Maison Scotch proudly presents its Amsterdams Blauw® denim collection for Fall/Winter 2012. This new season, the designers were inspired by a mix of two cities: living in the fast-pace, buzzing city of New York, with the Bedouin mind state of Marrakech. This results in a line of well-considered, carefully detailed denim garments with a relaxed feel and bohemian touch. Key styles this season include the Mikee, a new 5-pocket boyfriend regular fit with big back pockets, and ‘The Ace’: a new cropped tapered fit, with front chino pockets and dropped back pockets, with a side seam that twists to the back.
Set amongst boulders on a secluded hill in the heart of Baja California lies Endémico, a hotel in Mexico’s premier wine growing region, which opens June 29. Endémico, Spanish for endemic, was designed to highlight and pay homage to the organic beauty of the landscape; from stark desert to lush vineyards. Accordingly, a team of hand-selected local tradesmen worked in collaboration with Gracia Studio to create 20 luxury cabins, which blend seamlessly with their stunning natural surroundings. Hotel owners Carlos Couturier and Moisés Micha, the partnership behind the highly innovative Grupo Habita portfolio of hotels, are avidly committed to investing in the regions in which they build their hotels, on an environmental, social, economic, and cultural level. Here, the eco-friendly cabins are raised off the ground to minimize their impact on the landscape and are constructed from Corten steel and wood to ensure that they weather over time.
Sometimes the most exciting sounds come from the most unexpected combinations. This summer, vitaminwater has partnered with FADER to bring you “uncapped,” a nationwide concert series dedicated to bringing the best artists working in hip-hop, electronic and indie rock and combining them in an unprecedented series of shows.
The third concert of the series took place last night in Seattle at the Emerald City Trapeze Arts Studio, with the unexpected pairing of 2Chainz and Passion Pit. Both bands provided the crowd with ridiculously high-energy sets – Passion Pit even performed their new song “I’ll Be Alright,” which was professionally recorded live on-site, for the first time ever.
For those who were unable to make it out last night, not to worry. here’s a peak at the live performance video premiere of Passion Pit’s “I’ll Be Alright” that happened Wednesday night.
Polaroid introduces the Z2300 instant digital camera which features an integrated printer with ZINK® Technology, enabling users to instantly capture, edit and in less than a minute print full color, 2×3″ prints. The new camera also has social networking functions which allows for instant image touch-ups and uploads. Designed to appeal to instant photography enthusiasts everywhere, the Z2300 instant digital camera weighs less than a pound and houses a 3.0″ LCD screen. The simple and intuitive features make image capture and instant printing effortless, while the rechargeable lithium-ion battery enables multiple captures and prints per charge. Polaroid President Scott W. Hardy describes the new technology:
The Z2300 represents the next step in the evolution of that proud tradition and it was designed to fully integrate the classic Polaroid instant photography experience into today’s digital, social world. Portability, creative expression and the ability to share your most memorable moments in digital or print form all come standard in the Polaroid Z2300 camera’s compact body.
The Polaroid Z2300 instant digital camera retails for US$159.99 and is now available for pre-order via Polaroid’s website.
After a couple months of silence, Mary J. Blige has spoken out about her Burger King crispy chicken ad that appeared online in April and sparked controversy.
Appearing Thursday on Hot 97′s Angie Martinez Show, Ms. Blige apologized to those who were offended by the ad, which was highly criticized for everything from not being of Mary-caliber quality to stereotyping African-Americans. “It’s just something that I thought would [have been]…a great branding opportunity,” she said on the show. “It never was a chicken commercial. It was about a sandwich. And I was singing about the ingredients. ”
BK pulled the ad quickly after it went up. The chain said that it pulled the ad off YouTube “due to a music-licensing issue, which Burger King is in the process of resolving. We expect to have the ads back up and on air soon,” according to the statement. The ad, created by ad agency Mother, wasn’t seen again.
Ms. Blige earlier had said that she was under the impression that the ad was supposed to feature a dream sequence. She told Hot 97 that “it was sold to me that it would be shot in an iconic way. I would never just bust out singing about chicken and chicken wings. It hurt my feelings and crushed me for two days.”
Earlier in the week, we gave you the teaser to Lana Del Rey’s latest single from Born To Die, “National Anthem” featuring A$AP Rocky. Now we present the entire damn near 8-minutes video where A$AP Rocky plays President John F Kennedy to Lana Del Rey’s Jackie O.
World of Luka is proud to announce their first collection of leather boots and belts, designed by LA- based Luka Prado. Prado, who is originally from Leon, Mexico, mixes high-quality Brazilian, Mexican, and Italian leather with intricate stitching and studded accents. The design aesthetic behind LUKA appeals to those with both sophisticated elegance and city street style.
In celebration of National Go Skateboarding Day, Lil Wayne and Mountain Dew (DEW), announced last Thursday that the DEWeezy Project Skatepark will be located in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward district. The location was hand-picked by Lil Wayne, and has been a proponent of the rebuilding of his hometown. The DEWeezy Skatepark build marks the next phase of the DEWeezy Project, a collaboration between Weezy and DEW that will focus on skate- and music-themed activations.
“When the DEW team approached me I told them that the only way DEWeezy would work would be if it reflected my life,” said Lil Wayne of the project. “Bringing Skatepark to my hometown is the ultimate way for me to say ‘This is How I DEW.’”
British pop culture influencer and designer, Jack Hemingway has brought his fashion forward designs to the latest collaboration with Hush Puppies. The collection of six styles include a refined line of men’s Brogues, Desert Boots, Chelsea Boots and Brothel Creepers, featuring crepe, gum, stacked and bespoke colored soles teamed with tonal pigskin and suedes, contrast stitching and authentic design details. The collection will be available this August 2012 at www.hushpuppies.com and at select retailers.
June 23 marked the 40th anniversary of Title IX, a change in US legislation that opened the door for female athletes to participate in all sports. To mark the occasion, Nike have detailed personal stories from marathon runner Joan Benoit Samuelson and boxer Marlen Esparza alongside WNBA stars Lisa Leslie and Diana Taurasi. The ‘Voices’ video appeared yesterday on ESPN on June 26, and can be followed on Twitter using the #maketherules hashtag.
