Life Magazine Returns!
Breaking news! Life Magazine is making a comeback. This time, it will be online as a joint effort between Time, Inc., and Getty Images. Users will have access to millions of photos from Life Magazine, many never seen by the public. This news comes out of the MIXX Conference and Expo, the gathering of the Advertising Week 2008, running this week.
PaidContent’s David Kaplan reported, “Users will also be able to create a Life-branded coffee table book of their own photos. And, of course, an iPhone app is in the works.”
Right now, the Life.com website has a “Coming Soon” message:
Welcome to the future home of LIFE, the most amazing collection of professional photography on the Web: 10 million photos from the legendary archives of LIFE magazine and thousands more added every day. Whatever you want to look at, whether it happened an hour ago, a century ago, or any time in between, you’ll be able to find it here quickly, easily, and for free.
I don’t know about you, but I eagerly await the launch! Stay tuned for more news.
books: Chick Lit and Dude Lit | Comment (1)Movado Collection: Train Your Brain
The first time I saw one a Movado watch in a display case, I was drawn to their simple style, but I also thought they were geared towards consumers who only had to be somewhere “around” a certain time. Alternately, maybe they were made for men who had “people” who took care of those details. If you recall, most of the Movado collection has a blank face with a single diamond placed at twelve o’clock. There are other styles that are made with a complete set of numbers, but they are most known for this particular style.
I am not like the rest of the world when it comes to time telling schools. The school I was at in kindergarten taught that in first grade. I went to a new school in first grade, and that school had already taught it in kindergarten and assumed you knew! My parents weren’t deficient. I was just a little bit dyslexic. Though I was the kid who had to look at a digital clock to tell time, I was reading at an eleventh grade level by second grade so they must have done something right.
Since discovering the watches, I have learned that the mind tends to fill in the blanks, just like the mindteasers. If the first and last letters of a word are correct, your brain can fill it in. Such is the “no numbers watch.” After awhile, your brain just fills in the details, unless you are wearing it upside down, of course.
If you have been looking for Movado watches like this, here’s a tip: The Watchery has them at 38-50% retail right now. I have a feeling that in the future, costume designers will choose this type of watch when creating a costume of an upscale character for dramas that take place in the 1990s ad early new millenia.
discounts, modern fashion | Comment (0)Nudie Rodeo Tailors on Ebay
Jamie Nudie was the original Rhinestone Cowboy. He became a tailor in the 1930s, and was the first person to put rhinestones on menswear. After traveling around the country, he and wife set up shop and approached Roy Rogers and Dale Evans to be their exclusive tailors. The desirability of Nudie Rodeo Tailors rose even higher after designing Elvis’ gold lame’ suit.
Today, items crop up for sale at auctions and online. Because they sold a complete line, you will see more basic items. What made them famous and what goes for the big bucks are when you can find a Nudie that was documented to have been custom made for a name of note.
Right now, there is a suit on ebay that was made for Rick Danko for his appearances with Bob Dylan, so the auction says. However, there is a photo of Montie Montana wearing the same or similar suit, and the tailor tags of the outfit say Montie Montana as well. Because the history is a little anecdotal, could the suit have really have preciously been Montana’s that Rick had worn? One may never know. But it is authentic Nudie nonetheless. Maybe someone will come forward with photos of Danko for the seller.
Check the auction out HERE.
There is another Nudie of note this week on ebay. This one has a “Buy It Now” option. I have only included a small snippet. You will have to go to the listing to see it for yourself! Click right HERE.
This suit even comes with matching boots. I don’t know it this was something made for someone, or it was a style that was “off the rack” but it sure is a suit that will never be forgotten if you wear it. Many collectors choose to display their suits only to reduce the wear and tear, but the choice is yours.
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