Tea With Missoni

Today has just been Missoni Madness!  After photos were leaked this morning from the Missoni for Target Collection, straight of the ironing board, I could not stop having striped thoughts and zig zag day dreams.  Now, I stumble upon the fabulousity that is the Hotel Missoni in Kuwait and I think I may have found heaven.  Appropriately named "House of Worship", ShelterPop did a fabulous photo spread on the magnificent new venue housing hundreds of patterns and unique designs.  See below for some serious dosage of Missoni...

 Missoni Hotel

 Missoni Hotel

 Missoni Hotel

Missoni for Target

Missoni for Target

Missoni for Target

Winehouse Makes Last Call Before Checking Herself Into Rehab... Again

The infamously trainwrecked Amy Winehouse has decided to check herself into rehab - once again - before heading on her European tour this summer.  According to Rolling Stone Magazine, the songstress has enteredt the treatment program at the Priory Clinic in London.  But not before one last drink!  Amy allegedly downed one last bottle of Smirnoff vodka en route to her new sober digs.  Hopefully this hot little mess can get it together before her Europen tour coming up in the coming months.  After all, it is the year of the comeback! (RE: Britney Spears)

Feet Meets Beats

What do a Brooklyn indie rock group, an LA based shoe company and a local conservation group have in common?  An epic collaboration...  Coachella performers Animal Collective announced that, in conjunction with Keep Shoe Co., they will be designing a small collection of sneakers whose sales will go to the Socorro Island Conservation Fund (SICF).  You probably have never heard of the SICF, since it is relatively new and highly underfunded.  The small but mighty organization targets ocean conservation efforts, specifically "to preserving the unique biosphere of the Revillagigedo Archipelago" in Baja, California.  Four years ago, Animal Collective members Brian Weitz and Josh Dibbs took a trip to Revillagigedos in 2007 that really sparked their interest in conserving our oceans.  Once the idea was pitched to Keep founder Una Kim, the two entities combined forces to come up with an exclusive collection of sneakers, available as of March 26th at Keep Los Angeles on Fairfax and Clinton.  And check this- if you pre-order your pair, you can score a limited edition mixtape featuring never-before-heard tracks by Animal Collective. Rad!!

Tis the Season!

Aside from the fact I simply canNOT wait for Missoni's new home and apparel line to hit Target this September, I recently stumbled upon THE must have accessory for Fall.  I have been meaning to purchase a bike since I moved coastal, and the Missoni collection has pleasantly surprised me yet again with the release their spin on the London Liberty bike.  The Liberty of London bike was a cruiser with a leather seat and handlebars, and Missoni's design has not been released yet but the fashionistas at Refinery29 have mocked up what looks to be an a-mazing premonition as to what the it-accessory for fall will look like. BANANAS!!

Scrapbooking for Grown Up's

For many years of my adolescence, I spent countless hours and paychecks on scrapbooking.  I looked at it as an art form, which I planned on mastering by the end of high school when the infamous Senior Scrapbook was to be presented to my English teacher.  Since high school ended and my fanatic scrapbooking was put on the back burner, I have accumulated hundreds of thousands of photos that I have wondered how on earth I will ever organize and showcase.

Well as far as fashion goes, I have found a lovely solution.  Meet Lookbook, my new best friend.  This handy little website is the perfect style catalog for any fashionsta (or fashionisto)!  It is a database of individuals looking to share their ensembles with the world, and reciprocate their love of fashion with others.  I just started my very own lookbook, which will be featured on my blog regularly (veer right).  It mimics social networks in a few ways, like the 'hype' button, a familiar friend of the 'like' button on Facebook.  It brings together like minded people from all over the world based on one common love: fashion.

Starting your own lookbook is easy.  There are a few rules to the game, but being able to catalog your own looks not only proves to be self-empowering but also practical, especially on those mornings when you oversleep or lack creative inspiration (aka Mondays).

Check out my lookbook and hype my style!

The Roc's in the Building!

I was just made aware that one of my favorite rappers, performers, and style moguls Jay-Z, is active in the blog community!  This is great news, not just because music and writing are two of my biggest passions, but because like my blog and many others, it revolves around more than just one topic.  Jay-Z is a Renaissance Man of sorts, combining his love of sports, music and fashion in his everyday life with businesses like the New Jersey Nets, Rockafella Records and Rocawear.  He is a man of many vices, and with a constant spotlight on him and iconic wife Beyonce, it is about time that he make his thoughts, opinions and passions public with his enormous fanbase.  

A collection of all of his favorite things, topics covered in Life + Times include art, technology, sports, music, fashion and leisure.  Although sitting around and writing about his new toys & obsessions is not one of his core competencies, I think I speak for all fans when I say it's about time he gave himself the freedom to do so... give the guy some credit, dude has been putting in work for quite a while.  Jay has been on top of the east coast rap game since Biggie's death back in the 90's, and has proven to be one of the most widely accepted, original, versatile rappers in the game.  He has written, produced and rapped his way to the top, and adapting to new measures of creative expression is commendable, especially for such an OG.  Go get 'em Jigga!