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Bring your car to the party, not sure how many places have docks which would allow this to even be a convenient option but still a good looking idea!

Marc Jacobs Quilted High Top Sneaker Fall/Winter 2010

We preview a high top quilted leather sneaker from the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2010 Collection. The sneaker comes in black and in white leather versions, both featuring a strap and little branding. Look out for these later this year.

NOWNESS: Darcel’s Appointment at Louis Vuitton

Having recently made headlines with its exhibition at colette, the enigmatic cartoon character Darcel (of Darcel Disappoints) from artist Craig Redman makes an appearance once again for NOWNESS. This time drawn against the newly opened Louis Vuitton London Maison, Darcel offers his personal commentary into the space which is marked by works from celebrated artists such as Gilbert & George, Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince. The lavish display of the French luxury brand’s pedigree and retail presence is currently open and located at New Bond Street and Clifford Street in London.

Harvey Nichols x Oliver Sweeney High-Top Sneakers

tailer Harvey Nichols teams up with fellow British product Oliver Sweeney on a series of high-top sneakers seen here. With an ever growing luxury sneaker market, the Oliver Sweeney renditions feature contrasting materials and colors over three colorways seen here. The shoes will retail through Harvey Nichols with a suggested retail price of £225 GBP.

Incase “Bondi Beach” 15″ MacBook Sleeve & Slider Case

In commemoration of Apple’s newest retail store in Sydney, Australia, two exclusive items from Incase release and are themed after the Apple Store’s location, Bondi Beach. The signature clear blue waters of the popular destination includes a layered exterior with a yellow lining. Two items include a 15″ MacBook Sleeve and a Slider Case for iPhones. Available now at Apple Store, Bondi.

Lamborghini Murcielago Quattro Veloce by DMC

Today, the people over at JamesList have revealed a DMC custom tuner that makes the mighty Murcielago even more magnificent. The DMC styling kit gives the body a carbon fiber upgrade and a first-ever set of white carbon rims upon its wheels. The exterior details of the DMC kit include a re-designed spoiler, a new hood and new side vents over the original body. Inside, ostrich skin makes the interior even more luxurious, with durable cow-hide spanning the rest. The total package for this kit is dubbed the Quattro Veloce, DMC’s latest take on the Lambos of modern day. While the engine remains the same, the 670 horsepower 6.5L V12, it is now contained within a custom red carbon cage. If you’re looking to give your SuperVeloce the Quattro treatment by DMC, you can expect to add another $120,000 on to the sticker price.

Kanye West featuring Dwele – Power

Following up where they left off after their successful hit Flashing Lights, Kanye West makes his return to music with a new intriguing record featuring Dwele. You’ll find this on his highly anticipated album due out later this year and available on iTunes June 8th.

Kanye West featuring Dwele - Power by Hypetrak

Nike Gladiateur Mid in Purple & Brown

SneakerFreaker, gives us a glimpse of the latest colorways of the Nike Gladiateur mid sandals by Nancy Wu ( glad she’s getting the credited for her creation), now available at Shelta. More Images on the next page

N.E.R.D. INTERVIEW W/ LA LEAKERS

N.E.R.D Talks New Album & The Game w/ The L.A. Leakers from LaLeakers on Vimeo.

Alife Indoor High Leather Summer 2010

Alife is becoming cleaner in their footwear range with every season. As part of their Summer 2010 Collection they introduce the Indoor High Leather. The high top sneaker comes with a clean leather upper, suede patch on the heel and a subtle perforated logo placement on the side-panel. The sneaker is now available in two colorways from Kasina.

Christian Louboutin Fall/Winter 2010 Shoe Collection

After giving you a look at the Zebra Pack from the upcoming Christian Louboutin Fall/Winter 2010 Footwear Collection, we can already now give you a more extensive look at line. While the entire industry seems to be moving towards simplicity in recent seasons, the French designer is not shy of using exotic leathers, horse hair, zebra patterns and of course a lot of studs.

Take a look at both sneakers and slip-ons from the new collection

Music: Estelle featuring NaS – “Fall in Love”

Estelle gets together with none other than NaS for “Fall in Love”. Listen to the song here below!


5 26 Estelle Ft. Nas Fall In Love

visvim Gabo Hi Kudu

Yet another visvim product is releasing this week – the Gabo Hi Kudu. The high top sneaker comes this season with a kudu hide leather upper in a series of colorways. The sneaker comes without lining and with a tribal heel detailing. It can now be ordered directly from visvim.tv.

Louis Vuitton Maison London – Art by Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Murakami and more

Today Louis Vuitton will be opening its new Maison London, a store concept which was previously reserved to its home town Paris. The massive store cost over 30 Million Pounds and is nothing short of impressive. You can of course expect an incredible selection of LV products in the new store. For us most impressive is the amount of original art that you will be able to witness at the new maison. The new store showcases art by Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Michael Landy and others. Depending on the artist, you will find paintings, sculptures and installations on showcase.

The official opening ceremonies are going on tonight. Until you can actually make it our there, check out some images of the art on display after the jump. Also a small video on the creation and background of the new store below enjoy!

KOO Bassinet/Rocker by Lunar

American industrial design firm Lunar have introduced the KOO baby bassinet that unfolds to become a cozy feeding rocker

** NEW MUSIC**Drake feat. Jay Z Light Up

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One of the most anticipated tracks from the new Drake album has dropped. List to “Light Up” featuring Jay-Z here below!

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**NEW MUSIC** DRAKE feat. ALICIA KEYS "Fireworks"

Since the song "Unthinkable" we all knew Drake & Alicia Keys made a perfect couple on the track. We have been hearing about this track for months now & how it would be released soon. The song "Fireworks" coming from Drake is finally out. The song is coming off his up & coming album "Thank Me Later" & like we said before Alicia Keys is on it. Alicia blessed the hook with her beautiful voice & smooth swagger. This isn't the best record we have heard from Drake but give the guy a break hes consistent. Now we didn't say the song was a bad song because anything this man puts out right now is a hit. Take a listen & leave comments.


