I got some wonderful responses to my first article and someone was kind enough to write me an email in response. So, because my adoring public insists upon it, and I saw some delightful pictures that needed devouring at the London GP I write this article.

You might ask: why don’t I also pick apart the Japanese GP? This is because I really don’t know anyone there, save a few of the writers, such as the Infamous One Man Crowd. As fun as it is to rip the-now-balding J. Bennett a new one, it would get tiresome for a whole article. So, it was decided, London it is, after all, they have much cuter accents, and there isn’t much to nitpick about on Japanese style, most of them show up in something better than shredded Jeans and a T-shirt.

After peeking at the Sideboard.com coverage of London GP for no more than a moment, one blasphemous typo caught my eye. I think many of you noticed it too, something to the effect of “Kai Budde vs. Kibbler round 4,” apparently someone developed a finger stutter. I know that makes me sound like a grammar-Nazi, which I am far from, but I would have thought even something like Sideboard spell checks or double checks the names of the players, especially the more well known ones. I mean, I can understand messing up Osyp Lebisowiswc. Sure I now know, as one of my friends pointed out, Sideboard is a two-bit operation and is run for peanuts. Unfortunately, I had always held Sideboard.com in high regard and those you love the most you hurt the most. Today dear friends, that bubble of perfection was popped.

Since I no longer care about Sideboard.com I shall discard them and pursue my true love, gamers, or rather, dressing them up like little dolls! Taking my wounded sense of reality I quickly retreated to the picture archives of GP London to find something entertaining.

It was there I found my Adonis.

Eivind just looks so cute; I think this is the best picture of him ever. I don’t know whether he has been working out or if I have never seem him flex, but those are some amazing arms. That muscle shirt shows those “guns” off perfectly. The artsy new wave look of his shirt fits the rest of his wardrobe perfectly, and I love the dove drawing towards the center, a very nice touch, almost classy at a magic tournament. His hair is cut nicely giving him a nice clean look, and the goatee finishes his face off with a roguish bad-boy feel. If only every magic player had his sense of style and pride, tournaments would be less smelly and more aesthetically pleasing.

Now for something a little different, I’ve chosen a handful of magic players from GP London and I'm going to pick out some items from from MSN.com‘s handy Fall Fashion 2003 line to make these Magic Players look their best!

First one up is John Larkin. John here is looking a little bit shabby in this wrinkly white on white combo. He’s way too pale to pull this off. The shirts blend into each other, why wear two shirts, when they are clearly the same color? The dress shirt looks like it’s been through him sleeping in it and his suitcase.

But, to stick to his original look I’d still chose the layered look for him. This shirt, by Neiman Marcus is absolutely delicious and a featured item. Underneath it I would definitely suggest wearing this Ribbed Tee, which comes in black, grey and white. The grey would look spectacular with the Neiman Marcus shirt and the ribbed texture gives the shirt more interest and a nicer feel. It's much more exciting than just a plain white from K-Mart. These Eddie Bauer Jeans are perfect to match the tops, a little bit faded to give them a more worn in relaxed feel, but still fitted to give the wearer that clean and perfected look. They are buy 1 get the second ½ off! How perfect, who can resist a bargain? To finish off the ensemble I’d have to recommend these shoes in the black. The sporty design to them emphasizes the casualness of the outfit, yet the fact that they aren’t sneakers makes the outfit more classy and sophisticated.

Ed Fear caught my eye while molesting young boys. There’s just something awkward looking about the fit of this shirt, maybe its how it looks like the third button on the open collar is trying to choke him. I’m not big on the tucked in shirt look but this is clearly a shirt meant to be tucked in, it stretches oddly across his chest and stomach. The shoulders are also too wide. No wonder his young companion looks like he wants to run away from this blandly colored fashion faux pas. The slate colored dress pants don’t do much either. There just isn’t much interest in this whole ensemble. It’s bland, boring and just tasteless, I expect better from such a colorful guy such as Fear. Again, Neiman Marcus provides the perfect shirt, a leather shirt jacket which plays on Fear’s love of the material. I’m sure he’d feel quite comfortable in that. Just in case Edward feels the need to wear it a bit open I provide him with this little number, a banded collared shirt, which of course can be worn un-tucked. I highly recommend it in Khaki and the plaid piping will add more interest to Mr. Fear’s boring style. These pin stripe pants by Hugo Boss will make a nice compliment to the piping of the collared shirt and match the leather shirt jacket. The pinstripe keeps up that more upscale look but at the same time gives off a more relaxed feel which suits the leather shirt. Lucky for Fear, he gets away with a sneaker in this outfit, but a very classy one. This little Italian number tops off the whole outfit, keeping up with the classic leather trend while still trying to keep it relaxed.

