consecutive appearance on the fall runways (my bet is on yes).
So, I sat down with a cup of coffee and my fresh stack of glossies, and was only two pages into Vogue when I realized that someone had been there before me. There was a faint smell of shaving cream, and a note on page two. I recognized the handwriting as my husband’s, and he had left comments. Lots of comments.
I present to you, a man’s take on women’s fashion.
Admission: I had to look up the word “defenestrate.” It means “to throw something or someone out the window.”
75 Comments
Renovation Therapy
August 31, 2009Love it. My Fiance refers to fashion as a "woman on woman hate crime". LOL
virtuallori
August 31, 2009So very, very true, all of them. Fashion just makes me tired. By the time I figure out how to make what's current work for me, they're on to something else.
threebysea
August 31, 2009Your husband's comments were hilarious- a blog based on this idea should be your next joint venture. I'm right there with you in the jeans and Converse (well, when the weather cools off- right now I'm still in my flip flops!) I used to be such a little fashionista in high school (wanted to be a buyer or freelance fashion merchandiser). I am a million miles away from that place now- thank God!!
Michelle | Cicada Studio
August 31, 2009How funny! (I especially like dingle-berry).
esther lee
August 31, 2009This is awesome.
I'm showing this to my husband, pronto!
Madeleine
August 31, 2009Ah, so so good! It's funny to me how men find so many things in fashion ridiculous when us women swoon and go crazy over them. The first one is my favorite!
Lisa from Lisa's Yarns
August 31, 2009Oh my gosh, your husband is hilarious! Quite the catch!!
libby walkup
August 31, 2009Love this! Also love jeans and converse. Am wearing them now. Though I do only work at a coffeeshop.
erin
August 31, 2009this just made my week. hysterical.
juliette
August 31, 2009oh my word – that was hysterical!
Makes me want to do find this in those horrid magazines in the airplane seats that I always default to flipping through!
mandiegirl
August 31, 2009Love this! I'll bet he's a charmer!
Mango Gal
August 31, 2009This made me laugh, too funny!
Jennifer
August 31, 2009too funny! i usually stick to basics in my wardrobe, but whenever i do pull something trendy out of the closet, the bf usually gives me the "i don't get it" look.
Little P
August 31, 2009This was hilarious – particularly the 'clutch whisperer' lol!
Amanda Nicole
August 31, 2009Ahahaha! Love it. I rarely buy the glossy fashion mags anymore. I used to flip through them and my imagination would be grabbed, my senses piqued, but maybe that was because I was a teenager and the models were a sort of idol. Now I just find the mags inaccessible
Fog and Thistle
August 31, 2009Hilarious!
nichole
August 31, 2009Amanda – I agree, they are totally inaccessible. I don't know who their target is anymore. I think teenagers is about it.
sweet fine day/Jenna
August 31, 2009bwahahaha, hilarious!
Fiona
August 31, 2009Learn more – look up the defenestration of Prague (1618). In that case, the unfortunate defenestrate-ees survived because they landed in a pile of poo. It's a fun concept.
nichole
August 31, 2009Fiona – okay, you got me. I MUST read about that! I wonder if that's what Evan was referencing?
christina
August 31, 2009This is hilarious! Exactly what I needed on my Monday morning.
cathi
August 31, 2009What a good laugh for a Monday morning…very funny!!!
I,too am a jeans and converse/boots type girl…but I love reading all the fashion magazines…
kate
August 31, 2009still laughing over 'dingleberry' – my sister and i have always called 'that brand' dingleberry.
Carly
August 31, 2009Too Funny! I think that is definitely a great way to enjoy a fashion mag and cup of coffee – sweetened with a healthy dose of irreverence. As for my own fashion sense, I tend to invest in classic pieces and only go trendy with the accessories. I kinda wish the 18th and 19th century had left us with some practicality…. Fashion trends lasted ten, twenty years so you actually got some wear out of your clothes…. lol
patricia
August 31, 2009Trends? I don't remember the last time I followed any of them. These are hilarious!
bess
August 31, 2009I am soooo impressed that your husband not only knows who Isadora Duncan is, but also how she died – what a man!!
aerussell
August 31, 2009Oh so cute! Hahaha! Your husband sure has a sense of humor.
Simply Mel
August 31, 2009He should be the new fashion editor for Vogue – add a bit of spice and humor to the fashion world!
The Friendly Skies
August 31, 2009This is so hysterical… i love it so much! Thank you for sharing this moment with all of us in blogger land!
Stephanie
August 31, 2009This is hilarious! His comments were so true.
