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American Street Mag

great for that pilly aftertaste

About Me

oh, boo hoo, no mission statements here. i like the way you look, you like the way i look, let's get together, yeah, yeah, yeah. We're a street fashion mag -- what you wear in everyday life is infinitely more inspiring than an editorial. your art, your music, your etc. is our business. x x x

My Interests

Cut 'n' Paste, DIY, kitchen sink. Creative Collaboration . . . check out some of the Mag's friends:

Penny's Trip www.myspace.com/pennystrip

PRINTS BY CRU Poverty Line Clothing www.myspace.com/cruwarren

Mark Tester www.myspace.com/marktester

The Original David www.myspace.com/the_original_david

Aaron Kolfage www.myspace.com/quiet_coyote

I'd like to meet:

The Originals.

new york




northern friends: montreal, vancouver, toronto, winnipeg, calgary, ottawa, victoria, st.-john




u.s. potpourri: philly, dc, baltimore, miami, indy, chicago, minneapolis, kalamazoo, sterling heights MI, richmond VA, new orleans, austin, houston




mountain & pacific: la, seattle, san fran, portland, denver, sequim and port townsend WA, salt lake city, park city UT, las vegas, palm beach, santa barbara, la quinta CA




lovers below: mexico city, buenos aires, sao paulo, rio, bogota, medellin, curitiba



Wanting pics from Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Cinci, Cleveland, Louisville, Nashville, Charlotte, Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas, Milwaukee, Omaha!, Phoenix, Albuquerque, San Jose, all over South America-land, Canada, the Caribbean, and ESPECIALLY from those of you doing your own thang in small towns (extra love for you).

THRIFT GEM OF THE DAY

Music:



Books:

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

My Blog

I'm Seen Therefore I Am

In a culture of hyper-visibility, is the fashion industry to blame for the size zero debate, or is it a minor player in a larger social issue?   Anorexia is so hot right now.  As much as it'...
Posted by American Street Mag on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:05:00 PST

TEMPORARY PERSON (Fiction)

      My third assignment was at a woman's home.  She had a phone answering service for about thirty companies, and I was filling in while she went to her cardiologist.&n...
Posted by American Street Mag on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST

Fin de Siecle Fashion

London Fashion Week has been resurrected along with the Nineties.  Why is the new crop of designers referencing an age that just ended? You know how your mother says, "I wish I wouldn't have thro...
Posted by American Street Mag on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:25:00 PST

"JUST A SECRETARY"

Jessie Woods, a woman in her early 70s, barely five feet tall, wearing a pastel cardigan set, stands like a buoy in a dark sea of aspiring Helmut Lang models.  She is assisting Central Saint Mart...
Posted by American Street Mag on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:20:00 PST

Space and Fashion

Despite a Starbucks, McDonalds, and GAP on what seems like every corner, national differences in urban geography do exist and influence what you put on in the morning. You can always spot a tourist.&n...
Posted by American Street Mag on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:27:00 PST