Alice + Olivia x Mac Cosmetics
WWD reported this morning that Stacey Bendet Eisner, director of Alice + Olivia, has hooked up with MAC Cosmetics to create a limited-edition color collection. The line includes vibrant shades of yellow, pink, turquoise, and purple and comes in some really dope 80's inspired packaging. The collection is scheduled to debut July 8th, look for it online and MAC counters everywhere!
source: nitrolicious.com
source: nitrolicious.com
Vogue India Embraces Darker Skin Tones
On the cover of this month's Vogue India are five darker-skinned models taking a stand against color discrimination. The cover entitled, The Dawn of Dusk, was created to promote awareness and serve as an agent for change in this dated battle. In India, like many places in the world, a lighter skin tone is considered more desirable and people go to extreme measures to reach this "ideal" complexion. This cover's message is a great way to reach millions of people and start changing what societies value as beautiful. Hopefully, this will discourage kids from buying dangerous skin-whitening products and teach them to love themselves no matter how dark or light their complexion is.
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Grieves & Budo: "Cloud Man" Video
I've always tried my best to keep up a steady following on the Minnesota based Rhymesayers Entertainment as they've produced some of the most legendary indie acts to put bars to a beat. One of their more recent signees aside from their large Summer acquisitions of Evidence and Freeway happens to be the Chicago native Grieves alongside Brooklyn born producer Budo. The two self-released their 2009 debut, 88 Keys and Counting, but will now relive it through the Rhymesayers name. To kick off the process the boys have decided to unleash visuals for the stand out cut "Cloud Man" which took direction through the talented Jesse Brown. Make sure to give the duo a spin and thanks to Spinner for the debut.
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Amp Live: "Turn It Up" Feat. Mickey Factz
I got the honor to interview Amp Live when I talked to the Zion I duo back last Summer. The way that he described his music really intrigued me and made me feel as if I was apart of his thought process towards producing a record. I've been really slipping up on following his solo work but it looks like he's really got something cooking up with his next solo cut, Murder at the Discotech. Today we've got for you the second single entitled "Turn It Up" featuring Bronx native Mickey Factz. Check out the stream of the single below and mark your calenders for a June 15th release date of Amp's album Murder at the Discotech.
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RH Events: Mikkey Halsted Presents Fresh Produce 3
Mikkey Halsted will be back at Reggie's on April 23rd for the third edition of his Fresh Produce beat battle. The last two were very dope, and the third should be no different. For more info and how to register visit MikkeyHalsted.com.
Nneka: Tour Diary Episode 3
It's Nneka... You already know. From OKP.
"Today we're proud to bring you episode 3 of Nneka's tour diary. With these vids we get candid behind the scenes and on the road footage of Nneka as she explores the US on her first North American Tour. You can catch up and check out episode 1 and 2 as well. We'll be posting more diary episodes and footage from her sold out album-release show at SOBs later in the week. Next month, Nneka will be joining Nas and Damian Marley on their Distant Relatives tour - you can find out which dates Nneka will be on board, after the jump."
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Hickey Spring/Summer 2010
Hickey makes a triumphant return for Summer 2010 with a great-looking collection full of well designed classics for the warmer weather. Sticking with the basics, the line includes button-downs, polos, shorts, and some jackets/outerwear pieces to round it out. Hickey stuck to light-weight fabrics and design when making the collection to keep you cool over the summer months while looking great. Drawing heavily from previous classics, its hard to go wrong with a line like we see from Hickey this summer. The collection is available now at Hickey's online store and finer retailers. Check out the jump for some more pieces from the collection.
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Woolrich John Rich & Bros. Autumn 2010
Woolrich's sister line, John Rich & Bros., is very well-known in Europe, the brand has slowly been becoming more prevalent in the states over the past few seasons. Offering more high-end, finely tailored, fashion forward pieces than tradition Woolrich, we caught a preview of the Fall 2010 collection. The season offers a wide selection of pieces including outwear, layering, shirting, and accessories. Drawing once again from multi-colored plaids and high-quality fabrics, this season looks to be another strong effort from John Rich & Bros. Look for these pieces to start appearing later in the fall at finer retailers worldwide. Check out more looks from the fall collection after the jump.
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