Joslyn
August 31, 2009LOL…i love your husband. seriously!
reckless daughter
August 31, 2009this is so freaking funny haha
PS: how did I not know the word "defenestrate" existed? that is beyond useful
gwen bell
September 1, 2009Tweeted this. Because it completely rocks. http://twitter.com/gwenbell/status/3677948027
I usually go through and tear out the ads the moment I buy it. I'm the worst kind of target I guess.
amanda
September 1, 2009giggle, giggle.
i adore this!
Rachel
September 1, 2009that is so awesome! your husband is a clever man.
hair accessories
September 1, 2009Lols! Very clever. The girl on the first picture needs a hairdo or is that it? =)
megan
September 1, 2009so cute and so true.
amber (theambershow)
September 1, 2009DUDE! your husband ROCKS!
Gotta Knit!
September 1, 2009That was priceless. Love your husband's humor.
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September 1, 2009That's so funny!
Love it…my husband too makes little comments on the cheesy shows I wind down to in the evening…he says he's not watching…but is really!
I have Miss A from Mostly Mod being interviewed for our Tell ALL Tuesdays…pass by if you get a chance!
Char
Mandi
September 1, 2009Seriously funny. Thanks for sharing.
deborah
September 1, 2009Ah, yes, men and women fashion magazines. My husband likes to "read" Vogue and Cosmo….
Like Renovation's fiance's remarks. I'll have to remember that….
(says she in her paint smeared studio clothes and mussed hair. fashion is something like a vague memory – practiced by urbanites and those that shave their legs on a regular basis).
Stephanie Hillberry
September 1, 2009How clever your husband is! I laughed out loud and immediately considered forwarding your post to my husband, who would no doubt appreciate. Kinda makes me look at fashion ads a little differently…
Erin
September 2, 2009Your husband is hilarious and witty. All this blog love will surely go to his head . . .
@mthinker
September 2, 2009So so great. Totally agree with threebysea. you should do a blog with the pictures of the ads with sticky comments. Brilliant cause its simple.
Nata
September 3, 2009Your husband is quite witty, and some of his fashion statements are actually genuinely hilarious.
xD
No eyebrows, no service.
haha, asking guys about fashion is always interesting.
Unless they're gay that is, then they become fashion itself. (like my best friend)
- Nata
Anna
September 3, 2009I just showed this post to my husband and he laughed even harder than I suspected he would.
"I think I'd like that guy" was his comment … once he stopped giggling.
Too funny. Thanks for sharing.
Novi On The Go
September 3, 2009I just shared this with my husband, so so funny!! We love it. Thanks for posting!
Schaufensterbabe
September 3, 2009Pretty funny, especially the last one from Isadora Duncan!t
Lindsey
September 3, 2009OMG, your hubby is a riot! That is hilarious and I agree that he should keep at it and start a blog.
Thanks for giving me a good laugh!
{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com
erin
September 3, 2009This is amazing! Your husband's comments are way too funny! I love that he (1) looked through your fashion magazines… before you, and (2) felt compelled to comment.
Jaeve + Things
September 3, 2009ha! this is funny stuff!
Olivia Rae
September 3, 2009haha my boyfriend makes fun of mymagazines too. he thinks all the models look absolutely ridiculous and the high fashion pieces are a joke.
oh well, i guess guys don't have to understand evvverything. your husband sounds so funny!
Amy
September 3, 2009How funny! Your husband has a great sense of humor.
Love the "No eyebrows, No service".
Ana
September 5, 2009i showed this to my boyfriend, who laughed and then eyed my pile of fashion rags in the corner.
taryn
September 5, 2009I'm so glad to have just found your blog~ this post is hysterical. love it!
Melissa
September 5, 2009Your husband is quite a clever fellow! Love his commentary.
shilvia
September 8, 2009hilarious…
CV Fab Mama /Curly Girlie
September 8, 2009HA! I love it. So funny and totally a guy thing to do. I am sure it put a smile on your face when you read them as it did mine.
Antonio Barros
September 10, 2009"Dingle-berry" hahahaa
I love it!
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Kitty
September 17, 2009I LOVE your Blog, and you have introduced me to a FABULOUS line of skin CARE…
But this… this made me weep with delight. Your husband hit the nail on the head. Perfect. xx
(Yes, I'll consider decaf…)
lesley [smidgebox]
September 1, 2010oh my god! i love it. the "no eyebrows, no service" is totally something my husband would have written. he is always leaning over my shoulder, no matter what i'm reading online or otherwise, and makes his funny little comments. thanks for sharing that
Meagan
September 1, 2010Clever and funny! Enjoyed the post!
Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heels
September 6, 2010Clearly your husband is awesome and totally deserves his own fashion column
liza
September 11, 2010Missed this originally. I'm laughing so hard, especially at the Isadora Duncan reference. That's very, very funny!
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