3/30/2008
feeling sensations in no dictionary
Back in January my daily check of fav Style File mentioned Alexander Wang was designing some incredibly amazing black leather bags that would be out in February at select stores. Well I haven't heard anything about them since (except spying some on the runway at his Fall show in Feb) but after perusing ShopBop this evening I noticed that this insanely wonderful amazing bag was up for grabs, realized it was the same Wang bag I've been staring in my Wants folder (yes this exists) and bought it immediately. I AM SO STOKED. I've been running Zara & Chanel bags for the last few years and have been looking for something new that wasn't going to be seen on everyone else (see: Stam bag, etc etc etc etc etc you know them all). In the SF article they quoted Wang as saying the bags would be under $700 but upon purchase, it definitely was under $700 although not by much.... but leather pieces are always an investment, right? SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY SO STOKED!!!
Labels: alexander wang, leather
you eat the summer cannibals
If you've never seen Rockers and don't have netflix (or a seriously rad friend who owns it), well you're in luck because this dude on youtube has kindly put up the whole movie in 10 minute increments for your viewing pleasure. This film kills it so hard. This is the 1st video of 11.
Labels: films i dig
3/29/2008
she's thrillin' me with her hive
This past week on the Urban Blog.
Krelwear Miami chic
Goyard goes PINK
Kiser patterened jackets
Kate YSL photoshoot behind the scenes
SXSW Style what did you wear?
and my new favorite, Bérangère Claire
Check it out!
Labels: freelance fashwon writer extraordinaire, R'N'R
3/28/2008
coming on like the dawn unrelenting light
Probably just going to pick up this cheap & cute pair of Volcom sandals for summer and being done with trying to find the ultimate gladiator-esque pair when not too many are exciting me. Now I just need to find a new pair of supremely epic board shorts and I'm set.
Labels: shoes
3/27/2008
back at the funny farm
Spotted this Vestal shirt a few weeks ago in my local skate shop. Obviously this is from the classic Sonic Youth album 'Goo'... and really I'd rather wear a SY shirt than this Vestal one.. even if some of my friends are on their team.
Labels: imitation of
3/26/2008
cuts and dents they catch the light
The clown makeup on Kelly Osborne in the latest issue of Purple is quite odd especially because it's shot by Karl Lagerfeld and well, it's clown makeup! However, the resemblance to Alison's makeup in the Kills U R A Fever video is really weird.
Labels: is this a joke
twenty-first century no chivalry involved
For those of you who haven't seen the latest issue of V, here are my two fav shots from the Kate Wildflowers editorial I was referring to the other day. The purple McQueen dress is to die for!
Labels: kate
little droplets of oil for bracelets
In comparison to the high heel gladiators from Alaia I mentioned before, I'd say these flats are just as wonderful. However, retailing at just under $900 (only $30 less than the heels!), I think I'll opt out with a cheaper pair for this trend.
Labels: alaia
living in a pastime paradise
Check out this awesome look book from RockersNYC for s/s 08 Sound & Fury line and featuring the music that inspired the shirts. I'd be hard pressed to pick my favorite but I love the Smiths...
Labels: R'N'R, rockersnyc
i wore it like a badge of teenage film stars
One of my favorite movies. Jim Jarmusch is seriously the best. The first time I watched this, it was 4am and I was actually in Memphis. It was fun to pretend that maybe Joe Strummer was really running around town in a chevy truck shooting liquor store clerks. Anyway, you can go ahead and add this to your Netflix queue if you haven't seen it already. You won't be disappointed. Screamin Jay Hawkins as the front desk clerk is so killer. I cannot say enough epic things about this film.
Labels: films i dig
these corrosives do their magic slowly and sweet
Very into these two necklaces I scored last night from F21. The lightning bolt one actually broke while we were standing in line but my boyfriend took care of it for me and it was already marked way down so whatever. That was just more proof of not to spend even a little money on anything in there. The second one reminds me of another high end necklace, I just can't place where from.
I've never read Radar Mag before but I got a copy of the latest issue for free and besides the highlight of the owner of Rock & Republic and her Chanel addiction (motherfucker has TWO SURFBOARDS and is getting THE BIKE) there was an in depth article on Forever 21 and all their goings on. The story kind of made me laugh out loud when they said F21 find new young designers and hire them if they're christians and attend church regularly. Of course Radar found one of the young hopefuls who said she "found god" with the F21 owners and is so happy and stoked on jesus now and even prays with the owner broad. Hell, for a buck I think anyone would claim they're an insane jesus freak but I guess if you can easily dupe someone into paying you for saying you're into god, go for it. You can read most of it online.
