Miles Davis and Steve McQueen, Monterey, 1963
Photo by Jim Marshall
About Me
- Kerry
- Pop culture junkie, native of Las Vegas, not really a writer.
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Friday, October 9, 2009
From Blip.fm - Chopin - Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
This is my favorite Chopin piece. It's so melancholy and so beautiful. ♫ http://blip.fm/~ekm6b
Thursday, October 8, 2009
My Epiphany at a Professional Bra Fitting
I’ve been a fan of What Not to Wear for years, mainly because I think Clinton Kelly is adorable and wish I could add him to my gaggle of gays. One of the first things they always make women on the show do is get a professional bra fitting because the key to looking good in clothes is having the proper under garments and 8 out of 10 women are wearing the wrong bra size! I’ve always wanted to have a professional bra fitting but was also always a little bit scared. Do I really want to know how enormous my breasts actually are? I wasn’t afraid of them being smaller than I thought they were. I know they’re gigantic. And trust me, all you small breasted ladies out there: it’s a curse, not a blessing. I was measured once at a Bali store in an outlet mall. But after my new knowledge I can identify that fitting for what it was: a half-assed job by a bored teenage mall employee.
A few days ago, on the recommendation of a friend I trust, who works in high end retail and knows her shit, I went to the lingerie department at Nordstrom and had an honest to God, professional bra fitting and it was nothing short of a revelation.
The no nonsense, Certified Fit Specialist, Ingrid, took me to a dressing room, instructed me to remove my blouse, yanked the insufficient bra I was wearing into approximate place, whipped the measuring tape that was hanging around her neck over my torso and measured me. On the bra I was wearing my band was two sizes too big and my cup size was two sizes too small. JIMINY CHRISTMAS. Then as I waited in the dressing room, my angel Ingrid proceeded to go out on the sales floor and gather the correct size bras for me to try on. Such a difference! Everything is now in the right place, tightly controlled, but perfectly comfortable. Because I had been wearing my band size too large, my bra was shifting as I went about my day, causing redness and irritation to my delicate skin, failing to keep my lovelies high and in place, and allowing for unnecessary bouncing. Now? My bra band stays firmly in place and my cups are large enough to control my lovelies so that there is no irritation, they don't sag unflatteringly, and they don't bounce indiscreetly.
Ingrid also shared with me the longevity rules of bras:
1. Never wear the same bra two days in a row. After a day of wear, the bra must be allowed to rest and fall back into its original shape.
2. When you buy a bra the band should fit snugly on the outside set of hooks. You will use this set of hooks for up to, but no longer than, the first two months of the bra’s life.
3. After two months at most, you will switch to the middle set of hooks. You will use this set of hooks for the next five to six months.
4. After those five to six months, maybe a bit longer if you feel the bra is holding up well, you will switch to the inside set of hooks. Once you switch to the inside set of hooks, your bra is at the end of its life. It will only perform well for you for about another month or so.
5. Have you calculated that? Yep, only 9 months give or take, so if you’ve had a bra for a year or more, it’s time to retire the bra. You should be able to feel when a bra stops performing for you. Once it’s not doing its job 100%, get a new bra!
5. A bra can be worn five times before washing. Always wash on gentle cycle, always wash it inside a mesh garment bag so it doesn’t get twisted or hooked on other clothes, and never use Woolite.
6. Never put a bra in the dryer, always hang to dry. (I already knew that one.)
I know this is a funny thing to blog about, but I feel so much better that it seems an important thing to share with women. Go get a professional bra fitting! Preferably from an older, experienced, Certified Fit Specialist. Take care of your lovelies, look great, and feel great about yourself. We all deserve it.
Oh and for you Las Vegas locals, Ingrid works at Nordstrom at Fashion Show Mall. The phone number is 702-781-1240. Call her!
xoxo
A few days ago, on the recommendation of a friend I trust, who works in high end retail and knows her shit, I went to the lingerie department at Nordstrom and had an honest to God, professional bra fitting and it was nothing short of a revelation.
The no nonsense, Certified Fit Specialist, Ingrid, took me to a dressing room, instructed me to remove my blouse, yanked the insufficient bra I was wearing into approximate place, whipped the measuring tape that was hanging around her neck over my torso and measured me. On the bra I was wearing my band was two sizes too big and my cup size was two sizes too small. JIMINY CHRISTMAS. Then as I waited in the dressing room, my angel Ingrid proceeded to go out on the sales floor and gather the correct size bras for me to try on. Such a difference! Everything is now in the right place, tightly controlled, but perfectly comfortable. Because I had been wearing my band size too large, my bra was shifting as I went about my day, causing redness and irritation to my delicate skin, failing to keep my lovelies high and in place, and allowing for unnecessary bouncing. Now? My bra band stays firmly in place and my cups are large enough to control my lovelies so that there is no irritation, they don't sag unflatteringly, and they don't bounce indiscreetly.
Ingrid also shared with me the longevity rules of bras:
1. Never wear the same bra two days in a row. After a day of wear, the bra must be allowed to rest and fall back into its original shape.
2. When you buy a bra the band should fit snugly on the outside set of hooks. You will use this set of hooks for up to, but no longer than, the first two months of the bra’s life.
3. After two months at most, you will switch to the middle set of hooks. You will use this set of hooks for the next five to six months.
4. After those five to six months, maybe a bit longer if you feel the bra is holding up well, you will switch to the inside set of hooks. Once you switch to the inside set of hooks, your bra is at the end of its life. It will only perform well for you for about another month or so.
5. Have you calculated that? Yep, only 9 months give or take, so if you’ve had a bra for a year or more, it’s time to retire the bra. You should be able to feel when a bra stops performing for you. Once it’s not doing its job 100%, get a new bra!
