New Arrivals at the WKND Pop-up

Dang I wish I was in LA to snatch up all the new arrivals at the Cheap Monday/WKND Pop-up in Chinatown.

But word is an on-line store will be popping up soon, so I'll definitely keep you posted on that, or click the link to stay informed via Facebook, Twitter, or to join their emailing list. 

Here are a couple of my faves:

STUSSY X HELLZ-BELLZ EVENT!

♥ LOVEMADE ♥ PRESENTS..."LADIES FIRST"♥

TUESDAY MARCH 10TH
celebrating a design collaboration brought to you by STUSSY X HELLZ BELLZ.

(click flier to enlarge)

RSVP ONLY EVENT: HEART@LOVE-MADE.COM
SPONSORED BY:
BARRACUDA | HELLZ | STUSSY | LOVEMADE | 80SPURPLE.COM
MAGAZINE GIVEAWAYS BY NYLON!!

MADE Jewelry celebrates its birthday with a SALE!

Our girls over at MADE Jewelry are holding a 60% off online sale on all marked jewelry! I am personally a fan and I thank them for their gracious gifts and I wish them a HAPPY 1 YEAR BIRTHDAY! =)



The sale will go through March 22, 2009, and all jewelry from the "That Girl" Collection that was released in late 2008 will be marked 60% off retail price. Prices will range from $29 to $49.

Green with Envy

NY you still have a chance to be Eco-Recessionistas with (Eco)mpassion extending their Gilt Groupe sale. Remember a tree is planted with every purchase!

To learn more about the good you'll do our Mother Earth check out Greenfinds

Sale Round-up: Spring Break (LA) & Sunday Best (NYC)

Get all your Spring Break Essentials right here & have enough money to fly back home!

Kova & T and YaYa Sample Sale
What: Take up to 80 percent off dresses, tops, tees, denim, coats, leggings, and much more.
When: 3.5-3.6 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: YaYa Showroom, Cooper Building, 860 S. Los Angeles St., at Ninth St., ste. 635

Go head and get fitted...and still have enough to go out for Easter Brunch

Black Fleece

not sure if Black Fleece is included in this sale, but it's my favorite line of BB.

"The classic American menswear stalwart is throwing its first-ever warehouse sale. This is a big deal, literally: we're seeing $1,900 suits going for $399, and sport coats under $100. Better hurry though: they're disappearing faster than banking bonuses"

-courtesy of Urban Daddy
Now through Mar 9, 346 Madison Ave (at 44th), 4th floor, 212-682-8800

& Yes this one is still going on...& better than the What Comes Around Goes Around Sale.

Today's WANTED: Jumpsuit

Not only am I an avid blogger, but of course I'm an avid blog surfer. Last week while pa rousing through my bookmarked list of favorite sites, I stopped at (yet another) teen blogger phenomenon, Jane's blog, "Seas of Shoes."

I won't go into too much detail about this blog, because I think I will end up becoming more and more envious of her when she doesn't even deserve such jealousy! HAHAHA! But DAMN, gotta love her and her mom's style - plus their house is pretty decked out as well.

ANYWAY, back to the topic! I want this harem pant jumper thing that I saw Jane wearing:



Turns out its from Etsy's Babooshka online shop and its called the Jodphur Jumper Racerback Playsuit! What do you guys think?



I'm kinda strapped for cash at the moment, so I'm really hoping that come next payday I'll be able to get my hands on this (since there aren't many left)!!!! (PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE!!!) I think it would be PERFECT for a spring/summer day that is SOON to come right around the corner here in NY!

LTD+ Etnies and INVISIBLE NYC!

Yes, that's right, LTD+ and Etnies AND Invisible NYC (yes, the dope tattoo spot in LES) have come together to not only release a well-crafted shoe, but also to celebrate the Invisible Warrior Issue 15 of LTD tonight!

HighSnobiety featured a great interview with Hawaii Mike of LTD, which you can view HERE IN FULL. However, I just had a few more questions for HM about this particular collaboration.



My first question for Mike was, well, why Etnies? He told me that Etnies and LTD have built a great relationship over the years; from working together on joint ventures to a friendship built on respect, Mike adds:

Plus Troy [Invisible NYC] and i are cool with Jannio, Alex and a few people that work there so it was a good fit. we really like to do collaborations with people we know, usually comes out better in the end when you know the people.

The subtle designs of the shoe are significant to what Mike and Troy had in mind, I personally liked the LTD logo placements marked all over the blots of color:

We wanted everything to be subtle at first glance but have different pieces pop from different angles or when light hits them. details you might not see at first glance, the full ice sole, the reflective camo pattern and the embossed Invisible NYC logos."

So, what next? First the Nooka watch, then these Etnies... what else can we expect from LTD besides providing great editorial prints? Hawaii Mike hints:

We have another sneaker coming out with a different company in June. all i can say is that it's a brand new style and we have the privilege of being the first to hit market with it, even the inline color ways come out after ours.

I wooooonderrrrrrrr.... HMMMMMM.... All I can say is, they better make it YOSHI-SIZED (4.5 boys / 6 womens)!!!



WITH ALL OF THIS SAID! LTD + Etnies + INVISIBLE NYC is throwing an event tonight! If you guys are following on TWITTER, you'll be provided with a live broadcast through LTD's TWITTER (http://ltdplus.com/etnies), read on:

the party tonight should be craze. it will be a lot of our LTD Magazine and Etnies family, Invisible NYC crew, NYC skate heads, it's going to be madness. oh, and a bunch of the people that are featured in the Spring issue like D Nice, DJ Mick Boogie, Vashtie, Wendy from Nitrolicious should be rolling through. And of course we have great sponsors in Belvedere IX, Sprite Green and Pabst Blue Ribbon to ensure drinks are flowing. see you in a few! -Hawaii Mike

Free PBR, Belvedere and Sprite Green??? UHM - YES PLEASE! See you guys there and I'll try to twitter too =)

Mango X Adam Lippes

Here's another Collabo...and this one is So Spring Fresh and So Clean! I want it all...check out more pics courtesy of Racked.

