SIGG JONES

3D animation movie, Sigg Jones, produced by three French film students highlights the affinity for sneakers with the main character getting super powers via his Magic Dunk. Supercool animation and the fight scene shown here is amazing. Get into it!

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND

I HAVEN'T POSTED ANYTHING ABOUT THE KING BECAUSE BESIDES NEEDING A BIT OF MOURNING TIME FOR SUCH A HUGE LOSS I HAVEN'T WANTED TO CAPITALIZE ON SOMETHING SO DELICATE AND NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. PLUS, I REALLY COULDN'T FIND WORDS OR PARAGRAPHS THAT WERE GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM. SO ALL I'M GONNA SAY IS THAT MICHAEL WAS, IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GREATEST AND BIGGEST INFLUENCE OVER ALL THINGS COOL. HE WAS ONE OF A KIND. I WILL MISS HIM TERRIBLY.


P.S. LETS ALL TRY TO REMEMBER THE MAN FOR ALL THE GREAT HE DID AND ACCOMPLISHED IN THE WORLD INSTEAD OF GOSSIPING ABOUT SURGERY AND ADDICTION. HE NO LONGER HAS A DEFENSE SO...

R.I.P. MJJ

I WORE HIM OUT LIKE NEW SHOES!

THE REEBOK 7 DEADLY SINS SERIES (I FOUND 5) (PURPPPPP!)


NIKE PACMAN(NOT TOO SHABBY)

NIKE SAFARI PACK (ALL ABOUT THE PURP, WHITE AND RED)

MMM(AKA MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA) HI TOP TAUPE (NEED 'EM IN MY LIFE!!!)

MMM(AKA MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA) HI TOP RED (NEED 'EM)

NIKE FLINTSTONES EDITION (DINO)


FRED'S TOGA(LURV 'EM)

MISSONI FOR CONVERSE!!!! (I'M ALL OVER THE WHITE! MISSONI IS CLASSIC)

HOLY SHITBALLS!!

TAKE A LOOK @ THESE!! FROM TIM BURTON'S "ALICE IN WONDERLAND"!

THE MAD HATTER

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

ALICE
CAN'T WAIT!

Introducing...

Solange Azagury-Partridge! I ran across an ad for her jewelry and was immediately drawn to the geometric diamond ring worn by the model. Little did I know that Ms. Azagury-Partridge is responsible for some of my all time fave jewelry creations (she's done some amazing things for Boucheron and for her line that I have on tear sheets circa 2002!!). I've checked out her colorful, futuristic, cosmic wonderland of a website (which I'm crushin' hard on) and besides having the widest range, her quirky yet wildly inventive designs are beyond your imagination! Her baubles are enviable to say the least. If you've got the bread, cop her stuff! I'd be willing to bet $ that her designs will increase in worth over time... She's ILLLLLLLLL!!






The Store
Solange Azagury-Partridge
Address: 809 Madison Avenue
Telephone Number: (212) 879-9100
Web Site: solangeazagurypartridge.com

Look what I got in the mail today!!!

(they are 2 different pairs, just wore 'em together for the sake of the pic!)
And they go perfectly with my older big red's!!!!

I'm a happy squirrel!!;)

As promised, PR pix...

I went out there to vaca and help AJ on a film called "The Rum Diary". Oh yeah, I ended up dancing in the film too! No more period films for me tho! I had a blast but I have too many tatts and piercings for 'em! I always feel so bad for hair/makeup:( AJ showed me an awesome time on my off days. We went kayaking on this lake that has "bioluminesence" which is basically a glow in the water caused by the microorganisms living in it. So, when u disturbed the water (run your hand or paddle through it) it glowed the prettiest electric blue/white color. I'll post some of those pix if they came out well (they're on a disposable underwater cam). Here are just a few pix:

Andrew (Buddy/Actor), AJ and I just after hittin' the waverunners!!! So much fun!

Look how dark I got!! Sesssssy!

Mufungo with Chicken (it's like a little bowl made out of fried plaintains filled with your choice of meat! Delicioso!

The view from my room!

Coming home... No swine flu for us!!

Letters to GaGa...

Dear GaGa,
I was just wondering if we could be twins now...
Love,
Arike`

new vids...

She's adorable... I love the end!

I stay crushin' hard on them tatted nerds!

Cop that!

Balenciaga Boots... for women! suck it fellas, ha!

Jeremy Scott for LONGCHAMP

HOON Headphones

(both avail @ colette paris)
Habana Smoking Lips Necklace

(avail at http://www.chrishabana.com/)

WHAT I'M LISTENIN' TO...

