crushes.

"The sweetest thing I've ever known,
Was like the kiss on the collarbone.
Soft caress of happiness,
The way you walk, your style of dress.
I wish I didn't get so weak,
Baby, just to hear you speak."

-lauryn hill "sweetest thing"

go team

today being super bowl sunday, i only saw it fitting to include the ladies in on this day. i mean, if it weren't for the cheerleaders cheering the team on, the fellas wouldn't have any incentive to win, you know? i found a few pics of cheerleaders thru the decades. you can see that the times have changed

i thought jordans and a gold chain was livin it up.

ILL gold chain mural on the side of joyrich LA.

love this.

they do this.

the cast of model city for giant magazine (photos by mark squires)

yes we've shot them, and yes they are really that hot in person.

nelson, we see you!

check for model city coming to the centric network

(where our homegirl nicole is running the music programming)

love to see my friends doing big things!!

its mine, its mine, its mine.

Ann Demeulemeester F/W 10.11

Ann Demeulemeester Mens F/W 10.11 Paris

vogue italia feb 2010

steven meisel for italian vogue.

dope swimwear. dope jewelry.

last week we stopped by natalie (junglegurl) and melody's (melody ehsani) studio to check out the new stuff and pull for our metro pop shoot. the studio is a dope/inspirational space, they are both super talented young designers, i couldnt stop taking pictures of all the little items around the studio. loved the louis logo print basketballs, the gun lamp, the boombox (i had the 1980's matching yellow walkman) and ofcourse the horse stencil on the wall.

camel

came across a new european magazine called kingsize, who displays jay, larger than life.

adam kimmel

i have been following this menswear designer adam kimmel, he designs for the fashion forward man. especially great outerwear. this is his fall/winter 2010 line. i love how he pushes the envelope.

words.

"Theres no shortcut for greatness."

-yasin japardi

lauryn.

never gets old.

tommy hil x collette x keith haring

collabo between tommy hilfiger and keith haring launches at collette.

its that time again

barneys warehouse sale

feb 4-15 in LA

feb 11-28 in NY

i still cant decide if its better to go on the first day when all the fly stuff is still available, or the last day when everything is virtually 99% off?

valetto booties.

alberta ferretti valetto beaded booties

spotted these in europen magazine "grazia"

my first time

something i picked up in los angeles.

(in mom's handwriting)

thanks to grant @ spotlight on melrose.

new joints

ladies, a lil look at some dope new sneakers for us. finally! and they come in my size, so of course had to scoop them up.

love

i love this spread from v magazine. it just reminds me of why i do what i do. fashion is fun and full of energy. fashion is self expression at its finest. it is what sets you apart from other people. fashion is art and is depicted right here.

space helmet snapshots

we did a massive photo shoot in los angeles yesterday for metro.pop magzine.

we cast an amazing selection of young, fly and influential people. after every person was shot, we snapped a quick pic of them with our new favorite prop, the space helmet. (some people skipped out on us)

the final images will be in a spring issue of metro pop, followed by a gallery show in LA.

stay tuned for dates and details.

..and a huge thank you to AK1511 who hosted the shoot and everyone who came through to be photographed. it was a super long but fun shoot.

at last

this spring the shoe designer who brings all us ladies such joy with the prettiest heels, is introducing... wait for it... a sneaker! can you believe it, i can! and am excited!! now we ladies can run around in a little more style but comfortably. oh they are jimmy choo by the way

spotted when i stopped by the junglegurl and melody ehsani studio.

the most parties in one week.

grammy night both our friends in LA threw an amazing party at guys and dolls, and our friends from NY threw an equally amazing party at chateau marmont.. its been event after event, party after party this week. im ready to go back to NYC and hibernate for a month!

and now with mad photo shoots and fashion week coming.. no sleep in my future.

a magazine: curated by riccardo tisci

this issue looks dope.

i love riccardo tisci

love.

katie grand's love magazine issue 3.

via truestar.

the birkin of cameras

leica and hermes teamed up to produce the M7.

with only 200 made, this camera will run you over $14,000.00

leica has always been the sexiest camera to me,

not my choice for shooting but brilliant design.

sort of like my ysl tributes i cant seem to walk in :)

Laced in all the illest snakeskin.

Alexander McQueen spring/summer 2010 campaign, shot by Nick Knight.

our dreams

method man, raekwon and ghostface over a michael jackson sample.

"our dreams" download here.

thanks jessie.

But time don't go back, it goes forward.

spotted on abbot kinney blvd, venice, ca.

mos def: ecstatic moments exhibit

we passed by the mos def photo exhibit in west hollywood last week.

loved the floor to ceiling b+w mural.

and the type on the wall (especially the handwritten sections)

amber rose as grace jones

i have said many times that i am a fan of amber rose and here is just another reason why she is dope. here she channels grace jones. couldn't be a more perfect combo