This Collabo debuted March 1st, so head to your nearest Mango...Now!

First Look: Tracy Feith for Target

courtesy of Racked

Very 60's. Very Vintage. Very Mod.

Arrives May 17th

Prices range from $23-$45

Just in time for Memorial Weekend and to kick start your summer wardrobe! 

SneakerCon

Here's some footage from the first ever SneakerCon held in New York City...you thought Carrie had it bad, at least she wore all her shoes! 

Calvin Klein Jeans Commerical 2009, Spring/Summer

If you haven't run into this commercial you should take a look. Go ahead press play, but make sure youre not at work ; )



What do you think? Its hot, steamy and a whole lot of sex appeal. Which is probably why it got banned in some countries. In our lovely country, its censored. It is not censored in Italy, France, Spain and Germany. I did a search on who directed this video or the ad agency behind it. Found nothing! Some say that it might have been directed by David Lynch, who has done some of the famous Calvin Klein commercials. What I do like about it is that is nostalgic to its roots. It is racy and sexy (think Kate Moss and Brooke Shields) but with a modern perspective. Calvinkleinjeans.com will be the home of the brand’s future U.S. e-commerce site. Its completion will be this summer as WWD reports.

Enjoy!

Cut & Paste, San Francisco

We got a chance to attend the Cut and Paste Digital Design Tournament. It was fun for the last hour of the night. As you can see below the motion reels that the contestants worked on all day. Amazing work!

From Cut and Paste San Francisco, CA

From Cut and Paste San Francisco, CA

We also got a chance to visit Annie our friend representing 55DSL. She gave us a heads up on their TShirt contest.More info on their contest: Join the design community at the Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament and enter this year’s Audience Design Contest (ADC) in 2D design, presented by 55DSL, to express your own creativity and challenge yourself to a rapid design round, just like the competing designers onstage. 

For entry in your Cut and Paste Location please visit their site: http://www.55dsl.com/blog

From Cut and Paste San Francisco, CA

From Cut and Paste San Francisco, CA

for more information on Cut and Paste in your location please visit their site
http://www.cutandpaste.com

NSW Liberty Dunk S/S 2009

The hype around the following dunks are slowly, and surely (undoubtedly... -ly hehe-ly), building up, and the anticipation for the drop is going to be extreme!



At first glance, I was shocked at how much I really liked the colorway, and with a closer look I enjoyed the details of floral print because it gave the Dunk JUST enough hint of femininity without having it overly mucho femme (yes, I am tri-lingual lol). Now, why all the hoo-hah over these Liberty Dunks?


Well, not only is it driven more so for us ladies, but it is also an amazing collaborative effort between Liberty (no, not the Statue of) and Nike to introduce yet another Nike Sportswear icon for women. Evil Monito graciously reported:

On a summer 2006 visit to London, Nike designers were inspired by signature fabrics they saw at Liberty, a department store set in a famous Tudor building in the heart of the West End.

The more and more I read about Liberty (having just been introduced to the name), I began digging deeper and deeper into its roots. Liberty hails from the UK and is an incredible emporium of luxurious designs, carrying and manufacturing the latest in apparel, fabrics, accessories and body care products.

Since 1875, Liberty has been synonymous with luxury and great design. Arthur Liberty’s intuitive vision and pioneering spirit led him to travel the world looking for individual pieces to inspire and excite his discerning clientele. Liberty is not a name above the door, it’s Arthur Liberty’s legacy, which stands for integrity, value, quality and above all beautifully designed product. This vision and spirit continues today within the iconic Tudor building.

Did you guys read that? YES! Since 1875! GAH! You MUST visit their site and learn more about them... amazing!

Ok, back to the dunk. The Nike Design team used the following Liberty signature fabrics; Phoebe, Nina, Venus Leaf and Strawberry Thief – "patched together on the shoe like a quilt, intricately placing the materials side by side."


The Liberty Nike Dunk Hi will be available at the Nike Sportswear store at 21 Mercer Street, New York City. Nike Sportswear at the Montalban, Los Angeles and select Nike Sportswear retailers. Please visit www.nikesportswear.com for locations.

*My new bff BetseyJ just got herself hooked up with a pair of these dunks HERE - check em! (I hope that I'll be successful enough to get my hands on a pair of these!!!)

Step Up

Song: "Unbelievable" by The Sleepy Rebels

I usually have the TV on at all times, even if I'm not watching...just to have background noise, but when I hear this song I stop whatever I'm doing. And to my surprise it turned out to be a JCPenney's commercial. .

They are really trying to stay relevant these days with this new roster of designers including:

Kimora Lee Simmon's Fabulosity

Allen B. Schwartz's (of A.B.S.) Allen B.

Charlotte Ronson's I ♥ Ronson, which is on sale as we speak!

Let's see if all these changes translates into increased sales.

They have certainly got my attention. They are building one close by at the Manhattan Mall, so by the time Easter comes, I'll be ready. Yes, I gave shopping up for Lent.

Lilo

Raw.Uncut.Sexy.Gaunt.

This 1st one is actually my fave, reminds me of the cute, funny Lilo that used to act. 


Photographed by Hedi Slimane

Please check out talented Slimane's website for the rest of the pictures in all it's glory. I have to resize the pictures so they won't get cut-off, but now they look squished. :-)

What do you think of Lilo? And does she have Star tattoos too? Everyone tattoos stars...