Comedy Stylings

Joe Tobin

Glasses and Tie: Penguin

Pants: Uniqlo

Shirt: Alfani via Macy’s

Jacket: vintage Members Only

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Jane Harrison

Jumpsuit: H&M Kids

Sneakers: Chuck Taylor's purchased at Crossroads

Necklace: Gift from her mother

Lip color:  MAC in Ruby Woo and Make Up For Ever in Satin Blackcurrant

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From the “never-yet-posted” Archive; pictures of Brandie Posey and Katie Compa at the SF Comedy & Burrito Festival in 2012.

Nicole Calasich

Dress: Pinc, thrifted at Salvation Army in Honolulu, HI    

Sweater: Merona from Target 

Belt: Perry Ellis from boyfriend's side of closet

Boots: Fergalicious from the nation's most wonderful Buffalo Exchange in Portland, Oregon

Necklace: emotional bribery gift from future in-laws (it worked)

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Cory Loykasek

Sweater: Ralph Lauren, from a vintage store

Corduroy pants: Levi’s

Shirt: Charles Tyrwhitt, thrifted at Salvation Army

Necklace: gift received at Burning Man

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Lydia Popovich 

Dress: Adrianna Pappell via Nordstrom

Pearls: Gift from grandpa at the age of 13

Shoes: Black suede platforms by Pour La Victoire via Fred Seagal, Las Vegas (paid for with roulette winnings)

Earrings (not seen): vintage pearl cluster earrings that look like little bunches of grapes, thrifted in Sacramento

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We can’t be more pleased to have one of our all-time favorite comics to kick off Special Look, a Comedy Stylings exclusive where we get the details on what comedians choose to wear for their comedy specials.  Jen Kirkman gave us the scoop on what she wore in I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) currently streaming on Netflix.

Top: brand unknown via Piperlime.com Pants: Rag & Bone via Piperlime.com Shoes: United Nude from Shoe Be Do in New Orleans Statement necklace: Anthropologie in LA Smaller necklace: unknown brand/source Ring: Loehmann's in LA Cuffs: Made by a fan Faux fur coat: From Etsy, 40th birthday gift from manager

Was this already a favorite outfit of yours?

It wasn’t a favorite outfit and I was in between weights. I had just lived in NYC for 2 months during the holidays so I had only 2 weeks before I taped the special to try to drop a few from all of the eating and drinking I had done.

Was it an outfit you had performed a lot in and felt comfortable in?

I had never performed in that outfit before but I felt pretty comfy – the shirt was taped to me so it didn’t billow open.

Did you have to find new pieces to create the perfect look? 

The shirt was brand new.  The shoes I already had but thought they would look cool on the stage.  The pants I had – and they were the only ones that worked for the special because they were tight and didn’t have a sheen or shine.  I wasn’t allowed to wear leather for some kind of camera reason.  I was really sad about that. 

Did you already know that you wanted that color palette?

The background colors were picked and I approved them and then after that I found out that certain colors wouldn’t work with it.  I was told not to wear red.   I really hate having to pick an outfit because cameras really do add weight and cause certain patterns or materials to look weird.  Ultimately I would want to wear black leather pants, huge black boots and a small black tee shirt but all black was also a no no per the set designer and director. I had a button down sleeveless black top that I like to wear unbuttoned low but that all black thing again....couldn’t.   To be honest, my mind was so not focused on my outfit which sounds odd because I love fashion.  But I love real life fashion choices – not “have to pick an outfit for the camera” fashion choices.

Joe Tobin

Jacket: H&M 

Shirt: Alfani via Macy’s 

Pants: Uniqlo 

Boots: Rockport 

Tie/Scarf: Vintage 

Glasses: Penguin

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Reggie Steele

Coat: Liz Claiborne via Macy's. 

Shirt: Howe via Nordstrom.

Hat: New Era via Lids.

Denim: Agave via Nordstrom.

Shoes (not seen): shell toe Adidas via Eastbay (online store).

Watch: Accutron via retail jeweler De'vons.

Necklace: Kenneth Cole.

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John Ross

Gray Cardigan: Old Navy

Olive Undershirt: unknown brand/origin

Pants (not shown): Olive Levi's 216 Skinny Fit Jeans

Shoes (not shown): Purple Adidas Samoa

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Miles K

Outershirt: Levy, thrifted at Out of the Closet Echo Park, LA 

Button up: Colours, thrifted at Out of the Closet in SOMA, SF

Backpack: Kanken, purchased online. 

Button: Burger Records

Watch: Casio, American Apparel in Portland, OR 

Pen: Micron .05, Raw Materials Art Supplies 

Notebooks: Moleskine Cahier Journal, Raw Materials Art Supplies 

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Aviva Siegel

Jacket: Gino Di Giorgio, hand-me-down from a comic’s drug dealer

Shirt: thrifted from Mission Thrift

Denim: Diesel Jeans, bought in Jaffa, Tel Aviv    

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OJ Patterson

Hat: Pepples Donut Farm in Oakland 

Polo shirt: Macho Man polo from prowrestlingtees 

Denim: Old Navy

Coat: Guess, a gift 

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Josef Anolin

Cat shirt that reminded Josef of Spike Lee in those old 80's Nike commercials: Upper Playground, Berkeley Blue hoodie: BDG via Urban Outfitters in Emeryville Leather Jacket: Schott via Convert Men, SF Denim: Levi's

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George Chen

Glasses: Giovanni, purchased in 1999 

Shirt: High Sierra (Mervyn's label), long-term borrowed from an old roommate

Pants: Bull Head, bought in 2011 at a mall on the Peninsula 

T-shirt: "Club Sandwich" T-shirt, design by Shawn Reed, made by George  

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