Spit that shit and CHOP CHOP CHOP

Frank's Chop Shop is a little Urban Apaprel store that opened on the Lower East Side of NYC and just so happened to release some of what are easily the illest hats ever designed for 59Fifty. New Era should consider themselves blessed to have the opportunity to design for these guys. Definitely worth the hefty asking price ($50 US and up), investing in these is a must if you're a New Era fan. 

Check out Frank's Chop Shop S*@# at http://www.frank151.com

Lego + Formatmag recreate classic Hip Hop albums

Gotta be one of the COOLEST ideas I've seen in ages, Lego combined with Formatmag combined to recreate 20 classic and legendary hip hop albums using only Lego figurines representing the rappers. Shot by photographer Nick Hanekom, this piece was shot for the online style magazine Formatmag and the design work was done by Glenn Manucdoc. 

You can check out the rest of the Lego classic albums set here

Also go check out Formatmag and Lego's other S*@# at http://formatmag.com and http://www.Lego.com

That shit is Swift!

Shoutouts to my future girlfriend and songstress Taylor Swift for being not only one of of the most gorgeous young women in music today, but also one of the most talented. She writes all of her own songs, both vocals and guitar parts. For only being 19 (she was born December 13, 1989) she already has several multi-platinum albums, and songwriting abilities far above seasoned veterans of the music industry. 

Check out Taylor Swift's S*@# at http://taylorswift.com

WE ALL KILL YOU!

Toronto based local "We Kill You" and it's founder Justin a.k.a. "The Ghost" has been doing squiggly cartoony throwups all over the Toronto back alleys and street signs for years now.

If you've frequented anywhere around the Spadina and Queen/Bathurst and Queen area you're likely to recognize a few of his characters pasted up on mailboxes and garbage cans.

Justin recently decided to expand into the clothing and designer toy world with amazing results. Who would've thought an alternative to graffiti throwups could turn into such a dope clothing line

Check out We Kill You's S*@# at http://www.wekillyou.net/

Bigups to the bestie

My best friend Kass may have spoiled the surprise...but I'm still giddy as a retard.

She revealed my Christmas present to me today and let me tell you it fucking rules.

I know I try to generally abstain from Urban Outfitters as it's not only overdone and dick-ridden by every kid in skinny jeans and a pair of fake Ray-bans...but this is just too good to pass up.

So without further ado...

Let me present the Best Flannel Ever

P.S. I am not linking anyone because I don't want anyone turning into a hipster tool and 99% of Urban Outfitter's S*@# does not rule.

Apparently it doesn't make you an outcast anymore

Recently there has been and upsurge of high end Fashion Designers, from Jean Paul Gaultier to Vivienne Westwood booking models with honest to god, true tattoos. None of the Kanji/Tribal/Astrological sign bullshit you see in puny little 1x1 inch space on half the models with tattoos.

Designing for the Dellabalma campaign, Chad Dellabalma has decided to send everyone in the industry a BIG OL' fuck you and booked in Jonathan Kroppman as his newest face.

Also, quick shoutout to Levi's and their designer Seiya Yamada for his work on the "Need More Space" campaign for their Laser etched jeans. The jeans are a tad on the tacky side, coming off as a bit of a cashin on the whole "Affliction, Christian Audigier/Ed Hardy" bullshit that's running amok in the industry, but at least they were smart enough to book models that represent the image they're selling.

I'm not huge on Polynesian tribal, but it's definitely on the extreme side to be covering your body with primarily black-work, so for Levi's to be booking a model with a full-suit of Polynesian work is definitely rad as fuck.

Check their S*@# out at http://www.dellabalma.com/ and http://us.levi.com/