Anyway, I was on a search for Chanel eyeshadow in "sunset gold" which is gold & black (see above) and every shop I tried was out of it! So we came home and after finding it's even sold out everywhere on line as well, I ebayed it for half the price.
I've never read Radar Mag before but I got a copy of the latest issue for free and besides the highlight of the owner of Rock & Republic and her Chanel addiction (motherfucker has TWO SURFBOARDS and is getting THE BIKE) there was an in depth article on Forever 21 and all their goings on. The story kind of made me laugh out loud when they said F21 find new young designers and hire them if they're christians and attend church regularly. Of course Radar found one of the young hopefuls who said she "found god" with the F21 owners and is so happy and stoked on jesus now and even prays with the owner broad. Hell, for a buck I think anyone would claim they're an insane jesus freak but I guess if you can easily dupe someone into paying you for saying you're into god, go for it. You can read most of it online.
Anyway, I was on a search for Chanel eyeshadow in "sunset gold" which is gold & black (see above) and every shop I tried was out of it! So we came home and after finding it's even sold out everywhere on line as well, I ebayed it for half the price.
Labels: chanel, satan and skatin' go hand in hoof
3/25/2008
wherever you are you're invited
In case you missed the NY Times on Sunday there was a great surprise! Daphne Guinness popped her head up while I was turning the pages and luckily her blog on Starworks featured this scan of the article. If she is indeed going to design a few rings, I am looking very forward to buying one or, well, all of them!
Labels: daphne guinness
upon the necklace of all human knowledge
I've been meaning to post this photo my friend Andreas took for a while now and after searching through all my phots, I finally found it today. Elizabeth White Lightning should clearly appreciate this!
Labels: bros, closet crust punks
and the dead lay in strange shapes
Today marks five years since Scott H. Biram was nearly killed in an insane collision with a 16 wheeler.
I'm fucking glad he survived cause I love his musical stylings but if you've been reading this blog long enough, you already knew that. I never wrote about catching him play live but it was a killer show and we ended up closing the bar down with him. He definitely was every bit as epic as I had previously thought. Check out one of his latest live shows on the same tour below.
I'm fucking glad he survived cause I love his musical stylings but if you've been reading this blog long enough, you already knew that. I never wrote about catching him play live but it was a killer show and we ended up closing the bar down with him. He definitely was every bit as epic as I had previously thought. Check out one of his latest live shows on the same tour below.
Labels: R'N'R, scott h. biram
as the campfire's burning
Been listening to Appaloosa nonstop lately. Their newest track is a live on the radio version of the wonderful 'Intimate'. Again, if you haven't checked them out after all my incessant talking them up, head over there now! Also catch them on tour in April with Cat Power and say Hello if you see me.
Tour dates are as followed..
Apr 11 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
Apr 12 McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
Apr 13 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Apr 15 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Apr 16 4th & B, San Diego, CA
Apr 17 Marquee Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Apr 19 The Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX
Apr 20 Stubb’s - Outside, Austin, TX
Apr 22 Warehouse, Houston, TX
the way the camera follows us in slow-mo
Check out this insanely perfect editorial featuring none other than the amazing Julia Restoin Roitfeld. Photographed by the amazing Julia Restoin Roitfeld. For VMan. It's not enough that I get V and French Vogue in the mail every month but now I've become obsessed with getting every issue of Vogue Homme and VMan!
I'm glad my once a week visit to Fashionista wielded these scans because 1. I don't have a scanner and 2. there's no denying the extraordinary presence of JRR. I cannot wait to see what she will do next.
I'm glad my once a week visit to Fashionista wielded these scans because 1. I don't have a scanner and 2. there's no denying the extraordinary presence of JRR. I cannot wait to see what she will do next.
Labels: julia restoin roitfeld
a loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires
If you go through my jeans drawer and the pairs I have hanging up, you will find it to be dominated by black wax jeans. I am obsessed and buy nearly every pair I see. No big deal but here's another pair from Sass & Bide that I'm definitely into.
At $200 I'd say they come fairly cheap for this process.
At $200 I'd say they come fairly cheap for this process.
Labels: coming clean with my addiction, i love black wax
3/24/2008
i'm on a plane circling high
Mark your calendars now because if you're in LA you cannot miss this insanely epic sale!!!
