Men’s Fashion: Can’t Afford Pharrell’s Kicks? Here are some Alternatives.

I know everyone has seen Pharrell rocking these studded Christian Louboutin sneakers that are extremely expensive. Personally, I’m not too much into my man rocking bedazzled sneakers or him coughing up $1200 on a pair (that $1200 bucks could go towards a new Gucci bag for me!).  So I went out on a hunt to find [...]

Nike x Kobe x Aston Martin

Nike, Kobe Bryant and Aston Martin have finally release the special edition ‘Hyperdunk’ sneaker - which was first seen on that infamous video of Kobe jumping over an Aston Martin back in 2008.
The Dunk which is going for… $700 (pause) will feature Kobe’s signature embossed on the inside tongue, and the Aston Martin logo on the outer tongue with only 500 pairs being [...]

Designer to Watch: Lanie B. (of Hellz Bellz)

NAME: Lanie Alabanza-Barcena (Lanie B.)
 Sign: Libra
 Reppen: Los Angeles
 Occupation: Creative Director and Founder of Hellz Bellz
 Crew: Husband Bam and dog Marley
 Quote: “There is nothing more empowering for a woman than to be able to hold her own without the help of a man.”
Web: http://hellz-bellz.com/; http://www.whatthehellz.com
“Hells Bells and cockle shells!” What does that really mean anyway? [...]

Trend 2 Watch: Varsity Jackets

Dirty Money
Going thru Junior High, High School and College I always felt it was a stigma that only athletes could represent their school in the form of a jacket. Well not anymore!
I so love the varsity jacket trend right now and came across this dope site called THEJACKETSHOP.COM. You can customize an authentic wool and [...]

Designers To Watch: Kesh Kumari

NAME: Kesh Kumari (pronounced “Kish”)
Sign: Scorpio
Reppin: East London
Occupation: Designer, DJ, Magazine Editor
Crew: Coconut Twins (Zezi Ifore), M.I.A
Quote: “It makes me uncomfortable to know that 12000 other people are wearing the same item, that’s what pushed me to design my own stuff”
Web: http://therealkesh.blogspot.com/ | http://www.myspace.com/that_girl_kesshia
I stumbled upon her by fate I guess.  During one of my [...]

Introducing Baltimore’s leading fashion designer, Stevie Boi!

Baltimore is always a fantastic source of artistic inspiration. Somewhere in the city’s blue collar history and heavy DIY ethos lies hearts that yearn with creativity and inspiration. Steven “Stevie Boi” Strawder may not be a Baltimore native (he’s an army brat who has seen half of Europe and most of the globe in over [...]

Photos: Crafty Bastards 2009

This past weekend, the City Paper’s annual craftastic extravaganza Crafty Bastards took place. Which means the annual DC B-Boy Battle happened as well. After the jump check out more photos of the B-Boys and other sites from Crafty Bastards 2009.

Here are a some shots I took of the dancers.

Now here are some other shots from [...]

Fashion Night Out: Dekka – Fashion, Art and Music

As Lady Glock covered Place5ive on DC’s Fashion Night Out last Thursday. I was able to hit up Dekka on U St and even got a few words in with the co-owner of the place, Josh Tiktin, also known as JMC.
So what is Dekka? Dekka is not just a regular boutique, but (in Josh’s own [...]

Fashion Night Out: Palace5ive

So last night was Fashion Night Out in DC…which was a pretty big deal considering that DC has only recently been having fashion events. Palace5ive, the skater/sneaker shop, was one of the stores involved with FNO. Here are some photos from yesterday:

Stay tuned for more updates on DC’s Fashion Night Out….

“I Gotta Say It Was A Good Day” – Ice Cube

The new Nike SB ad  “Today Was A Good Day” featuring skater Paul Rodriguez and Ice Cube (whose track “It Was A Good Day” plays in the background) is one of my new favorite ads. I saw it about a week or so ago and I can’t stop watching it. It’s so awesome. Now I [...]

Review: 2007 Black Girls Rock Awards

Black Girls Rock! Is a non-profit organization devoted to mentoring Black women through arts, music, and culture. The orginzaiton was founded by DJ and model Beverly Bond young Black women combat the negative elements that are unfortunately associated with women of color. Contrary to whatever is out in the media these days, not every [...]

Come Thru

(Winston get your resize on)
DC Come thru!! I’m spinning the best in whatever I want and you know thats the utmost taste, judging by how many of y’all downloaded that dj spinna remix), so bring some cash, cop some sneaks and bring a jawn too!