Above Standard Issue

Monthly Archive: August, 2012

07 Aug

StyleLikeU Roundtables: Modern Femininity and Androgyny

I was on StyleLikeU this morning and watched both of these roundtables, one with women discussing modern femininity and one with men discussing masculinity. They were both very interesting as…
August 7, 2012 at 11:35 am By goldenwildfire 1 Comment
06 Aug

Store Pick-Ups: Nike Blazers

A week ago I went to Potomac Mills in Virginia. I wasn’t expecting to buy a pair of shoes but this deal was too good to pass up. I bought…
August 6, 2012 at 10:35 pm By markyct Leave a comment
06 Aug

H&M online shopping coming Fall 2012

This post is extremely short but I just read a confirmation that H&M will be selling online in the US starting this fall, following in the footsteps of Zara who…
August 6, 2012 at 2:21 pm By ffoxene Leave a comment
06 Aug

OOTD

I was off work today so I decided to take care of some necessary things before the summer ends. While I was in the house doing laundry, my friend called…
August 6, 2012 at 11:32 am By goldenwildfire Leave a comment
06 Aug

Tumblr turned high fashion

Because I’m interested in the creative aspect of photoshoots and especially how they’re related to the clothing, I always pay special attention to the advertisements in the beginning of Vogue. As…
August 6, 2012 at 10:36 am By goldenwildfire Leave a comment
04 Aug

OOTD: Plaid Cut Off

As of late I’ve really embraced the whole 90s look of wrapping my shirt around my waist. Aside from the fact that I’m big on layering, it’s probably because I…
August 4, 2012 at 12:59 pm By uyellelle Leave a comment
04 Aug

Everyday Jewerly

Much to my dismay I recently lost my favorite necklace. While this necklace had nearly no monetary value, I loved it. The necklace was a wooden cross that had small…
August 4, 2012 at 12:10 pm By uyellelle Leave a comment
03 Aug

The Cure x J. Cole

About a week ago J. Cole returned from his hiatus after dropping his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story with his new single The Cure. There’s nothing groundbreaking about…
August 3, 2012 at 3:53 pm By Ericthekiller Leave a comment
01 Aug

Above Standard Issue Presents: Pilot Cloth.

Last week, Shannon and I got the chance to sit down with the creators of the DMV based clothing brand, Pilot Cloth. If you’re interested in copping your own Pilot…
August 1, 2012 at 4:54 pm By Ericthekiller Leave a comment