Ray Barbee Vault By Vans Release Party...

Blends Sale...

ish...

- Tony Hawk's New Virtual game 'TH Ride' has a November 17th US release date...Looks pretty ill...

- Free Chocolate from Mars every Friday...

- Nicole Richie has taken her fab maternity looks and transformed them into a collection for A Pea in The Pod...

- This Marc Jacobs Flights of Fancy bag '09 is very reminiscent of the Louis Vuitton Conte De Fees bag '02...Is it considered biting if you design BOTH lines? Although if you really wanna get technical Julie Verhoeven designed that LV bag...

- Apparently Pastry isn't the only one getting away from tennis shoes and into wedges and ballet flats...Check out the new women's line Select from Creative Recreation dropping Spring '10...

Pastry Heels and Ballet Flats? Yep...Coming Soon...

I attended the Pastry event at Sportie LA a few days ago (blurry pic of Angela DJ'ing below) ...Besides consuming free ice cream and champagne punch, I also learned that in the Fall Pastry will be releasing a line of boots, wedges and ballet flats...They are venturing out of sneakers and trying to break into casual footwear and sunglasses... I actually think this is a good way to go... They have a good grasp on the teen market and they've proved themselves to be trendsetters (especially Angela)...They're bound to have droves of young girls wanting to be like them...KEY WORD...young...

Greedy Genius Web Sale...

Braggin' Rights

It's been a minute since I've had Braggin' Rights...and very honestly I wasn't going to even brag about these but soooo many peeps kept jockin' all day I figure I HAD to brag...We know I love Vans we've discussed this before...Someone blogged about THESE watermelon Vans back in December '08 and I've been searching for them ever since...I was originally looking for the Chukkas but whateyesaygoes found these in Little Tokyo and of course I had to cop.... I love the watermelon print and even though I don't wear red they seem perfect for summer...You know for picnics and what not...

Digital Gravel Sale...

Someone Over at Fila is a Biter...

And this is one I can't believe!!! HOW in the world did they bite PRADA like this after soooo many years?!! The Prada hightops have always been and will always be one of my favorite shoes...HOW can Fila get away with this?! It's really sad to see a brand as big as Fila bite...Seriously...I guess they're feeling the competition seeing as they have no real spot in the shoe game right now but to bite to try and comeback? That's just wrong...WHO in the company said 'Hey! Let's bite Prada and sponsor Paris Hilton! That'll help sales!'?

Blends Womens Sale...

After this weekend every girl should have fresh 'kicks...

It's That Time Again...Sneaker Sale at Kendo!!

Braggin' Rights

Yeah I copped them BOTH for $30 a piece at Kendo this past weekend...I know you jealous....

Da Fall Buyble

We all know I look to men's buying guides as inspiration for the season to come and that the one from Inquiringmind is one of my favorites...The first chill is coming down in LA, it's about that time to start bundling up and the Fall 2007 Buyble is here...It couldn't have come sooner...

Nike Air Max 97

They're re-releasing the Air Max 97's (known more commonly in the 'hood as the Dan O'Brien's even tho this shoe was never officially attached to him)...This is one of my favorite Air Max ever... I actually still have my pair from '97...This time they are being released with an all silver colorway...No word on the date yet...

WTF?!

Reef Stash Sandals...They serious about this huh? I do understand when you're on the beach and you have no pockets but to be real...tie that key around the string of your boardshorts like we've been doing for years and donate that change to the bum standing next to the lemonade stand where you just got that change (what bum? there's always bum at the beach)...I'll tell you one thing if I did get these flip flops my 'stash' would definitely not consist of keys and some change...

FASHION RUMOR OF THE DAY

HOLLYWOULD IS WORKING ON THEIR FIRST LINE OF MEN'S SHOES...WE SHALL SEE...

Nike Air Trainer Huarache

Man I just peeped these new Huaraches over at Sneaker Freaker...I can't wait 'til they drop...The neon colorway brings a fresh look to kicks that I remember rockin' in high school and makes them look all brand new and current...I'm changing my laces to neon pink tho...Always gotta freak the 'kicks a lil...

