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Ready for an exclusive look at some brand new styles from both womens AND mens as well as some of our recent favorite handbags brought to you by yours truly, the JC NYC staff? Well ready or not, here we are. Don’t get too used to seeing our mugs on the blog, but we thought it would be fun to do an impromptu staff look book featuring styles from all three of our lines: JC, Ex-Crushes and The Damned. Check out our outfit mini-bios and photos below. And remember for all the latest JC shipments, look books and updates direct your attention to our twitter @JCSHOES and our men’s twitter @THEDAMNEDSHOES.

We have to admit, this was probably our album of the week a few weeks ago, since we began familiarizing ourselves with an advanced copy, but now that it’s out, we have to give it up for M83′s latest Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Sticking with synths and an ethereal aesthetic, M83′s Anthony Gonzalez gave us a little more bang for our buck with this amazing double album, that may just be his best offering yet.

This weekend me, Nikki (Wasteland) and a few friends packed up our car and headed to Joshua Tree. For those who might not be familiar, Joshua Tree is two hours east of LA, and the perfect camping/spiritual/calming getaway…the kind of place you need a lot of “slashes” to describe. Most of our time was spent hiking, and discovering our spirit animals. Mine’s a WOLF! If you’ve never made the trip, I recommend you do…make a stop at Pappy and Harriets (bar) and check out Pioneer Town, which was built in 1946 as a movie set for western movies and is now the cutest little historical town.
Till next week y’all…
Xx,
DL

Award shows got a little out of control around the millennium. It seemed as if every month brought a slew of new award ceremonies on TV. We’re sure there was a difference between the Radio Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, but really, did it matter? As the years went by the volume of these shows subsided a bit, and we were left with the majors that we really looked forward to: Oscars, Grammys, VMAs and a few others. One that we do really miss however, are the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. With trophies handed out to stylish musicians, actors, models and designers alike, we’re super nostalgic for this over-the-top indulgence of a show that ran from 1995 to 2002. In the spirit of fashion fused with music, we decided to do a little music video retrospective of our own, highlighting some of our favorite and most fashionable music videos from years past and today featuring some of our favorite new arrivals from Nasty Gal

The countdown to the debut (and inevitable selling out) of the first Versace for H&M collection is officially on. With the collection hitting stores in less than a month, you can feel the excitement in the air. We can’t wait to raid the New York H&M stores on November 17th in hopes of getting our hands at at least something from this milestone collaboration. We love when designers bring the goods to more affordable stores (see Missoni and Proenza for Target, Lanvin and Comme des Garcons for H&M etc), and we’re IN. LOVE. with some of the 187 looks from the Versace collection. Here are just a few of the things we’ve got our eyes on, modeled perfectly by Abbey Lee Kershaw. Are you as excited as we are? See the entire collection HERE and tweet @JCSHOES and tell us your favorite look from the Versace for H&M collection! We have a feeling the new Night Walk in black snake at Solestruck will fit perfectly with these threads.

Remember that opening scene in Drive with “Nightcall”, that killer song by Kavinsky and Lovefoxxx? Well we’ve had it on repeat since we downloaded the soundtrack, and now our good friends at SOLESTRUCK just got in a shipment of something we can finally strut to that song in. That’s right, the Night Walk can now be yours in BLACK SNAKE, ROYAL BLUE VELVET, WINE VELVET, NUDE SUEDE, and of course, MULTI GLITTER! This new shape has been selling out everywhere, and we don’t see that slowing down any time soon! Not only are they ferosh as hale, they’re actually quite easy and comfortable to walk in. What do you think? Do we have another Lita on our hands?

The platinum locks, the studded wrists, and all that Margiela and Helmut Lang…we’ve got to give it up to Kate Lanphear, the senior style director for Elle magazine for her signature style that always keeps us breathless. Starting her career at Australian Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, Kate has evolved into a major power player on the fashion map, and has spawned a cult following among young fashion enthusiasts, us included! We’re sure you’ve seen plenty of “copy-Kates” around, and she’s even inspired a few fan blogs, including our favorite, FEAR LANPHEAR. If we had sum up this style icon in one word, it would simply be: Lanphearce!

We’ve been talking up our new men’s line, THE DAMNED for a few months now, and we’re closing in on the official launch of the line’s website and look book later this month. Until then, we’ve got to give it up to our men’s tumblr THEDAMNEDSHOES.TUMBLR.COM for hooking it up with sneak peaks of the shoes, and plenty of inspiration to set the tone for the dark and edgy aesthetic of the line. We think THE DAMNED is a great compliment to our women’s line, and can’t wait for you all to see it in all its glory! For now, check out some of our favorite recent re-blogs from THEDAMNEDSHOES.TUMBLR.COM and follow THE DAMNED on Twitter @THEDAMNEDSHOES.

