Graduation is approaching and gift ideas are dwindling. I wish I could buy all my friends something special, but the reality of living off my own payroll is gradually tightening the reins on my spending habits. Any ideas of engraving “this” or “that” have been kicked to the curb, and I know a pat on the back or a last minute “congrats!” text will not suffice. The solution? Sock-grams. I came across this website recently, www.SockGrams.com; it just got started in the last month or so. It allows people to mail thoughtful socks to people they want to give a shout out to for an achievement, holiday or any other occasion. This low-cost, highly-cute little something is a great way to acknowledge your girlfriends on graduation day! Get them in all types of designs, colors, etc., and the best part: they’re delivered specially wrapped with a complimentary foot balm. Sounds like your friends tootsies will love it!
When an article comes out about a group of people like it did about SAE in Wednesday’s issue the hoped response is one of maturity. Unfortunately that is not what happened.
Yesterday several people noticed and reported members of the SAE fraternity stealing issues of the paper from the racks around campus so no one could see them. That didn’t do much good, the story has nearly 7,000 hits on the website.
But the most disturbing is the personal threats that have been made, not to mention the nature in which they were made. If you are going to threaten to beat someone up, just say it, don’t use an automated phone service usually reserved for the hearing impaired community.
This was a chance for SAE to come out and say that mistakes have been made in the past and that they are currently working on fixing them. Every fraternity on campus has had their issues at some point. Beta’s were taken off campus and are returning next year, the same thing happened to Sig Ep a few years ago, FIJI has been known to have issues as well as Kappa Sig. But when something comes out, actions that just serve to further the negative perception don’t help, it only hurts.
I abhor the way that SMU tells you your mailbox is full.
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How about a warning when you’re nearing 125000 KB? That way when you realize your mailbox is full, you can delete stuff without having to worry about missing important emails.
Although I suppose the real question would be why I even got the message after I deleted several pages two hours beforehand.
My mailbox is cursed. Anyone wanna trade? I’ll buy you a pineapple.
Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Austism Education” airs tonight. I’ve been looking forward to it for weeks. I encourage everyone to watch and donate!
(Click to see photo; courtesy Evans Caglage, Fashion at the Park, NorthPark Center, Spring 2008).
The Stats:
Name: Chaise Mooty
Occupation: Model
Hometown: Texarkana
Major: Finance
Notches on his belt: Abercrombie & Fitch, Luomo Vogue, Guess, American Eagle, United Colors of Benneton, and Target – just to name a few – plus two seasons of New York Fashion Week for Duckie Brown and Jeremy Scott.
Million Dollar Question: Yes, he’s taken.
DC: How did you get started modeling?
Chaise: My mom sent in a picture of me to Kim Dawson in high school without telling me, and I ended up winning in 2004. I was going to play football for SMU, but instead I graduated a semester early and moved to New York when I was 17.
DC: What was your first job?
Chaise: Abercrombie & Fitch.
DC: (Figures.) So why do you do it?
Chaise: It opens up a lot of doors for traveling. I’m not really that into it, but it’s a source of income that takes me anywhere I want to go.
DC: What was your favorite look you modeled at FATP?
Chaise: That purple look for Addidas. I really like the jeans and sneakers.
DC: What’s your favorite trend of the moment?
Chaise: I like that shorter shorts are coming into style. Not super short, but shorter than the long and baggy kind that have been around for a while. I’m also liking basic cardigans right now.
DC: Any plans after college?
Chaise: I’ve been debating between getting a regular job and seeing where this takes me. With modeling, I’ll have more going for me as I get older. I’ve missed out on a lot of campaigns because of my age. Guys really hit their prime at 25-28.
DC: Where do you see yourself?
Chaise: Living in New York.
DC: Elaborate…
Chaise: It was great experience when I lived there before. I was modeling when I lived there, but then I started interning for Tom Brown on the design side. It’s a really small company with a lot of creative influence in the fashion industry. I got to see every side of it. It was a really informal job, but I learned a lot.
DC: Any design dreams in your future?
Chaise: I definitely want to have my own business where I can still have some creative say over everything. I do some designs of my own; I would compare it to Tom Brown. I’m into well-tailored looks. It’s kind of like Ralph Lauren but more fashion forward – classic and preppy with a little bit of an edge. I would also love to design for Rag n’ Bone, it’s one of my favorites.
DC: What about modeling dreams?
Chaise: Whoever paid the most. I’m not kidding, but you know, I do really like Ralph Lauren. Working for them would be great. They’re a very loyal client, but I need to wait until I get older. I still look too young.
DC: Have you had to support yourself since you’ve been modeling?
Chaise: My parents support me in that they pay for my housing and school, but everything else I have to buy. In New York, I was completely independent because I wasn’t going to school. Their rule is that I have to be in school for them to help me out financially.
DC: So what made you finally decide to go to college?
Chaise: I felt like I was hitting a ceiling when I was in New York because everyone around me was getting degrees. I applied to SMU and was accepted before I ever knew that I was moving to New York, so I just reapplied when I was ready to come back.
DC: I’m sure the girls here just love you. I have to ask, is there a special someone?
Chaise: Yes, there is! Her name’s Kristin Frantz, but we actually met in New York.
