Stock prices for Chain Wallets R' Us are plummeting on the news that Ozzy and company are not taking their metal showcase on the road. Instead, this year's Ozzfest is going to be a 1-day only event in Dallas' Pizza Hut Park -- we've never even heard of this place.

Here's the big question: without an Ozzfest tour, what's going to happen to goth fashion in this country? How will the interest in skulls, dragons and lightning bolts be kept alive for future generations? It doesn't seem like there's any other metal event that comes close to the magnitude of Ozzfest. We've even noticed that Hot Topic is starting to look like it wants to be Urban Outfitters.

Not that we're big fans of Ozzy or the tour, but this seems like it is going to send shockwaves through the leather pants industry. Are we losing yet another segment of rock fashion? Guess goth kids will have to get season passes to the renaissance fair.

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Summertime, and the living is easy. Fish are jumping, and the waves are high. What?

Okay, maybe Porgy didn't surf and Gershwin was probably more concerned with lullabies and crap games than hanging ten, but the opening line to 'Summertime' always makes us crave the sun on our face and sand on our feet. We like to cover the parts in between with boardshorts.

Quicksilver has released their 2008 collection of boardshorts and like the lyrics above, they make us want to embrace the pending arrival of summer and the sand and the stuff.

A certain type of person sends thank you notes for everything, just to use her fine paper products. We are that type.

When we fantasize about getting any kind of stationery, Mrs. John L. Strong leaps to mind. The website proclaims Mrs. JLS to be "the world's finest luxury stationery" and we completely agree. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the card stock is exceptionally heavy, and the imprints are flawless. Also, wicked expensive. But so, so pretty!

SlickSugar began as a way for two friends, both of them mothers, to find an outlet where they could express their creative sides and include their children in the process.

They decided on a clothing line with the goal of creating "items that will inspire children to pick up an instrument, sing in the car or dance down the stairs." Needless to say, music is the common thread between the designs.

Next month, chic men and women of all walks of life will descend upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the name of fashion and fabulousity.

This year, the Met has chosen "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" as the theme of its annual Spring exhibit.

Co-chaired by Giorgio Armani, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the exhibit will feature 70 ensembles inspired by such comic-book characters as Catwoman, Wonder Woman, the X-Men, and many more.

Simply put, Simple brand shoes have always ruled, but their ecoSNEAKS and GreenToe (Green Piggies for the kiddies) lines are so fantastic that we feel a bit guilty wearing anything else.

Simple started out as a "stereotypical, anti-stereotype brand offering good shoes." They claim to have learned a few things along the way, and we are inclined to believe them. They say the biggest lesson thus far is this: "HOW we make our shoes is just as important as WHY we make them."

Normally we find a product that we like and say a few words about who they are and what they do. Then we make a joke or some other quip that either cheers or jeers the company, their respective product and all of their hard work. It's a living.

In the case of Clothing of the American Mind, a company that sells t-shirts as a means of changing the world, we'll let them describe themselves:

Vintage Red's latest contribution to our closet is inspired by world travels, beers in Bali, and long laughs shared with "citizens of the world." It is a meeting of the travel inspired and the classically western, and it fits nicely.

Their Spring '08 line consists of three collections that are as distinct as they are similar. Tricky, that. They are split into Military Neutrals, Coastal Living, and South of France, respectively, and while there are the occasional pair of shorts or printed t-shirts, the majority of the line is button up shirts, both short sleeves and long.

This one is for Clinton Kelly.

If Mr. Kelly, of TLC's What Not to Wear, has pushed one fashion accessory on the American public it is the pocket square. Unfortunately, very few of the very few men that appear on the show are open to said square. Why not? What's the big deal?

Do people think squares are for squares? Probably. Not us. We agree, Clinton, a bold silk handkerchief in a man's coat pocket can add just the right amount of pop to his ensemble.

