Wednesday, November 11, 2009

My Birthday Party x "Ibn Jasper" Quentin Hat Preview

My birthday was November 8th and Jerry and Javier let me celebrate it @ their Sunday night party @ Guys and Dolls in Los Angeles. If you were there, you know how CRAZY it was!

I also previewed my 1st product collaboration with Quentin Hats, that will be releasing December 15th @ RSVP Gallery in Chicago.... The "Ibn Jasper" 5 panel fitted hat. I designed the hats to match the Kanye x LV "Jasper" shoes...

Here's the beautiful Sarah from Electrik Red rocking the Black Ultrasuede "Ibn Jasper" 5-panel fitted cap....




























Thanks to everybody that came through...

I had a f&ck!ng BALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Pics by Herman Jimenez

KAWS x French Vogue

Here is a look at an exceptional fashion editorial in the November issue of Vogue Paris. Titled ‘Graffi-Couture’ the editorial features artwork from KAWS and the beautiful Raquel Zimmermann. Photographed by Mario Sorrenti and styled by Emmanuelle Alt. A truly amazing editorial that is the result of a combination of work between the best from contemporary art and fashion. Take a look here.











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Comme des Garcons Junya Watanabe MAN x The North Face F/W 09

Comme des Garcons Junya Watanabe MAN worked with The North Face on a couple of pieces for Fall/Winter 2009. Complementing their hunting and outdoor inspired offering of the season, they produced in collaboration with The North Face a vest in several colorways, as well as two coats. The North Face logos are embroidered tonal and nice details include cordoroy and leather patches through out the collection.


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Lady Gaga: "Bad Romance"

The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga Book

Osamu Tezuka has often been called the Walt Disney of Japan, but he was far more than that. Tezuka was Disney, Stan Lee, Alan Moore, Tim Burton and Carl Sagan, all rolled into one incredibly prolific package and he changed the face of Japanese culture forever. This lavishly packaged book reveals what made a shy doctor one of the key figures of 20th Century pop culture. Packed with stunning, never-before-seen images, it tells the story of Tezukas amazingly prolific life, and connects it to his manga and anime work. Tezuka created hundreds of characters, many known worldwide, drew over 150,000 pages of art and scripted dozens of movies; he created graphic biographies of Jesus, and the Buddha yet a huge amount remains untranslated into English. The book is accompanied by a DVD with a fly-on-the-wall documentary, The Secrets of Creation, made in 1986 and never before translated or shown in the West.




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Raekwon Ft. Lyfe Jennings: "Catalina"


"Try to cock-block but can't stop the official"

WTAPS x A Bathing Ape URSUS Melton Jacket

The WTAPS x A Bathing Ape URSUS collection will release a new jacket mid-week. Coming in the form of the URSUS Melton Jacket, the front features a clean design while the back includes the signature graphic for this season. A navy blue and a purple version will release at BAPE New York on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009.

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Ricoh GXR Camera

Shaking up the camera world, Ricoh has just unveiled the GXR model into its line of point & shoot cameras. The GXR’s new claim to fame is not so much its interchangeable lens format but how this process works. The camera’s lens comes complete with its very own sensor meaning that the body is essentially sensor-less. This enables sensors to be paired accordingly with the task at hand and the lens itself.

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Bell & Ross BR01-92 Carbon Fiber

Bell & Ross has taken their iconic square-shaped BR01 and given it all new carbon fiber design to create the BR01-92. The watch features ample use of the high-performance material which has become synonymous with strength and weight-reduction. The watch will be available only to the tune of 500 pieces.

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Kanye Immortalized With Online Exhibit

The best way to find one's own success is to look to those that have done it before in order to receive guidance and be sure that he/she is already on the right path.

Since grasping his own spotlight in 2004 with the release of College Dropout, Chicago's Kanye West is an artist that has reached success to bounds that other artists can only imagine. The success, as many have realized, has generated both positive and negative perceptions on the rapper as his career has continued to blossom.

BrandMakerNews has taken a glimpse onto the path that West has traveled so far and have decided to expose it to the masses by launching the Brand Universe of Kanye West, an interactive exhibit which surveys the accomplishments and contributions of West's brand.

Placing things such as music, books, endorsements and collaborations under the microscope, the display for West highlights the concept that success is possible through perseverance and the willingness to push one's self past the brink in order to bring out his/her best.

"Kanye exemplifies what it means to live your brand, because he's true to his passion, and comfortable with who he is as an artist," said David Harley, Chief Creative Officer of BrandMakerNews.

"He's the only rapper that can style a photo shoot for Elle, create a film with an academy award-winning director, design a sculpture with a Japanese artist, and remain 100 percent in his element, every step of the way."

The general purpose of the online exhibit is to assist aspiring artists and entrepreneurs as they study the patterns of celebrity brands, and use those strategies to find a means in achieving their own of success.

Showcased on BrandMakerNews.com, a personal branding resource geared towards those coming up by providing tools to build their brands, promote their goods and attract success for themselves and their businesses. The website offers free tips, trade secrets and advice on branding.

"If you're serious about achieving your goal, you have to study those who succeeded before you," said Tia Jackson, Chief Brand Strategist of BrandMakerNews. "Look at the matrix behind the brands you respect, so you can apply their lessons to your own plan."

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Chamillionaire: "Good Morning"


My homegirl Dianne Garcia (pictured below) styled this joint. She's the girl doing all the wardrobe changes in the video...

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Diz Gibran Ft. B.J. The Chicago Kid: "Truly Yours"


My n!ggas...

RSVP Gallery Pins

Approximately 1 inch wide the new RSVP Gallery Logo pins are made of metal and painted either matte black or one of your favorite neon colors. They are available exclusively in their web store.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Celebration


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

"Rehab For What? Being Awesome?"


Cudi decided it was time to take on some of the rumors swirling about his friend Kanye. In particular, the whispers that West has taken refuge in an Indian ashram, or that he's being pressured by those close to him to check into rehab.

"All that's definitely false. I mean ... rehab for what? Being awesome?"- Kid Cudi

I couldn't have said it better myself...

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