RACK CITY

August 21, 2012 – There's surely no one to thank but Roman for this complete transformation of Nicki Minaj's eau de parfum alter ego into miniature femmebot, complete with gilded face mask, plastic pink wig with blunt bangs and, remarkably, breasts and cleavage. Please Roman, tell us the perfume squirts out the breastplate like an Austin Powers villain or a Katy Perry video.

August 17, 2012 – There are few things to dislike about the Gathering of the Juggalos, the annual togetherness-fest thrown by loving adult rappers Insane Clown Posse; and none of those are reasons you've probably heard. Sleep deprivation is one (I woke up to a 6 a.m.

August 16, 2012 – It was a done deal that Lana Del Rey's H&M campaign would be invoke the '60s in soft-focus — why would a mass-market retailer hire someone with such a recognizable aesthetic if they were gonna go off-brand? Leave that to Paris labels or Vogue shoots.

August 14, 2012 – Everyone knows that everyone who's anyone eventually gets their own sneaker line, an honor bestowed upon only those with rabid enough fanbases to scramble for their names on their feet. But often those sneakers are also fugnacious, almost as if their celebrity endorsers are daring you to let them know how dedicated you are: how much do you love them? Enough to wear this ugly-ass shoe? Really though?

August 3, 2012 – Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply seems to be trying to rebrand rugged New Americana for the less rugged New Radio, at least if this new campaign by the workwear imprint says anything.

August 1, 2012 – In the past year or so, Jeremy Scott has sailed in his winged Adidas shoes to publicly rise to the position of Rappers' Best Friend, a symbol of the weirdo-stuffed, space-flosser-enriched era of rap in which we're currently living.