How to Look Crazy Real Fast: Oh, say, Can you see?

If I'm not mistaken, it all started with the now infamous pair of shutter shades donned by Kanye West in his Daft Punk powered romp through future Tokyo in the Stronger video. Since then, and with no foreseeable end in sight (wink, nudge), eyewear that does the exact opposite of what glasses, sun or otherwise, are meant to--make it so you can't see anything--are all up in my face. Here are some favs as of late.

Stakeout Breakdown: Shades of Gray

After spending an amazingly indecisive half-hour picking out nail colors, myself and my two besties all ended up with lovely shades of gray, from gleamy "new car" pewter to a rich golden greige. While we've been talking up, and searching out, the perfect hunter green (this year's navy blue!) for fall, the end of August has us clinging to the last lovely days of summer. Thus, after sorting through our handfuls of electric purples and candy apple reds that actually suited the temperature in Brooklyn, we found our respective--seasonally appropriate-- happy places.

Left: OPI, Steel-ing the scene

Bottom: Essie, Over the Top

Right: OPI, Brand New Skates

How to Look (Questionable) Real Fast: Leather Shorts

I have a tremendous appreciation for most leather goods: shoes, bags, jackets, gloves. But I think I have found the line, and we may call it leather shorts. For me, as I'm sure for many other non believers and trend questioners, if the accused are to be worn in September (or late August, as shopbop.com suggests that I wear them "now") they conjure images of a very hot and sticky upper leg situation that I feel no need to explore. But I'm torn simply by the fact that every time I come across them, they are styled so miraculously I can't help but be intrigued. Perhaps the line could be pushed back just a bit further...to leather shorts' promiscuous second cousin: giant leather underpants.

Photo from shopbop.com

SNOK! Approved: Tucker by Gaby Basora

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How to Look Crazy Real Fast: Louis Vuitton Fall 09

Louis Vuitton's fall show left avant garde headwear junkies and skeptics alike with mouths agape at the, er, whimsical use of what seem to be slightly corkscrewed bunny ears perched atop the heads of it's models. Much like the Prada "urban turban' of Spring '07 there's been a good amount of buzz about the wearability of this signature accessory. While many runway shows are knowingly theatrical (Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier) these seem to be suggested for everyday accessorizing...shoes, belt, ears.

Marie Claire tested the street sensibility of the turban back in the day (http://bit.ly/qUMNc), perhaps a new experiment is in order to see how giant black ears fly (flop? ugh.) in the real world. Anyone at MC have the cajones? This ones most definitely going in the suggestion box.

Still Not Ok! in Jersey

Location: Exit 114 Garden State Pkwy

Fit Matters: a classic fashion lesson, that does not mean if you can physically fit into something via baby powder or auto grade lubricant that you should wear it. Sausage chic, not hot for fall.