Your buddies at KEEP are cleaning out the goods for the New Year!
Online sale starting NOW thru Jan 20th, and in store savings at their Los Feliz joint from tomorrow, Jan 16th thru Jan 19th for "bigger savings".
While on the topic of Keep kicks, I found that the checkered Nuss shoes were NOT on sale @ their website, but I stumbled upon them on SALE @ Boundless NY.
Don't sleep, peep the KEEP!!!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
KEEP COMPANY SALE!!
BONAFIDE HUSTLER MAKING MY NAME
Props to M.I.A. for her Paper Planes single from new album Kala.
Makes you feel all gully inside.
Hellz Bellz be rockin' the jam all day.
She is simply...G.
FREEZE FRAME!!!
Freeze Frame: 5 Decades of Photographs by Douglas Kirkland is opening this Friday, January 18 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (8949 Wilshire Blvd.)
The exhibit features 125 color and black & white photos of classic and current celebrities and motion picture icons from the 1960's through the present, including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Akira Kurosawa, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jessica Alba, and Ewan McGregor.
This event is FREE, so go check it out! (closed Mondays)
Francis Ford Coppola & Zoetrope (1970) courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
SPOTLIGHT: VASHTIE KOLA
Worship Worthy was on point featuring Vashtie Kola for their "Confessional" joint.
For those who do not know, Vashtie directed the video for C.R.S. (Kanye, Pharrell, & Lupe's collaborative group), "Us Placers" which features Thom Yorke's original song.
She creatively used child actors (who weren't real actors), 6 hours of filming, and utilized her own crew, money and props to create this music video and posted it on YouTube - in no time, it became a hit.
Vashtie has quite a line-up of work experience under her belt, including stints at tattoo shops, Finish Line, Stussy, assisting photographer Jamil GS, Box Fresh Pictures as a director, Nike iD, Island/Def Jam, styling for BBC/Ice Cream, and finally, heading up her own company, 1992, which hosts the hottest parties around town (and worldwide).
Check out her vid!
Visit WORSHIP WORTHY for the full interview!
TRIPLE THREAT! atmos x Hello Kitty x UBIQ
Atmos Tokyo is doin' it again.
Due to the success of atmos x Hello Kitty x Head Porter, they are releasing the atmos x Hello Kitty x UBIQ sneakers in the popular Grace style on January 18.
DEEEYUM...the fellas be mad rockin Kitty-chan in Japan.
REAL MEN CAN ROCK HELLO KITTY!?
Anyway, they run for 14,700 yen... so about $130 give or take USD.
Atmos has also released on January 13 the atmos x Hello Kitty Candy T-shirt 2, with two colorways in black and white with a variation of pink detailing.
Hello~ Kitty coming out of a candy bag! Cute or what?
Retails for 6,300 Yen, which is about $60. Size S is marked as "ladies" size, but i also runs up to an XL (Japanese size). 
Photos courtesy of ATMOS!
Monday, January 14, 2008
TWINS OF THE WEEK: DEE & RICKY
Twins of the week spot goes to 19-year old Dee & Ricky Jackson of Staten Island, NY for creating these quirky-fun Lego-themed belts.
I first saw them in person at Atmos in Harlem, NY...and why I did not cop, I do not know why.
These boys met Marc Jacobs (!) through his boyfriend, Jason Preston, and soon enough, Marc featured the twins' belts for his 2008 Spring Marc by Marc Jacobs show during fashion week in various forms.
They've earned the likes of Kanye West, have even created a solid gold version for the ones that ball too hard, and sources say you can get your hands on them at Kid Robot stores.
They run for about $75 for the regular versions: multi-colored Legos and a neon-colored belt.
Expect for these to blow up real soon.
Props to WORSHIP WORTHY for the pics and heads up.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Rose Bowl Flea Market
I'm sitting here with droopy eyes because I only got 4 hours of sleep.
All for the Rose Bowl Flea Market, which operates every second Sunday of the month @ the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
It's quite worth the early arrival, for first dibs on anything from antiques, vintage clothing, memorabilia, furniture, and beautiful $1~$2 scarves (which was the only thing I picked up, but 5 scarves for $9 is not bad at all).
General admission starts at 9:30 am for $9 or so, but you can brave it out like me and purchase a $20 VIP admission ticket to get in at 5 am.
There's also the $15 ticket from 7 am and the $10 one from 8 am.
Come early, leave happy! Everyone should try it once! 
Pictures courtesy of THE BEEZWAX!!!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
POSH x MARC JACOBS (!?)
Look who's the new face of the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 08 collection.
Despite the fact that she was #1 on Mr.Blackwell's Worst-Dressed list of 2007 (via FabSugar)
She's getting eaten by a MJ bag! Stay tuned...
Shu Uemura's Legacy Lives On..
The highly-acclaimed internationally known make-up artist, Shu Uemura, has recently passed into make-up heaven on December 29, 2007.
The New York Times reports that the cause was pneumonia, and he was 79 years old.
His infamous Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers have been religiously used by professional make-up artists, celebrities, and everyday women who seek more natural volume and curl in their eyelashes.They have also been mentioned in the 2006 movie, "The Devil Wears Prada".
Uemura has fully expanded his make-up line with voluminous eyelashes, high quality make-up brushes, skin care for all ages, and hair care.
