Karmaloop Tv

Whoa, Karmaloop now has video. Check out interviews with big scene changers, making of videos, and other random dopenesses.

Add comment August 21st, 2008

Speakeasy on Broadway :: Denver

I was cruising around Benny Gold’s blog a few weeks back and on there I stumbled across a link to Speakeasy on Broadway, a new clothing boutique here in Denver that carries his line… Along with a handful of other established and up and coming brands including: Crooks and Castles, Manik, Stussy, Mash, The Hundreds, In4mation…. Honestly the list just keeps going. Basically all the dope shit you see in vapors, juxtapoz, swindle, XLR8R, or on tasty design blogs just like this one!… You now have the opportunity to peep in real life, and unlike the internets…. You now have the chance to try some of that creative driven gear on. No more are the days of ordering an XXL that fits like mesh half shirt or vice versa, no more dropping your hard earned lootcakes an a herion chic XS and receiving a shirt that could double as a fucking tent!… all thanks to Speakeasy on Broadway!!!

Speakeasy on Broadway :: 70 Broadway #150 Denver, CO :: 303.962.9519 :: mySpace

5 comments May 1st, 2008

Amplified Fashion Weekend

Voltage Fashion Amplified presents Voltage Fashion Weekend this Friday thru Sunday. Voltage Fashion Weekend is a three day event that features trunk shows, seminars, and music from local talent in the name of fashion. For a list of events visit www.voltagefashionamplified.com/news.

Add comment April 16th, 2008

Recap: Burlesque Surprise Party

Saturday night we embarked on our scheduled adventure to the location of the First Amendment space. Upon arrival we discovered a system of hallways that led us to the basement destination housing the festivities. We then entered a room filled with hep cats and youngsters up to the expected artistic shenanigans. All subdued by the artsmanship that covered the walls like a membrane of creativity. We made way to the common watering hole to discover, in all delight, PBR and various forms of screen-printed paraphernalia. Seeing so many glorious pieces of artwork kept, even us, mesmerized. We put our eyes on a few for the taking but unfortunately left our bank notes at our residence. After we soaked in the culture and near companionship that we could, we made way. As an unfortunate circumstance of our bewilderment, we failed to talk to a few familiar faces (I hope to catch you at the Art Crank Show show this Saturday). We then pushed forth towards our cozy confines, thus concluding our exciting evening journey to and through the Burlesque Surprise party. Many thanks to the following cats and kittens for showing your work and being involved, my apologies if I missed a few. Aaron Horkey, George Thompson, Todd Bratrud, Mike Davis, Wes Winship, Lonny Unitus and Amy Jo Hendrickson

Add comment March 31st, 2008

Project Runway @ The Shoppe!

Come out to The Shoppe tonight to join us for our first viewing party EVER!….here anyway. I’m not sure what the challenge is tonight… but suspense and excitement is always garaunteed! The Shoppe is located @ 3103 East Colfax right next to The Fabric Lab. Coffee, Cupcakes, Cereal and Fashion…. Denver can it get any better? Yes it can… but this is a start at least! HOLD IT DOWN!

Add comment January 30th, 2008

Billabong Rapes… Artists and Designers

This shit needs to stop! Johnny Cupcakes has fallen victim yet again to large corporations looking to profit off of those who don’t know any better. As you can see in the photo above Billabong recently released a shirt that is a blatant RIP OFF of a Johnny Cupcakes original that was released back in 2005. So what can we do? Well for starters spread the word… if you’ve got a blog please re-post this.

Unfortunately in today’s market… the only voice we have other than shaming Billabong… is our wallet! They cannot survive as a company or brand if we stop providing them with the means to sustain themselves… DO NOT buy their products, DO NOT wear their products, Send them and email expressing your frustration and disgust. Let them know they will never again see any of your hard earned money.

This isn’t the first time Billabong has been caught either… they did the same exact thing to Mike Giant a year or two back. Example here.

Democracy = Participation

As a community and as a society… we really need to start taking a stand and showing corporate America that we call the shots! WE DRIVE the economy… and we determine if a brand is successful or not…

Please support your local designers and retailers who carry conscious driven goods that are made and produced in an ethical manner!

