Happiest Birthday, Dear Poutmore

You're 10, (though you hardly look it).

I've sadly neglected you in the past decade, writing in fits and starts; this little Poutmore that launched at El Gaucho back in the dot-com heyday on 9-9-99.

But that was just the online "official" launch of Poutmore - an online magazine dedicated to "What It Is". Unofficially, Poutmore existed as an "underground" 'zine during my high school years, cut and pasted in my bedroom, but never brought to fruition due to the lack of copier-access. Online, Poutmore tracked fashion, books and music, but soon fell by the wayside, thanks to actual dot-com career. In 2006, Poutmore was resuscitated as a very personal 'blogendeavor' - a spot to tout my favorite fashion finds and fashion history moments.

Today, on this auspicious anniversary, I promise to post at least once a week and create something worthy of following by others! More fashion history; check. More Design analysis; check. More industry insight; check. More of what I yearned to see growing up fashion-centric (in the pre-Internet era, no less!) - definitely. Are you with me? I do hope so. -CC

Current POUT: Mismatching Imagery

I'm getting ready to bring Poutmore back. More on that later. So here's my current pout. Sometimes clothing looks SO good in one photo - whether it's the styling, the model, the pose, the set...and then in the catalog shot it doesn't look so hot anymore.

Case in point: the C&C "California 50/50 Cotton Cashmere Open Front Striped Hooded Sweater" which caught my eye on their homepage today. In a word: gorgeous. The model looks effortlessly chic - who wouldn't want to live life like her?




So I madly clicked away until I located the sweater (in 'cardigans', not 'sweaters' after all) and was met by this photo:



What happened to the carefree life this $265 sweater promised me on the homepage? This model looks overwhelmed and not a little bit frumpy in her slightly wrinkled and oversized cardi :( My desire to buy was immediately doused and I am reminded again not to be overly swayed by ONE distinctly fabulous image when it comes to online shopping. Perhaps I'll wait for the sale rack on this one. Thanks C&C!