Will return soon.
-J.Dwayne
10.20.2009
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10.14.2009
BUY YOU DRANK...
PIPER-HEIDSIECK + CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
If I was to drink champagne out of a shoe...it would be this one. Get into it!
The Row Sunglasses: PREVIEW
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen continue to pick up speed on their no-Olsen-name-attached luxury line, The Row. Next Spring, they're launching four distinct eyewear silhouettes in collaboration with Linda Farrow; no footwear or handbags yet — they have their "hands full" already, they told WWD.
The styles, priced from $325-$390, include aviators, vintage-inspired shades with brow-line rims, oversized square-framed sunnies, and one sixties-style round pair — similar to the shape Mary-Kate often favors. "We’re testing the market first and obviously these are four very different silhouettes, so we’re seeing what people are responding to and we’ll open up a couple more silhouettes for fall,” Ashley said. “We tried to find certain pieces that look good on more than one face, to pay close attention to how they fit certain faces and make them wearable at the same time.” [Fashionologie.com]
10.13.2009
FUCK RENT...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
Brigette 140 platform shoe boots
$2,455
There are certain things that get a rise out of me. Great performances, royalty and a even a sexy latin dude---but i digress. Simply put, these Louboutin pumps are worthy of a standing ovation.
Don't Say You Will, Unless You Will...
I'm caught in a spiral of confusion and a feeling of EXTREME disappointment. Kanye West is finally releasing looks from his much hyped and anticipated label: Pastelle. But after three years, three girlfriends, and three style re-inventions...this is what we get? This sartorial display is equivalent to that of a flaccid "member". It seems like it could be exciting, but the lack of "ooomph" doesn't get the job done. Mr. West has been seen in Maison Martin Margiela, Balmain, Dior Homme, Gucci and YSL, not to mention the successful sneaker collabo with Louis Vuitton---so what the hell happened? Shade but no Shade, this collection is a good three albums ago in aesthetic. Cue Kanye circa popped Ralph Lauren Polo collar. I say this collection should be FIRED. Cue creative direction ASAP.---J. Dwayne
What do you think? Feedback Please
HIRE of FIRE?
WRITE UP!
McQueen's Faithful bootie (left) and Steve Madden's Seryna bootie
Alexander McQueen is suing Steve Madden for allegedly copying his Faithful bootie. Filed October 1 in Manhattan District Court, the suit alleges Steve Madden's Seryna bootie is a "studied imitation" of McQueen's Faithful design, which was inspired by a motorcycle jacket. McQueen's lawyers add, "In fact, the only design element of the ‘Faithful Bootie’ that Madden did not deliberately copy is the zipper pull that contains the ‘Alexander McQueen’ trademark.” The legal team (and many other people with eyes) wouldn't be the only ones to see it this way. Bloggers noticed the similarities a while ago: a quick Google search of the Seryna bootie pulls up a post on Splendora from September 10 that notes, "The Seryna Bootie by Steve Madden is an affordable version of Alexander McQueen's Motorcycle Jacket Bootie." McQueen's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to Steve Madden in September, but they refuse to stop making and selling the shoe.
Madden gets away with knocking off high-fashion designers all the time. Can McQueen stop them? Do you even want McQueen to stop them? Blogs like Nitro:licious rejoiced when word came of Madden's Seryna bootie, since they'd been "eyeing" McQueen's design "forever." Maybe this is one reason McQueen's spring 2010 shoes were so elaborate. Replicating those for the masses won't be easy.
McQueen Sues Madden [WWD]
10.12.2009
Memo:
Werqers-
My apologies for going GHOST. I have been crazy busy working on some projects. More information to come. Just be prepared to GAG! I am currently looking for contributors, so if you think you have what it takes for a "promotion" hit me up at j.dwayne.joseph@gmail.com
Thanks for the Love,
J. Dwayne
10.02.2009
You Get the Boot!
Dr. Martens + Jean Paul Gaultier
Amber Roses, punks and skinheads of the world unite---these boots are in a word: sickening!
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