AltWeeklies Wire
Trendzilla: Taking the Maxi Dress to the Maxnew
With hemlines that have crept up the past five years and the 2 percent of women who can actually pull off minis, you’d think the advent of the floor-reaching maxi dress would be more welcomed.
Trendzilla: Musicians, Fans and Fashionsnew
Music, counterculture and fashion all tie in together. And usually once a certain sect of kids gets hooked on a certain genre of music, they're going to want to emulate those bands they admire. Or, at least, they're going to try.
Tags: counterculture, fashion
Ask a Mexican! Special Tortilla Contest Editionnew
Gracias, merci, obrigado for the many submissions in our contest asking readers to argue in 25 words why corn tortillas are superior to flour or vice versa. Below are the winners from some of the cities that carry the Mexican
Ask a Mexican: A Run for the Border Patrol ... and Mucho Mas!new
"Why are there Mexicans in the Border Patrol? What a hypocritical thing to do to our people."
Trendzilla: Up In Arms Over Hands-Free Devicesnew
After seeing, oh, I don't know, eight squad cars on my 20-minute commute to work (presumably) hunting down evil-doers chatting away on their cell phones, and after three of my friends received tickets for talking on their cell phones, I've started to weigh my hands-free options.
Ask a Mexican!: The King Reigns South of the Fronteranew
Dear Mexican: What's the fascination Mexicans have with Elvis?
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-16-2008 |
Commentary
Trendzilla: Curly Hair Vs. Straight Hair Smackdown!new
More than likely, if you have naturally curly hair, you hate it.
Trendzilla: Summer-Music-Festival Hippiewearnew
The tricky part, other than scrounging up enough cash to buy that $285 three-day pass and figuring out how you’re going to catch My Morning Jacket and Portishead at the same time, is in trying to maximize your comfort level in 100-degree heat while trying to look every bit as cool as the kids in VIP.
Trendzilla: You Sexy Mothertuckersnew
Chances are, if you're a guy, your parents have hounded you your whole life to tuck your shirt in.
Trendzilla: Beyond Bad Denim Flaresnew
More and more often these days, I find myself elbowing girls 10, 15 years younger than I am out of the way at sales racks for the last Anna Sui blouse in my size.
Ask a Mexican!new
"Mexicans are dirty gangbangers who spray graffiti everywhere."
Tags: Ask a Mexican, humor & satire
Ask a Mexican! Edicion Escoces Especialnew
My recent column regarding the dissimilarities between Scots and Mexicans provoked a surprising amount of angry responses -- by real Scotsmen furious that letter writer Great Scot could be so pendejo.
Trendzilla: Toe Rings? Still?new
It's just very ... '90s. Peggy Bundy. Without the charm.
Ask a Mexican!new
Stay home and watch COPS with your traditional Mexican woman.
Tags: humor & satire
Last Call for Gladiator Sandalsnew
There are no real tips for wearing gladiator flats -- they go with everything from teeny denim cutoffs to sundresses and rompers, though it's best to avoid the earth-tone varieties.
