Month: July 2018

Us vs. sweden: we have vloggers and so do they!

“this is my very first vlog EVER!” says alissa violet, making the world a better place one video at a time

and here’s the swedish equivalent, elin ersson, who was being trashed by haters for doing all of this for some fame and attention!! oh really? refugee deportation from gothenburg to Afghanistan the perfect topic for teenage fame.

I mean how horrible can people be to look past the brave efforts of this young girl, risking financial and physical damage to save a strangers life she believes is at risk. these horrible people consider her action to be fueled by self promotion? if this is how people do self promotion, and chase after their 5 minutes of fame, then be it… how fantastic that would be. yuuuuuge respects for swedish lioness elin ersson, so impressed with your bravery and conviction the world needs more of you. aside from the julian assange incident, i think i simply love sweden and even more now. we love you erin xx. by kt

CATEGORIES: clips, earth related, history, lovely

slot cars: the original interactive game…

the beatles, playing with now considered vintage slot cars back in the 1960’s

john lennon approved! need we say more…

history of slot racing PART I

scalextric out of UK was the first manufacturer of what we know today as slotcars.

here is a little history about how these toys came to be and how they died out on a mass level but flourished in cult communities after the invention of video games. scalextric are quietly flourishing today under hornby. but they are beginning to come back in a strange way, from car commercials featuring slot cars (audi even making a experiential track complete with ipad camera view), to barneys new york using a slot  car track in their NY window displays, to pierre hardy using slot cars for their campaign, to a $300,000 model offered at neiman marcus created by slotmods!!!! and all the way down to a simple set for under $200 that you can pick up online at carrera toys.

cars meant something beyound bling and power. before alexander mcqueen designed looks for lady gaga, his older uncle, steve mcqueen, drove around in the coolest cars… actually im joking doubt they are related.

a very rare “Fly” slot car model of steve mcqueen’s porsche 917K in gulf livery… yes thats a camera in the front. Steve used that to shoot his film “le mans” worth a watch.

history of slot racing PART II

there are still several manufacturers besides scalextric such as carrera slot cars out of germany, slot it out of italy,  AFX and autoart out of the US an many from places like australia, spain, and even france.

a blue buggatti type 251 by cartrix made in recent years…

and here’s a little natgeo video of how this stuff was made.

a recent issue of a vintage lotus in high detail by scalextric 1 of only 4000…

 

CATEGORIES: cars, clips

spoil ’em rotten: plush toys by loro piana

loro piana toy husky made of mink and fox fur $3,500

loro piana toy beagle puppy, crafted from their cashmere fabric $1,625

loro piana toy bunny made of the softest orylag and castorino fur

bit crazy to kill a live animal and then make a plush toy in its image, but what the hell, humans have done worse things… like separating baby humans from their mothers and then denying that they did it… so if you can get over the guilt, as we seem to do on everything, then these plush toys are quite a special thing. loro piana : “since 1924 this italian label has been synonymous with craftsmanship. In the words of its founders sergio and pier luigi loro piana, the brand “has built its reputation over decades of searching for the best raw materials and on the refusal to compromise on quality in all aspects”. by cm

CATEGORIES: perfect gift

snow whites sneaker selection for July

nike kim jones white high tops

adidas streamlined white mesh sneakers

oooh the adidas terrex white

amiri hightop in subtle white leather

balenciaga white high top sneakers

an ode to our last sneaker post here we are again… you can pick up these, and many many other cool but rather over-priced sneakers ($200, $700, $1,500 and up to $2,000), in link below. that is if you too lack the confidence and self esteem that comes with living in this kanye and kim world. while spending money and faking your talkents will never make you any cooler than you are, you can continue to believe that it will. there’s a line at the supreme store every day with the dorkiest of dorks, just get in there. actual cool people don’t stand in line for an hour to pay $300 for an off-white t-shirt. if you know one that does… he’s a dork! cool people probably wear hand-me-downs and random shit picked up here and there for cheap. if they fork out money for something I assure you, its not pyrex or vetements or off-white… its something old or unheard of. that’s the very reason fashion brands often look like wanna-be hand-me-downs, all the way down to moth holes in your $1,200 marino wool sweaters, and models looking like street people where pulled onto the runway. but good luck feeling cool and hope that the money your spending ‘aint yours. hi daddy. here is the link… have at it. by dd

CATEGORIES: fashion, foot fetish