I really want a locket with Laura Palmer’s face inside it (the dead bright of life prom queen from Twin Peaks).

Should I order a gold chain with a blank locket from eBay, then go all the way to an IRL local drug store that has a photo department to crop the picture to fit in this locket? Hmm, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF WORK IN #2K12.

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Let’s jump right in…

THE CD NECKLACE

All week, I’ve been listening to “Return Of Saturn” by No Doubt on my baby blue boom-box . I really love this album so much, I just wish I could put a chain through the hole in the middle of the CD and wear it out so people could understand my fandom for ND, wouldn’t that be cool? Going out and seeing people wearing their favorite CDs on their neck is like a #NOWPLAYING display ’round your neck (yeah it is kind of Flava Flav but whatever)!

I think it’d be really interesting and shameless if pop stars started to wear their own logos on their clothing. Imagine Azealia Banks wearing a shirt with her 1991 EP cover on it. It would be raw! #confidence #fuckupthefun #diplo

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Credit goes to Seven New York for being the first place I ever saw Daniel Palillo‘s eponymous cult line of oversized tees and printed leggings with soft, 3-dimensional embellishments. And while I love high maintenance items like bondage corset belts and leather leggings as much as the next space cadet, nothing really beats enormous, loud “lazy day” pieces that feel like pajamas but still put your friends’ outfits to shame. Palillo, who is easier to wear than DI$COUNT and less ubiquitous than Jeremy Scott, has nailed this market.

We’ve been seeing goofy faces and giant text on streetwear for a while now, but my inner #TEEN4LYFE approves. Obviously I’m a fan; I used Palillo’s clown face tee (below) in an editorial I styled for SuperSuper! Magazine recently, shot by Jessica Weiser with art by Seychelle OD Allah.

While 26-year-old french couturier Maxime Simoens may be best known, at least to most, for the purple silk dress that Beyoncé wore on the cover of her “Deluxe” album (below), it was his Fall 2011 Couture collection that piqued my interest in him, not for its perfection, but for its promise. Unfortunately, he didn’t have Bey’s airbrushing pit team (literally, in this case! #LULZ) to blur, liquefy and smooth his actual clothes within an inch of their lives.

So, while we can feel a Dereon vibe emanating ever-so-slightly from his first Spring ’12 jumpsuit (below left), we still like it, and the rest of the collection as a whole did feel stronger than his last, even with a few missteps. This young gun is worth keeping tabs on.

I have to say, the “office-meets-clubwear” vibe of the matchy bandeau pantsuit shown above right is so bad it’s good- Mondo 2000 goes to a board meeting. Although I wish the pants were even wider. WHERE WILL IT GO NEXT? (more…)

If you’ve got a couple G’s to drop on upping your cool points with everyone you #WARPSPEED past, take a #HINT from cyberpunk faves like Akira or TRON and get yourself a motorcycle! Or you can gear up and just pretend that yours got stolen… either way, this look takes you straight into the #FUTURE >>>

Padded pants, padded jacket, logos everywhere (#NEOTRIBAL symbols), ventilated pockets, and odd stitch patterns that section off your body like an action figure are key to this #LOOK.

Plus, you never know when the next time is that you’re going to #FAIL and eat it hard on the asphalt while eye-sexting a babe who will now be tending to your unharmed body, thanks to your protective threads meant to withstand crash-and-burn moments at 60+ mph! #TRUST >>> You will look #PHRESH and supersonic, even when you’re just laying back trollin’ on #4G!

Found image composite byShock Diamond

Warm weather is here, and just as we’re finally able to, oh, I don’t know, wear what we loved on the Spring #2K12 runways, we’re already contemplating the fall collections. I personally can’t get over the number of autumn looks which feature #MANSKIRTS; pretty sure I speak for a solid percentage of guys (even a portion of #FASHIONY ones) when I say that at first, some of these could be a tough sell.

Jean Paul Gaultier‘s contributions prove my point that this look works within a certain context, dependent on styling. The button fronts on both pieces add a touch of formality, class and even masculinity… however, if the top half of your outfit is more Kevin Federline (above left), leave this one to the dressed-up, albeit freaky horseman of the apocalypse (above right). (more…)

The brainchild of Australian based designer James Lillis, Black Milk‘s collection of leggings, bodysuits and dresses are like easter eggs for the limbs of #GAMER BABES. Want to find them? Follow me like Pac-Man through the pathways of this virtual fantasy world, and try not to short circuit.

What better way to adventure than to become the game? Level up by turning your torso into a Game Boy, stems into Tetris and swimwear into a Mario star.

These virtual gems are pressing all the right buttons- but unlike your #FAVORITE childhood NES game,  the Black Milk woman doesn’t come with a controller. Sadly, quantities are limited, and once the pieces sell out they could be gone forever. #GAMEOVER :(

Black Milk Clothing: definitely scoring points with us.

When I first found out about Zuriick shoes a few years back, I was hooked. Never one to shy away from fitting “casual” sneakers into sleeker looks, I bought a pair of the flashiest high-tops I saw and wore them into the ground with everything. What started as an #IMPULSEBUY turned into watching years of quality shoes come out of this brand.

This pair (above) were what my first ones looked like; the purple vulcanized soles (below) came as a crazy surprise when they came in the mail. On a fairly simple shoe, it’s always nice to be packing a little more than meets the eye.

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