Back in 07, K Karl Lagerfeld put out a tank top bearing his likeness.  In 08, he reprised the motif on a T-shirt sold to benefit Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund.  People kinda took him seriously and designed lots of other items with Lagerfeld images.

So he got sick of himself in a manner only Karl could, and one result of this ennui is a stream of humorous Lagerfeld items.  We start with the SS09 Karl Lagerfeld mask bag:

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Last night, The Soundtrack of Our Lives played a small acoustic gig at the Swedish Consulate house.  Clear, star-dappled skies and sprawling canyons set the backdrop for the small stage in the back yard.  The predominantly Swedish audience was proper yet definitely enthused for the music.  The band sounded great, of course, playing a great selection of songs from early albums and their latest, Communion.

It really sucked that the cops cut the show short.

Fun night nonetheless.  Huge thanks to Mats Holmberg for inviting me!!

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“You and Me” is a wonderful twee single from Gustaf Spetz, who previously put out music as the lead singer of Eskju Divine.  The music is described as a drug-fueled Elton John with further indulgences in the Beach Boys and Beatles, and that’s an apt introduction to Gustaf’s upbeat, catchy songs sparkling with Pa-Pa-Pa’s and bright pianos.  His album debut album Goodnight Mr. Spetz is now out on Swedish (of course) label Imperial Recordings.

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• Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays ♫ http://blip.fm/~2t1qj #
• Free popcorn & movie at the Amoeba screening tonight. Looks good, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say i’d rather work, tho. http://bit.ly/avrWg #
• Madness – It Must Be Love ♫ http://blip.fm/~2t21e #
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• Today’s Lagerfeld quote RT @KLsaid: Bling is over. Red carpetry covered with rhinestones is out. I call it the new modesty #
• @derrick1792 Is Natalie Merchant an acclaimed musical artist? in reply to derrick1792 #
• Just told off a random woman for flinging her lit cig butt on the street. Called her behavior “”"uncivilized.”"” Way to shoot from the hip. #
• OMG, “Definately [sic] watch as Roni becomes a fighting force on the US indie scene” http://bit.ly/FPHb Thanks, Phil! #
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• Ron Wood was just in front of me in line at Whole Foods. Could have introduced myself – we practically have the same name. Didn’t. #90210 #
• NOT dressing up Bollywood style for Purim, that’s for sure. Crazy comments: http://bit.ly/2l6c1f #
• @derrick1792 haha, yeah. The irony-all these nutters are using tech developed in Israel to express themselves… Clearly no “”"conspiracy”"” in reply to derrick1792 #
• I love using the word “”"nutter”"” as if I’m British! #
• RT @maura: just when u think twitter can’t get any worse, u find a follower pyramid scheme: http://tinyurl.com/acqatb (via @panasonicyouth) #
• This outfit is good, & I <3 my Disney hat. However, some dude calls me a Bryn Mawr whore on this street fashion post: http://bit.ly/xY4Ep #
• It’s a gym bag, btw. #
• daily Lagerfeld! RT @KLsaid: I h8 birthdays… 4 me, it’s an evolution. I don’t celebrate the past. I like the present & tomorrow. #
• @adtothebone haha thanks! Lots of reasons it’s the happiest place on earth, and many have to do w/ millinery. in reply to adtothebone #
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• @stylenoirgossip chic, hip travel destination: Stockholm. DM me for tips-I lived there! in reply to stylenoirgossip #
• @thehipgoddess Nancy’s so good! You’re so lucky you get to see them! (re: http://www.myspace.com/lixorama) in reply to thehipgoddess #
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• @mattchait Rumor has it that Alexander McQueen used to write msgs in ppl’s bespoke suits when he worked at Saville Row. Or maybe just PR. in reply to mattchait #
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• @nmallin yeah, i much prefer Sirius to Pandora, Last,fm etc. Rating songs is a hassle, and most of these srvcs don’t have music i love. in reply to nmallin #
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• RT @mattchait: Fake Of The Day – early edition – Naomi V. Jelish http://bit.ly/NHiBl #
• @alistairallan did you take that photo of Karl? He looks just like my grandfather there. Good creepy, i sppose. in reply to alistairallan #
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• amusing out of contxtRT @KLsaid: Of course there are some evening dresses that you cannot wear in daylight because it would be ridiculous… #
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Brazilian music may have conjured Bossa nova till the electro of CSS and Twelve came around – that was a radical departure!  Now Nancy shows us there’s no reason to assume the diversity ends there.