(THE WHOLE LP, JAZZY SOUL)

("BEAUTIFUL, DRITY, RICH", "PAPARAZZI", "EH, EH NOTHIN ELSE TO SAY", STRICTLY POP/DANCE FOR YOUR INNER DRAG QUEEN)

(THE WHOLE JOINT! FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND PARTY TRACKS AT THEIR BEST, YOUR GETTIN READY MUSIC!)

(ERRY CUT, AWESOME OLD SCHOOL SOUL, GOSPEL)
GET IN OR GET OUT! :P

hair...

i found this pic online today and supposedly this boy's question to our new president was "can i touch your hair to see if it feels like mine?". how adorable!!!! there's so much symbolism behind that statement and i'm not sure if that tugs on the heart strings of black people alone but i would like to think that most minorities (i hate that term so scratch that), most "rich cultures who were previously oppressed" can relate to the desire for their leaders, mentors, idols to share some similarities with themselves. it's nice to look to someone you believe is great in any respect and feel like "wow, we share this bond, i can be just like him/her" even if that bond is as trivial as hair texture, skin color, weight, sexual orientation, etc.

ok, so this is a bit off mark but looking at the picture also called to mind the importance of hair to black people in general. this is an issue i've been wanting to comment on for some time as my girlfriends and i regularly have this discussion amongst ourselves. if you don't already know most black americans (at least the ones i've encountered during my 27 years of life) take issue with the texture of hair they have and sometimes the hair texture of their friends, family members or partners as well. i believe this stems from the good old "house nigger/field nigger syndrome" (that is the blatant use of racist psychology implemented and perpetuated by willie lynch in which a slave master would separate the darker-skinned African slaves from the lighter-skinned ones to create and sustain tensions and deteriorate the unity between slaves and further scar the psyches of those slaves descendants)*sorry that was a lot but i felt like a full definition was in order. lol!
anywho, the lighter skinned slaves were usually lighter as a result of being the slave master's offspring so, naturally their hair would be a different texture from the full-blooded African slaves. So, subconsciously the "field niggers" aka the ones who lived in the field were put in a position of inferiority and the "house nigger" became the symbol for the unattainable or the "slaves american dream" because the slaves got to share in some of the amenities afforded to the masters i.e., living in a warm house with a bed, no cotton picking aka no sunburn, bleeding hands, achy muscles, etc.) and were generally cared for in a slightly better manner than the rest.



even though we have evolved a bit as a culture in fashion, politics, racism, etc. we have yet to shed most of the psychologic damage inflicted on our ancestors that was taught and re-taught to us through the media and even from our own families. dark-skinned people all over the world are treated different from light-skinned people and us black americans are no better.

we decipher "good" from "bad" hair by measuring the straightness of one's hair texture, the looseness of curls... black women still punish themselves for not being light enough or not having silky hair... and i think its all a crock of shit. and while i've fallen prey too (i kept my hair long throughout my childhood and teenage years for the fear that that's all i had to make me stand apart) personally, i think its super lame to feel bad about something you have no control over. to choose your babies father based on what kind of hair he grows so you can ensure your children aren't born with kinky hair is just dumb. and maybe if people chose their mates based on more substantial qualities we wouldn't have so many fucked up pretty people in the world today, aha!



seriously tho, kinky hair is the strongest, most durable, most flexible, adaptable hair known to man. i press my hair once a week and it stills curls up when wash it. thank God for that. i can wear my hair any way i want without half of the damage experienced by most. maybe there's some crazy reason we were blessed with this kind of hair. what if life is like m. night shyamalan's "lady in the water" and this gift we were given is gonna somehow help to save the world and we're over here texturizing and relaxing it, lol? i'm totally reaching and there's absolutely no judgement goin on in regards to what you like to do with what you got but i just pray that we can pause for a moment, unplug and reflect on how awesome we are as a culture and as humans/women/mothers/fathers/etc. and be thankful for the things that God has given us even if they don't fall in line with what u see on tv or in the magazines.

BLIND ITEM...

everybody's got issues and everybody views and deals with them differently but it ain't cool when your issues directly fuck up the lives of others, whether those others be your kids, your (ahem) employees or loved ones, etc. don't force me to be something you're not capable of being, don't require me to live up to standards you can't possible meet... and don't be damn near 30 years old and stupid! LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES, don't make other people suffer because of your own inability to cope...and don't ask me to keep your secrets while forcibly having to divulge mine. you're not my friend and never will be. you and your stupid family suck (ok, "that was way harsh tye") but i'm mad... "a pox on u!"

paint by numbers...

here's how u can become basquiat:
1- be a genius
2- get supplies
3- link up with an influential person who believes in u
as a matter of fact, i think i've discovered the recipe to all successes in the entertainment industry (#1, not always needed)!
here are some rare photos taken by lee jaffe...