XO,

Meredith Comm

It’s free to attend: the champagne, hors d’oeuvres, and entertainment come at no cost, but we ask that you engage in some friendly competition and cast your bid on these amazing offerings. Details below:

Art for Animals
November 16, 2011
Six to eight o’clock in the evening
At CITYSPACE, 2200 Walnut Street

RSVP soon! Space is limited!
215-533-4546
rsvp@meredithcomm.com

Sharif Pendleton’s Master of None argyle pattern coasters were in the October issue of Philly Mag.

The three-floor, single family dwelling will showcase the various works of The Print Center as invited guests enjoy La Marca prosecco and hors d’oeuvres from Bar Ferdinand. Additionally, the various rooms within the residence will be turned into individual galleries, displaying the work of notable, local artists such as Mark Khaisman (Pentimeni Gallery), Summer Yates, Jacque Liu (Pentimenti Gallery), and Darla Jackson. A cinematic piece by Anthony Angelicola will be projected onto the wall of the third-floor loft space, and furniture by Adam Rung Woodworks will be placed throughout the home. All of the participating artists are offering proceeds from the sale of their work to support The Print Center.

We really hope you can make it out to this event. It’s going to be amazing. Images of the work for sale is soon to come!

He’s bedecked with a Swarovski crystal eye mask, diamond encrusted teeth, and enough fingernail ice to put those nail shops on Chestnut Street to shame. He’s finished with 100 percent wool quilted backing and some silky brown fringe that gives him just a hint of fop to make him an apt replacement for Philip.

Oh! Allow us to commit a humble brag (thanks for that one, Beth!) and say we (myself, Sharif and Beth) are in the most recent edition of Grid Magazine. Beth and Sharif look outstanding. Here are some behind-the-scenes shots from the shoot.

Photographs: Emily Pavie.

So, as things progress in the office decor department, we had artist Stephanie Koenig install editions of her intricate macrame light fixtures. These are kind of a wonder to behold as the amount of work and level of skill that went into each piece is apparent. The set of four fixtures includes two mint colored and two brown fixtures with LED lights installed beneath twists of silicone to give a glowing effect. So far, the office is taking an industrial-meets-post-war-meets-shagadelic vibe. A weird move, but its one we like thus far.

(via redriverpak.wordpress.com)

(image via redriverpak.wordpress.com)

PR Newswire posted a release from UK-based department store, Debenhams, about the rising instance of “Shirtego” – the instance of men wearing a button-down with at least three buttons undone. This shirtego business is all the rage among British office workers who, like “seventies lotharios,” wear their shirts open wide. And apparently, this trend is on the rise.

Department store, Debenhams asked its customers, “how low can you go?” and found that 75 per cent of men now regularly wear their shirt with three buttons undone on a night out, 41 per cent of men will risk a four button undone look and 36 per cent of men will even risk the fashion at work.

At work? Now, I run my office pretty fast and loose, but if Philip in Production came in with his chest hair a-flowin,’ I’d have to mercilessly ridicule him then force him to wear the office caftan as punishment.

They say this trend marks the return of something called the ‘machosexual’ – “men who are not afraid to be masculine, confident and sexy” which has apparently not been the case since the ‘70s.

With all due respect to Debenhams’ PR Department, it has not been 41 years since men were willing to go down the dark road of being masculine. At least not where I’m from. Every dude from the jocks to those people we formerly knew as hipsters (currently known as the ‘alt-jock’) were displaying man chest – whether they were wearing popped collars and sporting freshly waxed pecs or American Apparel’s deep V-necks, displaying their emaciated, naturally bare rib cages.

Guys being macho is not a resurgence of manliness. Men being manly has been on a consistent trajectory since they were carrying clubs. And the metro argument doesn’t hold water because those guys were only primping to attract women. And nothing is more macho than getting laid. Especially by a lady.

Obviously, this rising trend requires further investigation. Looks like Philip is going Shirtego next week. (via PR Newswire)

Posted by Meredith Lindemon