Over the last 4 years, we’ve seen and live during some of the most interesting times in history. A lot has been accomplished and our beloved President wants to keep the momentum going for the year and term to come.
This movement needs you in it. We need you to finish the work we started. We’ve ended combat operations in Iraq and all of our troops will be home for the holidays. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is history. Comprehensive health reform is becoming a reality and already one million more young adults have health insurance because of it. And after a huge battle, we’ve put new rules in place to protect consumers and our economy from recklessness on Wall Street.
All of this is thanks to you and the work you’ve done. You proved the cynics wrong by helping build a movement for change but we have so much more to do. This is a moment that demands everything we’ve got to put people back to work and rebuild an economy that works for everyone. You’re our new generation of leaders and we’re stronger together than we can ever be on our own.
The White House gets a Halloween makeover in anticipation of trick-or-treaters to arrive at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and the White House pastry kitchen prepares 4000 gift bags to be handed out by The President and The First Lady for Halloween.
Converse recently debuted their low top Straight Shooter sneaker which is also a Fall/Winter release apart of the First String lineup now introducing the Converse First String Straight Shooter Hi. Appearing in black and burgundy colorways the sneaker features the Nike owned Lunarion midsole technology which simply gives the shoe lighter weight while adding durability. Leather and suede materials used for the upper along with an extended toe cap, metal lace eyelets and tonal lining.
A|X Armani Exchange unveiled the grand finale to its year-long 20th anniversary celebration with the A|X VIDEOMIX – an interactive, create-your-own music video fashion show application, for the iPad and iPhone, that merges fashion and technology.
The A|X VIDEOMIX puts you in the director’s chair, allowing users to select their “run of show,” choosing from a selection of music tracks, backgrounds, A|X 20th Anniversary Collection looks and models including Alessandra Ambrosio, Marlon Teixeira, Francisco Lachowski, Milou Sluis and more. iPhone and iPad users will then be able to shop and share their A|X VIDEOMIX with friends via email and social networks. After the show has been viewed, users can “like,” comment and rate A|X VIDEOMIX creations, which will permit special access to behind the scenes videos, footage of models preparing for the show, and more.
To mark this special occasion, Mr. Giorgio Armani has created his own A|X VIDEOMIX, “SuperShow.” You can view it here.
Fashion seen in A|X VIDEOMIX will feature looks from the A|XX 20th Anniversary Fall Collection. The Fall Line will be available through October, then A|X VIDEOMIX will be updated to incorporate looks from the Armani Exchange holiday collection, with a special focus on gift giving for the holiday season.
Publishers, don’t start skimping on your iPad editions now. Magazine and newspaper apps’ quality seems to be the most important factor in their success with consumers, according to the first annual “The State of the App” report from McPheters & Company’s iMonitor service, drawing on iMonitor’s evaluations of 3,000 apps from publishers around the world.
Quality has a higher correlation with the magazine and newspaper-app revenue than a wide variety of other variables including price, subscription availability and audience demographics like age and income, the report says.
IMonitor gauges quality by rating how well apps work, whether they crash, how long they take to download, the presence of video or audio, design, navigability, interactivity, social-media capabilities and other factors. Apps’ total ratings also reflect the quality of the ads they carry.
Hurley, in conjunction with Nike and the Otis College of Art and Design, presents “Considered,” an art & fashion-focused exhibit showcasing the works created through the tri-brand mentorship program. Created by Rosemary Brantley, Chair of Fashion Design at Otis College of Art and Design, students were challenged to create a collection in keeping with the Nike Considered Index Tool, which is a system which “considers all aspects of the supply chain from origins of the fiber throughout the life of the product.” From that jumping off point, the collection was then subdivided into three themes: the first, Regenerative, focuses on “reusing, recycling or repurposing materials garments or found objects” to create new works. The second, Heirloom, has a focus on creating timeless pieces. And the third, Sustainable Design, is meant to be “a modern approach to design solutions, teaching students to consider low impact, environmentally positive supply chains and defy traditional approaches to apparel design through creative use of construction, materials and process.”
After a busy September with SGU #WTC Issue Release party with Cam’ron, a trip to Russia for the Moscow Biennial with ZA4EM and a stop over in Amsterdam, Mirf traveled to the far east with their good friend LoveMe for LOVEMEMIRF, a collaborative project with And-A. Peppersteak Lunch, Big Boss and cheap Sake from 7-Eleven, all while partying until 10am in Roppongi Hills with DJ Lino, Sal Morale and the rest of Feria crew. Needless to say it was a fruitful and an intense trip with enough content for a whole new SGU #TOKYONEWS Issue (release date TBD). Big thanks to Foundation World, And-A, Montana, KRINK, Club Feria and all of our New York heads for making it an immensely memorable trip. Check out some of the photos HERE.
To mark the launch of Carmelo Anthony’s new Jordan Melo M8 shoe, creative agency Wieden + Kennedy New York decided to showcase his basketball skills at a nighttime show on Pier 54 in New York City.
A crowd of more than 2,500 people watched a surprise water projection on the Hudson River, with special effects showing a three-storey-tall Melo dribbling, dunking and walking on the surface. Anyone who couldn’t attend could watch the explosive show live at a special Nikesite. You can see footage of the event and the water projection below:
323East proudly announces The Future Is Now Part 2 will commence on November 5th. That date brings Kimyon Huggins, AVONE, and Ellis G all Brooklyn based artists into the Motor City spotlight and possibly onto every available surface they find handy in and around these parts.
In August 2011, the legendary Roots crew joined forces with Captain Morgan to lend their unique hip-hop sound and harmonious vibe to the Remix of the legendary spiced rum’s new music anthem. Head on over to http://on.fb.me/u8OJvY and “like” Captain Morgan for a free download of The Roots’ “To Life, Love, and Loot” and see a behind-the-scenes video below.
