We are not too sure why, but the arrival of the TYLER-P bag in pink metallic suede (named after the BMOC fom Pacific Elementary school) has got us google imaging things like pink magic, pink pony, and or pink clouds. When we look at it, we feel dreamy and want to do nothing but run through meadows as our long hair and pink suede fringe flow through the air. Thankfully, our people over at Edge of Urge managed to capture all of the magic in their latest shoot. Take a look below, and make sure to shop the TYLER-P bag on their site (coming soon!!). Can’t wait? You can also get it HERE or find it in natural tan pony HERE.
We may work a lot here in the JC NYC showroom, but we always take time out of our busy day to chill out and listen to some tunes. What would fashion be like without music after all? Today we put together a pre weekend playlist to help us wind down and get ready for our big SS12 look book shoot on Saturday. Hopefully you can get an idea of what we are getting in to these days. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the youtubes!
P.S.- How cute is our mix tape?
PRE GAME WIND DOWN MIX
by: Conor and BB
TRACK #1 : WILDFIRE by SBTRKT
TRACK #2: GLASS TABLE GIRLS by THE WEEKND
TRACK #3: HAND IN MY POCKET LOST GENERATION MIX by NIKE7UP
One of our favorite neighborhood stores ALTER BROOKLYN just got in a new shipment of some amazing fall styles. Tis the season for suede, and ALTER’s got you covered with ELLIE MAY in black suede and PONY-UP in blue suede and orange suede. We love the stacked heel on all of these, and the distressed suede really pops in orange and blue! Don’t live in the area? No worries, ALTER now has an online store where all three styles are available for purchase! Check out ALTER BROOKLYN ONLINE today, and follow them on twitter @alterbrooklyn and their new tumblr HERE.
Next week Rihanna will drop her sixth – yes sixth - album since her debut in 2005. And since 2005, the 23-year-old (?!!!?!) has sold more than 20 million albums, 60 million singles, is the youngest artist to have 11 number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and is tied with Whitney Houston in third place amongst female artists with the most #1s on the charts behind Madonna and Mariah Carey. If anyone’s doubting this girl’s staying power – or at least stamina – think again. Rihanna churns out album, after album like it’s nothing, yet the most interesting part is that the content – at least on the last four of her six releases – has actually been pretty good. Talk That Talk is no exception. The album – out officially on November 21 in the US – has already spawned a #1 single with “We Found Love” and it’s latest offering to radio, the mid-tempo island opener “You Da One” seems like another surefire hit for the Barbadian pop-star. The standard edition of the album is 10 songs and one interlude, and in the simplest of terms, is quite dirty. “Cockiness” and “Birthday Cake” could make Madonna’s Erotica record blush, yet Rihanna has a playfulness and swagger to her that can somehow save a sexually-explicit track from becoming sleazy.
Talk That Talk is definitely the most cohesive record Rihanna has released, trimming the fat and keeping with the fast-paced club bangers that her fans want from her. Based on it’s production, songwriting and song construction, It’s almost as if Talk That Talk is a Rihanna Greatest Hits collection, but with all brand new material.Title track “Talk That Talk” sees Rih Rih re-uniting mentor Jay-Z a la “Umbrella”, and “Roc Me Out” sounds like an evil twin (in a good way) to “Rude Boy” from her darker 2009 masterpiece Rated R. “Where Have You Been” is like “Don’t Stop The Music” on steroids. And if you thought the Avril Lavigne sample was good on “Cheers” wait until you hear what she does with “Intro” by the xx on “Drunk On Love.” Rihanna said of her 2010 album Loud that she wanted to record an album of songs that only Rihanna could sing. While Loud arguably officially solidified Rihanna as a global superstar, Talk That Talk is that album. It’s a quick 37 minute glimpse into Rihanna’s world, and we’re glad to be living in it.
Our newest musical obsession in the NYC showroom is Active Child. Discovered while shopping downstairs at A.OK on bond street …our favorite sales boy Fernando was nice enough to introduce us to this beautiful LA transplant via New Jersey Pat Grossi’s choir boy inspired project. As soon as we heard these jamz pumping from the speakers, we immediately ran home, and typed in our itunes passwords to download You Are All I See, ACs first full length album that dropped August 23rd. Take a look at the album cover, make sure to listen to the song, and of course enjoy our OAK x ACTIVE CHILD x JC inspired fall LOOK.
You Are All I See Album Cover:
Pat Grossi himself (crush)
The best jam on the album : Hanging On
The hypnotizing mixture of his voice and the harp have inspired us so much, we couldn’t help but but a look together based off of his tragic love ballads…using A.OK and OAK of course:
