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Street Boners: 1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes
Fifteen years after founding Vice, Gavin McInnes has poured his creative juices into a new endeavor: StreetCarnage.com. Growing in size and influence at an alarming rate, the site's main feature is the new and improved version of Gavin's "DOs and DON'Ts," now tantalizingly called Street Boners.
These Boners have been polished and compounded into a book that takes the best of the site and adds hundreds more gems! With 1,312 photos, hilarious captions, and a harsh new rating system-from one to 10 kitten faces-STREET BONERS makes sure no glorious fashion statement goes unnoticed. Innocent citizens are either damned to hell or relentlessly exalted into heaven. Chloe Sevigny, Debbie Harry, Fred Armisen, and Tim & Eric also contribute their scathing wit to the book, and the end result is a New York fashion bible no bathroom should be without.
These Boners have been polished and compounded into a book that takes the best of the site and adds hundreds more gems! With 1,312 photos, hilarious captions, and a harsh new rating system-from one to 10 kitten faces-STREET BONERS makes sure no glorious fashion statement goes unnoticed. Innocent citizens are either damned to hell or relentlessly exalted into heaven. Chloe Sevigny, Debbie Harry, Fred Armisen, and Tim & Eric also contribute their scathing wit to the book, and the end result is a New York fashion bible no bathroom should be without.
352 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2010
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March 16, 2011
PEOPLE WHO LEAD SHELTERED, CIVILIZED LIVES...
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.
Otherwise its hilarious. I mean who couldn't like a book about hipsters? Its all photos, but they have hysterically funny captions that are rated in kittens (how awesome is that?!!).
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.
Otherwise its hilarious. I mean who couldn't like a book about hipsters? Its all photos, but they have hysterically funny captions that are rated in kittens (how awesome is that?!!).
May 13, 2010
I will freely admit that there are a lot of people out there who will find this book absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately for me, I am not one of them. I registered for the FirstReads giveaway thinking that it was going to be a mildly snarky fashion do's/don'ts kind of book. This isn't mild snark. It's obnoxious, sometimes offensive (IMHO), commentary on pictures that aren't even all that funny.
Clearly I was not familiar with Gavin McInnes, or I wouldn't have bothered entering the giveaway. I'd venture to guess that readers who have enjoyed his magazine (Vice) and his previous books will also like this one, because it seems to be more of the same. It's just not my thing.
Clearly I was not familiar with Gavin McInnes, or I wouldn't have bothered entering the giveaway. I'd venture to guess that readers who have enjoyed his magazine (Vice) and his previous books will also like this one, because it seems to be more of the same. It's just not my thing.
May 22, 2010
This book was such a hit with my son and all of his friends. They are all in their early twenties, but I enjoyed it just as much. I now regularly visit the author's site for daily updates--there are actually some great posts there as well. Since the religion in this household is pretty much sarcasm, it is making a great addition to my son's bathroom humor collection. It is not a book to be taken seriously, so relax and page through this one.
December 16, 2018
A photo book of hipster fashion with quips by the inventor of contemporary-Hipster fashion, Gavin McInnes.
McInnes is an uncouth, provocative and hilarious writer for those with the stomach to handle it. The brief quips are almost always a roar or a nod of agreement.
But it's a photobook--- so it's a quick read, and then that's kind of it. There's a small part in the book where there's more discussion on specific fashion which is great fun, and some small fake-interviews with the author that are also terrific. Wish there was more of that though, or more impacting for return-reading, but that won't be the case.
Anyway, quick and simple and fun. Good read for public transport anyway.
McInnes is an uncouth, provocative and hilarious writer for those with the stomach to handle it. The brief quips are almost always a roar or a nod of agreement.
But it's a photobook--- so it's a quick read, and then that's kind of it. There's a small part in the book where there's more discussion on specific fashion which is great fun, and some small fake-interviews with the author that are also terrific. Wish there was more of that though, or more impacting for return-reading, but that won't be the case.
Anyway, quick and simple and fun. Good read for public transport anyway.
September 2, 2019
I am highly against what Gavin McInnes is doing now with his movement, and this book did not age well with me from being a teenager to an adult. I briefly glimpsed it before since I liked the satire of the Vice Dos and Don'ts . I don't recommend this book at all, its far too mean and I don't support Gavin's movement.