While I’ve always battled a love affair with Kai Budde, I’ve never had much love for his clothing. Again we face the same problem we had with Ed Fear, a bland shirt in an awful color. I can’t even tell from the pose whether it’s too big on him or too small. It’s probably too big and absolutely horrifying. For this fix I’d recommend a spicier retro look, like the one provided by these Fossil T-shirts. They are colorful, interesting and have cute little girls on them, probably some of the first ones Kai’s have had groping his chest in public. This Eddie Bauer Hoodie would provide some warmth in those cold convention centers. The bold ‘20’ appliqué is a great way to display his life total. Lucky Jeans are a must to help bring this together. The faded look accents the retro look of the t-shirt and the fact that they are “Lucky” brand jeans might help bring Kai that extra edge. The crowning glory of all this luckiness is the Steve Madden shoes. The style compliments the jeans and the color of the leather works well with the retro t-shirts.

As many of us know, Kibler is cutie as well as a raver; unfortunately at London his clothing brought me less than ecstasy. Because of Kibler’s blondish hair and tanner skin, he could pull off a skater or surfer look excellently. A t-shirt, such as this one, would be a nice change of pace for Kibler, the brighter colors would compliment his skin tones and the pattern would add more excitement to his dress. Throw over the plaid shirt a sweatshirt like this one and you have the makings of a great outfit. They match each other almost perfectly. The red sweatshirt is also an eye catching one, perfect to just throw over and unzipper to reveal a t-shirt underneath. The relaxed look of these faded jeans compliments the hoodie and casual plaid shirt, giving him a skater boy meets old school look. Of course to finish this off you need the classic skater shoes. I chose these in white, which work with the plaid shirt and don’t clash with the red sweatshirt. The sneakers are the best choice here rather than the leather shoes I had been choosing earlier because of the extreme casualness of this outfit and Kibler’s more active lifestyle.

While many say magic tournaments aren’t fashion shows, why bother with looking good, but I say, why try and look bad? It’s nearly as much effort to do either.

Just because you’re at a magic tournament does that mean no one important is around? Are you implying that your peers aren’t worth the respect of dressing nicely? Just because you’re not trying to get laid doesn’t mean you don’t have to shower or dress well. The girls are still watching.

Think about it boys.

Teh Platy
Aim: pixellegal
Irc: Platypus
laxgoaliegirlie@patmedia.net

Discuss this article in the Magic: the Gathering Forums!

I got some wonderful responses to my first article and someone was kind enough to write me an email in response. So, because my adoring public insists upon it, and I saw some delightful pictures that needed devouring at the London GP I write this article.

You might ask: why don’t I also pick apart the Japanese GP? This is because I really don’t know anyone there, save a few of the writers, such as the Infamous One Man Crowd. As fun as it is to rip the-now-balding J. Bennett a new one, it would get tiresome for a whole article. So, it was decided, London it is, after all, they have much cuter accents, and there isn’t much to nitpick about on Japanese style, most of them show up in something better than shredded Jeans and a T-shirt.

After peeking at the Sideboard.com coverage of London GP for no more than a moment, one blasphemous typo caught my eye. I think many of you noticed it too, something to the effect of “Kai Budde vs. Kibbler round 4,” apparently someone developed a finger stutter. I know that makes me sound like a grammar-Nazi, which I am far from, but I would have thought even something like Sideboard spell checks or double checks the names of the players, especially the more well known ones. I mean, I can understand messing up Osyp Lebisowiswc. Sure I now know, as one of my friends pointed out, Sideboard is a two-bit operation and is run for peanuts. Unfortunately, I had always held Sideboard.com in high regard and those you love the most you hurt the most. Today dear friends, that bubble of perfection was popped.

Since I no longer care about Sideboard.com I shall discard them and pursue my true love, gamers, or rather, dressing them up like little dolls! Taking my wounded sense of reality I quickly retreated to the picture archives of GP London to find something entertaining.

It was there I found my Adonis.

Eivind just looks so cute; I think this is the best picture of him ever. I don’t know whether he has been working out or if I have never seem him flex, but those are some amazing arms. That muscle shirt shows those “guns” off perfectly. The artsy new wave look of his shirt fits the rest of his wardrobe perfectly, and I love the dove drawing towards the center, a very nice touch, almost classy at a magic tournament. His hair is cut nicely giving him a nice clean look, and the goatee finishes his face off with a roguish bad-boy feel. If only every magic player had his sense of style and pride, tournaments would be less smelly and more aesthetically pleasing.

Now for something a little different, I’ve chosen a handful of magic players from GP London and I'm going to pick out some items from from MSN.com‘s handy Fall Fashion 2003 line to make these Magic Players look their best!