4 comments January 10th, 2008

Design By Humans 35% OFF SALE

DBH is having a Friends and Fam sale. All shirts will be 35% off using the discount code DBHFAM through December 31st. Check out there site for the latest treats… I’m going to pick up this little tastie!

1 comment December 27th, 2007

Damn,

It was rerun night for Project Runway, WTF?! Look at all the fabulous people that showed up, brought popcorn and ate cupcakes to be quickly disappointed by the past weeks shows, so lame. Bravo and The Fabric Lab are expected to resume the normal schedule again on January 2nd. Please pay no attention to Bravo’s schedule it’s a mess and not correct.

1 comment December 19th, 2007

Project Runway

Project Runway tonight at the Fabric Lab 7-9pm. I missed last week because my hotel didn’t have Bravo so I’ll def be there catching up on last week’s episode. Be there or be square.

Add comment December 19th, 2007

Recap: Frock Out

Frock Out: Independent Designers Challenge at the Central Library was awesome! Tran did a fantastic job putting the show together at the library and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for next year. The event was a huge success, tons of people everywhere supporting our humble art community. More photos here, here, and here.

1 comment December 15th, 2007

Design By Humans

T-Shirts are awesome… they are quick and dirty way to get an idea or concept across and have it been seen by a large number of people. Design By Humans gives those who are interested in using the medium as a vehicle for creative expression the opportunity to do so… while making some extra loot cakes in the process…!

The breakdown is… you submit a design… which will be in the voting process for a period of 21-120 days. Once a shirt wins it is eligible to win shirt of the week and has a one in 5 chance to win. Winning designs get thrown into the running for shirt of the month for the month that it wins in.

They’ve also got some pretty sick embelishments… if you can design it, they can probably print it… gradients, appliques, embroidery, foils….. madness! Peep their site… get inspired, create an account, and rock some shit!!! Get your human on!

*| Jed from Design By Humans got in touch with me… and tipped me off concerning a little promo they are doing for all my Denver peeps out there! “We’ve set up a discount code good for 15% off for our friends in Denver. The code is “milehigh” and will be active from Dec 7th -Dec 21st.” If anyone has any questions about submitting work or the promo hit Jed up!!! His email should be working within the next week… if not sooner?

Add comment December 6th, 2007

Frock Out!

Yay, Frock Out is finally here! The Denver Library is opening it’s doors tomorrow at 8pm for an awesome Project Runwayish experience. Tickets are gone but you can still attend even if you don’t have one, so no excuses. The event is free so bring a friend. More info on the event here.

Add comment December 5th, 2007

Denver Design Guide

Jaime Kopke of designklub sent over a Denver design guide to Design*Sponge this morning. It’s a damn good list, especially for all the holiday shoppers this winter. Be sure to check it out here.

Another thought, What the f-ck is the deal with always using mountains to represent Denver (like Design*Sponge image above)? A. you can’t see them half the time and B. Denver actually has a skyline. Let’s show our city some love and represent it the right way. Perhaps like so:

3 comments December 5th, 2007

2nd Installation of Project Runway Nights

Head down to The Fabric Lab tonight to take in the 2nd installation of Project Runway. Warm yourself with the body heat of fellow creative’s and complimentary coffee & cupcakes provided by Hooked on Colfax and Emma Rose Cakes!!! 7PM to 9PM every Wednesday : 3105 East Colfax

Add comment November 21st, 2007

I Heart Birds

In the midst of all of the outlandish excitement today, I came across a great little vector illustration I was working on for the Edition Magazine project. I’m not completely sure of the direction I’m going on the illustration, but have been playing with a lot of little bits and pieces to see if anything jumps out at me. As I am sure you can all assume, nothing has jumped out quite yet and I am still in my “creative process” on that whole thing. The funny thing was the little birdy and my growing infatuation for the word “poop” seemed to have a nice little connection. Not that I’m some sort of nasty little 5th grader that plays in the toilet when no one is looking, I just think it’s one of those words that has a great deal of usage in the modern world. So, to stretch my creativity, I played with the combination of the two and came to create the great little shirt idea you see here. I don’t know really, maybe I can use this for a Threadless submission or something. We’ll see what the “fans” think first, maybe it’ll just be the next Lifter Baron shirt to hit the shops.

Add comment November 17th, 2007