Currently Reading

READING IS GOOD FOR YOU

1. VOGUE HOMMES JAPAN A/W 2010 Vol.5
2. TEN MEN/ AUTUMN WINTER 10 Issue 23
3. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk" by David Sedaris

There are many necessities that pretty much drain my checking account every month, one of them being fashion magazines. I have been collecting i-D and V since I was 17. I draw inspiration from the photography and writing housed on the glossy pages within these publications.

The latest issue of Vogue Hommes Japan features Lady Gaga's alter ego "Jo Calderone." I cannot read anything, but the editorials are stunning (more CREW style!!) and there is a poster of Lady Gaga wearing the infamous meat dress by Nicola Formichetti, photographed by Terry Richardson. The TEN MEN anniversary issue is all about the cover star,Tony Ward. He is featured on almost every page - which is totally fashion porn. Actually, it is just porn if you don't believe nudity can be seen as art.

I also picked this up while I was at Borders during my lunch break And when I am on fashion overload, I like to take a break with some humorous literature. David Sedaris is one of my favorite authors. Somehow I manage to be out of the country every time he comes to read in San Francisco. Sedaris is famous for writing about his every day life, but this latest work is a collection of stories examining everyday life through the eyes of animals. I do not LOL like I normally do at his books, but the morbidness of the writing and illustrations by Ian Falconer make this book a fun read. Quick too, I read the entire thing in an hour or so.

Happy reading everyone! What is on your coffee table this month?

- jerome