the cougar turns Fifty!

[photo courtesy of mattel.com]

Miz Barbie is 50!

To commemorate her birthday, Mattel released a limited edition, revamped version of her 1959 black and white striped bathing suit doll. The 2009 Black-and-White Bathing suit doll, priced at $3 (the same price she was first sold as), comes clad in a two piece bathing suit, cell phone in hand, little beach bag and a face lift, ok, more like a (as Mattel would describe) 'brand new face sculpt.'

Don't wanna bore you with all the girly birthday bash details, so check out more info here.

Wonder what Miss B would like if she aged normally, per se?

Check an artist rendition I found:

[photo courtesy of AARP.org]

Fight like a Girl

Just got an email from Bloomies...


Exclusively at Bloomies. Marc Jacobs will donate 50 percent from the retail sale of his limited edition "Miss Marc Cure" tee to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Feel-good shopping is always a win-win situation!

Oh Mio Perbacco!*

I am overwhelmed with the fabulousness that has arrived in my email.
Speechless. and i feel bad for my wallet....that thing will be supermodel thin.

A fabulous collabo with MAC Cosmetics, Hello Kitty and Henri Bendel is coming. Mac will be launching their Hello Kitty Collection at Henri Bendel's Fifth Ave location. Lucky sons of.
[image courtesy of mac cosmetics/henri bendel]

Gucci has great gift ideas for valentines day. Can't go wrong with classic GG pattern and hearts to show her (ahem, me!) you care ;)

[image courtesy of gucci.com]

Look at you, all ready for v-day. we're glad to help. more suggestions to come ;)

*that's in ode to my gal pal. we're learning italian so we can slyly talk/email smack about others. translation via freetranslation.com: oh my gosh.

Pantone'n your kicks

[photo courtesy of seavees.com]

So you have the Pantone stunnaz, cellphone, mugs, cuff links, limited edition bag, the flash drives and all the other crazy-cool gear, top off your collection with some kicks.

Pantone x SeaVees collabo!

Preorder these from SeaVees before the general public gets to them -- you have now until november twentyfourth. Click on photo above. login: pantone password: seavees0963

shh...

Dan Goodsell's Imaginary World and Mr. Toast!

Dan Goodsell, creator of Mr. Toast and friends and Co-author of the book Krazy Kids Food, was once again present at the ComicCon, rounding it out with Mr. Toast goodness!



photos courtesy theimaginaryworld.com
In true ComicCon spirit, there were some renditions of Mr. Toast as some comic favorites like Iceman, the Thing, the Incredible Hulk and Neil Gaiman's Sandman!


photo courtesy theimaginaryworld.com
On hand were some limited Vampire Mr. Toast plush, ready to take a bite out of your boredom!


photos courtesy theimaginaryworld.com
A very toasty Mr. Toast Vinyl Toy!


photo courtesy theimaginaryworld.com
Joining Mr. Toast is Shaky Bacon, Joe the Egg and Clem Lemon!


Here's my Mr. Toast and Joe the Egg dolls relaxing deliciously on a plate!


Check out more art, paintings, and webcomics featuring Mr. Toast and his friends at Dan theimaginaryworld.com and the Mr. Toast Blog for the latest. "Everyone is fun!"

Hope, Change & Progress are definitely tenets our next president should OBEY

Recently artist Shepard Fairey of OBEY has recently donated his iconic Obama "Hope" poster in support for the Art For Life Art Auction. As of this writing, the 45 x 69 1 of 3 editioned collage is going for upwards of $75k.

More Obama, right?… Well, this is something special. After Shepard’s initial feeling not to make a fine art piece of the OBAMA image, he thought about it and was presented with an opportunity to do something exceptional. When Shepard was asked by industry heavyweight, Russell Simmons, to donate a piece for his Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, he felt this was a worthy cause. The piece is being auctioned for the Art For Life Charity event. This piece is approximately 4×6 foot in size and its a mixed media stencil collage on paper. It may be the only fine art piece of this image available to the public. You can bid on the piece through the Art For Life Auction here.

from ObeyGiant.com

For those not in the know, Fairey made his support for Barack Obama known when he created prints concerning the 2008 candidate's themes. These prints sold out indefinitely and are now as much in demand as they are famous.