First one up is John Larkin. John here is looking a little bit shabby in this wrinkly white on white combo. He’s way too pale to pull this off. The shirts blend into each other, why wear two shirts, when they are clearly the same color? The dress shirt looks like it’s been through him sleeping in it and his suitcase.

But, to stick to his original look I’d still chose the layered look for him. This shirt, by Neiman Marcus is absolutely delicious and a featured item. Underneath it I would definitely suggest wearing this Ribbed Tee, which comes in black, grey and white. The grey would look spectacular with the Neiman Marcus shirt and the ribbed texture gives the shirt more interest and a nicer feel. It's much more exciting than just a plain white from K-Mart. These Eddie Bauer Jeans are perfect to match the tops, a little bit faded to give them a more worn in relaxed feel, but still fitted to give the wearer that clean and perfected look. They are buy 1 get the second ½ off! How perfect, who can resist a bargain? To finish off the ensemble I’d have to recommend these shoes in the black. The sporty design to them emphasizes the casualness of the outfit, yet the fact that they aren’t sneakers makes the outfit more classy and sophisticated.

Ed Fear caught my eye while molesting young boys. There’s just something awkward looking about the fit of this shirt, maybe its how it looks like the third button on the open collar is trying to choke him. I’m not big on the tucked in shirt look but this is clearly a shirt meant to be tucked in, it stretches oddly across his chest and stomach. The shoulders are also too wide. No wonder his young companion looks like he wants to run away from this blandly colored fashion faux pas. The slate colored dress pants don’t do much either. There just isn’t much interest in this whole ensemble. It’s bland, boring and just tasteless, I expect better from such a colorful guy such as Fear. Again, Neiman Marcus provides the perfect shirt, a leather shirt jacket which plays on Fear’s love of the material. I’m sure he’d feel quite comfortable in that. Just in case Edward feels the need to wear it a bit open I provide him with this little number, a banded collared shirt, which of course can be worn un-tucked. I highly recommend it in Khaki and the plaid piping will add more interest to Mr. Fear’s boring style. These pin stripe pants by Hugo Boss will make a nice compliment to the piping of the collared shirt and match the leather shirt jacket. The pinstripe keeps up that more upscale look but at the same time gives off a more relaxed feel which suits the leather shirt. Lucky for Fear, he gets away with a sneaker in this outfit, but a very classy one. This little Italian number tops off the whole outfit, keeping up with the classic leather trend while still trying to keep it relaxed.

While I’ve always battled a love affair with Kai Budde, I’ve never had much love for his clothing. Again we face the same problem we had with Ed Fear, a bland shirt in an awful color. I can’t even tell from the pose whether it’s too big on him or too small. It’s probably too big and absolutely horrifying. For this fix I’d recommend a spicier retro look, like the one provided by these Fossil T-shirts. They are colorful, interesting and have cute little girls on them, probably some of the first ones Kai’s have had groping his chest in public. This Eddie Bauer Hoodie would provide some warmth in those cold convention centers. The bold ‘20’ appliqué is a great way to display his life total. Lucky Jeans are a must to help bring this together. The faded look accents the retro look of the t-shirt and the fact that they are “Lucky” brand jeans might help bring Kai that extra edge. The crowning glory of all this luckiness is the Steve Madden shoes. The style compliments the jeans and the color of the leather works well with the retro t-shirts.

As many of us know, Kibler is cutie as well as a raver; unfortunately at London his clothing brought me less than ecstasy. Because of Kibler’s blondish hair and tanner skin, he could pull off a skater or surfer look excellently. A t-shirt, such as this one, would be a nice change of pace for Kibler, the brighter colors would compliment his skin tones and the pattern would add more excitement to his dress. Throw over the plaid shirt a sweatshirt like this one and you have the makings of a great outfit. They match each other almost perfectly. The red sweatshirt is also an eye catching one, perfect to just throw over and unzipper to reveal a t-shirt underneath. The relaxed look of these faded jeans compliments the hoodie and casual plaid shirt, giving him a skater boy meets old school look. Of course to finish this off you need the classic skater shoes. I chose these in white, which work with the plaid shirt and don’t clash with the red sweatshirt. The sneakers are the best choice here rather than the leather shoes I had been choosing earlier because of the extreme casualness of this outfit and Kibler’s more active lifestyle.

While many say magic tournaments aren’t fashion shows, why bother with looking good, but I say, why try and look bad? It’s nearly as much effort to do either.

Just because you’re at a magic tournament does that mean no one important is around? Are you implying that your peers aren’t worth the respect of dressing nicely? Just because you’re not trying to get laid doesn’t mean you don’t have to shower or dress well. The girls are still watching.

Think about it boys.

Teh Platy
Aim: pixellegal
Irc: Platypus
laxgoaliegirlie@patmedia.net

Discuss this article in the Magic: the Gathering Forums!