DC: Let’s hear it. (Your girlfriend might want to consider upgrading those privacy settings on Facebook.)
Chaise: Well she was there for an acting audition and I had thought about doing some acting myself, so I gave her a call and we did lunch, then we went from there.
DC: I always hear that models only date other models. Was that ever the case for you?
Chaise: I dated a model once and I won’t ever do it again. Modeling can ruin girls if it hits them too young. Once they know what their looks can do for them, they start relying on that instead of their personality. Now that’s not how all models are, I’m just saying it’s very easy to lose yourself.
DC: Anything else you wouldn’t do when it comes to modeling?
Chaise: I wouldn’t ever kiss a guy or do full nudity. I definitely have limits. There’s a photographer whose name I won’t mention, that brought the “sex” into Calvin Klein and Abercrombie & Fitch. I was at a photo shoot where he was the photographer and these other models were just doing full nudity like it was nothing. I wasn’t 18 at the time, but I know that if I had been, I would have been pressured to and I would’ve had to say no.
DC: Has modeling affected your social life?
Chaise: When you’re thrown into something like that where you have to grow up really fast, your friendships aren’t the same when you come back.
DC: (Don’t worry, I’m sure you already have a fan club.)
Don’t you just love hate it when so much pollen accumulates that you can actually see a thin layer of neon green everywhere?
I do. Something I enjoy: people saying random and rather awkward things to freak people out.
Case in point: As I was walking to my Spanish class today I passed by this guy who out of nowhere begins to talk to his friend about being naked on the beach (or something like that–you’ll have to forgive my memory as it was drained by a particularly horrid test). It was obvious by his friend’s “What?” that this was a spur of the moment thing.
I only wish I was walking in their direction so I could see the faces of the people who were walking behind me.
This afternoon, the “Power of Style” show entertained guests with a variety of designers, an energetic and unique mix of music and most importantly…those sexy hats. From sun hats to fedoras, this outfit-making accessory ruled the runway.
Look 1, Power of Style runway by Nordstrom and Vogue. Photo courtesy Evans Caglage, Fashion at the Park, NorthPark Center, Spring 2008.
I was at the Dedman Center today, working out and watching a marathon of “America’s Next Top Model.” (Typical Monday activities for me, mind you.) I took off my headphones briefly during a commerical and heard the middle-aged woman on the machine next to me talking on her cellphone while she was working out. Her end of the conversation went something like this:
“Well, she didn’t think he was going to latch on because her first child didn’t latch on. So she was preparing to pump, which can be such a hassle. And she wasn’t sure which pump to buy and she was afraid it was going to be more uncomfortable. But he finally latched on yesterday! So he’s getting that milk now.”
Um, ew. Call me a prude, but hearing about a woman’s breast milk is the last thing I wanted to hear about at the gym. I don’t know why she was talking about it so loudly in public… and it wasn’t even hers to discuss!
Furthermore, how can you even talk on the phone while you’re working out? I’m too sweaty to hold a phone while working out, much less able to breathe well enough to carry on conversations.
After putting my headphones back on, I decided I was 10 percent impressed and 90 percent grossed out.
Well, Mike Gravel is now a libertarian presidential candidate.
I can’t help but wonder if he only switched parties to garner more press attention.
(Note: click on links to view photos — images too large to display on blog)
Oscar de la Renta. Photo courtesy Evans Calgage, Fashion at the Park, NorthPark Center, Spring 2008.
Bebe. Photo courtesy Evans Calgage, Fashion at the Park, NorthPark Center, Spring 2008.
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Diesel. Photos courtesy Evans Calgage, Fashion at the Park, NorthPark Center, Spring 2008.
Yesterday at Fashion at the Park, guests were treated to the elegant Fall 2008 styles of Oscar de la Renta at noon, followed by a high-energy evening of Spring/summer 2008 Armani, Bebe and Diesel. Oscar de la Renta featured looks from their Fall 2008 collection, including flowy leather skirts (I didn’t know there was such a thing) and, as always, breath-taking couture dresses. The later part of the day began with Giorgio Armani, a show that I was unfortunately unable to attend, but I heard it was fabulous — I wouldn’t expect anything less. As for Bebe and Diesel? Let’s just say sex appeal was the key accessory. Aside from vibrant colors and safari inspired looks from Bebe and Diesel’s sporty/funky casual mixes of color, metallics, and retro accents, like silver high-top sneakers, the most noticeable aspect of each outfit was quite possibly the LACK of clothing. I think I might still be blushing from last night…or it could just be the plethora of martinis they pass out like candy. Either way, it was a quite an entertaining sight.
I’m thinking it’s time to get off the topic of nudity and talk about the clothes. Bebe featured a variety of glamour, ranging from uber-short to uber-long, each flattering in their own ways. Diesel had amazing jeans, as always, but I’m sure the audience was too busy staring at the models’ abs and bottoms that miraculously don’t move a millimeter when they walk. Diesel featured very large accessories, including a HUGE wooden bangle (pictured), a HUGE broach and chain (pictured), and HUGE necklaces. Can you imagine going out in this stuff? They’re borderline weaponry.
After the shows came to a close, the parties continued on with break dancers and the best DJ in town (in my opinion), DJ Lucy Wrubel.
Check out next week’s issue for more about the FATP shows!
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