Labels: rockersnyc
footnote to howl
Today's outfit. Too dark to shoot it and I was reminded of Polyvore while doing some research so thought I'd give it another go besides my wedding look.
Surface To Air tank
April 77 jeans
Morphine Generation black wax hoodie
Givenchy sandals
Verte bag
Surface To Air tank
April 77 jeans
Morphine Generation black wax hoodie
Givenchy sandals
Verte bag
Labels: april 77, Givenchy, morphine generation, surface to air, verte, what i wore
3/23/2008
it's been a while since i've seen your face
Happy day off work! Rabbit for dinner along with a giant bottle of Patrón! The joke of the day to our friends was that we were to eat the easter bunny. Lots of chocolate for the boyf and (since I dislike chocolate) wasabi peas for myself. Now we'll watch movies on sedatives and pass out.
Labels: closet crust punks, patti smith, R'N'R
3/22/2008
i was moral school girl hard-working asshole
Kate on a moto for (my fav) French Vogue 08 April.
I love that whole entire sentence.
The rest of the photos are just as incredible but I just wanted to include the shots of her with the bike. Is it astonishing how much she mirrors Marianne Faithfull in Girl on a Motorcycle! Love this shoot (totally even more than the Wild Flowers spread in the new V and that is also quite wonderful)!
I love that whole entire sentence.
The rest of the photos are just as incredible but I just wanted to include the shots of her with the bike. Is it astonishing how much she mirrors Marianne Faithfull in Girl on a Motorcycle! Love this shoot (totally even more than the Wild Flowers spread in the new V and that is also quite wonderful)!
3/21/2008
bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze
Posts this week on the Urban Blog from your truly...
1. Possibly the only ring I want to wear ever, besides my engagement/wedding rings... Kiki de Montparnasse 'Fucking Beautiful' ring
2. Angelique Houtkamp 'My Other Bag Is a Gucci' tote bag
3. The Look Of Louise du Toit, the profile of this Brand Manager for Acne Jeans is a wonderful read
4. Lohan repping gold Nike's sold (exlusively?) at UO
and totally check out the posts from weeks beforehand...
Also stoked on my first post for Kill City which I chose to write about a book my friend Kathy is about to release on The Nest that Dash and Dan threw together last year.
1. Possibly the only ring I want to wear ever, besides my engagement/wedding rings... Kiki de Montparnasse 'Fucking Beautiful' ring
2. Angelique Houtkamp 'My Other Bag Is a Gucci' tote bag
3. The Look Of Louise du Toit, the profile of this Brand Manager for Acne Jeans is a wonderful read
4. Lohan repping gold Nike's sold (exlusively?) at UO
and totally check out the posts from weeks beforehand...
Also stoked on my first post for Kill City which I chose to write about a book my friend Kathy is about to release on The Nest that Dash and Dan threw together last year.
Labels: acne, freelance fashwon writer extraordinaire
she gave her heart to the man in the long black coat
Seriously in LOVELOVELOVE with these new jeans at Urban from Black Milk!!! At $120 they are crazy affordable and um yeah I'll be picking these up immediately.
Labels: i love black wax, leather look
3/20/2008
i grabbed my hat and i began to run
Faux leather sneakers from F21 for $23..
If they had my size I would have picked them up but maybe some others will luck out!
Labels: leather look
deal with the situation right down to the bone
i'm clear focused all around
Looking forward to checking out this black foil vest from Target when it's released. If the model is shorter than me (I'm 5'11 so it's possible) then that means the vest is LONG which I would be realllly excited about. Also if it's more shiny shiny than it looks then I won't be picking it up, I'm just really hoping it's more black wax than anything.
Labels: so stoked on
3/19/2008
oh can't you see the glitter, the glitter in their eyes
So yeah I bought myself a little gift for a job well done.
Out of the three sizes, the small appealed to me the most.
They're so pretty!
Out of the three sizes, the small appealed to me the most.
They're so pretty!
Labels: chanel
we're orphans here on easy street and we feel real mean
Insanely stoked on the news that S.T.R.E.E.T.S. are going to be playing a reunion show on Saturday! With SF rippers Hightower! In NY! At Cakeshop! It's like deja vu of last summer!
Watch them in action below.
S.T.R.E.E.T.S. at the Georgia Street House from suckapants on Vimeo.
Labels: R'N'R, s.t.r.e.e.t.s.
she knows how to fox-trot, lope and pace
Relaxing day yesterday.. this is what I wore after we left the beach.
