a word of advice for *ultra* @ SPA

[zlatang]

hi all>>>

i posted this review/list of suggestions on DRAMA messageboard and it provoked many comments (some of them were somewhat nasty), only to realise this is the right mesageboard for it

hence, here's a little recapitulation about ultra@SPA.

GENERAL WARNING: persons not interested in issues of style need not read!

*ultra* @ SPA rules

let's face it >>>

the non-stylish crowd hates the velvet rope. unlike them, the gliteratti gather once a week @ SPA to celebrate the sophistication of NYC club/fashion scene.

armani-suits & chelsea a&f muscleheads are simply not allowed - ultra is the triumph of the non-mainstream style/culture (which however generates the mainstream 2 or 3 years after, when banana republic and a|x decide to produce pathetic reproductions of the glam/trash clothes devised/designed for clubs like SPA). so forget about DKNY and cK, put on your favourite 80's shirt, high heels (a must for the ladies), and hide your gaze behind gucci sunglasses.

obligatory drink: strawberry cosmopolitan

dance style: anything but j-lo-lookalike

favourite phrase: "oh, i'm sorry, i didn't see you!"

favourite emoticon: :-===------------------

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SPECIFICALLY FOR GENTLEMEN: for getting into SPA one needs a very different fashion concept than looking the same every season (ie wearing j crew and looking *preppy* or a&f and looking *jockish-duh*) or making two-season-late mainstream-targeted copies of euro labels. [alexander mcqueen rules!]. stay away from armani as well - he just recycles his clothes since 1990s..... burberry's ok!

DUDES*WHO DON'T GET IN:post-work-kinda-guys

ADVICE:get a fake euro accent for extra points at the door, LOL.

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SPECIFICALLY FOR LADIES: everything that's whacky goes, but don't misunderstand this - no rave fashion! *camp-ish ellegance* is the key word for SPA. though it sounds apsurd, in fact it's not: it means you shouldn't look like an upper-east mid-20s secretary who thinks she has some class because she wears "fashion items that never go out of fashion." there just isn't such a fashion item - fashion is all about change, but it's also about repetition.

hence, a nice new-romantic retro-80s look with a touch of goth style is ok. (look at nena and kim wilde videos). retro-abba-esque also goes. to be on the edge you need some black clothes and a touch of hippie style (the latter i'd never wear, but tastes differ). kozak style is big, so if you have banana-shaped boots you rule. as for high heels, try to avoid thick platform heels. go for a stiletto instead.

DAMES*WHO DON'T GET IN: dumb bimbo-esque chicks passing for ladies and in secretaries

ADVICE:get a cigarette holder and act like joan collins

ciao