New total madess from Actual Pain. They seriously always kill it and I am all for companies that I know are into good fuckin music and convey that into their gear. I always love everything they make and while I don’t own any v-neck shirts as of now, I’m kinda wayyy feeling it for the Wild Life black v-neck (above), it’s just too perfect for the hot summer that just won’t quit (what, like we’d really wear something other than black shirts and jeans during the summer like we always do?). Anyway, get yourself into one of their new shirts (and hats!) now before they completely sell out, as they tend to do very quickly (and already are).

If you love all of this stuff, then you’re gonna freak out over the shots of the collection to come, “And To The Devil, A Daughter”, epicly previewed & interviewed over at XLR8R…..

BLOWING.MY.MIND. A fucking WIPERS shirt AND Area 51 (the band)?!?!?! AMAZING!!!

What else can I say that hasn’t already been said? I love Obesity & Speed more than I actually love speed and Lyz & Josh can do no wrong so you know this completely RADDDDD pop up shop at Earnest Sewn that officially opens tomorrow featuring loads of limited and special pieces just for the shop is going to BLOW YOUR MIND. Show up tomorrow night to Earnest Sewn’s location at 821 Washington St. at 7 o’clock sharp, buy a ton of awesome stuff, have some drinks, fan out on Lyz & Josh and thank them for their signature tanks that no one (you! me!) can stop wearing (and that has been lamely copied lately). GET INTO IT!!! If you remember O&S on The Selby, you can expect the pop up shop to look a little similar to Lyz’s/a teenagers bedroom (we have no issues admitting they’re alike). Full rundown below! Can’t wait to see everything finished!!!

Beginning July 1, 2009, from 7-9 pm @ 821 Washington St.
Obesity and Speed will launch a pop-up shop in Earnest Sewn’s gallery space in their flagship store in the Meatpacking District. They will be selling limited edition items including tote bags, stickers, t-shirts, and tanks bearing their signature dark graphics.
Obesity and Speed was born four years ago in a small basement apartment in New York City. It’s creators are two best friends who need little sleep and have a shared desire to create something special. Their inspiration is gleaned from many sources, but the greatest is each other. The line’s fans include “it” girls, Agyness Deyn, JR Reynolds, Isabelle McNally, and Masha Orlov.
The shop will be modeled after a teenager’s bedroom, taking inspiration from the designers’ own formative years spent mostly grounded in suburbia. Their only consolations then were punk rock, unlocked bedroom windows, and a carefully formulated escape plan.
They are also creating a limited edition zine with collaged artwork and photos of model and muse, JR Reynolds, photos shot by William Strobeck.
Earnest Sewn is a denim brand that sets itself apart by consistency in concept and strong lifestyle identity, as well as their overwhelming commitment to product quality and brand. The concept lies in the idea of mixing the Japanese beauty aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi, with denim’s Americana past. The Earnest Sewn design principle is literally translated as ‘product sewn in earnest’. In staying true to this we incorporate pride in workmanship and commitment to authenticity. The production of each garment is overseen by three people, and they monitor it’s progress from start to finish, at every stage: design, sewing, and wash. Every pair is sewn in earnest.
Obesity and Speed is excited and proud to launch their first pop up store in Earnest Sewn.

Way stoked to find this today on Ksubi! Get yours now! Thanks dudes!!!

I like the 3V/three view shots.. here’s the husband a few hours ago.. sneaky things in the works.. so fucking stoked. Vintage shirt / Ksubi jeans / Vintage boots

Two of my favorite photos right now in two favorite landscapey situations in similar gear.
Dash in Muse Mag S/S 09 (which I’m still trying to find a fuckin’ copy of.. anyone?) & Russh July/August.

I look at most of the men’s collection with my husband. We go through them two looks at a time like ‘which would you wear?’ and then I pull the best ones he picked and post ‘em up here. He doesn’t like anything baggy and has just as much of a love for leather as I do. Anyone that knows him or has hung out with us knows he is and can be constantly found shirtless with just his leather moto jacket on (which is so fuckin’ hot) but so the shirtless situation happening on the runway was very his style. Of course I’ve been waiting in anticipation for this collection and once again Ann manages to out-do absolutely everyone for S/S 10.

Obviously because she is so rarely photographed, I love catching the end of the show when Ann comes out, if just to see what she’s wearing! Always amazing….

Alice Dellal and her boyfriend Ross Tanner running all around in the French countryside for Jalouse’s Juin issue… I think everyone wants to have this shoot with their old man.. I really love it.. Olympia Le Tan’s customized Wrangler ‘Sweet Jane’ jacket is also pretty much the best thing ever.. Scanned the whole thing in as I just got it in the mail the other & knew everyone would love it.. Click em all to see bigger.

I’m doing you all a favor right now by letting you in on the chance of pre-ordering of Max G Morton’s new book, Looking For The Magic. It ships next week & there are only 400 copies. I’ve written about Max in the past, on here several times and an article for Street Carnage. He is one of my favorite writers + friends in existence and I mean it with all my heart that you need to buy this NOW. Max’s books sell out, and sell out fast and once you have this in your hands you’re going to be kicking yourself for missing all his other novels. For those of you too lazy to click over, I’m posting the brief synopsis here. Get into it.

Max Morton is a guru of the murderous American underbelly, and Looking For the Magic is a gem-encrusted sarcophagus of epic memoir, adventure, violence, magic, loss, and a journey to the four American corners. Morton’s words have yet to fail the hungry global tribe of whom he speaks, and they never will.

An eleven-chapter arena of unwell living. Foreword by Boyd Rice, collages by Dominick Fernow. Magic’s aura is still black, but it shows tomorrow’s colors as the search grows. From the pre-teen kicks of the suburban karate circuit, straight down to the attempted murder of Tiny Tim, back up again at Coney Island High, to a realm of balance in a Park Avenue brothel. Let a teenage klansman, an autistic weatherman, a crackbaby Count, Peggy Moffitt and Polly Magoo of the mainlining set, a sheriff with invisible handcuffs, a Santa Monica painted nightcat and a girl named Kitten be your guide through the second block of the Apocalypse Junkyard.

This is what I’m talking about…. Ryan from THECAST.. I mean, maybe I’m biased because Ryan & I are bros but this just further drives home the fact that Pete’s street styley blog is the only one worth checking out.