RockersNYC Politricks shirt (my favorite!)
Purple Satin Proper Vans
Vintage leather pants
RockersNYC Politricks shirt (my favorite!)
Purple Satin Proper Vans
Vintage leather pants
Labels: leather, rockersnyc, vans, what i wore
3/18/2008
they say you're usin' voodoo, your feet walk by themselves
This song has been stuck in my head all day no matter how many plays my record player got today from the whole album.
Labels: R'N'R
once i had a pony, her name was lucifer
Have you been checking out the Urban Blog? My posts on there are daily and similar to my own blog, I try to write about things that aren't all over the internet and definitely try to get people stoked on lots of amazing things. Check it out now and add it to your bookmarks for sure! You'll know which are mine because all my posts can be found under the label 'Gnarlitude'.
Secondly, head over to the Kill City Blog later today for my first post there. I am so stoked to be working with Sean from Rockers and definitely look forward to writing lots for them as well.
Labels: freelance fashwon writer extraordinaire
and long black shaggy hair above her face
Hilarious and probably one of my fav new little films (next to Fix Push of course.)
Max watch this for sure.
Labels: films i dig, motos, R'N'R
i never know what the poor girl's gonna do to me next
A little sleepy and slightly jetlagged, I'm now relaxing with my boyfriend about to watch the Darjeeling Limited (I hope it's good) in my (new!) Givenchy sandals, Ksubi jeans, AA racerback tank and Morphine Generation hoodie. Back to normal late tomorrow.
Labels: closet crust punks
3/13/2008
cause we built that thing and it grew wings
where we shall await the beat of your feet hammering the earth
Some new looks from Cheap Monday...
I'm not really a big fan of velvet in any form but these Cheap Monday jeans might be hard to turn down as not only are they made up of their tighter than any jeans formula but they're also black waxed!
Next up would be this tight metallic pair that once these hit stores I think will sell out immediately. I'll probably pick them up for sure..
The pvc fake leather pants are out now in brown... They're hot and for the price I think they will get snatched up by hordes of girls.. I'll still take the black pair though.. if I can ever find them.
Lastly these paint splattered pair would probably turn me off with many colors (which they've done with another pair) however these I like for some reason. Paired with the perfect and complete opposite shoes would be the best idea.
Also I want to point out that I kinda want this complete look that this kid has on! And if we were the kind of people who wanted to have a kid, well, mine would be wearing this pretty much all the time.
I'm not really a big fan of velvet in any form but these Cheap Monday jeans might be hard to turn down as not only are they made up of their tighter than any jeans formula but they're also black waxed!
Next up would be this tight metallic pair that once these hit stores I think will sell out immediately. I'll probably pick them up for sure..
The pvc fake leather pants are out now in brown... They're hot and for the price I think they will get snatched up by hordes of girls.. I'll still take the black pair though.. if I can ever find them.
Lastly these paint splattered pair would probably turn me off with many colors (which they've done with another pair) however these I like for some reason. Paired with the perfect and complete opposite shoes would be the best idea.
Also I want to point out that I kinda want this complete look that this kid has on! And if we were the kind of people who wanted to have a kid, well, mine would be wearing this pretty much all the time.
Labels: cheap monday, i love black wax
3/12/2008
you've been through all of f. scott fitzgerald's books
The top ten songs on Daphne Guinness's iPod..
1. Johnny Cash “Hurt”
2. Big Audio Dynamite “Rush”
3. Beatles “Day in the Life”
4. Ryan Adams “Come Pick Me Up”
5. Elliott Smith “Needle in the Hay”
6. Iggy Pop “Fire Girl”
7. House of Pain “Jump Around”
8. Bob Dylan “Ballad of a Thin Man”
9. LCD Sound System “Great Release”
10. Leonard Cohen “The Partisan”
House of Pain & Ryan Adams are odd but overall it's an awesome list.
How epic is it that Dylan is on there?
Speaking of Daphne, she must really dig this look (understandably) as it's probably the only thing I've ever seen her wear twice!
1. Johnny Cash “Hurt”
2. Big Audio Dynamite “Rush”
3. Beatles “Day in the Life”
4. Ryan Adams “Come Pick Me Up”
5. Elliott Smith “Needle in the Hay”
6. Iggy Pop “Fire Girl”
7. House of Pain “Jump Around”
8. Bob Dylan “Ballad of a Thin Man”
9. LCD Sound System “Great Release”
10. Leonard Cohen “The Partisan”
House of Pain & Ryan Adams are odd but overall it's an awesome list.