However those who missed out on showing some love by obtaining the prints have the opportunity to wear that support with OBAMA x OBEY x UpperPlayground collaboration hoodies. At $60 each, the hoodie sales will go back into producing more Obama Campaign materials and maybe more posters according to the website.

For those who like a little light-hearted support, Karmaloop has some Back To The Future inspired Barack threads by Sons of Liberty!

Great Scott! This is HEAVY!

I'm Batmanime!

Typically when a big blockbuster sequel comes out (in this case Batman : The Dark Knight) there usually is a re-release that sparks its fuses (again in this case, the must-have Batman Begins- Limited Edition Gift Set which includes a whole utility belt's fill of goodies). However rather than building up hype with rehashed content, the brains behind Batman have gone the extra mile to produce a series of all-new material with an anime twist!

Straight from the Batcave comes Batman: The Gotham Knight, out tomorrow on DVD, 2-Disc Collector's Edition DVD, Blu-Ray and On Demand! In the same vein of the release of the Animatrix preceding the theatre released Matrix Reloaded, Batman: The Gotham Knight contains a series of all-new chapters in Batman lore by some of the heavy hitters in comics, screenwriting, and Japanese animation!

That should definitely get your Bat-signal lit 'til July 18, when Batman : The Dark Knight comes out of the shadows!

Ball Breaker...

...and piggy bank breaker.

Can you kick around a hundred and fifty dollars? If so, get it here.

Be one of a thousand world wide to kick it. Lucky.

Snap, Crackle and Pop meets Rap, Hood and Hip-Hop!

Keeping with my previous post about cereal, comes another breakfast mashup, where this time cereal meets street. Kellogg's, the company behind character-driven breakfast cereal mainstays, joins street clothing company Under The Hood for a new collaborated line they're hoping will leave fans of both scenes clamoring, "They're Grrrreat!"



Kellogg's famous characters are all here, from Frosted Flake's Tony the Tiger, the jolly Rice Krispies trio Snap, Crackle and Pop, Honey Smacks' Dig'Em the Frog, Corn Flakes' Cornelius Rooster, and finally Toucan Sam of Froot Loops fame. All your favorite cereal mascots jump out of the box and land emblazoned in outlined patterns over shirts, jeans, hoodies, and track jackets. You can check out all the styles at Under The Hood's online store.

The brands definitely acknowledge that the strange combination of the two flavors is definitely a taste that'll split the masses between those that "Dig'Em" while others will feel soggy. In full compliance with that thought, check out the models' faces:

On the other hand we've seen every cartoon character from Fat Albert to Bugs Bunny on clothing, but Kellogg's/Under The Hood's line seems much more out there and therefore giving it a much bigger "WTF/Awesome" factor to the mix!

So whether you think its the most absurd thing that has happened to the urban clothing waves or perhaps the most genius, one thing is for sure:

Nothing spells out BOLD better than rocking out an outfit that says, "Follow Your Nose" while pointing to Toucan Sam's rainbow snout splattered over your ass cheeks!!


Personally, I know I NEED this Honey Smacks Track jacket IN MY LIFE to rock with my Reebok Voltron ERS Racer Green Lion 3 kicks:

NOW that would be a mashup-mashup!

Giving H.O.P.E.

[top: back of tee detail. bottow: front detail on white tee. photo courtesy of urbn]

Make your gift have substance this year --

Obey, in collabo with Global Grassroots H.O.P.E. (helping other people everywhere) Campaign, is bringing awareness and empowerment to the people of Darfur through these limited edition cotton tee colorways. The tee is designed in true Shepard Fairey fashion based on a pic by Brian Steidle, titled Girl and Brother. Proceeds will benefit the H.O.P.E. Campaign.

[photo courtesy of metropark]

a definite MUST on everyone's wishlist this holiday.

Ali Values Project

the adidas originals Ali Values Project will have three more new pieces joining the collection and will be celebrating this Thursday December 6th at the adidas Originals Los Angeles.

Six live-by values, Six sicka$$ artists.

Come hangout with some of the world renown artist involved in the series -- Eric Bailey(dedication), HVW8 (giving), and Shepard Fairey (conviction) will be co-hosting the event.

