even if you don't have a cut you can look great -- haute bandages

blame nelly

To Mr. Brown, 24, who works at Esquire magazine in New York, the colorful strips are an important accessory, and he’s careful to coordinate them with his Kris Van Assche sweater or his Balenciaga bag. He generally wears one on his left hand or arm and balances it out with two or three on his right leg.

He doesn’t put them on his face because, he said, “I don’t want people thinking, ‘What happened?’ ” And if anyone does ask what he’s done to himself to need all of those bandages?

“I’ll lie and say, ‘I have a cut,’ ” he said.

i am tempted to track this guy down and make him actually require bandages

also perhaps a ralph lauren black label neck brace

what with an ersatz shoulder sling improvised from an hermes scarf and a lacerations closed with silk embroidery-thread sutures

:D

“Even if you don’t have a cut, bandages are a great way to make a statement that doesn’t break the bank,” said Chris Bick, an owner of FredFlare.com, which sells lip-shaped bandages. “It’s kind of like a temporary tattoo that gets you sympathy.”

i mean really?

honestly?

ugh

in the shape of lips!

The Times' fashion and real estate sections make me hate The Times, NYC, people, and the world. Take away sports, auto, business, and the other sections I don't read and what's left is not enough reason to buy the paper.

would love to see a NYT headline: "designer bandages drive up health care costs"