How epic is it that Dylan is on there?
Speaking of Daphne, she must really dig this look (understandably) as it's probably the only thing I've ever seen her wear twice!
Labels: daphne guinness, R'N'R
3/11/2008
with a strange way of walking and a strange way of breathing
So while I've been away, my friend Chris has been busy giving me my own dot com. So you can start to find this blog directed to GNARLITUDE.COM pretty soon. You can check it out now but it's not entirely finished yet.
Updates on the last crazy two weeks including my gnarly moto burn (well maybe not the details but it sucks) and the new Chanel earrings I bought to reward myself for a job well done and more are all coming soon... like maybe not tomorrow but at least by Thursday as I now have two weeks to do nothing but go on vacation and write.
Labels: closet crust punks
3/07/2008
don't untie the ties that bind
I never got into the Pixies but I dig some of Frank Black's solo stuff ('End of Miles' is amazing and so was 'Los Angeles' the first time I heard it in the Yeah Right Girl Skateboards vid in E Koston's part) but my boyfriend has been playing this live dvd of theirs a lot and they cover this song straight out of Eraserhead and it's been stuck in my head all week.
Labels: R'N'R
it'll only be trouble for you if you let her in
finalize you or advertise you
As amazing as Carla Bruni looks here, what's funny is a lot of people are posing the question after this shoot of "what other country's first lady would you [like to] see posing like this in GQ?"
Labels: carla bruni
moonage daydream
Wunderkind. What happens to punk girls when they grow up and have to work in offices. Hints of leopard print, plaid and leather. The details of the womens faces sketched onto some of the dresses is amazing detail. I also quite like it because the girls share my hair style of tight tight ponytail and perfectly coiffed bangs. I am mostly obsessed with the tights worn on a few of the girls and finding out where I can find them immediately!!!
Labels: fw 08/09
all i really want to do is, baby, be friends with you
With a pairing from these two you can expect nothing but the best so keep on the look out because Hedi Slimane photographed Kate Moss for French daily paper Libération out Saturday 8th. I'll try to post the rest of the photos once it's out.
3/01/2008
lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
gonna start to sweat and you ain't gonna stop
Lots of florals on the Chloe runway...... I've never been a fan of florals as a good idea (on me at least, on others they're fine) however I really liked the dress on the right.
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Labels: fw 08/09
but the pills are gonna cost more than you got
Alexander McQueen is completely amazing and never fails to send out a heart stopping show. The first dress here with leather pants is probably what I'll look like at my wedding or at least I will now after I've seen the look complete. The leather trousers with quilted knees? OMG. Oh and I am also incredibly in love with the booties...
Labels: alexander mcqueen, fw 08/09
gonna look in your moneybags and find you're one cent short
Comme des Garcons' Kawakubo showcased a lot of hearts stitched into all the garments and I'm sick for hearts right now so I loved it. They also used my absolute favorite obnoxious pink color A LOT and I would die to wear the first look here. He really did such a killer job... the last dress is so incredible I can't take my eyes off it.
An Amy Whinehouse CD playing throughout the show is pretty hilarious, like, who hasn't been bit by the Whinehouse bug? Oh, well, I haven't but I dig the looks everyone has been creating with her as their muse.
An Amy Whinehouse CD playing throughout the show is pretty hilarious, like, who hasn't been bit by the Whinehouse bug? Oh, well, I haven't but I dig the looks everyone has been creating with her as their muse.
Labels: fw 08/09
shoulda listened when you heard the word down there
Givenchy are on a roll with me and those goddamn tighter than anything you've ever seen in your life pants on the woman on the right... well, just WOW. I really adore both these looks and for reasons I've said time and time again. Mr. Tisci is definitely moving up on my favorites list.
you're gonna have a nightmare and never wake up
Now that I have a minute here are my favs from the shows over the last few days....
I obviously loved Chanel. While it started out with some looks that didn't really wow me, I definitely got stoked once the black dresses started pouring out. Quilted satin is wonderful and the black/white tights are going to be huge! These two looks were my total favorites. Also, how insanely breathtaking was the runway?!?!
I obviously loved Chanel. While it started out with some looks that didn't really wow me, I definitely got stoked once the black dresses started pouring out. Quilted satin is wonderful and the black/white tights are going to be huge! These two looks were my total favorites. Also, how insanely breathtaking was the runway?!?!
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