NEW YORK CITY WEATHER, AN ACQUIRED TASTE

I HEAR SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SNOW, COLD, RAIN, HEAT, AND HUMIDITY, PROBABLY BECAUSE IN NEW YORK WE CAN GET ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND ALL IN ONE MONTH. SO WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE!

KID CUDI "KNOW WHY"

FOUND THIS PIC ONLINE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE CUDI BUT IT MIGHT BE A LOOK ALIKE. I WANTED TO USE A PIC OF CUDI FROM BACK IN THE DAY BECAUSE THIS TRACK WAS LAYED DOWN BACK IN 08 SO THIS MIGHT BE CUDI IN 08 WITH THE BBC HOODIE, CUTS ON THE SIDE OF HIS FADE, AND A SIDEKICK.

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RED WING SHOES SINCE 1905

RED WING SHOES COMPANY SINCE 1905, STILL FAMILY OWNED AND GOING STRONG. I REALLY RESPECT AND ADMIRE BUSINESSES WITH A GREAT HISTORY OF INTEGRITY, THAT LED THEM TO AN AMAZING SUCCESS STORY DUE TO THEIR PRODUCTION OF A GREAT QUALITY PRODUCT.COMPLEX MAGAZINE PUT TOGETHER THIS VIDEO TO SHOW CASE THE NOT SO OBVIOUS OF THIS COMPANY, WHICH IS THE TIME, EFFORT, AND WORKMANSHIP BEHIND THEIR OBVIOUSLY GOOD LOOKING BOOT.
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VARICK STREET IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER IN GREENWICH VILLAGE CLOSING

ACCORDING TO I.C.E. THE VARICK STREET IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER IN GREENWICH VILLAGE WILL BE CLOSED TEMPORARILY DUE TO OVERWHELMING COMPLAINTS FROM DETAINEE'S AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS DETENTION CENTER IS ON VARICK STREET BETWEEN HOUSTON, AND KING STREET, AND GREENWICH STREET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA AND NEVER THOUGHT OR REALIZED THAT 300 PLUS INMATES ARE BEING DETAINED IN THIS BUILDING. 

THE VINTAGE SHOWROOM LONDON

The Vintage Showroom from Michael Williams on Vimeo.
FOUND THIS VIDEO OVER AT A CONTINUOUS LEAN. IT IS A SHORT VIDEO OF THE VINTAGE SHOWROOM IN LONDON. THE VIDEO IS ONLY 1:25 BUT I PICKED OUT SO MANY ITEMS, FOR EXAMPLE THE GUCCI WEEKENDER BAG ON THE FLOOR AT 00:12, BLUE VARSITY JACKET 00:15, PLAID SPORTS JACKET 00:36, CORPORAL'S JACKET 00:45, GREEN/BROWN BOMBER 00:51, STAFF SERGEANTS SHIRT 1:00, BEACH CRUISER 1:08, I WILL STOP, HOW MANY CAN YOU ALL PICK OUT.

CHRISTIAN SIRIANO SHOW AT BRYANT PARK

CHRISTIAN SIRIANO IS AN AMAZING DESIGNER AND I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HIS WORK SINCE PROJECT RUNWAY, SO YOUNG AND INCREDIBLY TALENTED. THIS SHOW REALLY TELLS A STORY ABOUT HIM GROWING AS A DESIGNER, HE STILL INCLUDES AVANT GARDE PIECES IN HIS COLLECTION BUT IS SHOWING A LOT OF READY TO WEAR RETAIL CONCENTRATED GARMENTS. CHRISTIAN IS A FORMER INTERN OF THE RECENTLY PASSED DESIGNER ALEXANDER McQUEEN, AND HIS INFLUENCE ON CHRISTIAN IS EVIDENT ESPECIALLY IN THE SHOES PRESENTED IN THIS SHOW.

HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA

I MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST ENTOURAGE FAN, BUT THAT SHOW TAKES PLACE IN L.A. NOW THIS SHOW (download) HERE TAKES PLACE IN MY CITY NEW YORK! NEW YORK! SO IT WILL BE HARDER FOR ME TO COMPLETELY LIKE THIS SHOW, IT WILL HAVE TO REPRESENT THE CITY RIGHT BECAUSE IF IT IS NOT NEW YORK MINDED I WILL HATE IT. THE FIRST EPISODE WAS GOOD BUT I AM NOT REALLY BUYING INTO CAM'S CHARACTER AND NEW YORK STENDS OUT FURTHER THEN DELANCEY, TO CANAL, AND HOUSTON IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN SPEAKING OF NYC ONLY DOWNTOWN IS IMPORTANT WHICH IS NOT THE CASE ALL 5 BOROUGHS BETTER GET SOME LOVE IN THE SHOW EVEN STATEN ISLAND (NYC JOKE SHAOLIN ISLAND WHATS GOOD). AND YES SUPREME IS HUGE TO NYC BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY IMPORTANT BRAND. AS YOU ALL CAN SEE THIS IS A TOUCHY SUBJECT FOR ME AND I CAN GO ON FOR HOURS TALKING ABOUT MY CITY, BUT I KNOW YOU ALL RATHER WATCH THE SHOW YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT OR GET IT OF ITUNES OR YOU TUBE. KID CUDI AND DJ GREEN LANTERN HOST THE HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA MIXTAPE GET IT HERE.

