More Cool Jewelry

Valentine's Day is coming. Here's more cool jewels from Bad Shannon, PNUT, Karen Walker and Alex&Chloe (sorry I forgot where I found the last one).

IMGS/INFO: NOTCOT

Skateboard

Well I've seen many people redesign and reinvent the skateboard but this one is pretty cool and they have really cool board designs. They are local and from SF. The company is called mike and maaike and looks like they do product/experimental design and Mike from the duo helped design the XBOX 360.
On another note, the Bay has yet to be recognized as a influential city in the US like New York and I guess, LA and now even Miami. But really this place has a lot to offer to the world in art, music and business. We just gotta rep a little more, or something.

Coachella

Damn. Coachella is sounding pretty hot this year. I have never been but the line-up seems too tempting to pass up or maybe because I was really hoping to make this my first year there but can't do to circumstances that just came up. blah!
Well I'll see. So I really wanna see Bjork (of course), Interpol, the Arcade Fire, The Good The Bad & The Queen, Blonde Redhead (I missed them at RIOTT!), Marley bros, Ghostface, Pharoahe Monch, Manu Chao (what?!! I love his music), the Roots, Lily Allen, the Kooks, and maybe Lupe Fiasco too (him and the Roots is the only one I've seen live already).

Boba Fett 12"

I was looking one of the blogs I look at for my daily 411 called I like toys and seen this dope Boba Fett 12" toy coming out from Medicom. Its pre-orders start Jan. 25 but dropping June '07. It is kinda steep though at 156 big ones. The blogger at I like toys recommends the Hasbro Ultimate Jango Fett. See below for the cool packaging. Hmm...reminds me of the first G.I. Joes.
IMGS/INFO: i like toys

MAGIC coming soon

Well The Magic show is upon us and Read will be there snapping some cool photos, I hope. So stay tuned. Feb 13-16 more info here...

M.U.S.C.L.E. Returns!

Look what I came across! I guess I always been a nerd. Remember these! I had the garbage can looking one. Get 'em here!

Anaconda!

So we all know about the huge AF1 Anniversary party that was incredible. And most have seen the hot new pair of 25th Anniversary Anaconda AF1's. If you've seen my previous post for the Art Imitates Art, here's another example. I believe it was early last year that these hot Loeffler Randall boots came out. They sold for around $700! and were on Forbes for one of, if not, the most expensive shoes. Hollywood so-called "it" girls were rocking them. I guess Nike too saw how hot white anaconda looks on the feet.

IMGS/INFO: nitro:licious, ebay

RIP to the GODFATHER of SOUL

I was just listening to "Pappas got a brand new Bag" and I realized that alot of soul left the earth on Christmas Day. Im making it a goal to listen to one James Brown song a day. Whats your favorite song by the Godfather?

Rest his soul

I NEED THIS T-SHIRT

DOES ANYBODY HAVE THIS T-SHIRT IN A XL? NOT TO BE SHITTIN ON NOBODY BUT ALOT OF KIDS OUT HERE IN THE BAY HAVE BEEN ROCKIN THESE HATS LATELY AND STRAIGHT UP THEY ARE WACK! I DONT CARE IF YOU ARE WILL SMITH AND THIS IS THE 90'S. EVEN BACK THEN THE SHIT WAS BORDERLINE BOO-BOO. I HAVE ALSO SEEN SUM KIDS ON THAT SHOW YA MAMMA WEARING THESE CORNERSTORE HATS. PLEASE DO NOT GLORIFY THESE PIECES OF SHITS
PLEASE!!!!!!!!
Ohhh yeah these guys are called the Knuckle Head Kids check out their blog

More Miss Bibi

Not only does she do amazing jewelry, she knows how to put on a show. Here's Miss Bibi again at Collette. Amazing!
INFO/IMGS: notcot.com

Cool Jewelry

Sometimes you just need a little something special that is about you and not the typical. For me I like cool jewelry. I just found this one line called Miss Bibi that I really like. They/She makes really cool unusual jewelry with weapons and tools. Also I've always been a fan of BitterSweets and own there babyvamp necklace and ring which I love and get many inquiries about them.
See more below.Miss Bibi clockwise from top right: saw necklace, chandelier necklace, butcher knife necklace, magnify ring, candlestick broach, gun earring, butcher knife earrings, heel ring, and gun necklace (center).
BitterSweets clockwise from top right: Mano Cornuta cufflink, dagger earrings, baby vamp rings and necklace.