Nike Air Native N7

Nike has created the first-of-a-kind performance shoe designed to address the specific fit and width requirements for the Native American foot. The Air Native N7 was created to help promote fitness amongst Native Americans, a community with high obesity rates. Research shows Native Americans have taller and wider feet than general so the the Air Native will be wider with a larger toe box and have other modifications to help with comfort. The shoe will also have "several "heritage callouts" including sunrise to sunset to sunrise patterns on the tongue and heel of the shoe. Feather designs adorn the inside and stars are on the sole to represent the night sky."

It will be distributed solely to American Indians and all proceeds from the sale of the shoe will be reinvested in health programs for tribal lands...Ill 'kicks AND charity...That's good ish...

Oh Wheely?

Check out this ill shoe wheel I saw over at Fashionista. It will hold up to 30 pairs of men's or women's shoes and for only $65 it's not really that expensive...I think this shoe wheel is a good idea but it seems like it might take up too much space...Yeah it holds 30 pairs but at a width of 13" it's wider than normal shoe boxes that you can stack on top of each other and shove against the wall which you probably can't do with this...I'm sure you need a lil more space than 13" so you can spin the thing around and find your 'kicks...I dunno...I guess maybe if you only have around 30 pairs of shoes and can fit them all in this one contraption then it's OK but I think I'll stick to my Ikea IVAR system that I can continue to expand to fit my ever expanding shoe collection...

'kicks...

I need them both (the black J's and the pink trainers)...Available at Proper...I've actually owned these black J's the first time they were released in like '92-'93...I have no clue what happened to them...

Hollywould X Target collabo

The next accessory collabo for Target is with Hollywould... It's to be released October 14th and I'm not sure exactly how I feel about it... I've been a Hollywould fan for years but this collabo proves to be a little boring...The shoes and bags are nice but they seem to be missing that extra umph Hollywould shoes usually have...That might be 'cuz the price point for these Target shoes is $30 while normal Hollywould shoes can run $300-$600 but I thought that was the whole point of these collabos..."to bring afforable fashion to the masses"...I didn't think that the fashion part was to be sacrificed since the shoes were cheap but who am I foolin'...No matter what anyone tells you we all know a $30 pair of shoes can't compete with a $500 pair no matter who designs the shoe...What I do like about this collabo (unlike with the Devi Kroell collabo) is that a lot of these accessories are available in materials I'd actually rock like cotton, denim, leopard, satin and not just pleather as they like to call it...Straight up plastic is what I like to call it... The one's above are the “Lauren” Glitter/Lace Round-Toe Pumps with Patent Bow available in Silver & Pink $30 which I think are definitely coppable and the one's below are the “DeeDee” Zip Top available in Gold Denim, Silver Denim, Cognac Synthetic & Black Synthetic $40...These I wanna see in Denim 'cuz that might be hot but I'd stay away from the synthetics...

*By the way...Let me explain my aversion to cheap shoes 'cuz it's not just about style...It's about comfort, stability, foot health, back alignment and being able to walk in your heels correctly...My mother always told me never wear cheap shoes 'cuz you will have a bad day...And I always just thought she was being the image conscious fashionista that she is so I tried not to buy cheap shoes but every now and then I'd buy a pair...Let me tell you...The difference in cost is the difference between you working in heels all day, dancing the night away at the club, leaving at 2AM (this is LA) and hittin' up after hours 'til 7am OR you being in flats all day, putting on your heels at 9PM, going to the club, standing around uncomfortable and not dancing, leaving the club with your shoes in your hand at 2AM irritated, tired and ready to go home (please don't ever do this by the way...carry a pair of flexflops in your purse like me if you think you're going to be having a long night)...Cheap shoes are also the difference between having 10 pairs of heels you don't really like wearing 'cuz they hurt yo feet OR 1 or 2 really stylish, comfortable 4" or 5" pairs that you don't mind throwing on with jeans and a t-shirt and running through the airport trying to make yo Miami flight in (I'm always late for that flight and I live 15 mins away from LAX) or wearing them to go grocery shopping in...You can even run down the aisle and ride the basket in them...You should try it...It's fun...