Spark Inspiration

I remember Inqmnd first uping this a while back. It's a very interesting concept that allows you to gather all the photo's that inspire you based around whatever you chose. Hyrcollective did a nice little write up on it today. It's definitely something you should check out Image Spark.

Unsung Hero.

I forgot to put this up yesterday - Colin Munroe's newest mix tape. Check it out!

Louis Vuitton x The Artist.

Stephen Sprouse


Murakami


Kanye West

-Kanye Interview.

Found this over on Heron's site today. I thought it was interesting as Louis Vuitton received a lot of publicity during men's fashion week this year in Paris. As my friend Virgil puts it "they are the leaders of the new school." In these two interviews Marc Jacobs, the Creative Director for Louis Vuitton explains some of his recent collaborations with Steven Sprouse and Murakami. Also if you haven't seen these by now - Louis Vuitton recently collabed with Kanye West on some shoes scheduled to ship late summer, early fall.

Colin Munroe

Colin Munroe has really been making a move as of late. He first gained some play after his remix of Kanye's Flashing Light's. He plays all of his own instruments as you can see, and really has some depth as an artist. We made a post about him (here) a few months ago. Definitely an artist you should keep your eye on.

Vote for Hollywood!

HERE.

Mon Frere Monseiur Virgil

The homie Virgil has been in Paris over the last week getting a preview of the Du Jour in mens fashion for the next year. More recap after his return.

-More coverage here.

Throwing Pennies.

When Fish Ride Bicycles coming soon! Until then, peep this.

Pariee!!!

I received an email this morning from a few people on this. On bigs verse, i'm only bigging up my brother! The homie Virg, getting it in. Word!

An Absurd Message from Kanye.

A message from kwest on Vimeo.

A Witness

13th Witness also known as Futura's son just updated his website with a few pictures of Jay-Z getting ready for his Inauguration performance. Yes Jay-Z performed at the Inauguration, Barack Obama has indefinitely changed the landscape of this nation.

Via Highsnobiety.

Kanye x Louis Vuitton

There's this dude in the background that looks familiar - ha. So Fre$h & Proper.

Ryan Leslie Is That Dude.

Ryan Leslie Session w/Kid Cudi from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.


I Know What You Like! from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

SEAN G MIXTAPE!

I had the pleasure of kicking it with Sean G (Pac Div Dj), when I was on tour with the Cool Kids back in November. I seem to vividly remember walking through the casino with Sean as he would "cross up" random strangers, making the walk way look like an And 1 video. Funniest shit I've ever seen. He also got me in Madden - nicely - no comment. I owe you one Sean.

*Download the mix tape HERE!

The Best of the Best: BLOG's

Here it is finally, a small little recap of what I believe are some of the best blogs at the moment. Within the last year I think we've seen a rise in the quality of content, as well the context in which we view a blog has changed. Whether that's in the format of pictures, or video blogging. Either or its a great time to be a reader, with all the content out there you can almost always find exactly what it is your looking for.

I wanted to break them down into categories, for example this is a trend blog or this is a fashion blog. But a lot of times they were both so I just decided to make a complete list. This list is exponentially growing, I seem to always be adding to it. I will probably add to it more in the near future, but for your convenience and mine I added them to the list of links on the right.

My absolute favorite blogs on this list that I check almost daily are Hyercollective, Lastnightsparty, and Selectism. Hyercollective and Selectism are great lifestyle fashion outlets, and Lastnightsparty is pretty self explanatory. As for the rest I check them every couple of days, or whenever I get a spark of inspiration to. So without further a due for your viewing pleasure here go some of the best blogs right now:


Lastnightsparty
Gladwell Blog
Heron Preston
Honeyee
Hyrecollective
Inqmnd
Nah Right
Jrs Rules
Kanye West Blog
Married to The Mob
Rob Walker
Selectism
Seth Godin
The Brilliance
The Selby
The Trad
Tone Doc
Va$htie
We Are The Market

Two Blogs I Appreciate.