TIME OUT NEW YORK'S LIST OF "MOST STYLISH NEW YORKERS" X THE BKCIRCUS

TIME OUT NEW YORK HAS PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THEIR! FAVORITE LOCAL FASHION ICONS AND NAMED THEM "MOST STYLISH NEW YORKERS". OUIGI "THE BEARDED MAN" FROM THE BKC MADE THE LIST, CONGRATS OUIGI AND TO THE REST OF THE GENTLEMAN AT THE CIRCUS.

Massan Fluker “Snakes in the Grass” Exhibition in SAN FRANCISCO

MASSAN FLUKER: PHOTOGRAPHER, CASSETTE TAPE DJ, GOOD DUDE, AND A BEAST ON THAT BIKE FRAME YOU SEE ON THE WALL. MASSAN EXHIBITED HIS WORK AT THE EVER GOLD GALLERY IN SAN FRANCISCO LAST THURSDAY, AND THESE ARE THE PICTURES FROM THAT NIGHT. YOU CAN CHECK HIS SITE MASSANSF.COM AND I BELIEVE YOU CAN STILL CATCH HIM AT EVER GOLD WEDS-SAT 3-8PM (MASSAN YOUR ART LOOKS GREAT HOMIE I WISH I COULD HAVE MADE IT OUT TO SF)
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Haze: The Past & The Present from hypebeast.tv on Vimeo.

HAZE NYC A TRUE OG IN THE GRAFF GAME AND AS HE EXPLAINS IN THE STREET WEAR GAME. (I BET HAZE PICKED THE BACKGROUND MUSIC)

HUF, PROGRESSION INTO FOOTWEAR VIDEO

Keith Hufnagel on HUF Footwear from hypebeast.tv on Vimeo.

IT IS GREAT TO SEE A BRAND SLOWLY BUT STEADILY GROWING, WHILE STAYING TRUE TO THEIR CULTURE.

PRO-KEDS SPRING 2010

SPRING 2010 PRO-Keds from PK09 on Vimeo.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 80% OF THE FEMALE STAFF HAD ON ALL WHITE PRO-KEDS, I JUST FIGURED THE BOARD OF ED GAVE THEM OUT FREE. PRO-KEDS ARE EMBRACED BY ALL GENRES, AND CULTURES AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTH PARTNERING UP WITH OPENING CEREMONY AND STUSSY. THE VIDEO IS A GOOD WATCH, GREAT SHOES, HAS RECOGNIZABLE NYC LOCATIONS AND THE HOMIE EASE (MISHKA) IS IN IT. PEEP  THE VIDEO THEY DID FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY COLLABORATION AFTER THE JUMP...

"AN EDUCATION" A MUST SEE

Chick Flick, Art House, Indie, or Intellectual Film call it what you want but make sure you see this film.

TIM BARBER PHOTOGRAPHER, CURATOR, PUBLISHER, AND DESIGNER

Bio

"Tim Barber grew up in Amherst Massachusetts, lived for a few years in the mountains of Northern Vermont, studied photography in Vancouver B.C. and now lives in New York City. A photographer, curator, publisher and designer, Barber runs the online gallery www.tinyvices.com, where visitors are encouraged to submit their photographs and artwork. He launched the independent publishing house TV Books in 2008, producing unique books, artists monographs, zines and posters and has recently curated a series of five photography books published by the Aperture Foundation." VIA TIM-BARBER.COM

I LOVE MANY THINGS, AND NEW YORK CITY AND PHOTOGRAPHY TAKE THE 2 AND 3 SPOT ON THAT LIST SO THE WORKS BY TIM BABER ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TH WAY HE CAPTURES LIFE IN HIS SUBJECTS AND EXPOSES THE BEAUTY OF HIS CANVAS WHICH IS NYC AT THE MOMENT. TIME BARBER HAS WORKED WITH SO MANY GREAT NAMES THAT I RATHER NOT MENTION THEM AND LET YOU ALL EXPLORE FOR YOURSELVES. I AM SHARING A FEW OF MY FAVORITE SHOTS BY TIM (CLICK ON PICTURE TO GET BEST QUALITY).