vice & vanity.

May 26th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Vice & Vanity is a jewellery design studio in Joo Chiat, Singapore where the feeling is that vice belongs in your heart and soul. But accessories usually look better on limbs, clavicles and on your vain outfits.
Vivi Masturah Lim and Aaron Kao are the designers behind the collections that focus on necklaces, bracelets and brooches.
Care for the pieces requires common sense. No crocodile attacks, nuclear fusion or genetic experiments.

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nike liberty dunk.

May 10th, 2008 by kittylaboom

And next to the Adidas Y-3 we proudly present this beautiful new Nike Liberty Dunk…

Nike has applied the best of British style to the design of one of its icons, the Nike Dunk, to create a limited edition, transcultural sneaker, which will be released this May at select retail accounts.

This limited edition sneakers feature a gum rubber midsole and a heavyweight Liberty fabric for the upper, which was chosen for its durability. British designers working within Nikeâ€™s global design team were consulted during the creation of the shoes to ensure the final look was quintessentially British.

Nike has challenged the traditional boundaries of design through working with a diverse group of material vendors, creative houses, and female creatives. This dialogue and insight from outside perspectives has produced innovative products over recent years that transcend the boundaries between sport and style as with the Nike Terminator (Harris Tweed); the Nike Air Force 1 (Merino Wool); and the Nike Blazer, designed in collaboration with New York graffiti artist and fashion designer CLAW Money in October 2006. (We’ve posted about it earlier.)

About Liberty
On a summer 2006 visit to London, Nike designers were inspired by signature fabrics they saw at Liberty, a department store set in a famous Tudor building in the heart of the West End. Since 1875, Liberty in London has been synonymous with luxury and great design. Arthur Libertyâ€™s intuitive vision and pioneering spirit led him to travel the world looking for individual pieces to inspire and excite his discerning clientele…

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Y-3 honja hi.

May 10th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Y-3 consistently produces some of the cleanest footwear out on the market. The line helmed by Yohji Yamamoto in conjunction with Adidas has challenged the limits of what a sportswear company can achieve with the right balance of function and design.

Below are the latest fabric renditions of the The Honja Highs for the FW08 season, available in a white crinkled leather and a clean black leather. Both retail for $250.

www.adidas.com/Y-3

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sophomoreNYC

May 5th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Lower East Side style of the ’70s and Lower East Side style of today look almost the same - people never stray from the basics. Taking a cue from the timeless simplicity of downtown New York, Chrissie Miller’s company SOPHOMORE caught the public’s eye with a single T-shirt design in 2003. She initially planned to make shirts exclusively for her friends, but the overnight success of her design and the attention SOPHOMORE received from celebrities, retailers and the press inspired Miller to think big.

Joining forces with designer Madeleine von Froomer, who most recently worked for Proenza Schouler, SOPHOMORE has expanded its offerings from a single T-shirt to a full collection of contemporary sportswear. The new line of tank tops, T-shirts, sweatshirts, dresses, leggings and jackets never stray from SOPHOMORE’s classic inspiration. In a one dimensional world of basics, SOPHOMORE brings a fashion twist, soft washed fabrics, perfect fits and a New York vibe that will make the line a clothing staple for years to come.

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the urbane jungle.

May 2nd, 2008 by kittylaboom

Zoo York asked Mark Owens and Matt Owens to develop a line of six skateboards for their artist series. The six boards represent the socio-cultural realms of Literature, Architecture, The Arts, Transit, Food and Tourism. Together the series encompasses New Yorkâ€™s â€œUrbane Jungle.â€
Great work!

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YEAHBOY DEPARTMENT STORE.

April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Since the 5th of april the first official YEAHBOY DEPARTMENT STORE has it’s doors open!

With this strike the boyz from YBDPT give hamburg a home for a better mix of streetwear and highclass fashion.
Including brands like Oulland, Krink, Nieves, New Balance, Wood Wood, Rockers NYC, StÃ¼ssy, Kilo Goods, Lemar and Dauley they also offer their own brand YBDPT (we postet about it earlier).
Although not all of their offered collections are limited, most of them have a specific quantity. So it’s guaranteed that there’ll be new stuff available every three weeks!

According this concept YBDPT is working on different collabs with other brands and artists for a monthly special in their store.
So if you are around Hamburg City|Germany make sure to visit the YEAHBOY DEPARTMENT STORE, cause just for the interior it’s already worth doing..