IMG/INFO: bittersweets, miss bibi

I love Norma Kamali!

I know I am a little late since Norma Kamali's Everlast line came out last year but I love her work. She was huge in the 80s and made a pretty sweet comeback. I especially like her green Cocoon cardigan. Oooohwee! Here's a quick bio:

Norma Kamali has teamed up with Everlast to reconstruct the absolute best of the '80s style she is known for. Taking sportswear to a whole new level, the designer is creating cutting-edge styles with modern silhouettes to make fashion as comfortable as it is versatile. Kamali insists that the women wearing her fabulous designs individualize each piece, and she makes it easy. Whether your style is classic or a little bizarre, you'll have fun with this collection.

IMGS/INFO: shopbop

Awesome Book

This book is incredible. I almost cried 3 times and stopped because I was on a Bart train. Its amazing and very humbling. I hope all will read and increase the awareness of the travesty going on in Southern Sudan and Darfur. The book is told in the voice of Valentino Achek Deng and his travels (mainly on foot) from his home in Southern Sudan (Marial Bai) across the whole country to Ethiopia and Kenya and then to the U.S. where he faces death, hunger, losing his fam, more death and most importantly love and friendship. Too bad I missed his tour in SF :(

Dave Eggers is an awesome author (and lives in the Bay). I am a big fan of his McSweeney's books. (Great book design too!)

The MOC

I've been wanting this moccasin that you can put together for a minute but never got around to ordering it. But now there are a few more to choose from. There's the old school Minnetonkas and then some other new ones I've spotted. The Camper ones (boo! no more brown available online though) and the pretty clean Marc Jacobs ones spotted on the runway lately. Pretty nice!

IMGS/INFO: coolest shop, camper, style.com

Girl Friendly Kicks

I have noticed that certain sneakers are more girl friendly than others. They have a more feminine feel. Like for example the Nike Rift, it is almost like a maryjane shoe but with an athletic feel. Even Halle Berry got to make her own. The main characteristics is the delicate sole (not so chunky like the AF1, though I own a few who have not left the box) and a simple clean design. I know I am not the only one who thinks so because a lot of these are made more in womens' sizes and I see lots of girls sporting them and not looking to tomboyish. That said, I still buy others especially if they look hot! (even though I might not were 'em, for sentimental value of course.)

Roc, Not to shabby.

Though I don't own any cuz I don't think I could Roc it right. You know kids nowadays with their Spongebob or Spiderman backpacks and a Sidekick or any other myspace enable device they might have. On the contrary though, I noticed ya boy Jigga has stepped his game up and his line is looking pretty good. I even saw him sporting it on the ellen show this week. He's up on the chain gang bandwagon too.

IMGS/INFO: Rocawear, Demo

Spectators!

I have been looking everywhere for some nice looking spectators. I first seen them in white patent, I think, at Anthropologie.com which they then disappeared and replace with some $300 gold ones. Then I seen them at the Viktor & Rolf for H&M fashion show. And to seal the deal I seen them on the Sartorialist blog (which I check on the daily). I googled everything from spectators to oxfords to wingtips and many more. Finally found them in beautiful white and my favorite and only sister copped them for me for Christmas. Of course I later seen more at the Office store but whatever. I am happy I got them, just gotta figure out how to wear em.
IMGS/INFO: nitro:licious, The Sartorialist

Pharrell x Louis Vuitton

Not sure if these are old or new. But I never seen them. These are the sunglasses that Pharrell did for Louis Vuitton. Kinda out there but so is he. I love the red ones. They kinda resemble the lovely Marc Jacobs' and Tom Ford's shades. All equally dope.
IMG/INFO: eluxury, JC report