Who says Laura Bennett doesn't do menswear?

Monday, November 27, 2006 by

Thanks to eagle-eyed reader Bill, we can show you this scan from the current issue of Time Out New York Kids. It's Laura's redesign of Santa's outfit and we have to say, it's pretty damn cool. We want that jacket.

And before you ask, she's still pregnant.

34 comments:

jinxy said...

Wow, still preggers!!!

The Santa redesign is cute, do I smell a future challenge in the way? Pick a holiday and redesign the traditional getup?

Vic said...

Amazingly talented. She breathes our culture. Coolness flows through her veins. She's hip without trying. I adore this woman.

SassyGinger said...

What a brilliant design! She really thought about. The fur thing cracks me up! Laura's sketches are always beautiful too.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, but I bet she's made him a sparkly little cocktail number with a plunging neckline, to wear underneath.

(I mean, let's not kid ourselves; we all know that Mrs. Claus has always been the real beard there.)

--Gotham Tomato

Anonymous said...

That is so contemporary and so 2086. I love it. Laura is beyond fabulous, and amazingly talented.

DolceLorenzo said...

I love how kids -- both her own and others -- are a big part of her life, but she still manages to have a life of her own.

jennifer said...

Still pregnant? She must be taking the "bad mommy" bitch thing to a whole new level these days. How miserable for her. I hope that kid comes soon!

LOVE the santa. He's awesome.

Unknown said...

Adorable!

Thanks for adding the info about still being preggars. She must be feeling miserable. Time for a long bath and a glass of wine. Maybe that will induce labor?

Anonymous said...

It reminds me of Kara Saun's postal worker makeover.

Lydia said...

Yay! Love the lack of fur!

Still pregnant? Yikes.

Anonymous said...

How adorable! Thanks, guys. I love Laura!

bungle said...

Yeah, looks like she made Santa trim the beard and lose a buncha weight too.

I think her message to kids is clear, but theres one for the men as well: fat, slovenly, unkempt and style-challenged need not convey "jolly". There's no excuse in her world, and she's on a mission to make her world our world.
I'll not stand in her way. :D

Lisette said...

Love the Santa re-do! but still preggers! If I were her, I'd send the kids to the OB's house with orders not to come home without a C-section date! I bet it would take all of 15 minutes, 10 if they take the turtle!

Anonymous said...

Aw, Laura, we know you or Bad Daddy are reading this, so I'll just say: God luvya!

Anonymous said...

PS - Gay Boys, I've never been able to get the pix with ".png" tag to download... Anybody else have this problem?

Anonymous said...

She must have gotten sucked into the Fur Debate on the Jay thread. I stayed out of that one.

Anonymous said...

I love the sketch, I love this woman, I love everything she does.

Martha Stewart, be afraid, very afraid.

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...
PS - Gay Boys, I've never been able to get the pix with ".png" tag to download... Anybody else have this problem? "

I have no problem downloading them.

Thombeau said...

Nancy said...

"I love the sketch, I love this woman, I love everything she does."

I couldn't have put it better!

Anonymous said...

She's still pregnant? What the hell is she giving birth to? Isn't she WAAY overdue? This child will be walking out of her uterus at this rate!! That poor woman! My last child was 3 days late and I was losing my mind. Someone had better be standing outside the delivery room with a martini (I vote that it be you guys)!

Anonymous said...

Maybe the gestation period is just longer for those who are FABULOUS :P

I do hope she has that baby soon. The poor thing must be miserable!

Anonymous said...

The messinger bag needs to be a tad bigger to accommodate several charged, spare batteries for the laptop. After all, Santa works all night long across all the time zones. It would be sad if the laptop crapped out half way through.

Anonymous said...

"Anonymous said...
She's still pregnant? What the hell is she giving birth to? Isn't she WAAY overdue?"

I think she's twelve days late. Poor woman; she probably hasn't left her apartment in a week. I hope that baby doesn't suck the fabulosity out of her, but I doubt that it will -- no baby, not even a Bennet child, is a match for Laura. Ms. Place said it best: "Amazingly talented. She breathes our culture. Coolness flows through her veins. She's hip without trying. I adore this woman."

Anonymous said...

Right, it's Tuesday. Sorry. I think she's actually thirteen days late.

Anonymous said...

That is so cute. I'm so buying the magazine.

Anonymous said...

"She's hip without trying."

I agree 100%. There's something tremendously appealing about Laura. I love everything about her.

Anonymous said...

I love this woman. Even her Santa Claus is hip and trendy. Keep us posted, boys.

Anonymous said...

"Merry Christmas Kids from Laura Bennett"

Awwwwww, how sweet.

Anonymous said...

It's always a pleasure and a nice surprise to see something about Laura on my favorite blog ; - )

Anonymous said...

Great Santa outfit, but I think it needs some beadwork.

Anonymous said...

j-yo said...

"Great Santa outfit, but I think it needs some beadwork."

ROFL! Yes, you're right, that's exactly what is missing here!

Anonymous said...

L-O-V-E H-E-R!!!!

Anonymous said...

How can she still be pregnant?! Isn't she about four months late?

Anonymous said...

She was due Nov 15 but it may seem like 4 weeks to her by now.