I’ve been on a quest to find an airy summer shoe that’s a little more dressed up than the trusty ol’ Rainbows (no, not Double Rainbows) and ever since I saw these, I knew I must have a pair. Sadly, the Ace Hotel x Arktip x Generic Surplus colabs only go up to a size 12 so no dice for me. Luckily, Generic Surplus knew they had an awesome thing going and they expanded the mesh design to other parts of their line – which includes the pimosol in a size 13. Wooooo. So I snagged a pair over on Moxsie earlier this week and oooo-weeee these babies are exactly what I need to stay cool this summer.
- Curt
So I grew up with backpack envy. One of the byproducts of home schooling until high school is growing up with no real need for backpacks – or lunch boxes, the horror. I’ll let that sink in for a moment. Yes, home schooled, but we’ll leave that for another day. Anyway…these clean, casual bags by Herschel Supply Co. are quite the beez kneez. I wouldn’t mind bringin’ that “Zippo” duffle home with me today.
- Curt
I’m really diggin’ Riviera Club’s new fall/winter lookbook. I love the eastcost vibe channeled into this Santa Barbara based menswear label’s upcoming line. It’s quite a departure from the beachy vibe of their spring/summer offering. Check out a few more snaps featuring this rag-tag group hoping for snow after the jump: Continue reading…
I read a really great article in the Wall Street Journal Magazine about CEO Millard “Mickey” Drexler, the man turning J. Crew around. I love J. Crew’s aesthetic of both the men’s & women’s line and according to the article, Mickey has a lot to do with that. I was also really impressed with Tina Gaudoin’s writing style – which seamlessly blended the business stats and facts of J. Crew, the corporation, with a detailed look at the man behind the brand. Check it out!
- Curt
Jessica and I suffer from hat envy. We both have heads too big to fit in any hat we find which results in us always looking like Magilla Gorilla. Boy it sure would be nice to rock one of these fine Italian beauties from Borsalino. These cats have been making hats since 1857 so they’re legit.
- Curt
Y’all. Kate Spade is freakin blowing my mind right now. It’s like J. Crew on crack. Or steroids…. or both.
I have really big hands and bangles are just kind of awkward on me but I still love the fact that there’s a bangle that says “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.” And umm, hi there, blue skirt. I know I already have something that looks a lot like you…. but you are adorable and can you please come live in my closet?
- Jessica
Married to the Mob is a female run, NYC based, women only streetwear brand. This video is a really neat concept featuring most of their summer line within the narrative.
- Curt
Found on Craft Work Wear’s Blog
Revolution from Gabriel Jeffrey on Vimeo.
The Ace Hotel New York and Project No. 8 teamed up to create No. 8a, a curated boutique at the Ace that offers “intelligent and well-executed ideas.” The above video is for Revolution as prefume/fragrance inspired by the smell of revolution. The fragrance’s creator Lisa Kirk traveled the world to interview ten living cultural and political radicals about their memory of the smell of revolution.
“Revolution is more of an art piece than a perfume. It contains, among other scents, the smell of smoke, tear gas, and gasoline, and acts as an olfactory critique on contemporary luxury branding and political im/possibilities. Surprisingly, it smells really good.”
This super limited edition perfume is now available at No. 8a and it’s crazy expensive – think $3,750 up to $47,750 for the solid Platinum pipe bomb bottle/atomizer. I might just riot if anyone actually buys this stuff. Cool concept though.
- Curt
found on the Ace’s blog
DACE Spring 2010 from Dace on Vimeo.
Daydreaming about all the pretty little frocks from the Dace Spring 2010 collection. Wouldn’t it be fabulous to look so effortless and chic and… je ne sais pas, all the time? And drink coffee at sidewalk cafes? And have a dog with long floppy ears?
- Jessica
Yep, that’s a giant bonnet made out of braided hair. Part of a really cool collaboration between a hairdressing academy and Spanish design company CuldeSac. Amazing… but I wonder how much it weighs… and I wouldn’t want to sit behind this chick at a movie.
Out of curiosity: what’s the craziest and/or most regrettable thing you’ve ever done with your hair? I know I look back at some of my self-styled updo’s from high school dances and I die a little bit inside. All those curls and hairspray, eww.
- Jessica
*spotted on Ladies and Gentlemen Studio
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