June 27, 2010
This was very entertaining. My favorite part of gossip magazines is the fashion sections where we get to see the starts hits and misses. What could be better than a whole book about fashion hits and misses? Not much in my opinion.
There were a few pictures that were just gross, but for the most part it was pretty tasteful. And if you're familiar with Vice Magazine, you're probably expecting that anyway.
There were so many pictures in here that I had to dogear to show other people because I just had to validate that I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. I think some of these pictures can only be explained because the people wearing the outfits don't own mirrors... Some of them were just hilarious, like they tried really hard but just missed one very important part.
Not to say that I'm the best dressed person around (believe me I'm far from it), but if I ever decide to leave the house in some of these outfits, just lock me up.
While the outfits were entertaining enough they added comments to make it that much better. I laughed out loud quite a few times with this one. It was a perfectly executed picture book. Although some of the Do's took me a minute to figure out what they did right, as at first look they appeared to be Don'ts but once I figured out their rational behind the ratings things just started to fall into place.
Very entertaining! It was also a great one to share with others to get their reactions to some of the Don'ts. I think a fun night could be had by all just passing around this book. And if you have a friend that's a don't I think this book may help with the fashion intervention.
There were a few pictures that were just gross, but for the most part it was pretty tasteful. And if you're familiar with Vice Magazine, you're probably expecting that anyway.
There were so many pictures in here that I had to dogear to show other people because I just had to validate that I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. I think some of these pictures can only be explained because the people wearing the outfits don't own mirrors... Some of them were just hilarious, like they tried really hard but just missed one very important part.
Not to say that I'm the best dressed person around (believe me I'm far from it), but if I ever decide to leave the house in some of these outfits, just lock me up.
While the outfits were entertaining enough they added comments to make it that much better. I laughed out loud quite a few times with this one. It was a perfectly executed picture book. Although some of the Do's took me a minute to figure out what they did right, as at first look they appeared to be Don'ts but once I figured out their rational behind the ratings things just started to fall into place.
Very entertaining! It was also a great one to share with others to get their reactions to some of the Don'ts. I think a fun night could be had by all just passing around this book. And if you have a friend that's a don't I think this book may help with the fashion intervention.
August 22, 2010
Funny... Gavin McInnes was always the brains/wit behind Vice Mag's Do's and Don'ts. As soon as he left that column become intolerably dull. But luckily his hilarious fashion critiques live on in the form of 'Street Boners'.
This book is satisfyingly dense and perfect for flipping through at the beach. A really fun read, even though some of his pronouncements are insane and his ideas on what constitutes 'sexy' are frankly bizarre. (Black socks on women = super hot? Really?)
This book is satisfyingly dense and perfect for flipping through at the beach. A really fun read, even though some of his pronouncements are insane and his ideas on what constitutes 'sexy' are frankly bizarre. (Black socks on women = super hot? Really?)
July 15, 2010
If I had not won this book in a sweepstakes, I would never have bothered with it. If you are a fashion hipster sycophant, you might be entertained. If, however, you are a normal, well adjusted human being, then don't bother with it.
A complete waste of resources and money to produce...and waste of time to read.
A complete waste of resources and money to produce...and waste of time to read.
May 16, 2010
I liked this book, but really it is one of those books that I thought would be better. It's mostly a collection of fashion faux-pas in photos. With clever sentences added too. Really there isn't much else to it, no story or content.
I appreciate the photos, but can't recommend for that alone.
I appreciate the photos, but can't recommend for that alone.
May 20, 2010
I got this book for free through Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
The best coffee table book ever!
The best coffee table book ever!
June 4, 2010
The pictures were entertaining, but the captions just didn't grab my attention. I thought this was going to be hilarious...but I found it mostly boring.
June 26, 2010
Good pictures, some funny blurbs.
I think I preferred the dos & don'ts book he did cos it was more black and white. This "kitten rating" is a bit of a cop out.
I think I preferred the dos & don'ts book he did cos it was more black and white. This "kitten rating" is a bit of a cop out.
March 23, 2016
Crass, dirty, funny fashion jokes. Some fashion advice. That's all.
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