This is a list of my fashion pet peeves: trends that never should have gotten popular.

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Oops

I love clothes, but they don’t always love me back. I’ve had my share moments, and I would like to share some.

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With winter gearing up, cold weather accessories are darn near a necessity. Hats, scarves and gloves are all well and good, but what about leg warmers? Where is their day in the sun? Well, that day is today!

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From today’s b, the paper

•••• ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’
This is 20th Century Fox’s reinvention of its 1951 classic. This time around, Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. Come along for the ride on Friday. {Tim Wong, b}

Steelers vs. Ravens
•••• Two of the fiercest rivals in the National Football League meet with the division title and a playoff berth likely on the line. Seriously, what else are you going to be doing on Sunday afternoon? 4:15 p.m. M&T Bank Stadium/CBS. {Matt Vensel, b}

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From today’s b, the paper

Far from its trendy, sterile new boutique in Hampden is the unglamorous heart of SquidFire.

It is here, in an early-1900s warehouse near Greektown, in a gritty — and unheated — room overlooking railroad tracks, where company co-founders Jean-Baptiste Regnard and Kevin Sherry churn out masses of whimsical prints on a rainbow of American Apparel T-shirts.

SquidFire is a neon world populated by pirate cats and a crop duster trailing pink hearts. Using manual presses to silkscreen clothing, the friends create one-of-a-kind, defiantly non-mall looks.

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As I was driving to 98 Rock at 4:00 this morning,  sitting in judgement of the world (as I do every morning),  I thought about the Walmart security guard in New York who was trampled to death by a mob of 2,000 lunatic shoppers.  As far as we know, nobody among that group has come forward to say,  “hey,  I saw what happened” or “hey,  my friend was one of the bargain hunters whose quest for a cheap TV led to manslaughter”.   Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been thinking about what people are thankful for at this time of year.  Family?  Friends?  A job?  Health?  I’m thankful for none of those things.  Read the rest of this entry »

From today’s b, the paper

Kanye West ‘808s and Heartbreak’
Love him or hate him, West is one of the most compelling figures in the music industry. He’s changed up his style on his latest effort, but after the emotional whirlwind he’s endured in the past year, he’ll have plenty to fuel his fire. Streaming now on MySpace Music. {Matt Vensel, b}

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Cage by Carlos Santana

Saturday night was a fun night for me. I got to hang out with a bunch of friends I hadn’t seen in a while, and I bought a fabulous pair of shoes that I can’t wait to wear for the perfect occasion. Yes, this all happened in the same location. Read the rest of this entry »

Lebootique Boot Sleeves

There’s nothing like a little retail therapy to boost my spirits, but when the one thing that gets me down is the economy, it makes for spending money harder to justify. I’ve had a new pair of knee-high boots on my want list for a while now. I recently had to part ways with one of my favorite pair of brown boots, and I’m currently searching for a replacement. Then I found a product that might just help me out, even though it’s kind of weird.

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