YEAHBOY DEPARTMENT STORE

Sternstrasse 4
20357 Hamburg
Germany

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HELLSINKISSBERLIN: helsinki in berlin.

April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Berlin has been the capital of something or other for 400 odd years now. Started with the Kingdom of Prussia and on to the German Empire, famous for its handsomely mustachioed heads of state. This spring, Berlin will also be the capital of Finnish music.

HelsinKissBerlin brings Helsinki - the capital of the country with the thousand lakes and the finnish culture to Berlin. In collaboration with the Finnland-Institut in Germany, the embassy of Finland, the city Berlin and other co-operation partners a multiplicity of Events is shown, what the Finnish capital region has to offer within the cultural, economic and scientific range.
The goal of the project is to make the region Helsinki in Berlin and Germany public, and to deepen the relation between Berlin and the capital region of Finland within the ranges economics, science and culture.

In connection with the HelsinKissBerlin there is the Helsinki in Berlin, an unprecedented push to get quality Finnish music the kind of attention it deserves.
Check out the dates & venues for 50 different acts on myspace.

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cover art by: new music graphics

April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom

The album cover is a subject of perennial interest among graphic designers. Sleeve design remains a popular subject for college projects, and many young working designers aspire to design for the music industry. Revealing state-of-the-art contemporary music graphics, Cover Art By: is packed with more than 400 examples of sleeve art. As well as CD and album covers, the insides of CD booklets and the backs of vinyl sleeves are shown. The book opens with an in-depth essay reviewing the current scene, then focuses on the work of 30 international designers/labels who are the most influential in the field, making this a must-have for designers and students, as well as music industry professionals and fans.

Cover Art By:
Adrian Shaughnessy

320 pages
250 x 195 mm
ISBN 1 85669 527 1
paperback
Â£24.95

Available at Laurence King

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T-POST: Issue #35 â€“ The Tears of a Clown

April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Isnâ€™t it time we all agreed that no one really enjoys, nor ever has enjoyed the antics or mere presence of a clown?
Itâ€™s true and research at the University of Sheffield says itâ€™s official - clowns suck. Since the â€˜80s, Hollywood has consistently portrayed clowns as nothing but creepy. And despite the indisputable power of tinsel town, thereâ€™s probably a list of rent-a-clowns a mile long in your cityâ€™s phone book. Yes clowning is still going strong, itâ€™s the audience thatâ€™s becoming extinct.
So do we hate clowns because we never liked them from the start, or is it because decades of movies have turned us against them?
(More>> www.t-post.se)

This issue of T-post was designed by London-based, Finnish illustrator and graphic artist Klaus Haapaniemi. One of the hottest British fashion illustrators at the moment, his work seems to be everywhere; from a crockery range for Iittala to prints for Levis, Cacharel, Topshop and D&G. Not to mention the illustrations he did for the storefront windows of Selfridges department stores and the special edition Christmas storybook he made together with celebrity writers such as Madonnaâ€™s daughter Lourdes and…eh..David Hasselhoff.
Have a look at more of Klausâ€™ work at klaush.com

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periodic rings

April 1st, 2008 by kniepuder

ITSNONAME is the office of Brooklyn-based (by way of Minneapolis) husband-and-wife, aspiring multi-disciplinary designers, Joe Johnson and Jeanju Choi-Johnson.

Ag Silver Periodic Ring: $205.00 USD
Au Gold Periodic Ring: $2,200.00 USD
Pt Platinum Periodic Ring: $6,500.00 USD

snip.snip.snip.

purchase @ http://itsno.name/

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GO FOR THE GOLD..

March 8th, 2008 by kittylaboom

This week Nike drops 6 styles inspired by the 1984 China Olympic games and as a nod to upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing. The 6 styles are an Air Max 1, Trainer Dunk High, Vintage Cortez, Court Force High, Blazer Low, and Free Trail 5.0.