His legacy and his fabulous products will definitely never die. Rest in peace.
Toes done up with my fingernails matching...
Tribute to a girl's favorite past time: Nail Art!
Kid Sister Feat. Kanye West: Pro Nails
Love the jam, the fingers breakin, and all of the flashy designs your nails can rock.
Check out Kid Sister's MySpace
UK's Nails Did tees (photos courtesy of Cultist Shop) available @ Cultist.
Found a 'Pro Nails' actual store on Carson and Woodruff off the 605!
Start the year off and getcha nails did the right way.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S...
Our favorite female streetwear brand, Married to the Mob, has collaborated with NextSelection to commemorate Ryan Leslie's new single, "Diamond Girl", with a limited edition tee.
Only 500 produced, so hurry and cop HERE 
MONEY OVER BITCHES!
Bijules/American Rag Trunk Show
Bijules and American Rag have collaborated a series of trunk shows this weekend:
Saturday January 12 @ American Rag retail store, and Sunday January 13 @ Fashion Island in Newport Beach - both at 2-6 pm.
Bijules creates hot jewelery, including the golden fingernail accessory that's blowin it up in NYC.
Also on Saturday, hit up the cocktail reception at the HVW8 gallery, 661 N. Spaulding Ave. 90036, 2 blocks east of Fairfax, from 8 to 11 pm, with DJ Ty G & Cultist Shop giving away goodie bags!
BIJULED IN BIJULES. 
Warhol Dead at 21...
World of Wonder is holding a group art show entitled "Warhol Dead at 21" in LA starting tonight with the opening reception.
The exhibit will showcase original Andy Warhol pieces, along with Warhol-inspired paintings, photography, and sculptures.
The significance of the number 21:
Warhol died at 6:21 AM, the morning after he had surgery on February 21, 1987, 21 years ago.
Check out his exhibit, and pay respects to the greatest pop artist, whose legacy continues into the 21st century.
(photo courtesy of World of Wonder)
Marc-alicious.
I love Marc Jacobs. Period.
His eccentric, youthful Marc by Marc clothing/shoe/accessory designs; his affordable special items sold exclusively in his stores; and his always classy and feminine Marc Jacobs Collection are all always coveted.
(I just don't know about the camel toe costume below...but it's original!)
Marc Jacobs is also the ingenious mind behind Louis Vuitton's luxurious leather collection, and a new documentary composed by French director Loic Prigent provides behind the scenes details about the designer, his work, his life, and his efforts at balancing LV with his own collective label.
Getting inside access to MJ and an opportunity to learn fashionable French? Sold!
Merci and au revoir!
While we're on the topic, Marc Jacobs also guest-edited the latest version of Visionaire, the collective fashion-forward quarterly book.
This edition features Mister Marc himself (baring it all!!) and contemporary icons like Drew Barrymore, Lil Kim, Selma Blair, Scarlett Johansson (!!), Vivienne Westwood, and Stella McCartney photographed by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
It retails for $375, (I know..for a book?) but get this, it comes with a limited-edition Louis Vuitton gold Miroir case. Stay gold!
Show some love for Marc.
REBECCA MINKOFF LA SAMPLE SALE
It's arrived! After dreaming of attending a Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale, it's finally arrived from the East Coast to the West.
Cop those bags girls! Don't sleep!
GREEN is the new BLACK
Barneys New York, basically the greatest department store in the planet, is gettin' it, and hittin' it big.
It's like heaven when you step inside with the ability to "ball and drop a few G's".
Maybe it's just the whimsical idea of owning everything in the store because the buyer is so damn good at concocting such a fabulous selection.
Anyway, there's more reason to love Barney's because they've gone madly green.
"Have a green holiday" was their motto for the '07 holiday season, tagged on everything from store displays to their perfect-sized shopping bags.
I wanted one (the bag - and SOMETHING from Barneys) right when I saw celebrities covered in these green babies in Us Weekly.
Earnest Sewn's collaboration with Barneys Co-op has been continuing for quite some time, but recently announced at the end of '07 was the Earnest Sewn and French ballet shoe company Repetto collabo featuring 100% organic shoes.
Below are the women's ballet shoe and men's jazz shoe styles.
In addition, they've also got Core Denim on board to handle the organic denim, where starch is the ONLY additive in the construction process. Crazy right?
Barneys is also taking the green theme ol' school and high class.
Also announced in December 07 is the Goyard x Barneys collaboration in an effort to further promote eco-friendly lifestyles.
Goyard has taken their most popular signature bag, the St. Louis tote, and virtually made it green, with a recycle symbol carefully positioned in yellow. 
I'm not sure how buying a $1000 green bag saves the environment, but maybe with the investment and mindset, you'll use it to shop for groceries and not waste paper/plastic.
Hey, it all starts with a little bit of effort, so just like Barneys, don't just have a green holiday, have a green life!!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Allow me to introduce myself...
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?
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.
Note: the Japanese language does not have the 'r' sound in their vocabulary.
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. (Seven for All Mankind/Citizens of Humanity does a grrreat job at countering this statement because let's face it, their jeans fit EVERY BODY and EVERY SHAPE pretty damn well.)
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....who sees you EVERY day anyway to even care?) 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, LOCKED, LOVED.
yes yes ya'll. stay posted on the grind.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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