Their sexy, catchy music conjures K’s Choice mellowed by the atmosphere of late nights at Parisian bistros.  (In reality, the band spend time in London, Rio, and places in Uruguay).  They should be amazing live, and I highly recommend checking them out on their US tour this March.  It includes dates at SXSW, naturally.

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Wow, I think this is my first Ikea post! Skol to that!

For summer 09, the Swedish budget design retailer features a range of solar powered lights.  It’s such a good, simple, obvious idea to use the summer sun around the clock. Even if the lights aren’t made well enough to last a few summers, disposable consumption with solar power beats disposable consumption with battery waste.

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The latest video from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy stokes the anticipation for his upcoming album Beware, which comes out March 17 on Drag City.  Directed by (my friend) Jennifer Parsons & Leif Johnson, the video follows Will Oldham on a stroll through Echo Park.  The shoot was really basic — it lasted just 45 minutes, and Will was singing along to a set of iPod Speakers.

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Here’s a Photoshop shortcut guide designed as a periodic table:

It’s from a series of posters that cover the prominent apps in the Adobe creative suite.  Looks really cool, and it made me look around for more appropriations of the periodic table.  Since the periodic table is so iconic and easy to navigate, it’s inspired other uses besides the tabular display of chemical elements.

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• @imretired ah, thanks for the recommendation. Everything was so full at the Bu – didn’t want to stand in line. in reply to imretired #
• @A2Z THANKS! Why go into music if not to inspire ppl to buy organic groceries?! And by “”"ppl”"” I mean “”"tribe”"” #yeahright in reply to A2Z #
• That reminds me — I need to write a post about music 2.0 lingo and how it “”"applies”"” to my daily life #
• Please send me suggestions of your fav music 2.0 terms and yr thoughts about them. #
• @A2Z hahahah Yeah, I’ll write a song about the tragedies of conventional farming and have my collective hymn in out. #yeahright in reply to A2Z #
• @ihearditon Thx! Do you have any links for @lilyroseallen’s multiple definitions of a “power nod”? in reply to ihearditon #
• art created on an iPod touch: http://bit.ly/wk9yW #
• @aschernathan Glad to hear it! They’re not mine but seem public, so forward away! in reply to aschernathan #
• @aschernathan the iPod touch art was done by @frommystudio. I should given him @ credit from the start. in reply to aschernathan #
• RT @eachnotesecure: RT @MuteRecords: free Maps remix of M83′s “We Own the Sky” today on MTV2′s Subterranean Blog: http://tinyurl.com/cwmv2v #
• Kanye posted videos from his VH1 Storytellers show http://bit.ly/14OIaL #
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• You gotta love him: “My greatest pain in life is that I will never see me perform” – mr. west #
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• RT @deffect: just heard that birds’ bones are hollow, and that they only breathe in. systematic exhale. tweet. #
• “you’re an idiot and a liar!!” – Ryanair staff leave incredibly rude comments on a customer’s dev blog: http://bit.ly/SNUkX #
• If nothing else, the logo for the stimulus package looks good: http://bit.ly/AD7SF #
• I’ll run down, you make a list of shops @imretired: Ill race you to the silk-screen shop to get tshirts of this made. (http://bit.ly/AD7SF) #
• Please RT: Looking for Coachella roommates @ convenient, fully loaded PGA West condo: http://bit.ly/AihXL $150/bdrm/nt fun times! #
• I’ll be there at 440 or so. Parking weirdness. Sorry #
• RT @povertyjetset: Daft Punk is supposedly going to score the new Tron 2 film. #
• Nike Air Yeezy: http://bit.ly/nOp5Z kanye does love straps #
• @imretired more on Tron 2 x Daft Punk: http://bit.ly/rOm9Z in reply to imretired #
• Wow, HRO’s fashion/design/art/meme post is the MPP treatise for fashion ppl. Love it. http://bit.ly/kB5lU #
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• Anyone else having issues with TweetDeck? My incoming feeds aren’t showing up. #tweetdeck #
