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August 14, 2009 9:58 am
About a month ago, I was out on one of my top-secret ops, and the dental floss I was using to rappel out of a skyscraper gave out about 15 feet short of the sidewalk. Long story short, I fractured my right wrist. Badly. Part of life as a super-spy, I know, but given that I maintain a cover as a fashion journalist, the injury presented something of a predicament: To use the technical language, my cast was hella ugly. I mean—scrubs blue, why? I was already pondering ways I could make my gimp wrist into a cool fashion accessory when I happened to run into the stylist Lauren Goodman at a party. She, too, had fractured her right wrist! (A boating accident, she said, but I’ve long suspected that Lauren works for one of my nemesis organizations, and so I doubt that story.) Moreover, Lauren had likewise been brainstorming ideas for fabbing up her cast. Obviously, we were going to have to have a Cast Off. Obviously. This past week, both Agent Goodman and I retreated to our secret hideouts to strategize—Lauren attended by Fenton/Fallon designer Dana Lorenz, me with Nina Stotler, whose Von Kottwitz jewelry line I’ve written about for this site. Lauren’s results will have to speak for themselves—she’s off doing covert-type things in Europe now—but I have to admit, she and Dana have turned the cherry Slurpee tone of her cast to their advantage, going whole hog for color. As for Nina, she spray-painted my cast matte white, and had envisaged covering it in stripes of bolts, chain, and surgical tubing; a little Bauhaus, a little Christophe Decarnin for Balmain. It soon became clear that my cast was going to weigh a million pounds if we followed through on that design, so a double-bracelet-with-spine concept was improvised instead. Now it’s your turn: Write in with your vote for the better cast, and remember, the fate of the free world hangs in the balance.
tags: Balmain, Christophe Decarnin, Dana Lorenz, Lauren Goodman, Nina Stotler, Von Kottwitz
They both look great, but I vote for yours Maya!!
By juliaawilson on 08/14/09 at 10:18 amLoving the bolts and chain!! Maya’s for sure…
By sdavenport on 08/14/09 at 11:45 amLove the bolts and chains..I vote for Nina!
By courtneyignelzi on 08/14/09 at 11:47 amI definitely have to go with Von-K on this. The other one is a bit, er, well, I can’t really tell what happened, but she is rocking it the best she can.
By cmannatt on 08/14/09 at 12:01 pmI’ve gotta give it up to Ms. Stotler - her design has a nice tough industrial edge to it - like the cast could possibly double as a weapon.
By aringo on 08/14/09 at 12:07 pmLove the bolts and chains…I vote for Nina!
By courtneyignelzi on 08/14/09 at 12:20 pmeveryone in my office loves lauren & her M.J. cast!! <3 she rocks and that jacket is hot too!
By jessicasuzanne on 08/14/09 at 12:42 pmFor me, it’s cherry red all the way…broken bones are def having a moment! Love Goodman’s dennie jacket, too.
By ehhhahhh on 08/14/09 at 1:06 pmWithout question - Lauren’s! Herve Leger has nothing on that wrap.
By CheveuxFabuleux on 08/14/09 at 1:26 pmI vote for the pink one. Compliments the denim and broadcasts ferocious personality flair perfectly.
By tsc02 on 08/14/09 at 1:30 pmMy vote is for Lauren Goodman! Davinci’s Sistine Chapel, Goodman’s right wrist.
By IShaw on 08/14/09 at 2:47 pmIt’s gotta be the von kottwitz one - I love it!
By Lashley on 08/14/09 at 4:01 pmI love the von kottwitz one w/o a doubt!
By Lashley on 08/14/09 at 4:05 pmlove the pink jeweled one!! the hardware store white one needs more…something.
By lrndme on 08/14/09 at 4:12 pmYours for sure. LG’s reminds me of tetris, the disco edition.
By flightofthedreamer on 08/14/09 at 4:12 pmlove the pink jeweled one!
By lrndme on 08/14/09 at 4:14 pmLG all day!!!
By kyleyoga on 08/14/09 at 4:39 pmno contest - lauren’s!
By barbwire on 08/14/09 at 4:43 pmI LOVE lauren’s. colours are so good and those stones look like a game of tetrus. x
By henriettak on 08/14/09 at 4:50 pmLauren f0r sure…
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By r1ft on 08/14/09 at 4:58 pmlauren’s red wins. a cast is not subtle -owning red, 80’s and the injury is beyond chic….