Click on the flyer above and dont forget to rsvp.
And with a $150 purchase, you'll receive a limited edition poster. sweet deal.

Our dawg, Cameron!

Our pal, Cameron Tiede, dropped us a line to tell you all what's been on his plate lately.



He's got a new line out --


Cameron busted his trademark style on Toby HK's Dumb Dummies Mini Trading Figures.

[cameron tiede's bad dogs. photo courtesy of camerontiede.com]

These Bad Dogs come individually via blind box.

But if you can't stand the surprise, buy the entire set, and he'll throw in the bad dog limited edition shirt for free!

[bad dogs t-shirt detail. photo courtesy of camerontiede.com]


Cameron will be making a stop to San Diego this Saturday, November 3rd, at Subtext.


Tons of artists will putting their twist on kokeshi dolls.


Meet us there!

Oh, Bloody Football!

Upper Deck announced today that they will be releasing their 2007 Major League Soccer Set on November 2. MSRP will be $1.99 for nine cards that will include 100 regular cards as well as limited edition issues of autograph cards.

This is the man card I'm in the hunt for...


don't 'cha love it when your card doesn't talk back???

Upper Deck's subCASTS

[image courtesy of upperdeck]
yO Con-erz....Didya check out Upper Deck's SubCasts line of Marvel Super Heroes? TWEEQiM Creative Lab designed the figures. They are a Portland Oregon based design team of wife and husband artists Twee (Thuy) Pahn-Willmott and miQ (Mike) Willmott. Clever, right?

[image courtesy of upperdeck]
The Con had prototypes and also had a pre-release offer to the lucky con-goers of the Spider-Man figure. 1000 were released at the Con and the rest of the 2000 edition went on sale on August 28. All figures are hand numbered. And still can be purchased here.

[image courtesy of upperdeck]
Each figure in the series will be a limited edition of 2000 and will be hand numbered.

[some of the marvel heroes that will also join the series. image courtesy of upperdeck]
Two more figures will be dropping this year: Marvel’s Iron Man™ (Oct) and Ghost Rider™ (Dec.) Additional iconic heroes such as, Captain America™, Wolverine™, and the Hulk™, will be releases throughout 2008.

[subCASTS figures seen at the SD Comic Con. image courtesy of UD Dave. photo collage by juligie™. ]

Are you Stacked?

You gotta be! It's summertime and since the new school year is approaching, get rid of your old books. Well, sell them so you can buy new books so you can buy new digs for school. See, it's a win-win for everyone!

The Paul Frank Stores nationwide are launching their first annual book drive between August 13 and 31.

Head over to your local Paul Frank Store and bring in a new book for children aged 3 to 6 years old and receive 20% off your purchase.

The Paul Frank Stores will be donating to First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides children in low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.


sorry, but discount excludes: bikes, sale items, limited edition pieces and stools

Pink Droid With A Heart of Gold

Remember back in my Hasbro post I said there would be more info on the R2-KT figure that I bought? I know its been awhile, but I finally did it! The figure was a limited edition run available only at the Con and on the Hasbro and Star Wars online websites. All proceeds from the sales of the R2-KT figure went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

[courtesy of Hasbro]

R2-KT was originally made for a little girl named Katie Johnson who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Albin Johnson, her father and founder of the 501st Legion, thought of the idea of creating an R2 unit to watch over Katie much like R2-D2 watched over Padme in Episode II. Katie's sister pitched in the idea to make Katie's R2 unit pink and to name it R2-KT (like R2-Katie.) You can read more about how the Johnson's idea came to fruition on the R2-KT Home Page and more about Katie on her home page.

[Courtesy of R2-KT Home Page]

Though Katie's battle with cancer ended in August of 2005, R2-KT's mission is "to entertain children, raise awareness of pediatric cancer, and raise money for such charities as Make-A-Wish and Children's Cancer Fund" (from R2-KT Home Page.) Though Hasbro's stock of R2-KT figures sold out at the Con and their online website shortly thereafter, I recently checked their webpage to find that they did get a few more in stock. At only $9.99 a pop, its not a bad way of giving to a good cause.


until next time...