They Go Hard

Since winter is pretty much just starting... (snowstorm, wut wut!) it might be safe to buy these beautiful Crooks & Castles winter wear items. I am a sucker for either comfy or streetwear items with panache, and these fit the bill thanks to innovative detailing and cuts-- that cropped poncho reminds me of a sweatshirt you'd make it home when you were feeling crafty with your old Champion $20 from Modells. Cept it's so much super nicer. Yeah.

Loan me money, por favor? Kthanx.

You can purchase all of these pieces at Karmaloop.

The Elite Hooded Poncho

The Patch Baseball Jacket

I Have Stylish Friends

Even the New York Times AND Susan Sarandon think so.

Subway Styles

I have no idea who this girl is, but I am really vibing with this picture and her style. Love the short hair, love the glasses, love the flannel and barely there shorts. She is swell!

Nine Lives: Dimepiece Fall 09

I know these are already all over the interwebs, shit, I even wrote about the preview pics for my other home on the net M.I.S.S., but hot damn! The Dimepiece Fall '09 preview pics are straight crack! The lookbook features the stunning Diddy-twitter-topic-of-the-moment Cassie in a variety of fall items ranging from acid wash jeans to dresses and signature Ts. Shot by Brooke Nipar and styled by Around The Way Girl Rose Garcia, the collection, known simply as Nine Lives, evokes a rockabilly and glam rock aesthetic that I have personally always been a super huge fan of. Based off a primarily black-and-white color palate, the streetwear label described the collection as a "conceptual metaphor for the right to interchange your role in any way you please". Whether you choose to be a sexy New Wave influenced bad girl one day or a Grunge inspired pixie the next, Dimepiece has got you covered.

This right here is the reason that I love Dimepiece! They design exactly what the female market needs. Items that are of quality (their Ts are soft as butta) and extremely cutting edge and on-trend. Yes, a bodysuit is certainly fashion forward. But a bodysuit featuring Barbie-head print? FUN! If I'm taking a risk, I do want it to be cheeky and edgy, but more importantly something that will ultimately make me chuckle.

Don't take fashion too seriously. Buy Dimepiece.



(Via Highsnobette)

Agyness Deyn Stole My Outfit!

I own that exact Joy Division shirt! And those stupid flowered Keds!

Bitch stole my outfit!

(Via Jezebel)

Must Be the Reason Why I'm King of My Castle...

The Medusa Cardigan

Crooks and Castles Womens

Gaia Tries Taming Nature

Baltimore bred street artist Gaia just released a superb short video piece, Taming Nature, chronicling a day in the life of an unforgettable public defacer.

With most of his pieces based on simple head forms in large irregular shapes, Gaia's linocut works have already appeared in galleries such as Ad Hoc, and on the streets of BK, Chicgao, and Wham City. Gaia is part of the burgeoning new class of street artists who, unlike their predecessors, aren't above "selling out" by having their work displayed in galleries. Although street art is in large part a fundamental reclaiming of the public space, newcomers like Gaia are also viewing their street masterpieces as valuable self-promotional tools. While in the past graffiti artists preferred pseudonyms and tags, the evolved class, including Gaia, prefer to emblazon their names in full detail on their work so that gallery owners can take notice. Regardless of whether or not Gaia and others like him are selling out, the work speaks for itself-- good stuff! Check out more on his flickr stream.

(Via Juxtapoz)

To Infinity and Beyond...

Holy Rockers NYC, Batman! The streetwear clothing label notorious for their beyond bright colors and thoughtful prints has just released images from their upcoming collaboration line with God's Prey. Bearing the name Infinity's End, the voluminous designs are unisex in nature and feature prints of a slightly more sophisticated nature. Although the colors are still every bit as vivid as Rockers' palate, the cuts and materials used are decidely more conceptual and mature. Designs like roomy harem pants, smart batwing dresses, loose printed tanks and a hooded jacket I am lusting hardcore for are all a step up, design wise, than the company's typical Ts. Look for the line to release in the Spring of 2010, and view the rest of the line below.

(Via Is-Mental)

The Ladies First Love The Kids....

This is my new lil' homie, Gabriel.


I met him outside of the Lykke Li show I went to with the Queen B of one of our favorite blogs, Absquatulation. Being a boy from the Bronx, he is surrounded by a very stereotypical image of what's "street" or "hard", but that doesn't stop the kid from taking chances! Chances that include a blindingly white pair of thermal leggings under his cut-off shorts.

When asked about the inspiration behind his choice to rock the soft spandex tights, Gabriel had a very reasonable explanation: "My legs be cold sometimes when I wear shorts!". BRILLIANCE!

God bless Gabriel and all the other fashion "risk-takers" out there...