"y'all should be afraid of what I'm gon do next"

Bought the land tore the mufuckin house down 

Bought the car tore the mufuckin roof off 

Ride clean, I don't never take the shoes off 

Bought the jeep tore the mufuckin doors off 

Foot out that bitch ride the shit like a skateboard 

MEET DWAYNE MICHAEL CARTER JUNIOR

PHOTO BY TERRY RICHARDSON

N O    C E I L I N G S     M I X T A P E

don't know if its been released yet, but wayne's album no ceilings (mixedtape) has been released into the cracks and crevices of the almighty internet. by default, it managed to reach my ears where i've been wine tasting it, swishing it around a bit. here is the thought process:

expectations: it has to be good, what happened: ehhh not so great sounds more like a sophomore album that couldnt pull its weight from its predecessor studio album, carter III. but it is a mixtape, and we can't expect much out of his mixtapes after dedication 3 (thank god for the pronounced death of autotune after hearing that)?  after swishing it around in my head: hmm there's something good goin on, listen to the track "break up" nah bro its not your ice cream truck comin around, but the beat dances and the lyrics are about as kid friendly as you'll get.  "ice cream paint job" and "wasted" are also pretty amusing.

because spike jonze can do these things, and kanye is great at...

"We Were Once A Fairytale" - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze 

spike jonze fresh off of where the wild things are, is a new short film with the same theme, except the little boy running wild with the crown is now kanye, he's so good at playing himself. hope you like it the effects are awesome feel like im right there with him-cringing and drunk. was supposed to be released sept 8th but for reasons we all know we'llah let him finish.

out of all the things i lost, i miss my mind the most...

wontugetD  I  S  TU  R  BEDwithme?

THE BLUE-FOOTED FOOL

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NEMO, WHERE YOU GETTING THOSE KICKS FROM, HAVE YOU BEEN DY-EN THEM?
birds, ok was gonna make this another fashion post but c'mon do we need another? anyway i was at barnes n'nobles the other day, while my friend was reading about the great cat massacre of the 1800s-really cat massacre- i decided to do a drive-by in the animal section-which by the way is like only one wall..wtf b&n? lets just say that 2 hours later me and birds specifically of the tropical hemisphere have become acquainted.

and now for the interesting shit portion of the post:
named after the spanish name bobo, meaning "stupid or fool" these boobies got their name for being so darn clumsy on land, probably always drunk as a result of their year round mirage habitat. you can see them chillin on the galapagos islands, or in ecuador. and as if their lives aren't interesting enough, they have excellent binocular vision for checking out the hunnies on the shore. also from the picture we can see that they are very flexible- i wanna see u be able to touch ur nose to your stomach. males and females can be distinguished by the color of their kicks, pale turquoise-more generally seen on the gents, and flashy deep aquamarine on the ladies- how fitting.

Stella McCartney Spring 2010 SKETCH

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alright, so its official my scanner's drunk off the power it has given me- being able to get these illustrations to you guys. hopefully i can get you the [full] original soon, but i thought i'd make the most out of the scraps it gave me. meh and in other news my skin tone color is running on low. and in even sadder news, i just realized that i labeled it lanvin, fuck. ok maybe u guys shouldnt see the original with full lanvin stamp.  again sorry for the the scanner and for my complete absence of mind.

alright lets get this started, here we have a sketch from stella mccartney s2010, it was hard to choose what to draw she had so many bold colors this season mixed in with the natural tones she's become comfortable with using. calling it the structured ruffle, she mixed em with prints, suit jackets, and dresses, definitely a solid collection but again not my favorite from hers.

step to a dream

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SKETCH IS SOLD

some images i've had saved to iphoto for years now, and an illustration i gave to a good friend/best personal shopper at barneys/new blogger- check out at gyp-set. hopeyah like'em

have yourself a mad men morning...

the other day i went to a thrift store and almost instantly upon arriving i knew it was a waste of time, it smelled like a '94 volvo that had been sitting in the sun too long, there were too many old ladies complaining, i stepped on gum, however-- while waiting for a friend to purchase her goods, i noticed these glass jars and thought - how perfectly mad men they were, the steel labels were beautifully etched out to read "vodka, gin and scotch"- might as well have read, "breakfast, lunch and dinner". the best part was that they were originally 20 bucks, but everything was half off so 10 bucks for all three, ohh and i picked up some beach boys and cat stevens vinyl both 50 cents.  not a bad day at t'all, i guess i should fill these bad boys up.

S E A S I D E

KNIEPUDER

Giambattista Valli & Versace Spring 2010 SKETCH

Heres a quick sketch of Giambattista Valli and Versace, Spring 2010.

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To be truthfully honest wasn't really surprised with versace, didnt think it was one of their stronger collections (at all), but its always fun to sketch em, giambattista had some fun pieces lots of fringe and sheer. think i'm gonna give stella mccartney a go for my next sketch, she really knew what she was doin this season, or pretty much every season.

Versailles REdo

when i visited this adult disneyland last summer, every inch of this place was done up, louis really knew how to blow all his money-from the bedrooms to the golden gates. but now things have changed- temporarily- todd selby took some amazing photos of xavier veilhan's exhibit which will be on show till december 13th.  that art is great, but what's even better is the stone cold contrast of what is obviously old and new.  the first picture best displays this..just imagine louis and marie getting out of their crib and climbing into this space age bionic horsey carriage.

HONG KONG X COBRASNAKE X LEZARK

H E A R T S    C H A L L E N G E R

B O W   T I E D

B A C K O U T    B L A C K O U T

hearts challenger made their round in Hong Kong, check out fresh's studded blazer.  also cobrasnake has really been taking his shit to town with fashion photography at its most raw, juergen teller better be watching his back.

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2010 SKETCH

i gotta say out of most of the collections i saw during fashion week, 3.1 phillip lim really knocked my socks off, his mix of color, textures, and fabrics was fun and a bit rodartesque and also i think truly one of the collections that kept in mind its supposed to be for springtime, instead of loading up on the black like many other designers, he took risks.  which brings me to why i decided to draw it, hope you like the illustration, more to come (hopefully i'll find a larger scanner)

ON TO THE NEXT ONE, i gotta million ways to get it-choose one

or....

decided to have fun with it, not sure if i should pick one of these, continue working on it, go a bit more serious, or stay with the one i got, so for the far few readers/onlookers/people-i-force-/guilt-into looking at my blog let me know which one you guys prefer....AND stay tuned (please.) i have fashion illustrations i'll be postin soon

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

jill stuart's house y'all featured in elle decor this month.  think its cool to look at a designer and see what they did with their home, and its evident that her label can be seen here: feminine and chic. i've always appreciated the aesthetics of a good room, she definitely went for a serene minimalist approach to living, which is suitable because the apartment is located downtown next to the blue, dirty, calm hudson river.  the art is beautiful, wish there were more darker colors somewhere...anywhere
 i bet she makes her guests take off their shoes before they enter,  who are we kidding- i'd probably make them do the same