Art for the Fashion Conscious

Art isn't just for walls anymore. It's for the most sacred of all temples - your body.



For all D.I.Y., indie-lovin' hipsters, etsy.com is the Mecca of all things cute, stylish and unique. But more than just style, Polaroid Jewelry, sold by jerseymaids, is a new line of fashion that transforms the nostalgic Polaroid into something we can all love and appreciate: a nice silver necklace.

Made with shrink plastic (another tip of the hat to an old favorite, Shrinky Dinks), Polaroid Jewelry features an adorably small Polaroid hung by an 18-inch silver chain.

The photos replicates of Polaroids taken by Lauren Beacham, a photographer, creator of Polaroid Jewelry and the mastermind behind the jerseymaids line on Etsy.

Choose from yellow or pink botanicals, trees, cherry blossoms or a monument, it’s really up to your aesthetic. But be excited to combine your stylish flair and your love of art with this tasteful and unique piece.

Beacham’s line also features a number of other Polaroid-inspired products, such as postcards, a tote bag and a keepsake box, so your reverence for this old art form can be expressed in any number of ways.

Whatever your interest lies in, this line of Polaroid-inspired goodies may spark a new revolution of that old instant camera we all know and love.

And maybe, just maybe, we can even start to shake it, shake it, shake it like a Polaroid.

The Bend and Snap- for senior citizens

Doris Nhan

Arts and Entertainment Editor

Let’s be honest. Legally Blonde was not geared towards the middle-aged or older population. With Reese Withserpoon’s perfect blonde hair and her ‘bend-and-snap’ methodology to winning a man, Legally Blonde is and always will be for the tweenage and young adult nation. My bet is that Legally Blonde the Musical is not singing a different tune.

But when Legally Blonde the Musical comes to Washington this December at the Kennedy Center, chances are the only ones who will show up are the middle-aged theatre patrons who donate proliferously to the center. The upwards of $90 per ticket is far too much for a college-aged student who eats 50-cent canned Spaghetti-Os like it’s his job. So what exactly is the Broadway touring industry expecting from these types of shows?

Theatres are beginning to target younger audience, hoping to pull in the fresh faces of our generation. National Theatre has “student rush” tickets that market $25 tickets versus their usual $41.50 to $151.50 price range. Seemingly perfect, they come loaded with specific stipulations – available only two hours before show time and only at the box office and a limit of 2 per person, with student ID.

Theatres will always have a reputation of being pretentious, unaffordable and mostly about Shakespeare. But that’s far from the truth. Theatre is about classics, yes, but also about the contemporary. Altar Boyz, a satirical musical about a Christian boy band with one Jewish member, is playing at the Bethesda Theatre. The Wizard of Oz, a beloved classic is showing at the Warner Theatre. But as long as prices are steep and the reputation of theatre continues to be fulfilled by its wealthy, older patrons, no matter how modern plays and musicals get – theatre will always be behind the times.