SHOELACES: NOT JUST FOR SHOES
09/04/2007
This black and white lace shirt is being sold as part of the Sneaker Pimps tour. Sneaker Pimps is a touring rare, vintage and artist-drawn-on exhibition of gym shoes. Features the work of Futura, Stash, Doze, Shepard Fairey, Dave White, Cope2, Ghost, Ewok, JB Classics, Methamphibian, Jor One, SBTG, Kinsey, TechVector, C2, EricQ, and Jeremy Fish among others, and has b ... Read More
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I'D RATHER BE SKATEBOARDING, AN INTERVIEW WITH BENNY GOLD
08/01/2007
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."Benny Gold is a catch 22. He quotes Ferris Bueller on his Myspace page, proclaims he'd "rather be skateboarding" than working, on his blog, yet he turns out some of the freshest designs our eyes have ever laid eyes on: So he must work hard, right? Or does good design just f ... Read More
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HOW TO TELL YOUR JOKE IS ANNOYING EVERYONE:
06/22/2007
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Fashion Report from the Renegade Craft Fair, Brooklyn.
06/19/2007
Sue a crafter. Her company is called Giant Dwarf.The Renegade Craft Fair started at the start of the craft boom in 2003, Chicago. It now takes place annually in both Chicago and New York. It's a place for crafters to ware their DIY goods, but increasingly, as sites like Etsy.com have made it easier for craft-personages to sell year round to a wider audience, it is als ... Read More
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LEOPARD PRINT
06/08/2007
The cringe factor is high but it's back. This summer even really smart women will turn to Peg Bundy for fashion 411, darning leopard-print as if it's not still tremendously tacky. Mostly on tights and shoes, a few seem to adorn themselves with it above the waist. It'll get worse before it's over. Read More
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GREY PANTS
03/30/2007
Grey is not black or white, and we talked about it last November, but . . . it's still happening. Only now mostly in the lower quadrant. Skinny grey jeans are on everyone and it's going to open up a Pandora's box of all sorts of skinny colored jeans. I've already seen teal and green. Today a beautiful girl walked by me wearing purple skinnys with a pink jacket. She lo ... Read More
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THE NORTH FACE
03/05/2007
Everyone has a North Face jacket. Don't believe me? Step outside. Especially the waist-length sleeping-bag variety in black. Rumor has it that Lou Reed was recently spotted wearing it in red. Celebrities always have to be different.new marketing campaign Read More
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Drab with one neon
02/11/2007
Many people are wearing blacks, browns, greys, and olives since the on-set of official winter. The coolest thing to do seems to be to wear your darks with one hot color. Previously, I have discussed the hoodie. A bright all-over printed hoodie, worn under your coat, it is one way to do this. Many people are opting for neon/bright shoes or a scarf.Cultish art phenoms s ... Read More
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DISAPPEAR IN A SEA OF CAMOUFLAGE
02/06/2007
Camo is one hundred percent in right now and all over your hoodie or hooded coat, wether you're black or white, woman, man, or little purse dog. The difference is only in the color of the camouflage you wear. Some people prefer to wear it " real" in standard-issue army drab greens, grey, blacks and sometimes blue. While others appear to be wearing it "irregular", rein ... Read More
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COPIES ARE THE NEW ORIGINAL
12/21/2006
Fakes. Boot-legs of videos, and bogus Louis Vuittons, they've been cool for awhile now but our infatuation with counterfeits just seems to grow and grow. It might have something to do with the multitude of small buisnesses that are booming thanks to the accessiblity of on-line stores. Our countinuing obsession with the concept of do-it-yourself and buying from an indi ... Read More
