Planet Blue Has An Artsy/Instructional Tumblr

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It looks like we could have saved ourselves the trouble of the Hottest Shopkeep contest and just checked out the Planet Blue blog instead. Their newly launched Tumblr features winsome shopkeeps in various modes of dress (and undress), courtesy of Planet Blue. It's part art, part personal style blog, part retail: the model employees are mainly styled in merchandise that's ready to buy right off the rack.Frankly, we prefer this style of modeling to the wacky Neiman Marcus, writhing in mid-air contortions any day of the week.
· Drink the Planet Blue Koolaid [Tumblr]
· 2011 Hottest Shopkeep [Racked LA]