We’re so excited to announce the launch of our latest look book HIGH VOLTAGE. We teamed up with the amazingly talented JUMP JIRAKAWEEKUL who brought our capsule collection of neon bags to life through his brilliant and unique graphic design. You’ll also notice some exclusive handbags available only at EDGE OF URGE. We’re obsessed with how this look book turned out, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Shout out to Cameron Jennings for the layout, and our gorg model Michelle Cicchetti, who you’ll recognize from our EX-CRUSHES look book! For the girl who likes to turn up the heat, the girl who likes a little extra spark in her ensemble, from neon-iPad cases to mini paint-splatter back-packs, it’s HIGH VOLTAGE!

The wait is over to get your hands on the new EX-CRUSHES handbags with the MIKE, HAAN, IAN WEST and ROMERO bags now available at PLUM FOR POLLY! The Mike in red floral is great for holiday parties; a great accent piece that takes a little black dress (or floor length maxi) to the next level. The Haan in multi-patchwork is great for a day on the go when you need a little extra room, but don’t want to be weighed down by a traditional messenger. Compliment your fall look with the western accents of the Ian West in brown suede, or for a night on the town check out the Romero, all the room you need, and a perfect amount of animal print.

In part 2 of our FASHION LANE blog crush series, we follow Alexandra Sherman as she styles the latest LF look book DAYDREAM NATION. Not only are we obsessed with the title, namesake of one of our favorite records by Sonic Youth, but the dusty colors are a perfect fit for fall. We’re also so excited to see some of our favorite JCs make the cut in this epic, desert-inspired look book. Take a look for yourself, and check out the entire masterpiece over at LFSTORES.COM. Now, back to our own daydreams…

Remeber when we invaded LF a few weeks ago to style some looks paired with our favorite new JC shoes? Well, our blog crush Alexandra Sherman of GO FASHION LANE takes it one step further with two amazing look books featuring some of the hottest new JCs styled immaculately with the latest threads from LF. There were so many great looks to choose from, we had to dedicate not one, but two posts to A. Sherman. Check out this first one from her CARDIGANS 101 look book, and stay tuned for part two, where you can check out her amazing work on the LF DAYDREAM NATION LB!

Okay, by now you get it: we’re obsessed with our interns. They’re such hard workers, we don’t know how they also find time to stay so fierce, but while they’re at it, we might as well let them take over our blog, right? That’s where our new weekly segment Sophia Says comes into play. For one post a week, we’re letting our intern Sophia Callahan have free reign over the blog. Since she’s muy major, we can already promise her posts will be the same (but we somehow have a feeling she could make reading the phone-book super cute). Check out our first installment of Sophia Says where she takes us on a trip to Daphne Guinness’ couture closet and the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise. And make sure to check back every Wednesday – we’re a day late on this post folks :/ – for more Sophia Says!

We LOVE Britney here at the NYC showroom. On any given day you can catch us listening to any one of her six flawless pop records (our favorite is either Britney or In The Zone). We’re so happy to see her back on top of her game, and we can’t help feeling nostalgia for some of those classic Britney looks from yesteryear. Sure, Brit wasn’t always the most fashion-forward, but she was always doing her own thing, and wearing something uniquely Britney. Looking back, she started more trends than we realized, for better or worse, and whether it translated well to the general public, Ms. Spears always looked flawless. Join us on a trip down memory lane, through the many different fashion faces of this week’s style icon, Britney Spears…

Monday morning in October means it’s time for another edition of LFN with Donna Lisa from WASTELAND. This week our guest blogger hangs out with up-and-coming LA rockers BURROUGHS on the set of their latest music video. Check out the rad photos below, and what being an extra in a music video is really like…

We’ve been following so many major blogs that it’s hard to keep track of them all (and with the advent of tumblr, we’ve completely lost count)! One of our OG go-tos however is the Melbourne wrecking-crew Celine and Annie aka ANNIIEEMAL. Where do we even begin? First off, we’d like to give a shout out to Australian fashion. It’s so fresh and fun, and doesn’t take itself too seriously, but always looks like there was some thought behind it. These girls sum up what we love most about style down under.

Hey 20-somethings! Remember those up there? Remember how they used to scare the bejeebus out of you and keep you up all night, but every year around Halloween-time you’d bust them out and read them with your friends? Forget Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the end all be all of young adult horror literature. Okay, we love the former two works just as much, but SSTTITD always sent a chill down our spine on those cold autumn nights.

