READ THESE LIPS.: June 22, 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008

WE HAVE MOVED!!!

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You will find more recent posts at the new website because it is actually very difficult to keep up two blogs at once.

Thank you for all your support...see you there!!!

-Photo: Mark Munro

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

UNRULY YOURS TRULY

Yours Truly brings to you "Unruly" for their summer collection this year. The collection was shot by TONE and it looks pretty hot!Cop yourself some tees at Boundless NY - check out that Left Eye tee...

Monday, June 23, 2008

GOLD CHAIN...

American Apparel is now exclusively (and by exclusively, I mean buying out all of the remaining stock to claim as theirs) selling high quality solid metal chain necklaces that were produced between 1970 and 1985 at the Esse-Pi Factory in Milan, Italy.The above three are all different styles by the way, but if you'd like to cop some vintage metal/gold chains to freshen that outfit up...then I guess you can pay anywhere between $40 and $48 for these joints. Check 'em out right hurr!

BARRACUDA SALE

Would a Barracuda sale be a Barracuda Salada (salad)? Well in any case, enjoy 25% off everything! If you haven't gotten the chance, visit their new store at 7769 Melrose Avenue, just 2 blocks east of Fairfax.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

JORDANZZZZ

The Air Jordan VII/XVI Countdown Pack was released yesterday:I must say, I still love the XVI's...I think I want them again - after my old white/maroon pair from aquatime days are worn out. These are probably one of the best Countdown Packs as of yet - I would definitely cop..I would even wear the Hares too....Anyone pick up a Pack? Beaverton must be going insane....
-Image source: Proper

"'Lip' them. HEY! 'Lip' my stockings!"

This blog was started to bring awareness of global fashion trends, boutiques/stores and brand news, and other miscellaneous information in order to conjoin the urban sneaker/streetwear culture and couture/high end designer fashion scene.

Those that feel constricted reading blogs and visiting stores that concentrate merely on big-name, much too expensive designer brands while only encountering a mere handful of blogs and boutiques that emphasize the sneaker culture and urban streetwear scene should feel a little bit more at ease here.

Finding a hard time navigating back and forth reading about the new Chanel tweed blazer/Louboutin pumps and the hot Hellz Bellz collabo/Nike Blazers? Fear no more, LippedJeans will get all the fresh details, and ya only gotta open one tab in your Firefox. From fashion to art to music to architecture to hotels & travel to good eats and healthy tips, its a one stop click to blog-searching freedom.

So what's with the "LippedJeans" title? It's an effort to bring not only these two above lifestyles together, but also to harmonize the cultures of the East and the West.
Lost In Translation is an awesome movie that examines the clash between two cultures, through the lives of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson and their interaction with the Japanese community in one of the busiest and advanced cities in the world.

The "lipped" comes from the scene shown in the video below, (possibly one of the funniest scenes in the movie perhaps due to Coppola's overall somber directing style) when the female 'entertainer' cannot correctly pronounce 'rip' in order to seduce Murray.

Consequently, "lipped" combines the clash of the American and Japanese cultures, and emphasizes that everyone attempts to adapt to a particular lifestyle, culture, or social phenomenon to correctly "define" themselves, like the woman in the scene.

We are always getting the best of two (or more) worlds, we can never define ourselves to one particular side: it's all about blurring the dividing line and bringing every aspect together - in harmony.

Wrapping it up, LippedJeans: Lipped as in loved, Lipped as in torn, however you interpret it, love the jeans (skin) you're in, and if they're too RIPPED, then, hey, ya gotta do somethin about it.

As women, it is possibly the most difficult thing in the world to find the perfect pair of jeans. So, for the most of us, love the jeans that you absolutely feel sexy and comfortable in (LIP LOCK EM) and wear em everyday if you want to (we won't tell) and rip those jeans up that signify the past, and find some new ones that you CAN lip lock and love. You deserve it, girl.

Now that you know what LippedJeans is all about, get your read on, and don't ever feel the pressure to conform to anything. We all don't know what we EXACTLY want, so sneakers or stilettos? Hell, wear both (hopefully not at the same time) and love it!

*Lipped Jeans focuses on the non-conformist female, but also caters to everyone in areas of music, fashion, and cultural trends.

LIPPED, LOCKED, LOVED.