Yo New York in the house! If you live here in NYC you probably know that David Z is one of THE places to get your latest pair of JCs, right? And if you didn’t know, now you do so you have no excuse to not to visit one of David Z’s six(!!!) locations in New York (there are also 2 in New Jersey for our friends to the west). David Z carries the hottest new JC styles, and the stores have an amazing one of a kind New York vibe. Oh yeah, did we mention that Biggie Smalls used to shop here? For more info check out DAVIDZ.COM, and check out some of the pics we snapped last week when we visited DZ ourselves!

Like many of you out there, our closet is half new, half vintage and we don’t know what we’d do without some of our favorite one-of-a-kind vintage and thrifted finds. Sometimes a vintage piece can really make an outfit, and since no one else has it, you’re guaranteed instant uniqueness while strutting about town. LES VINTAGE, named after the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York, is now online with some amaaaazing pieces at extremely affordable prices. What’s more is that they were kind enough to feature our very own Lita platform in ALL of their shots. You’ve probably seen them posting on our Facebook wall, so we thought it was time to give them an official shout-out on our blog. Check out some of their major vintage pieces below (some unfortunately have sold by now), and check out everything they have available on their website WWW.LESVINTAGE.COM!

ZOMG! (We looked it up, the “Z” haz no meaning other than making OMG more enthusiastic if not sarcastic) Can you believe that all of your Downtown Girl dreams are finally coming true?  With this temperature drop in full effect….the sweaters are piling on and your favorite retailers are unpacking platform creepers and tartan Litas right and left. Thanks to Solestruck and Lori’s Shoes, you are only one click away from these punk rock gems. And don’t worry, we have made it even easier for you (SEE BELOW)

THE CUFFED AND THE WARRANT AT LORIS

SHOP CUFFED HERE

SHOP WARNING HERE

LITA FAB AT SOLESTRUCK /WRIGHT AT LORI’S

SHOP THE WRIGHT HERE

SHOP THE LITA FAB HERE

THE BUNDY AT SOLESTRUCK

SHOP NEON GREEN BUNDY HERE

SHOP NEON ORANGE BUNDY HERE

SHOP NEON PINK BUNDY HERE

SHOP NEON YELLOW BUNDY HERE

THE WARRANT AT SOLESTRUCK

SHOP WARRANT HERE

Well ladies….the time has come to finally launch our Fall 11 handbag look book! The trends? studs, fur, and snake skin. The concept? EX-CRUSHES of our past. A fond look back on all of our loves, heart breaks, and “what was I thinking” mohmants.

For that dude that used to wear overalls to parties that you  made out with behind the garage. For the homeboy that  you and your bff made a secret club for (code names and secret logos included.) For the guy that dumped you via a note to your friend in 6th grade. And for him…..the one who you liked for years and years but can’t even remember why. To all of them—join us in celebrating this massive inside joke.

Stay tuned to all of your favorite JC stores as they have already begun to stock bags from this collection. (We will notify you via twitter where you can purchase.) Also, watch out for our “CRUSH BEHIND THE BAG” interviews and style posts. Enjoy!!!

The NYC team had an amaaaazing time invading LA for the past week, and the steady three-day downpour we’ve experienced since being back in our East Village showroom has left us longing for the perfect 75 and sunny weather we experienced all week in La La Land. We had so much fun with our West Coast friends that we already can’t wait to go back! In between trips to In-N-Out and blasting 90s-at-noon on KROQ on the 405, we were able to shoot our Resort 2012 Look Book, which should drop about a month from now. In the meantime, check out some of the pics we snapped including an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes of our shoot in Watts and Downtown LA. Trust us, this one is going to be EPIC. West-coast represent!