So I was going to do a blog 08' recap like most other blogs did. But I decided against, thinking I would just add my favorite blogs to my links at some point. Well I'm still getting around to that, but in the mean time I love these two blogs: A Continuous Lean, and The Trad. A Continuous Lean received a lot of pub over the last year, and I learned about The Trad through ACL. Both great web zines with particularly good writing. If you are in to timeless clothing (The Trad) and good perspective (ACL) then both of these are definitely good to check out.

Spring Trend Watch: Moccasins.

(saw these on selectism the other day)

I picked these up from work the other day. Army green Marc Jacobs Moccasins that I can't wait for the perfect spring day to break out and get proper with. I will say I have seen a lot of moccasins on the "want" list for a lot of people this spring. I think you will see them work their way into the trad look this spring/summer. As they are the perfect mix between loafer and moccasin.

I WANT: These.

As Winter has settled in here in Chicago, I've been on the look out for a good pair of functional boots at a reasonable price point. I have a pair of North Faces that you could hike up a mountain with but they don't have much form, they are purely functional. I am thinking about purchasing these pair of LL. Bean boots. I like them because they have the moccasin/loafer toe, yet are still high enough to trudge through the snow. And at $149, you could get a good wear out of these boots in this "recession" of an economy.

Find them HERE.

How to Be Proper.

Alexander Olch's accessories have made quite the stir in the last few years. Here he is showing us how to properly tie a tie.

ENDS WEALTH!!!!

ENDSWEALTH Corp / SANTOGOLD / "SHOVE IT" from Nem Perez on Vimeo.


An amazing video from the homies over at Ends/Wealth. They have been consistently building over the last couple of years, with amazing design work and an eye for quality they definitely are one of Chicago's best up and coming brands. Check em out!

Newest Obsession: The Ivy

I'm a little late on this, ok really late. As all the du jour blogs of the moment have covered it in the last couple of weeks. If you appreciate the style of Ivy league schools in the last few decades this is the creme de la creme of photography from the era.

Find it over at The Trad.

Where for art thou?

Shouldn't have left you without a dope beat to step to. Sorry for the lake of updates, we've been preparing for the new year, getting some things in order for 09'. It's first quarter, feel like this year could be the championship, a lot at stake. Either or it will be full of:

Good people, beautiful girls, fre$h kids, mod, hipster, preppy, proper, trad, seamless, communication, transparency, the best of the best blogging about the best, more pictures less words, less words more meaning, good times, great oldies, that nu nu, black family, white house, fung shuei, change, now not later, apple, opposing minds, outliers, business plans, jets, different places, working harder but better than you ever have before, realizing exactly what it is you want, having exactly what you need, knowing exactly where your going. Right now we're about here. Please join us for the ride. All aboard.

We're in the process of updating the site, be sure to check back soon for beta 2.0. Until then...

cheers.

Happy New Year!

New Years Tease
by bronques

Finally a recap.

Wow what a year, cool kids, entourage, la, new york, chicago, obama, time for a change, big like giants, fre$h & proper, the brilliance, iphone, blackberry storm, bbm, facebook, jrs rules.blogspot.com, 808's, heart breaks, the celtics, the lakers, lebron, jay, mia, mic terror, hollywood holt, hyrcollective, gq, me in gq - wow, wired magazine, outliers, blogging, twitter, facebook, vimeo, you tube, video blogging, sativas, indicas, high's, lows, marc jacobs, marc by marc jacobs, jacobs for marc for marc by marc jacobs, serato, pop champagne, vocoder, lil wayne, kenna, sportscenter, menswear, streetwear, nah right, justice, chromeo, mgmt, lastnightsparty.com, free champagne, timbuck 2, vitamin water, ties, bow ties, party all the time, do work, the come up, opportunity, getting ready for 09. I think that's about it. Merry 09'. Cheers.