We’re always looking for new music that grabs us on the first listen. That’s why we’re so excited to feature or latest AOTW inductee, The Year of Hibernation by Boise output Youth Lagoon. The melodies are dreamy, but won’t put you to sleep, and are the perfect companion to a fall day. We could cozy up with our favorite sweater, a cup of hot tea and a stack of magazines and listen to this on loop, no problem! So far our favorite track is “Daydream” but it’s hard to pick a true standout on the album.

We’re so excited to introduce one of our favorite bags from our EX-CRUSHES handbag line. Named after real-life ex-crush Ryan McCarthy, we thought who better to model the bag, but the man behind the bag himself? We took a trip up to Boston for a quick photo-shoot of the McCarthy backpack capsule collection, and Ryan even helped us scout the locations we used (including an abandoned zoo). The shoot turned out so well we’re thinking of tracking down the rest of our ex-crushes for more of these mini-look books.

Day-trips to the beach may be over, but we love that we’re staring to break out the fall looks, which include lots and lots of sweaters! This year it’s all about bright colors and prints (like Biggie’s Coogi sweater) to brighten up those darker fall and winter months. In the spirit of tapestry prints and patched sweaters we’re proud to introduce two new styles of our very own Addison boot, available now at SOLESTRUCK.

We just can’t tell you how much we love our interns. We know we’ve said it all before, but ours are the best! Things get kind of crazy around here, and our interns are always there to make sure we stay organized and focused, and we wouldn’t be anywhere without them! Meet Sophia, our newest intern, who is giving all future interns an insane run for their money.

We’re obsessed with our fashionable interns here in NYC. You’ve already met Shana, and you’ll meet our other new girl tomorrow, but first we wanted to share these super cute pics Shana put on her blog, KNEE HIGHS AND LOVE of her new pair of Outlaws in pink velvet.

We’re big tumblr addicts here at the Jeffrey Campbell NYC headquarters. And we’re proud to boast that we almost have 10,000 followers of our JEFFREY CAMPBELL TUMBLR. Every once in a while we get lost in one of our follower’s own blogs. Since we can’t re-blog everything, we decided to do a little feature on [...]

It’s a new month which means we’re pleased to introduce a new guest blogger. Her name’s Donna Lisa and she’s the head of marketing for WASTELAND ONLINE in Los Angeles. Each week we’ll catch up with her and her friends and take a glimpse into her California world. Check out her first post featuring the legendary Griffith Park observatory, an adorable canine friend and some cutie boys too! Check out what DL had to say about her excursion right below the amazing photo-series she sent us! And stay tuned for your weekly dose of “Last Friday Night!”

We’ve been glued to STYLE.COM’s up-to-the minute coverage of the Paris runways. What have we been seeing for Spring? Reds, Whites and Oranges took front and center in many shows like Hermes and Chloe, but the most surprising use of color came in the burnt oranges at Rick Owens. The retro-futurism of the 60s popped at Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton, while underwater-chic was big at Chanel and McQueen. Givenchy went for a refined western look, and Kenzo beautifully executed sophisticated sport. And we must admit, cameos from Kate Moss, Chloe Sevigny and Gisele Bundchen on the runway made us squeal with delight.

Check out some of our favorite excerpts from the new FREE PEOPLE catalog! We’re loving all this fall styling inspiration that we’ve been getting lately. It’s so essential to keep our feet planted somewhere in autumn, especially during Spring fashion week (look out for that post later today)! Anyway, we grabbed a few of our favorite looks from the catalog.

When we saw that our very own LOPES BAG IN NAVAJO had shipped to PIXIE MARKET, we knew we had to check out the rest of their fab new merch. Now we’ve really gone and done it, because we can’t seem to decide which jacket to get first?

Our friends over at KARMALOOP just launched their FALL 2011 LOOK BOOK and we’re so excited that they included some of our favorite JC styles! Beautifully shot and styled with a back-to-school vibe, Karmaloop continues to raise the bar with their unique Boston style. Check out some of the shots below, and make sure to visit their website to see the women’s and men’s look books in their entirety HERE.

Scandinavia has long been a place to turn for what’s next in fashion. From Acne to Cheap Monday, whatever your price range is, the sleek and simple approach to Scandinavian style is one of our favorites to watch for new inspiration each season. One of our favorite Swedish style bogs is CAROLINE’S MODE: STOCKHOLM STYLE. Check out some of our favorite looks from our Swedish JC Girls, rocking their pairs of JCs.