When PUMA Mongolian Shoe BBQ first launched on-line in 2006, I had the opportunity to “cook” up a pair of RS100 to review on my blog and the final product of the shoe came out pretty good. PUMA has recently added the First Round silhouette to the program, the First Round is a hi-top version of the Basket which is also available to customize. The iconic style has now joined the Basket and RS100 in the Mongolian Shoe BBQ to give consumers a chance to fully customize a pair of shoes in a hands-on, tactile and interactive shoe making experience. They have also added a range of new materials to choose from, including nylon in navy and canvas in black, white and burnt olive. Every aspect of the shoe is independently customizable, from the choice of both fat and skinny laces, to the choice of outsole and the color of the tongue tag. You can either start with a blank canvas or customize a pre-designed one. The First Round is available in women’s and men’s sizing and retail at $110 and takes about 5-7 weeks for delivery.

> Customize Yours at PUMA Mongolian Shoe BBQ

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To coincide with Diane von Furstenberg’s Wonder Women inspired Holiday Collection, she launched a new limited edition comic book called Be the Wonder Woman You Can Be, Featuring the Adventures of Diva, Viva & Fifa ($25), illustrated by Konstantin Kakanias and published by DC Comics. Other Wonder Woman-inspired gift items are also available at her boutique and online: a t-shirt ($46) and a tote bag ($165) both featuring graphics from DVF’s new comic book. Proceeds from the sale of the bag benefit Vital Voices and help empower women worldwide. I like the tote bag, so cute!

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Kid Sister and Me

Last night the Downshift Session 2008 Event took place at the Classic Car Club in New York to celebrate Gran Turismo’s 10th anniversary. The evening was a celebration of automotive design, music, art and of course gaming. The highlights of the event included Eric Haze unveiling the Lotus Exige which he hand painted and will be auctioned to benefit Studio in a School. DJ Soul (bigups for the shoutout!) and DJ Neil Armstrong were on the 1s and 2s and Kid Sister gave a great performance, plus gamers had the opportunity to race in live time trials to win amazing prizes. Shoutouts to Jan (LTD), Hawaii Mike (LTD), Jeff Staple and everyone involved, it was a dope event!

There’s four pages of pics so don’t forget to check out all of it (click on the page numbers at the end of each page), enjoy!

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One of my favorite artist KAWS will be having an exhibition in New York starting November 6th through December 23rd at the Gering & López Gallery. Don’t miss out on it, I’ll be sure to make time to check it out!

KAWS Exhibition
Gering & López Gallery
730 Fifth Avenue
(btw 56th & 57th Streets)
New York, NY 10019

Dates/Times: November 6th (Thursday) - December 23rd (Tuesday)
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Buren’s stripes and Tabaimo’s video well

Photography: Talaya Centeno

When I was in Hong Kong I missed out on the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibition that Zaha Hadid designed and was pretty sad about it but the New York exhibition will make up for it! The Chanel Mobile Art pavilion has landed in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield, “which houses 18 modern artists’ odes to the iconic Chanel 2.55 handbag, will open to the public on Monday.” As you can see the crew is still assembling the 700 part for Monday’s opening, the exhibition will depart on November 9th and online tickets are already booked up. For a chance to see the exhibition visit the on-site ticketing box office for limited same day ticketing (subject to availability). “The entire project was conceived as a celebratory event for the 50th anniversary of Coco Chanel’s quilted 2.55 handbag, launched in February 1955. Once inside the space, visitors meander through specially commissioned installations loosely inspired by the 2.55. Yoko Ono, Blue Noses, Sylvie Fleury and Lee Bul are among the 18 artists whose works are on display.”

“A torus is basically like a spiral,” she said of the exhibition’s home, which looks not unlike a grounded UFO. “You start where you begin, you begin where you end and move from one space to another. It sounds light, like you’re just going to float it around and land it somewhere, but it’s very complicated.”

Aside from the exhibition, there will be “four limited edition 2.55s — red patent, ivory and navy alligator, and a jumbo-size navy patent style, all signed by Lagerfeld — will be available at the firm’s 57th Street and SoHo stores. The bags are priced up to $31,500, while the exhibition is free, although apparently no less a limited edition.” via WWD

I can’t wait, did you guys book your tickets yet? I did!

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Aside from all the hype about the collaboration between Louis Vuitton and the upcoming H&M line, Comme des Garçons has a new exhibition called PRINTED MATTER which opened at Dover Street Market on October 13th.

Through the medium of specially constructed rooms on each of the six floors of Dover Street Market, nearly 40 years of strong creative vision is displayed, from images taken from SIX magazine up till our most recent work featuring Mondongo from Buenos Aires and many many others.

Comme des Garçons Printed Matter Exhibiton
October 13th - November 22nd
Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday: 11:00am - 7:00pm
17-18 Dover Street
London, England W1s 4LT

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Calling all Mariah Carey fans or aspiring fashion designers, Mariah is searching for a truly inspired designer to create a Luscious Pink masterpiece for her. Elizabeth Arden has teamed up with Brickfish to launch their “Design a Luscious Pink Dress for Mariah Carey!” campaign in celebration of their newest fragrance Luscious Pink by Mariah Carey.

The campaign asks entrants to design a Luscious Pink Dress for Mariah Carey. Entrants may create their own design or use the dress templates provided to create their masterpiece. The winning design will be selected by Mariah and a panel of fashion experts. From the winning design, three custom dresses will be made. One to be adorned by Mariah for the world to behold, one for the contest winner to add to his/her own collection and one to be produced and auctioned off at a charity event benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness. Prizes will also be awarded for most viral, highest score and weekly sign-up sweepstakes. Good luck!

> Enter: Design a Luscious Pink Dress for Mariah Carey!