Drake Ft Alicia Keys Fireworks

2010 BMW M3 By IND

The American tuner, IND, has revealed the ultimate BMW M3. The tuner modified the entire car starting with the exterior paint and progressing through the engine, and the exterior look. And, of course, they have added a lot of carbon fiber parts.





The IND M3 is painted in Atlantis Metallic exterior paint and features a new KW ClubSport adjustable suspension, Brembo 380mm brake kit, and a Akrapovic titanium exhaust system. The car’s interior is inspired by the M3 GTS: the back seats have been removed and replaced with a custom roll bar. After assembling it, the tuner added carbon fiber door panels, leather BMW performance seats, a roll bar, and, the biggest challenge, a carbon fiber rear interior section. Oh and the engine delivers a total of 522 HP!
This little doozy of a package kind of puts BMW’s 2011 Performance package for the M3 to shame with its 4.0 Liter V8 delivering a total of only 420 HP.

United Nude Opens in NOHO

There’s a new United Nude location in NoHo, New York, where you can get your footwear fix. Located on 25 Bond Street, the label continues to quietly get better and better. View images of the store on the flip.

If you think these are a regular pairs of heels please make sure to look at the heels......

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Nas - Hate Me Now ft. Puff Daddy

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The Blossom and Cervo Chairs by Antonio Pio Saracino

At ICFF 2010 in New York, designer Antonio Pio Saracino, who was exhibiting his limited edition Blossom and Cervo Chairs that are being manufactured by Walter P. Sauer in Brooklyn.

WMNS Nike Blazer Hi “Chinatown”

Since the beginning of time bootleggers have been counterfeiting authentic products with high hopes to make a quick buck off some consumers who usually can’t tell the difference between the real deal and the tomfooley out there. Since it’s nearly impossible to beat the counterfeiters, one company figured why not join em? Enter Jack Spade, who some years ago released a collection of tote bags called the Chinatown Collection (also known as the Canal Street bags) which resembled the cheap plastic, plaid bags that were being sold all over Canal Street. The collection proved to be so successful that Jack Spade was tapped by New Era to collaborate on a 59Fifty using the plastic red, white and blue plaid pattern. A fitted which eventually would sell through resellers for prices upwards of $350.


Taking a note right from the book of Spade, it appears Nike has found a little inspiration of their own from the plastic tote bags. Seen here is a new Womens Nike Blazer Hi which we have personally dubbed “Chinatown” in honor of Jack Spade’s collection. Not that Jack has anything to do with these, nor is the pattern or colors exactly the same (lawsuit anybody?), but the moment we saw them they instantly reminded us of those iconic bags which is why we have labeled them as such. The side paneling even appears to have somewhat of a glossy, plastic look to it, and depending on how you look at it and how the lights hitting them, you’ll also notice a shimmer pattern on small circles laid out over the sides.
Now whether or not you got a Jack Spade feel from seeing these is a different story, so take it for what it is on your end. We can’t say for sure those bags had anything to do with these. They could indeed just be some random colorway featuring some random grid pattern. No matter what you’re take is on them though, if you’re digging them you can get a pair in womens sizes 6-11 through Finish Line for $78, otherwise they’ll be more to come.

Nike SB – June 2010 – Apparel And Accessories Release

ince June is the start of summer, all those who are actually active under the sun instead out just lounging out for vitamin D will care about ventilation, comfort and keeping cool. Hence, what’s better for an afternoon out on the push than the good ol’ tee? Thus, Nike SB’s apparel release for June is all about the t-shirt, but mind you, it isn’t your run-of-the-mill graphic tee collection, as Nike SB had enlisted the help of skateboarder/artist extraordinare, Lance Mountain, to pen a few sketches for the collection.

Amongst the logo tees, a humorous photographic tee featuring an amigo in a poncho, Lance Mountain had taken care to sketch up a few skating scenarios, including one for Nike SB pro-skater, Eric Koston, who is also dropping his red, blue and gold Dunk Low Premium this month. The blue-tee with a little chunky figure in a hat flying down rails will match perfectly with the new Dunk Low Premium. Aside from a good selection of tees for everyday, Nike SB has also dropped a simple tri-fold wallet to keep all your plastic and cash safe while you zoom down the ramps.

Kanye West – Air Jordan Spiz’ike – Black/Cement Grey

Kanye West AKA the Louis Vuitton Don has been spotted in New York over the course of the last week and one photographer recently caught him walking around the SoHo area in Manhattan. The rapper whose rumored to be working on his next album entitled, Good Ass Job, has kept a low profile ever since his outburst at the MTV Music Video Awards last year. While shopping in SoHo, Yeezy was spotted rocking a pair of the Air Jordan Spiz’ikes in Black, Varsity Red, and Cement Grey from the “Fresh Since ‘85″ Spiz’ike series of Spiz’ikes that were released earlier this year. In addition, Kanye also was carrying the Takashi Murakami x Louis Vuitton Monogramouflage Duffel Bag.

Play Cloths – Summer 2010 Travel Set

With Summer right around the corner more and more brands are beginning to release their Summer collections including Play Cloths, the brand from the “best duo ever” The Clipse. Play Cloths is set to release this Summer Getaway Travel Set as a part of their Summer 2010 Collection, included in this travel set is the Gamma Rays Beach Towel, Hard Candy Duffel, Shark Bite Board Shorts, and Axis Tank Top. All of these items and more will be available shortly at select Play Cloths retailers and via their online shop.