click click – 26-05-12
Welcome to click click, the sporadic review of what I find worth clicking on the internet.
When asked what initially inspired me to draw the way I do, I have to pay a debt to Betty and Veronica. As a child I remember absorbing back issues minutely, less on the stories than the girls and their clothes of course. Sometimes I even used a magnifying glass. These terrific scans from the 1960s are borrowed from the collection of fellow B&V fan club member Oh, for the love of Vintage!
- Rise of the Anti-Lady Mag - this is the confusing title of an interesting discussion on the intersection of women and modern media. Very smart, articulate panelists.
- Up From the Streets – the interfashionet’s current must-read is this rambling GQ profile of Scott Schuman. Nothing new is revealed, but it’s worth it for the footnotes.
- Can using different types of models benefit brands? – boy dynamo Ben Barry has released his research findings, and they’re interesting to consider. I agree that ranking models by size only is silly and simplistic – like any creative field, talent ought to be the real measure of value. Still, I’m not totally convinced that a successful model should attempt to accurately reflect reality. I like it when models deliver beautiful lies.
- Wise Words for Graduates – or Anybody, Really – comedians delivering convocation addresses – all emphasizing cogent advice on how to follow your dreams… and allowing your dreams to change along the way.
- The Macroeconomics of Vajazzles – if you thought we could Vajazzle our way out of the economic crisis, think again.
Karma honey!
- DIY Couture – this is a cute resource for those who would sew their own clothes… I’m going to be helping out at the paper doll station for a while at the book launch party in London on Tuesday – if you’re in town, come and check it out!
- The Street Idle – “A Toronto blog for those who sometimes treat fashion and life as a spectator’s sport”
- The Perfect Nose – “I’m only serious when-umm.. I’ll tell you when it happens.”
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Oh Betty and Veronica! Your scary dating lives… ;P But the clothes were always great!
Sweet tap dancing generic deity – I got a mention on finalfashion! Thanks for the link love, good thing I’m already horizontal or I’d get there involuntarily from the speed at which my head is inflating. This is a good reason to spend the rest of the day in bed.. Thanks also for the Betty-Veronica love- the only comics I could afford as a kid were ancient dilapidated issues of Archie comics, and the sight of those gorgeous vintage styles = *thundering-sh*tstorms, tsunami of nostalgia*
BTW the baldheretic link isn’t working…
All this talk of paper dolls is making me quite faint. How I’d love to visit you at the paper doll Station on Tuesday but have a date with Limp Biskit. Enjoy! From the editor of The Paperdoll Circle.
Lorna, skipping out on paper dolls for a date with Limp Bizkit?? This is one of my favourite ever comments! =) =) =)
theperfectnose – spooky, I didn’t include the baldheretic in this post?? And it’s too bad that link is dead because it’s a good cautionary tale.
Nadia – at the time I just sort of absorbed it, but you’re right, there was a lot of weird relationship stuff in these comics! I never even realized…