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Do you love the 80's? Perhaps you have a fondness for the big hair and power ballads of your youth or just an appreciation for those that came before you. Holy crap, everyone here was alive in the 80's, right?

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Peanut butter and chocolate? Sure, those are two great tastes that go great together, but let's face it, they're no longer shocking the world with their combined novelty. The time as come for Reese's to step aside, there's a new cup in town, and it ain't kosher.

If you've been watching the news lately, you've probably noticed a major resurgence of the simple, old fashioned, handmade pioneer dress -- particularly in the area of Eldorado, Texas. OK, it's not really fair to call it a trend, but seeing hundreds of people dressed like they just came from Pioneer Town, USA makes a pretty strong impression. The scene, where cops busted up a polygamist encampment, looked like paparazzi photos from Oregon Trail Fashion Week.

To all of us who thought this look went out of style with manifest destiny, apparently we were dead wrong. Would you let your daughter go out in an outfit like this?

Get the look.

Sometimes I think I'm a fashion schizophrenic. I like bright, bold prints and funky styles. But I also like soft, neutral, flowy looks. I like metallics and sexy black outfits, but I'm a sucker for a romantic sundress.

So, when I saw that Spiegel had a What's Your Signature Style quiz (with examples at the end for all but one style), I jumped right in (plus, who doesn't like quizzes?). It's haaard ... there were several questions for which I could have easily chosen two (or more) different answers. But, when I finished, my style was Natural Sophistication. Hmm, really?

Chloë Sevigny is a very busy woman these days.

Not only does she play the shopaholic daughter of a polygamist cult leader on the HBO hit Big Love, but she has also launched a clothing line with New York City boutique Opening Ceremony, fronts the fragrance campaign of French fashion house Chloe, and is the new "style adviser" at Elle UK.

Well, now she can add Uniqlo model to her rather long fashion resume.

Uniqlo's UT Project -- which stands for Uniqlo T-shirt -- features designs created by artists, designers, musicians and photographers. To date, there are over 1000 different designs that exist and new ones are added each season. For the next installment, that will hit stores in April, Uniqlo is resurrecting the art of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The brand is reproducing their art under a licensing agreement with the artists' estates.

There will be about a dozen different designs from each artist, with prices starting at a reasonable $15.50.

According to WWD, Uniqlo chose Chloë Sevigny to appear in the women's ad campaign for UT Project, and Tadanobu Asano, a young Japanese film star, for the men's.

With that, I can't help but remember a quote Chloe once gave about her current status as a fashion icon: "For some reason the public has embraced me as a fashion icon, and I feel like it has diminished me as an actress, or I don't get as much recognition as an actress, and that upsets me"

Money talks, no?

It's not a purse. It's not an English carry-all (as far as I know). It is the latest in great bag design for men, and Malcolm Fontier is in the middle of it. So to speak.

The Interpretor is just one in a line of sturdy, fashionable, and masculine bags offered by Malcolm Fontier. Officially, the bags are unisex, but let's face it, women have plenty of bags to choose from whereas men are usually left to pick between paper or plastic.

The Interpretor comes in white or brown and retails at $215. It is covered inside and out with pockets and compartments, allowing room for a lot of stuff, including electronics and a 12" laptop.

The design fits well within the Malcolm Fontier mission statement, and aims for the market between "the buttoned-up, khaki-clad clones and the bling-bling divas." It is for people "that believe adventure and style go hand-in-hand."

From the website: We don't just do it- we do it UP. For us off-the-beaten-path urban adventurers, we have created a line of accessories that have the function AND the looks that will make even our gay friends proud. Our designs are ready for whatever's on the roadmap, and especially for what's not. Just pack it up and go...and make sure to go in style. See the world, meet the people, taste the culture, and live the life.

They refer to their products as "Gwen Stefani-Gandhi hybrid" that "strives to embody style and attitude, yet reflect purpose and subtlety rather than trend." Of course, claiming not to be trendy is exactly what makes it fashionable. It's complicated.

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