AIR MAX 1 BT: WHITE/VARSITY RED- BLUE RIBBON; $120.00

TRAINER DUNK HIGH BT: MEDIUM BROWN/MTTLC SILVER-WHITE ANTHRCT; $150.00

COURT FORCE HIGH: WHITE/WHITE â€“ MID NAVY- MTTLC GOLD; $120.00

CORTEZ NYLON (VNTG) BT: SAIL/VARSITY RED-BLUE RIBBON; $90.00

BLAZER LOW BT: WHT/VARSITY MAIZE MIDNIGHT NAVY; $90.00

NIKE FREE TRAIL 5.0 BT: WHT/MEDIUM BROWN-VARSITY RED; $100.00

available at

ALIFE RIVINGTON CLUB
(212) 375 8128
158 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002

Open Seven Days a Week
Monday - Saturday: 11AM - 7PM
Sunday: NOON - 7PM

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H&M fashion against AIDS…

January 31st, 2008 by kittylaboom

SPREADING THE WORD

Jade Jagger and Katharine Hamnett have joined forces with the likes of the Scissor Sisters, Justice, Rihanna and Timbaland to create a new collection - Fashion Against AIDS - with H&M.

All the artists involved have participated free of charge to design a range of T-shirts, tank tops and hoodies for the project, which was initiated by charitable organisation Designers Against AIDS with the aim of raising awareness of the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people.

The pieces run the gamut from subtle patterns representing those affected to more overt means of getting the message across; a contribution from Hamnett - a T-shirt emblazoned with “Use a condom!” - is typically vocal.
“It’s a collection that’s rich in colour, with considerable commitment going into every garment,” explains H&M’s head of design, Margareta van den Bosch.
“The artists have created personal prints with a strong sense of style.”

And with a top price of â‚¬ 12,90, there’s no excuse for not getting involved. H&M’s Fashion Against AIDS range will be available from February as part of its younger-end Divided label, with 25 per cent of the proceeds going to HIV/AIDS-prevention projects around the world.

For more information, visit www.designersagainstaids.com or buy a shirt online at H&M Online Shop.

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NY delft tableware..

January 30th, 2008 by kittylaboom

The classic tradition of Dutch Delft craftsmanship hits the streets of New York City.
Presenting the â€˜New York Delftâ€™ Porcelain dinnerware collection.

Each place setting is made of fine porcelain and has five pieces; a dinner plate, side plate, soup bowl, cup and saucer.
A 5 piece place setting is about $ 100..
You can order it via lovegrove & repucci..

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plastic LITTLE|jason scott musson exhibition

January 29th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Jayson Scott Musson from Philadelphia rap trio Plastic Little talks about his provocative poster art at his recent exhibition at the Dazed Gallery…
Check it out here!

If you don’t know Plastic Little by now…

Plastic Little - The Jump Off

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WEDDING DRESS #2 presented by DEGEWO

January 23rd, 2008 by kittylaboom

From January 25th to February 10th the festival of urban fashion and art called “Wedding Dress # 2″ takes place around the citizens of Berlin’s Fashion Week.
In Berlin’s neighborhood Wedding about 15 restaurants, temporary showrooms and creative ranges are furnished, in which urban fashion and international art projects are shown. Itself the following competition “Create your own Wedding space” is to deepen the argument with the urban area and to bring up the possibilities for discussion of its future use.
The festival has the goal of making the range for the future development citizens of Berlins neighborhood Wedding. Experiencable of inspiring and the discourse with planners, creative ones, politicians, energizing architects and adjacents residents.
In addition the program offers in about 25 restaurants vernissages and parties, discussion evenings, films and performances and shopping options.
FOUR MODULES
After the organizer, which had already given citizens of Berlin the possibility to present themselves in the Wedding housing enterprise DEGEWO, with the competition “Wedding Dress # 1″, young fashion designers in January 2005 now gone a step further with “Wedding Dress # 2″:
“Wedding Dress # 2″ draws completely consciously a very versatile overall view with four different modules approximately around the topic “urban fashion and art” and wants adjacents residents such as visitors into the happening to also include:
1. Shops and showrooms for road and urban fashion as well as “Remix” - ranges for creative working on fashion exhibitions of international artists.
2. Those at the interface between art and fashion work information to occupations in the fashion industry.
3. The Fashion Week Berlin and the planned building and town development measures of the DEGEWO as well as
4. the advertisement of a competition for the temporary use or installation in a restaurant on the Brunnenstrasse for about one year.

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jeremy fish accessories â¤

January 20th, 2008 by kittylaboom

First there was the Dalek shower curtain…

But now my BIG LOVE Jeremy Fish throws his hat in the accessories ring with his Superfishal line…

I really like the lifestyle products expansion route my favorite artists is taking just so long as he keeps it tasteful. Both these guys have done just that…

Get’em at Upper Playground!!!!

