i'm so trill i'm so real

not much to say about Homecore's fw 2012 prints, patterns or textures but it is classic streetwear.  naturally.  winter colors like grey, navy and camel compose the majority of the collection with pops of red and "not quite Carhartt" brown.  the quilted jackets remind me of housecoats that my parents wore at home; you can't get more homecore than that!
i advise e'ry hardcore homeboy out there to keep it street! Homecore advises manifest love.  i'm working on success first!

photos via hypebeast.com

some GLC Cathedral ft Cory Mo:

where have all the rude boys gone?

do i care?

...
anyway!  check Carhartt Heritage FW2012 collection! classic Carhartt colors with some burgandy, tartan green, and navy thrown in to freshen it up.  button-down shirts in plaids and prints (yes, southwest Pendleton-like prints still abound and ain't nothin' wrong w that).  classic streetwear for my theoretical boo.  and a Ted Leo/Rx's jam for you because i like singing in rounds and will celebrate that all the rude boys are gone! woot holler holler.

classic Carhartt brown peacoat style! "why yes, i would love to get lost in the wilderness with you!"

camo print button down, Carhartt blazer, freshhh denim varsity-style jacket, burgandy pants

i will never tire of navy.

all photos via everyguyed.com

and my dreamboat ted leo.  the last time i saw you, you looked very handsome indeed in your gingham shirt and white jeans.  i sang along with every word, even though you didn't play 'timorous me'.  next time i hope!

boys keep swingin'

thank you Jonathan Saunders for giving me an excuse to assault you with my favorite menswear fashion icon, David Bowie.  inspired by his Berlin trilogy, mayhaps?  lots of subtle geometrics for you to feast your eyes upon.

and a fitting Bowie jam for you to dance to (from Lodger):

*Jonathan Saunders Spring/Summer 2013 photos via vogue.com

thinking about you dad.

happy father's day!

(i'm so obsessed with all things Frank Ocean right now.)

found: love at salvation mountain

my introduction to salvation mountain came while reading Faythe Levine's blog i was born in 1977. check her post to see some really beautiful photographs of the site in it's almost entirety. located in Niland, California, Leonard Knight's handpainted landscape (literally) is a tribute to all of creation. in the metaphysical boat, i know that what i believe is what i manifest. sometimes it's a struggle to stay on the positive tip but when i saw Nicole L. Hill's photoshoot featured on Trendland yesterday, i felt so inspired. i hope you do too.   

*all photos by Nicole L. Hill 

keep watch

a few of my fav looks from mishka nyc's s/s 2012 lookbook.....on some of my fav smoakland personalities??? wha?!

you can't see it here but homegirl on the right is wearing an adorbs pink enamel gem-dohickey on her finger. and that turquoise shirt is so awesome...

on task family

chippy in the maui wowie print 5 panel hat.  which i think would be perfect for camping on the oregon coast (wink nudge).

chippy nonstop

more maui wowie on those trill 6 boyz. check the scavenger hunt print shirt.

trill team 6

 high 5!

the jealous guys

 i like these pastel-y woven poplinz.

mondreMAN and squadda b

and oh for the love of that daydream nation tank (except i want the fuchsia colorway)!  

friendzone

their lookbook video was shot by brandon tauszik who also shot this mondreMAN video (and lots otherz). i include this because mondre is sporting a fresh jacket, the lining of which is identical to the shirt he wears! sick!

metal and doom

the only thing worthwhile from holly fulton (i cropped this pic but if you really want to subject yourself to sheer black pantyhose and a "carwash-style" skirt, suit yourself...)

from styesight

i love metallics, especially when woven into a suit of armor. i'm thinking a gary numan soundtrack is fitting for this post. or portal. use your head.

hey lady t! what's in that bag of yours?

ahoy bag lovers and nosey nancies.  allow me to introduce delovely and delightful hostess with da mostess, my girl Tanya.  tanya has agreed to participate (i think just to appease me) in the third installment of pete+repeat's what's in yr bag? she is an unofficial/official Taylor that prefers to rock Saucony's.  and girl can stoke a fire like nobody's business.  she is about to bring couch phones back too, y'all!  without further ado, let's get in TonTon's bag!!!