• RT @mattchait I dont know Im more angry there IS an Ed Ruscha beach towel for sale at Target, or that I didnt get one. http://bit.ly/YBPiE #
• World clock w/ live updates of all “”"progressive”"” stats: population, environment, energy, food, crime: http://bit.ly/113k5C #
• @mattpicasso Audio Hijack records audio from most apps, eg MySpace music on a browser: http://bit.ly/b40JY in reply to mattpicasso #
• I have some website streaming music, and I can’t figure out which one in order to stop it. Annoying. #
• 15 Useful Twitter Hacks and Plug-Ins For WordPress, or how I: http://tinyurl.com/bcp936 #
• @mattchait good call! BTW, do you happen to know where i can buy wallpaper remnants in LA? in reply to mattchait #
• new MoMA site is up – beautiful, of course, plus some social features http://moma.org/ #
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• Free SMS Twitter alerts http://bit.ly/bGSU1 (supported by advertising) #
• “Bad Boy agreed to remove images of Louis [Vuitton] trademarks in Danity Kane’s self-titled debut album and two videos” http://bit.ly/37HBC6 #
• Just got shot for one of those street style blog things. First time – rite of passage? I wonder if it’ll be posted… Fun times regardless. #
• Brands pay to place Twitter ads on Mashable: http://bit.ly/pArN #
• @CDG_unlike what other cities are you planning to add to http://www.unlike.com? Very cool site! #
• RT @CDG_unlike: @thebandfrom thx for the props paris is next (week) and nyc, ibiza & tokyo by summertime (http://unlike.net) #
• @STALKER happy to! Je l’adore! I’d lobby to have you guys cover LA, but I’m realistic about the city’s cool quotient… in reply to stalker #
• Playmobil skate park w/ halfpipe http://bit.ly/XlGLx Hospital optional but recommended: http://bit.ly/OV0yu #
• @CDG_unlike @Karl_Lagerfeld is pretty entertaining. Good impersonator. I’d love actual KL quotes as a Twitter feed. in reply to CDG_unlike #
• RT @scottgumM.I.A.’s baby is NOT named Ickitt. http://twurl.nl/bz0oyt Pretty impressed that a rumor from latina.com could spread so… #phew #
• The new MySpace music player actually looks good. Maybe i should regularly update my profile. I thought we were already post-MySpace. #
• @lukeinusa thanks! here are Twitter hacks for WordPress, AKA my weekend plans. Many in PHP, so perhaps relevant to you http://bit.ly/5cVcr in reply to lukeinusa #
• If I were a superhero, my super power would be to eliminate all other super powers. Not b/c I’d win, but b/c I hate superheroes. #
• @A2Z thanks! I just realized that I do like to win, so it would really be a useful power. in reply to A2Z #
• @A2Z drunken darts, regular connect 4. Or maybe backgammon? #ftw #irl #whatsahash in reply to A2Z #
• RT @pcrowe: RT @andrewfoote Hilarious how this Pizzeria is dealing with negative Yelp reviews http://is.gd/lPUN #
• LA: Going to the Forth Mag photography show at the Mandrake at 6. Come! #
• I was supposed to go to the LACMA today, but that would require getting out of bed. #
• RT @KLsaid: I am like a caricature of myself, & I like that. It is like a mask. & for me the Carnival of Venice lasts all yr long #

Karl Lagerfeld’s one of my favorite designers and thinkers.  I loved Lagerfeld Confidential and follow his coverage for both the aesthetics and the wit.  Actually, wit is just the surface – the content, the personality, and the fun of this cultural icon are really what make his words so compelling.

So I just set up a new Twitter profile that posts a Karl Lagerfeld quote every day.  It’s a tribute rather than an impersonation – the quotes are timeless rather than relevant to Karl’s current activities.  Which is to say they may be relevant to yours.

The idea came when I saw some fake Lagerfeld Twitter, and I realized that I’d want a steady stream of actual Lagerfeld quotes.  It’s a better fit for the subject anyway.  Karl wouldn’t want you to intrude on his alone time, and he doesn’t “”"discuss.”"”

Click here to check out @KLsaid.  I promise a daily Lagerfeld quote and nothing more (no spamming), nothing less (no flaking – I’m German myself and quite dependable).

Now the question is – who’s next?  Daily quotes from Yoda?  The Godfather?  Arrested Development?  Hipster Runoff?