Most Official Bitches Biatches.....

After seeing huge success from their first bikini collaboration with KAWS' last year, the female streetwear fashion line Married to the Mob (aka MOB) have teamed up again to launch a second limited-edition bathing suit with the artist. The look this year, called "The Rattle," is a little more feisty, a refreshingly provocative design compared to the playful "hands" debut of 2006. With a glammed up reptilian theme, a gold split tongue and fang motif slithers across the black lycra itsy-bitsy, commanding nothing less than a confident personality (like the ladies of MOB) to suit up.
One viewer on the MOB website summed up the style as, "a modern day Garden of Eden, except this bitch ain't afraid to eat the apple or frolic with the serpent."
Based on the sell-out responses of last summer, 200 "Rattlers" are up for grabs this time around (twice as many as the 2006 edition). The string set hits shelves this Friday (tomorrow) and are available at four exclusive locations: ALife, New York; Original Fake, Tokyo; Colette, Paris and the MOB website. (from coolhunting.com) LU23 (BTW the model is MOB Founder Leah's lil sis....)

Snoop keeps it Street Level

Check the teaser Youtube of the new SnoopxAkonxLittle WaynexDavid Banner song 9mm. Snoop is wearing UATW's own Street Level Clothing! Sean (Big Cookie) and Johnny Beard of Los Angeles started Street Level last year and UATW Beverly was their first account! Congras guys! Keep comin with the heat.

www.streetlevelclothing.com

Click to hear the new song and see Snoop rocking the dome!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cbZ-3-3uAzk

Gogo GIGI Go

Disco Dancing Duds
It was the decade for major changes in fashion. Wide lapels, open collars—no ties—with Puka shell necklaces, and polyester, vested leisure suits. It was the decade of the “Afro” and long sideburns. Females wore bell-bottom hip-huggers with halter tops and Ditto jeans became the first must-have label jean.

Now they're back and we gots da goods all seventies style. Hook 'em up with tight tees and what have you. If you think you have to be an amazonian to floss these...you have not met Gigi who looks amazing and is knee high to a grasshopper....nuff said. LU23

Lost and Found at E minor.....

There are a lot of culture/art/fashion/megahipster style sites out there and they all are basically the same. Sure they list the newest colorways and 'too cool 4 U' kicks and gear, but where is the soul? I love one site above all the rest... www.lostateminor.com. It has a lil' somethin' somethin' from all thats interesting form all over the world. Check out articals from the silly (wii-bletom wii tennis tourney) to the incredible(...almost everything else) and you will be inspired to create something bigger than yourself...somehow. anyway...PEEEP IT. LU23

DNR Demim

Now that you've got your baggys, your super-tight, your carrot-cut and your good old bootcuts. what's the next big silhouette in denim? Trouser-cut, reports DNR. See the full story here.
The magazine's Denim Issue is on newsstands this week and it's chock full of trend info. In another story, the magazine lists the top 17 trends for holiday and spring 08. They are:
1. Vintage Washes; 2.Clean & dark; 3.Light, dressy colors; 4.Dressy denim; 5. Straight legs; 6.Lightweight denim; 7.Gray tones; 8. Skinny fits; 9. Stretch denim; 10. Accessorized denim; 11. Dirty washes & subtle abrasion; 12.Pocket treatments; 13.The slouch, skinny fit; 14. leather trim; 15. Cropped jeans; 16. Bleaching; 17. Coated denim...
But you knew all of that already, didn't you?
Anyway, pick up a copy today, or visit the website for more juicy denim tidbits.

(from wearethemarket.com)-lu23

Clickless...

(From WeAreTheMarket.com) "We found a great article about marketing to today's totally plugged in youth on BusinessWeek.com. It's called Children of the Web: How the second generation internet is spawning a global youth culture- and what business can do to cash in. The article discusses how brands like Axe are using the internet to create global marketing campaigns, and uses T-Shirt company Threadless as an example of a company that's developed a novel approach to doing business by building online communities. Anyway, check it out, it's a great read!" LU23

What Would You Wish For?

Hey everyone..

Today a guy came in with about 5 people carrying tons of full bags from other stores. This wasn't because he was a celebrity or someone who has body guards, it was because he was in a wheel chair. Not only was he just in a wheel chair, he was a person being sponsered by the Make A Wish Foundation. For those of you who dont know, the Make A Wish Foundation was invented to fufill the "dying wishes" of people with terminal illness or diseases. This guys last wish? To have a limo take him to the mall, and go on a shopping spree. He got $2800 dollars to shop with. This is ALL he wanted. Not meeting a celebrity who inspired him, not buying a car or house for his family, not a vacation to Hawaii - he wanted to shop.

So for all of you who feel like your job might not be important because you work retail, remember that you may have just fufilled someone's life-long dream by helping them pick out their seemingly unimportant jacket.

<3 Heather Jay

Dance! Too much booty in the pants......

How do your jeans fit?? Which brands fit you well? Whats you favorite model? Wanna just show off your curves and make the suckers at the other stores jealous?

Try on some jeans in the store....take some picture of how they fit. Send them to me: Bill@Upagainstthewall.com and be sure to include what brand, model, size, and if you had to size up or down to get the desired look.

Holler Back

-B

The Shoot.

Last week Ed and I travelled to The VB to snap some shots for a mural we are going to install in Lynnhaven, what we had was an experience. No less than a dozen people showed up for the shoot. We had Kashmeare (who has another nickname but with a name like Kashmeare I refuse to use it), Ciarra, Niklas, Nick, Simone, Kyle, Mia, Renita (who it seems has spent time with a designer) Ryan, Myron, Shamina and Heather. We had a blast doing it and the energy in the VB staff is amazing. We are currently laying out the mural and hope to have it up in the next 6 weeks. Special thanks to Abby of Lynnhaven for being a great host and help to the project. LU23