AxCess bag (more like excess in TWrex case <3)

i've been an admirer of this bag for awhile.  it is made of super soft leather and the goldenrod color takes me back to the gingham print wallpaper of my parent's kitchen. this photo does not do justice.

interior....i love the basketweave print lining!

the good stuff:

* a lovely quilted folding wallet that practically matches her dang bag...dang!
* 3 packs Kleenex (Miss T is a special ed teacher and is battling sniffles fairly frequently)
* 1 tampon
* 3 maxi's
* Advil
* 2 mini Skil flashlights (broken, from 2 xmas's ago)
* loose change (5 pennies, 1 dime)
* bobby pin
* Lanacaine anti-chafing gel (i told you we were about to get real, didn't i?)
* Fiji passionfruit body lotion
* black knit gloves
* 2 clear quartz marbles (one large, one smallish)
* last week's grocery list
* Bare Minerals DeLISH lipgloss pallette
* Tarte "Shimmering Berry" lipgloss
* 2 used Kleenex
* 2 badges featuring men, one with a moustache
* a purple button
* TUMS
* reciepts
* Camel coupon (for her sister...T prefers Bali Shag when she decides to have a smoke)
* Lake Tahoe keychain
* Mt. Rushmore keychain -  the reverse side of which flashes Jesus (not literally flashes Jesus, just his name)

i caught Jesus flashing with my camera

acne beards beards ACNE

two things you won't see at Acne fw2012: acne beards or beards.  my daughter used the term acne beard to describe many of her male classmates complexions.  ("when boys have razorburned acne, it's an acne beard-duh." so sassy, that girl!)  her peers must not have access to to the quality skincare treatments as those handsome men on Acne's fw runway.  let me be the elephant in the room and say loud and proud "i love a clean beard on a moisturized handsome confident face!!!" just as much (but maybe more than) the next girl. but there were no beards to be seen at Acne.  only plenty of moisturized handsome and confident faces!!!

especially love these colors together!

knit and printed hearts

so many bright colors paired black

nice layers. traditional check and an irreverent print.

*all images via style.com

placating my nosey nature

tumbld upon i don't like clothes, a fashion illustration blog by Dadu Shin.  i love sneaking peeks at sketchbooks and doodles.  Dadu's illustrations have sated me for the moment, but i hope that tumblr page gets updated soon! 

*all images from i don't like clothes

lust never sleeps

lay your eyes on Walter Van Beirendonck's f12 collection. i think my head exploded.  i love the theatrics of his runway show featuring models wearing indigenous-inspired masks.  i see looks inspired by classic menswear, rap and hip hop style, and the art of the Yoruba culture (fyi: i'm practically an expert on African art thanks to Professor Fred T. Smith).  i've been playing with lavender and buttery yellow in my own wovens and prints and i'm so very happy to see it in my favorite menswear designer's collection! 

*all images via style.com

skyscraper

currently I am reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.  it is an historic account of the architects that built the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago alongside the story of H.H. Holmes, America's very first documented serial killer!  let me be the first to tell you that he puts Jack the Ripper to shame, for real.  anyway, it occurred to me that only recently in engineering history did skyscrapers begin appearing in cities around the world.  i imagined the awe and marvel experienced by people at their first sight of structures that actually ascended above the clouds!  i imagine that it was similar to the sensation that i had while viewing Gucci, Derek Lam and Roberto Cavelli’s super luxe and super glam gowns from their ss12 collections.  many of the silhouettes are also reminiscent of those bygone times.  think trapezoids, geometrics, sunbursts, Art Deco, Futurism, and NeoClassical styles.

Derek Lam ss12

Derek Lam ss12

Gucci ss12

Gucci ss12

Roberto Cavelli ss12

Roberto Cavelli ss12

Roberto Cavelli ss12

*all images via vogue.com 

Wires 10.0 by Jantine Van Peski

i just discovered these designs from Jantine Van Peski.  all laboriously knotted from wool or silk yarns and paired with garments made of silk, wool and leather.  i love the sleek and minimalist construction of pieces paired with decadent and heavy organic shapes.

i couldn't resist including some of her sketches too.  see more at her website!