By aliforbes on 08/14/09 at 5:08 pmIt’s a serious toss-up! Both of these ladies have wicked style clearly….but it is summer and LG with her bold colors wins in my book.
By kdgirlie on 08/14/09 at 5:09 pmI vote Goodman/Lorenz for the color, flair, and dazzle. It’s fun, the other one is trying to hard- and they couldn’t even finish. Lame.
By k8hardy on 08/14/09 at 5:24 pmMmm it’s a tough call. But if I broke my wrist I would want it to look blinged-out like Lauren’s.
By andreabwalker on 08/14/09 at 5:34 pmlauren’s is chic, fun, and perfectly lauren. love it.
By drew66 on 08/14/09 at 6:09 pmHave to go with Lauren and Dana on this one!
By stylesource on 08/14/09 at 6:15 pmVon Kottwitz all the way. Sleek and badass. Makes me wish I had a wrist cast of my own
By mollycrabapple on 08/14/09 at 6:52 pmI vote for Lauren…..so cool and happy…xox
By jayneharkness on 08/14/09 at 7:14 pmIt is all in the wrist and I adore the red cast, agent Goodman dazzles me.
By sgc7 on 08/14/09 at 7:22 pmGoodman’s absolutely! Bumper cars, city of lights, classic rock. Great call on the M.J. homage.
By goldagirl on 08/14/09 at 10:55 pmI think its the ugliest thing Ive ever seen since the eighties!! why cover the hands and wrist when they’re so flatering? despite the fact its not very hygenically.
By voguekid on 08/14/09 at 11:02 pmNuts and Bolts! Von-K always!
By AnaFinelHonigman on 08/15/09 at 6:46 amthumbs up to Maya, that hardware encircling the wrists wow such a welcome change from the usual graffiti scribbled casts one tends to see!!Maya blame yourself, if you see girls throwing themselves down the stairs!!
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By fashionpicks on 08/15/09 at 7:43 amLauren’s of course!!!!
By babyd1 on 08/15/09 at 8:28 amLG’s all the way Love that MJ cast, good choice Lauren!
By sgc7 on 08/15/09 at 11:07 amRed HOT! Lauren rocks the wrist!
By rmgoodman70 on 08/15/09 at 11:24 amI vote for Lauren’s look! If a girl has to wear a cast she should go for color and this combo. platter of crystals and chains is the thing.
By kaybklyn on 08/15/09 at 1:25 pmI’m not going to vote, but as the designer of Lauren’s cast I believe I can speak on her behalf. Inspiration: Anna Wintour’s debut Vogue cover with the jeweled Christian Lacroix top with shredded jeans. If anyone asks what comes to mind when I think of iconic Vogue- it’s that cover. It marked the beginning of high-low and I feel that cover truly references the mood right now.
By FENTON on 08/15/09 at 8:06 pmlove Lauren’s .. !
By hessa on 08/16/09 at 5:36 amGo Nina– very tragic robot. If they remake Blade Runner, I hope the call on Von Kottwitz.
By burgergirl on 08/16/09 at 9:39 amLauren,Wonderful cast!!!
By sgc7 on 08/16/09 at 11:27 amthe pink one!!- I’m gonna jewel a jean jacket just like it! (no cast here- knock wood…)
By sneakypeek13 on 08/16/09 at 6:08 pmi’m feeling the color. summer fruit and penny candy. that’s yum LG.
By p_ochs on 08/16/09 at 11:43 pmi’d be afraid of hitting myself in the face at night with the bolts one, and since i basically only wear black and white, id want the pink for contrast.
By sharpseaglass on 08/17/09 at 2:05 amOh, I choose Maya’s. It LOOKS like an accessory!! Well done.
By rockrachy on 08/17/09 at 8:37 amcandy colored sparkles win!
By d4gers on 08/17/09 at 11:44 amVivre LaCroix! (and Lauren’s wrist!)
Think Pink! I’m all for Lauren’s.
By lemnada on 08/17/09 at 12:11 pmLove them both, but I’m going for Lauren’s: hot colors look divine for the summertime.
By newkie on 08/17/09 at 12:33 pmDefinitely Lauren’s is the winner, and with that pose…
By ladylongo on 08/17/09 at 2:36 pmgx
I have to vote for Lauren Goodman’s cast. Maya Singer’s hardware store/dispensary aesthetic is a pretty grim. Goodman’s design is like a pink, jewel-studded light saber.
By jbismuth on 08/20/09 at 8:44 am