KARL LAGERFELD FOR CHANEL

To celebrate Coco Chanel's 125th birthday, Karl Lagerfeld designed a limited edition €5 coin (to commemorate Coco Chanel Numero 5 perfume).

COMMON'S NEW BLOG

Definitely my favorite rapper when I was coming up... Common to me was the first to really put Chicago on the map! Peep one of Chicago's Finest @ thinkcommon.com

ILL PICTURES OF CHICAGO!!

MORE HERE, DANIEL FELL

LIFE GOODS WIFI DESKS!!

I was just @ the Burbank Airport on Tuesday night looking for something like this... I love the privacy of the individual desks versus a common area such as a table.... And of course the style is on point!

GIVING THANKS...

IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON AND OF THE DAY... OTHER THAN THE USUAL THANKSGIVING SHOUT OUTS TO GREAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS (YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND I ASSUME YOU KNOW YOUR VALUE IN MY LIFE) SO I'LL SKIP THAT AND GET INTO A FEW QUICK THINGS THAT I'M GRATEFUL FOR TODAY...

1. FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS KEPT ME FROM AND SAVED ME FROM THAT I DO NOT EVEN KNOW OF... GOD HAS CONTINUED TO BLESS AND PROTECT MY LIFE DESPITE MY MANY SHORTCOMINGS.
2. ALSO, FOR A CLOSE FRIEND FOR TRUSTING ME.
3. FINALLY, FOR THESE DAMN AMERICAN APPAREL LEGGINGS THAT MAKE ANY WOMAN LOOK PHENOMENAL AND FAAAANTASTIC... THESE ARE INDEED THE GREATEST CREATION KNOWN TO MAN...

YE WITH ANGIE MARTINEZ!

Ye makes a great point as he describes the yin and yang of our times... from the recession to Obama... Also, the freestyle at the end is craazy.... "I dress so white, but my swag so urban"

POPS IN THE NEWS AGAIN...

I'm home for the Thanksgiving holiday and my parents just pulled out another article on pops that came out a few weeks back... This one is pretty good...
NY DAILY NEWS

POPS GIVES THANKS ON METS.COM

In the spirit of the season... "MANUEL A MAN OF MANY BLESSINGS"... READ MORE @ METS.COM
"Many, many" is how manager Jerry Manuel quantifies the number of blessings he has in life, and the experiences that have shaped him only add to that.

BIRD WATCHING

The pin-up girls of "THE 2009 FRENCH VOGUE CALENDAR" shot by none other than Terry Richardson, featuring lingere and swimwear from Louis Vuitton.
MORE HERE

CROOKS 2008 HOLIDAY LUGGAGE

CROOKS

END OF THE WORLD SWIMMING POOL!

Global warming swimming pool by Ogilvy and Mather in an ad for HSBC... The whole idea behind the campaign is to raise awareness of the dangers of global warming...

ANDROID HOMME.... LAUNCHING SOON!

ANROIDHOMME.COM

56 LEONARD ST. - REVISITED

56 Leonard Street from david basulto on Vimeo.

Back in September I featured 56 Leonard by Herzog & de Meuron... Peep this amazing video that was created as a marketing tool for the building...

GLASS MOBILE PHONE!!!

Designer Mac Funamizu brings us the ‘Glassy Glassy’ translucent mobile phone concept.

NECESSARY!

Giuliano Fujiwara Spring/Summer 09' Footwear
VIA SELECTISM

LG X PRADA

A Bluetooth watch for the 2nd version of the LG Prada. The watch makes it possible to be informed calls and will also post text messages on the screen.... Some Daniel Craig type ish!! It's so fitting that "Lisa" would be calling in the picture... Rather than, "Chip" or "Ralph"! haha!

HYDROGEN POWERED SPEEDSTER!!

Honda Reveals Hydrogen-Powered Hot Speedster!!

BOOMBENCH!

German designer Michael Schoner of NL Architects has designed a bench that plays music from passing cell phones via Bluetooth. The bench was on display at the Urban Play event 2 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, last month. This would be dope to have at the basketball courts in Venice... ill concept!

PLASTICAMENTE PAVILION BY RICCARDO GIOVANETTI

Milan based designer Riccardo Giovanetti recently designed the Plasticamente Pavilion for the new Walt Disney
movie ‘Trilli’.
MORE HERE

Louis Vuitton Sk8-Hi And Sk8-Lo

F.M. PHENOMENAL: Louis Vuitton Sk8-Hi And Sk8-Lo
Ibn, great post!! The LV kicks are craaaazy but the informative video of skate cultures influence on fashion is necessary!!
Dope post... thanks for droppin' knowledge for all of us who don't skate!
Peep the video HERE

MAN OF THE YEAR

Was there any doubt?

JL FEATURED IN THE TASTEMAKERS SOCIETY

Javier and I are featured today in "The Tastemaker Society"... A dope lifestyle blog which highlights whats fly in the ever-fickle world of art, fashion, entertainment, architecture and photography... Props to my dude Manny over @ www.ttsmag.com for reaching out, considering us and making this happen... Here's an excerpt from the interview...

"In your best yet simplest terms explain what you do.

J. Lorenzo: Basically the simplest way put…Our company (Truestar Media/JL Productions) consults brands, companies and individuals on how to effectively increase their relevance and impact within and beyond their respective segments/markets…We provide our clients with access to the influencer/tastemaker markets via innovative marketing and partnerships, strategic events and creative brand collaborations. On top of that…We style, provide wardrobe services for television and film projects…We have our own line of products that we’re working on…Throw the hottest most diverse event/parties in Hollywood…We’ve been blessed to be able to provide services for clients based on what we feel are our God given talents and abilities…Whether its our ability to bring people together and provide a platform for like minds to socialize or something as simple as telling a brand, “Yo, that’s not fly.”

Javier: Dissect, cultivate, and disseminate our generations’ lifestyle and culture via entertainment, marketing, fashion, and film.

How did you get into that and is this what you wanted to or was there something else when you were growing up?

J. Lorenzo: Growing up I wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps and be pro baseball player…I’m still involved in sports as we have a few pro athletes as clients, just not like the way I imagined as a kid…I don’t think there’s a specific way or a certain path that directs everyone to a specific profession or position…In my case, I did it more of the traditional way…College, grad school, interning, etc…On the other hand, my business partner took a more hands on, street approach…We’re now, professionally, at the same place…

Javier: I wanted to be a professional athlete, and a physical therapist. I got into doing what I do now because I got injured, lost my scholarship, quit school and started doing street promotions and parties."

MORE HERE @ WWW.TTSMAG.COM

JUST LOUNGE... COCO De VILLE

Last Thursday, JL in association with a few our friends and fam produced the latest installment of our "Just Lounge" series... We teamed up with our friends DJ Eque, Amie, Kiyah, Chenoa and Tchad to celebrate their birthdays... Definitely one of the flyest events of the year... Thanks to Adrian for holding us down with pics... Peep his work HERE