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macbook AIR | thin, thinner, thinnest…

January 16th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Apples secretive slogan that something lays in the air could be taken calmly literally:

FINALLY….. Introducing the MacBook AIR. The world’s thinnest notebook.

The MacBook AIR is ultrathin, ultraportable and ultra unlike anything else…

The MacBook Air is really a cool device. Excellent design, the multitouch trackpad is a killer and it’s so damn thin, really thin. It’s so thin I would be in the fear of breaking it when I use it.
VERY SAD: The MacBook looks so clumsy now…

The thinness of MacBook AIR is stirring. But perhaps more impressive, thereâ€™s a full-size notebook encased in the 0.16 to 0.76 inch of sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum. And at just 3.0 pounds, 1 MacBook Air is more than portable â€” itâ€™s with you everywhere you go.

The glossy 13.3-inch, widescreen LED backlit MacBook AIR display is the same viewable size as the screen on MacBook. The 1280-by-800 resolution gives you vibrant images and rich colors at full brightness the moment you open MacBook Air. So you get full-screen performance with all the benefits of a slim design.

The keyboard is full-size with crisp keys just like the ones on MacBook. But MacBook AIR goes further by adding backlit key illumination, making it easy to work in low-light settings such as airplanes and conference halls. A built-in ambient light sensor automatically adjusts keyboard and display brightness for optimal visibility. And with the oversize multi-touch trackpad, it just keeps getting better for fingers.

MacBook AIR includes an oversize trackpad with multi-touch technology. You can pinch, swipe, or rotate to zoom in on text, advance through a photo album, or adjust an image. This gesture-based input so successful on iPhone and iPod touch now comes to MacBook.

Starting at $ 1799 | â‚¬ 1699

PreOrder here.

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patrick wolf.

January 16th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Patrick Wolf has had an amazing year. Only 24 years old, he had already released two albums of strange electronic-tinged folk documenting the tumults of adolescence, before he returned with his breakout album ‘The Magic Position’. Where the previous albums seemed rooted in a love for the desolate areas of England, this one was more autobiographical; a song cycle that documented the headiness of first love. In turns lovestruck, delirious, melancholic, and triumphant, it has become a landmark album for 2007.

A self-proclaimed “gypsy” since leaving home at 16, he has forged his own way ever since, relying on music as his source of escape. He built his own theremin at 13 years and now plays no less than twenty instruments. A spell at Trinity College Conservatory was cut short by a desire to create his own music and Patrick Wolf was born. 20007 was the year where he has made that giant leap out of the cult star tag into the wider consciousness. From touring the world to posing for Burberry, he can genuinely stake a claim as a pop star…

patrick wolf - bluebells

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CTRL - spring collection 2OO8

January 16th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Again I am so impressed by the new LookBook of CTRL’s spring collection for 2OO8…

All the colors and pattern are just beautiful and the way of to combine it into fresh and incomplex fashion is just awesome..

Take a look at their full new collection here.

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jungsheft. p0rn f0r girls.

December 22nd, 2007 by kniepuder

i bought two issues.
one for me.
and the girl issue for my boyfriend.
fairness….
no sweat!

it’s small and has round about 60 sites.
and there are real naked boys inside.
with cocks.
i like it!!
and i like what i see.

and some stories.
but i was more interested about the naked boys…..
hahhaaa…

so please take a look.
jungsheft.de

giddyheft is p0rn f0r b0ys.
6 euro per mag.

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styleleague.com

vice & vanity.

nike liberty dunk.

Y-3 honja hi.

sophomoreNYC

the urbane jungle.

YEAHBOY DEPARTMENT STORE.

HELLSINKISSBERLIN: helsinki in berlin.

cover art by: new music graphics

T-POST: Issue #35 â€“ The Tears of a Clown

periodic rings

GO FOR THE GOLD..

H&M fashion against AIDS…

NY delft tableware..

plastic LITTLE|jason scott musson exhibition

WEDDING DRESS #2 presented by DEGEWO

jeremy fish accessories â¤

macbook AIR | thin, thinner, thinnest…

patrick wolf.

CTRL - spring collection 2OO8

jungsheft. p0rn f0r girls.

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