Save No Prayer

The newest Dimepiece collection just dropped, and as usual it's heads above the rest! I've been repping their shit since the very first collection, and it's great to see how they've grown.

"This is a world of polarity. Light and dark, maturity and innocence, pleasure and pain. With that concept at hand, designer’s Ashley Jones and Laura Fama of DimePiece asked themselves, what would a collection of these conflicting components look like? The answer is in DimePiece’s Spring 2011 collection, Save No Prayer. Now in its ninth season installment, DimePiece brings to light a darker side of the aesthetic fence and continues to convey concepts that reflect the empowerment of women in a deliberately darker, tainted manner. This season the designers had a particular and uncompromising vision of translating a woman who is aggressive, yet feminine, angelic yet full of sin."







Really loving this dress:

I'm a sucker for a well-placed cutout.

I only wish I knew where I could get those lingerie looking pieces in the lookbook...oof. Mama needs.

ever since I can remember I been poppin' my collar!

These are HARD!!! Reason #8398594039 why I love Dimepiece.

Haterade / MTTM

I have a confession to make that is probably obvious to anyone who knows me, but needs to be adressed- I have a Banjee Girl streak in me that is as wide as the day is long. Shoulder-grazing hoop earrings have been a part of my repertoire since my public school era, and I'm sure will continue to be, into my lackluster career/failed art fag era. Haaaaaa. And of course, this also means I have a soft spot in my cold little heart for the whole streetwear aesthetic.

A few weeks ago, though, I was thinking about writing about how unimpressive most streetwear brands (with a few major exceptions) are anymore. Married to the Mob particularly irritates me. Then I saw this, from their men's line:

( via highsnobette )

I've had this song stuck in my head ever since, which I think means I should probably buy it. Why don't they make anything this good for girls???

I've never cared much for Leah McSweeney - something about her (or her persona when interviewed, anyway) really agitates me. I really like the few MTTM things I have gotten over the years but on the whole I find their schtick so fuckin' tired and I know I'm not alone!

How many times can you make the same damn corny t-shirt and wanna charge $40+??? Snoooozzzzzze. No wonder people have been saying "Streetwear is dead" for a few years now. I'd like to think that's not the case, but I've become much more interested in the brands that have taken a more fashion forward route like Dimepiece:

and Hellz Bellz:

I feel like these brands build on a streetwear aesthetic but really push their graphics and experiment with different fabrics, shapes, and silhouettes, which keeps it relevant and interesting.