Twitterati … write your own Twitter T-shirt message
Twitter T-shirts? With all the hoopla about Twitter, you knew it would happen sooner rather than later.
Here’s an interesting story from the Chicago Tribune. You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/okstyle
All of which were submitted by various Twitterati, including Xeni Jardin, editor of the blog Boing Boing, and Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter. But now Threadless, using its typically-democratic “crowd-sourcing” approach to T-shirt design, is inviting the masses to submit their own tweets and vote on others to determine which should be turned into a cool T-shirt. (Go to twitter.threadless.com)
Within the first day of the “Twitter Tees” launch on Tuesday, Threadless received roughly 12,000 submissions and almost 400,000 votes. Submissions included: “You are what you tweet,” “Full tweet ahead,” “Tweet like no one is reading,” and “Twitter: helping manage my ADHD in 140 characters or less.”
Threadless staffers hope to accelerate production and get the winning tweet-shirt up for sale in three weeks, according to Tom Ryan, Threadless CEO. The best ideas, he said, always come from the people.
So tweet on, you huddled masses. Your words — 140 characters or less—have a chance to live on in T-shirt eternity.
Michelle Obama … the fashion story continues
Chatter about Michelle Obama’s one-woman rescue of the fashion industry continues. Read what Women’s Wear Daily has to say.
First Lady Michelle Obama attends the ribbon cutting ceremony officially reopening the Charles Engelhard Court of the newly renovated American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Jon and Kate … how about a children’s clothing line?
Jon and Kate Gosselin
So much going on with Jon and Kate Gosselin, the parents of television’s most adorable eight kids. Will they separate? Will they work it out? Did he cheat? Did she?
What I’m wondering is how my name got on the list for all the J&K e-blasts. What do Jon and Kate have to do with fashion? Could a children’s wear clothing line be in the works? It’s not a bad idea. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen did it.
Susan Boyle’s necklace
Susan Boyle, singing sensation on "Britain's Got Talent."
Here’s something kind of funny. I have a bead necklace almost identical to the one Susan Boyle is wearing. Mine is pastel yellow ’60s retro. Thought I’d layer it with other beads and pair with a white tank or jacket. Now I’m questioning my own fashion sense. What to do, what to do.
Celebrity fashion snapshot: Jenna Elfman
Green with envy. Love those waves. Not envious of any dress that hits mid-calf though. Scissors, please.
Actress Jenna Elfman arrives at the 2009 CBS Network Upfront party in New York.
Actress Jenna Elfman
Shoe shopping at Marmi Shoe Rack
I breezed into Marmi Shoe Rack last week to do a quick video about spring shoes and trends with Angi Bruss. The store opened in late March, but this was my first visit. It’s the first store in Oklahoma City, and I really wasn’t familiar with it either.
What’s interesting about Marmi is that the store is only open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It was buzzing when we were there; women were buying two and three pairs at a time. The store carries 10,000 pairs of shoes with such brands as Vaneli, Sesto Meucci of Florence, Amalfi and Rangoni, and new stock comes in weekly, said manager Bryan Gomez. And, yes, I bought a pair of Vaneli leopard print flats trimmed in black patent. Love, love, love ’em. I’ve already worn them three times. Comfortable, too.
All shoes are priced $24.99 and $29.99, with savings of at least 70 percent off the original prices. What’s more, there’s a special “pot luck” group by size for only $19.99. Marmi Shoe Rack also specializes in hard-to-find sizes from 4 to 12 in widths slim to wide.
The stores accepts credit cards and cash. No checks. All sales are final.
To celebrate the Memorial Day weekend, the store will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Personally, I can think of no better way to spend a three-day weekend than shoe shopping. In fact, I’ve got my eye on a pair of two-tone patent wedges, so I better scoot back over there and give them another test run around the store. I just hope my size is still available. If you shop at Marmi and see something you love, buy it. It may not be there the next weekend — or maybe even the next day.
Marmi is at the Quail Plaza Shopping Center, May and Hefner.
Celebrity fashion snapshot: Patricia Arquette
Reminder to myself: Blouson can be a good thing, but sometimes too much fabric around the waist and middle just makes you look like you have too much waist and middle.
Actress Patricia Arquette arrives at the 2009 CBS Network Upfront party on May 20, 2009 in New York.
Celebrity fashion snapshot: Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood … pretty in pink. Love the embellished straps on this tiered ruffle dress.
Season four "American Idol" winner and Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood arrives at the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles.
$1 flip-flops at Old Navy on Saturday
I’m always ready for a bargain, how about you?
So get yourself to Old Navy on Saturday for one of the biggest bargains of the season. Old Navy is selling flip-flops for $1. This sale is for solid flip-flops for adults and kids. Limit is 5 per customer, so load up. You can never have too many flip-flops.
Something smells good — free perfume
Ageless Fantasy perfume
It’s not too late to enter the drawing for a bottle of age-defying perfume. Yes, you read that right. Age-defying.
I’m giving away a bottle of Ageless Fantasy perfume to TWO lucky winners. The perfume retails for $120.
Never heard of Ageless Fantasy? It’s an age-defying perfume with a patent-pending elixir that defies your skin’s natural age-revealing scent, according to press information.
Research has proven that men who are near women who use Ageless Fantasy think they’re at least eight years younger, the press release said. This potent perfume potion is all hopped up with age transforming power of pink grapefruit, luscious mango, antioxidant pomegranate. jasmine and musk, which has been clinically proven to make you smell younger.
AgelessFantasy achieves powerful euphoric properties, and sets off a feeling of youth and excitement. Smells youthful. Feels youthful. Is youthful, press info says.
To be entered in the drawing, send an e-mail with your name and address to fashionmatters@opubco.com. Deadline is midnight May 22. I’ll draw two lucky winners and put the perfume in the mail.
