social-creature

In Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture, Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter explain that really, there was never any conflict between the two to begin with. Counterculture hinges on, and consumer culture consists of, the expression of your lifestyle/identity. Whether you’re choosing to wear Nikes, Doc Martens, or some crazy obscure Japanese […]

a few weeks ago allan amato opened up his studio to take portraits of all his friends, and this is what i got for stopping by:

which doesn’t even look like a portrait of me, so much as a peice of art that allan made and i just happen to be one of the colors he […]

tiffa novoa 1975 - 2007

heavy shit today.
tiffa (née tiffany ann snead) was not just a fashion designer, she invented an entire aesthetic style. she was not just one of the founding members of a notorious performance troupe, she helped to create an entire subculture. she wasn’t just a visionary artist, she was a force […]

after months of work on street scene 2007, the festival kicked off last night with muse headlining. these photos were taken from what the industry refers to, technically, as the “poser decks.” (i’m 100% serious; should you happen to ever find yourself there, you now know what you will have become). it’s […]

the do lab’s hope flower, 2006
photo by: Natalia Valik

it’s the middle of summer. this means i’ve been spending time lately putting together the next issue of the Do Lab Artist Network. it started in the winter, when a ton of the producers we work with at the do were making noise about the new […]

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oh… HELLS yes!

You heard it HERE first.
From apparelnews.net:
It’s not every day two former circus performers join forces to launch a clothing line…

skin.graft just unleashed their crazy revamped, holsters 2.0.

makes my plain ones feel all inadequate and stuff.

on the path to the fullfullment of my prophecy that “circus is the next hip hop” (the next original urban trend) are such milestones as the do lab bringing the dome to coachella, lucent dossier going on tour with panic! at the disco, and now….
skin.graft designs getting picked as the pool tradeshow featured designer for […]

I helped Skin.Graft Designs develop this campaign for their rad line of holster accesssories. Watch out. Cavalli or someone’s gonna steal it next. Naked circus freaks will be hawking you Gucci bags and Armani glasses.
But i highly recommend the original vs. the knock-off.