5. A bra can be worn five times before washing. Always wash on gentle cycle, always wash it inside a mesh garment bag so it doesn’t get twisted or hooked on other clothes, and never use Woolite.
6. Never put a bra in the dryer, always hang to dry. (I already knew that one.)
I know this is a funny thing to blog about, but I feel so much better that it seems an important thing to share with women. Go get a professional bra fitting! Preferably from an older, experienced, Certified Fit Specialist. Take care of your lovelies, look great, and feel great about yourself. We all deserve it.
Oh and for you Las Vegas locals, Ingrid works at Nordstrom at Fashion Show Mall. The phone number is 702-781-1240. Call her!
xoxo
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A Tim Burton Inspired Fashion Editorial
Harper's Bazaar recently posted a fashion editorial designed by Tim Burton. He even appears in a few of the shots. Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought I would post the images because they are quite fun and colorful and different. You don't have to be a fan of Tim Burton (and frankly he's hit or miss for me) to enjoy this spread.
To find out what each model is wearing you can go to the Harper's Bazaar site: here.
To find out what each model is wearing you can go to the Harper's Bazaar site: here.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Yep. I've changed the look of my blog. I was sick of those polka dots. Decided to go a little darker. I might continue to fiddle with it. We shall see.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - from raw and sexy to cold and boring.
In March of 2004 Phillip and I drove from Las Vegas to Tucson, AZ to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs play at a little place called Club Congress. We were madly in love with the band’s album Fever to Tell which had come out the April before as well as their early self titled EP. They weren’t coming to Vegas but we had to see them! We still remember that road trip to Tucson as being one of the greatest of our relationship (so far). The show itself was moved outdoors to the courtyard of the The Hotel Congress and during the opening act I spotted guitarist Nick Zinner hanging out. I approached him, said hello, and asked why Vegas had been left off the tour. He told me they would never play Vegas, they hate Vegas, they’d had a disastrous show there once and would never go back. Well ok then. By the time Yeah Yeah Yeahs were set to take the stage, the small crowd was in a frenzy waiting for Karen O and when she finally appeared it exploded. YYYs went on to perform one of the sexiest, raw, crazy, and rocking shows I’d ever seen! Back then Karen O was wild on stage, she was all over the place, smiling crazy at the audience the whole time, chugging two beers at once, spilling most of it all over her body, jumping, screaming, writhing, amazing! All in a shimmery leotard-like body suit. I’d never seen anything like her before. In the audience, the boys loved her and the girls WORSHIPPED her.
Jump ahead to September of 2009. Two albums later, the band has evolved into something a little less rock n roll. I still like their music, but none of it has the raw sexuality and pure rock n roll heart that their first album had. YYYs are set to play The Pearl at The Palms. I guess Nick’s statement about never playing Vegas just didn’t hold true now that they are a bigger act. Phillip and I had never been to this venue in Las Vegas before and tickets were fairly reasonable so despite the fact that we don’t like their new music as much as their old music we decide to go to the show. The Pearl is nice, small, intimate. We don’t have standing room only floor tickets; the floor is really small. We have seats and they are good: dead center, about 10 rows up. Wow. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs sure put on a different show from the last time I saw them! Karen O still moves all over the stage, but not wildly. In fact she is so controlled now that it actually comes off as contrived and rehearsed. The crowd really got excited when she would crash her foot down on a pedal onstage and colored paper confetti would shoot out at them! Really, confetti is exciting? The stage itself was very impressive with a large bullseye that lit up in multiple colors and a huge round eyeball in the center. But it felt to me like YYYs have simply lost their soul. They are cold and controlled and play too many ballads and not enough rock n roll. I miss their dirtiness. I miss their rawness. I was bored. Oh and they played for just over an hour including the encore.
That’s just lame.
Here are a few shots I took at the show. You can’t see the band really, but you can see the eyeball.
Jump ahead to September of 2009. Two albums later, the band has evolved into something a little less rock n roll. I still like their music, but none of it has the raw sexuality and pure rock n roll heart that their first album had. YYYs are set to play The Pearl at The Palms. I guess Nick’s statement about never playing Vegas just didn’t hold true now that they are a bigger act. Phillip and I had never been to this venue in Las Vegas before and tickets were fairly reasonable so despite the fact that we don’t like their new music as much as their old music we decide to go to the show. The Pearl is nice, small, intimate. We don’t have standing room only floor tickets; the floor is really small. We have seats and they are good: dead center, about 10 rows up. Wow. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs sure put on a different show from the last time I saw them! Karen O still moves all over the stage, but not wildly. In fact she is so controlled now that it actually comes off as contrived and rehearsed. The crowd really got excited when she would crash her foot down on a pedal onstage and colored paper confetti would shoot out at them! Really, confetti is exciting? The stage itself was very impressive with a large bullseye that lit up in multiple colors and a huge round eyeball in the center. But it felt to me like YYYs have simply lost their soul. They are cold and controlled and play too many ballads and not enough rock n roll. I miss their dirtiness. I miss their rawness. I was bored. Oh and they played for just over an hour including the encore.
That’s just lame.
Here are a few shots I took at the show. You can’t see the band really, but you can see the eyeball.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
From Blip.fm - Good Old War - Again!
SONG OF THE DAY: Just Another Day by Good Old War. Love this band's lovely harmonies! ♫ http://blip.fm/~duwib
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
From Blip.fm - Good Old War
I discovered Good Old War this week and am really loving them. This is the song I heard that made me search them out! ♫ http://blip.fm/~dk7h2
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